Comments on: Diageo 2009 Special Releases: Talisker 25 and 30 (plus the 18 year)

By: Scotch Hobbyist

Scotch Hobbyist — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:55:27 +0000

Thanks Norbert!

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[...] Hobbyist has a fantastic post (as always) comparing Talisker 18 to the new Diageo 2009 Special Release Talisker 25 and 30 year olds. Sorry to say though he doesn’t have any of those great charts he usually whips [...]

By: scotchwhiskyblog

scotchwhiskyblog — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:55:13 +0000

Nice rewiev,nice blog.

Norbert

By: Scotch Hobbyist

Scotch Hobbyist — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:16:54 +0000

Thanks Gal. Yeah…I think you’d like the Talisker 18, even though it’s not quite as in your face as the 10 year. I do find the 18 to be more complex and balanced than the 10, though.

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By: Scotch Hobbyist

Scotch Hobbyist — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:55:22 +0000

Thanks for the notes on the cask types, Ruben. I’m not completely sure what to make of this wording from http://www.scotchmaltwhisky.co.uk/talisker30yearold.htm: “aged for 30 years in American Oak and European Oak refill casks.”

Does refill apply to both, or just European Oak?

Jeff

By: gal

gal — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:42:52 +0000

jeff,

very nice and thorough review of the 3 as usual. i am a great fan of the Taliskers. i need to get me the 18…

By: WhiskyNotes

WhiskyNotes — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:34:00 +0000

Sorry, I made a mistake myself:
… but if they state “American (!) Oak” without explicitly stating “refill”, it will be an ex-bourbon cask.

By: WhiskyNotes

WhiskyNotes — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:32:37 +0000

Hi Jeff, interesting comparison!

A few words about the oak types though: if they say “American Oak and European Oak refill casks”, it’s not the same as “American and European Oak refill casks”. In the first case, the American Oak previously held bourbon (and is not a refill cask), in the second case it held sherry. Both American and European Oak can be used to obtain a sherry refill cask, but if they state “European Oak” without explicitly stating “refill”, it will be an ex-bourbon cask.

I believe Talisker 25yo and 30yo are a mixture of ex-bourbon and ex-sherry casks, not a mixture of refill sherry casks.