TALISKER Port Ruighe

Nose : warm, heady. Talisker’s spice and peat are enveloped in black fruit (grape, blackberry). Malted barley nestles closely behind. It gives structure to the aromatic palette. Its chocolatey and liquoricey sweetness is particularly creamy. A pinch of salt circles subtly around the well-balanced nose.

Palate : unctuous, silky. Black fruit dominates the initial attack. It then disappears, developing into peat (creamy), salt and spices (pepper, nutmeg). Like the bouquet, the whisky is very balanced as a whole. The sensation of softness which reigns throughout becomes more intense on the mid-palate. At the same time, it becomes more bitter (lemon, grapefruit) and camphorated.

Overall : smooth, silky. At times medicinal (ointment, castor oil), it is also gently earthy and generous (chocolate éclairs). Fruit returns in force, with strawberries and raspberries, and also kiwi and persimmon. The retronasal olfaction is delicately peaty and the empty glass oscillates between peat, barley porridge, fresh fruit and pencil lead.