Talisker 2010 Aged 9 Years Single Malt Scotch Whisky – The Old Malt Cask (700ml)

Volume: 700ml           ABV: 50%           Age:  9 Years Old           Country: Scotland

Cask Number(s): 17806
Date of Distilling: 12/2010
Date of Bottling: 12/2020
Matured In: a single Sherry Butt
Un-Chillfiltered

The Old Malt Cask are owned and operated by Hunter Laing and are one of the most established brands in the single cask whisky market. The Hunter Laing tasting panel review hundreds of whisky every month and only the finest and highest quality whisky is allowed to be bottled under The Old Malt Cask label. Taking inspiration from whiskies from Speyside, Islay, Highlands, Islands and Lowlands of Scotland. Most of these whiskies are bottled as a single cask cask strength at an abv of 50%.

The Talisker distillery is an Island single malt Scotch whisky distillery based in Carbost, Scotland on the Isle of Skye. This Scottish West Coast distillery is operated by Diageo who also own distilleries such as Lagavulin, Cardhu, Cragganmore, Mortlach and many more. The distillery was founded in 1830 but rebuilt in 1880. The malted barley used in production comes from Muir of Ord and Talisker has an unusual feature, swan neck lye pipes. A loop in the pipes takes the vapour from the stills to the worm tubs so some of the alcohol already condenses before it reaches the cooler. It then runs back into the stills and is distilled again. Talisker now has an output of three and a half million litres of spirit per annum.

This 9 years old Talisker was distilled in 2010 and left to mature in a single Sherry butt for nearly a decade. Independently bottled in 2020 by Hunter Laing under the Old Malt Cask label it boasts an ABV of 50% and only 411 bottles were produced.

Our Tasting Notes

Nose: Sea salt and white pepper with waxy ripe apples.

Palate: Apples and pears, iodine and smoke.

Finish: Salted butter, dried dark fruits and sea spray.