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A thousand shades of Tuscany
Talisker, 0,70 l - 50.70%
14 -16°C.
Colour
Bright amber with deep golden lights.
Bouquet
Cautious, with slight prickle at first, then sweet, smoky-peat wafts of treacle toffee, smoke with iodine. Rich, sweet fruit. Ripe figs. Raisins. Fire and brimstone. With water, hessian sacking, fine tweed, notes of the warehouse; all lightly harmonious, with elements of land, sea, and sky.
Flavour
Great to drink at natural strength, when the taste seamlessly moves from sweetness through saltiness to pepper, smoke, fire, and brimstone. The mouth-filling texture is rich and smooth. It starts with the sweetness of soft-fudge, then a balancing saltiness gradually yields to a peppery heat that lasts and lasts. The expected chilli-pepper kick at the back is gloriously unmuted. Sweeter, more savoury and smoky when reduced, it's still delicious and the pepper still finds a way through.
Whisky spirits
The indomitable beauty of the island of Skye, its primitive valleys and its mountains. A wonderful island that fascinates the variety of its landscape and its sea, a corner of Scotland still linked to Gaelic culture. Here comes the Talisker and we ha...
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