Talisker
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| Origin: | Isle of Skye, Scotland |
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Talisker is an Island Single Malt Scotch whisky produced by the Talisker Distillery, Carbost, Scotland; the only distillery on the Isle of Skye. The distillery is operated by UDV for Diageo, and is included in their Classic Malts series.
History
The distillery was built in 1830 by Hugh & Kenneth MacAskill, and expanded in 1900. During this early period, the whisky was produced using a triple distilling method, but changed to the more conventional double distilling in 1928. The distillery was nearly destroyed by fire in 1960, but was quickly rebuilt.
Talisker was a favorite whisky of both writers Robert Louis Stevenson and H.V.Morton.
Methods of production
The distillery operates five stills, two wash stills and three spirit stills. All the stills use condensing coils rather than a modern condenser, which is believed to give the whisky a fuller flavor.
The malt used is peated to a phenol level of approximately 25 parts per million (ppm), which is rather high. Additionally, the water used for production, from Cnoc nan Speireag, flows over peat which adds additional peatiness to the whisky. The unique taste of Talsiker means that it is often of one of those malts that drinkers either love or hate.
Talisker is undoubtedly one of the world's great whiskies.
Bottlings
10 Years, bottled off-site
Blends using this malt
External links
References
- Stephan Gabányi; Whisk(e)y; 1997 Abbeville Press, Inc., New York, New York, ISBN 0-7892-0383-9
- James F. Harris; Mark H. Waymack; Single-malt whiskies of Scotland; 1992 Open Court Publishing Company, Peru, Illinois, ISBN 0-8126-9213-6
- Michael Jackson; Michael Jackson's complete guide to Single Malt Scotch, fourth edition; 1999, Running Press Book Publishers, Philidelphia, Pennsylvania, ISBN 0-7624-0731-X
- Jim Murray; The world whiskey guide; 2000, Carlton Books Limited, London, ISBN 1-84222-006-3
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