8.5Talisker Surge (2022)1 min readA review of the Talisker Surge, a travel retail exclusive launched in 2022. Read More
Talisker Surge Debuts As Travel Retail Exclusive3 min readOn paper, the Talisker Surge, a new Travel Retail Exclusive, has nothing to offer any serious whisky drinker. Or to anyone with common sense. Read More
9.2Talisker ‘Tactical’ 1982 23 Years (Douglas Laing)2 min readA review of a golden oldie: the Talisker 'Tactical' 1982 23 Years bottled by Douglas Laing for their Old Malt Cask range. Read More
9.1Talisker 30 Years (2011)4 min readReview of an older Talisker 30 Years bottled in 2011, which should be quite special. Read More
Talisker 30 Years Returns For Annual Series2 min readThe Talisker 30 Years returns in 2021 and is here to stay. It will become part of annual series. Read More
8.7Torabhaig Allt Gleann (Legacy Series)3 min readA wonderfully impressive second showing from Torabhaig with the Allt Gleann, who are really starting to win me over. Read More
Torabhaig 2017 Inaugural Release (Legacy Series)2 min readMy distillery visit in 2018 was horrendous, but Torabhaig's Inaugural Release is actually rather good. Read More
Talisker 8 Years (Special Releases 2020)1 min readIn a first, this Talisker 8 Years from this year's Special Releases was finished in Caribbean rum casks. Or is it? Read More
Talisker 18 Years Old (2020)1 min readI don't often review the same whisky twice but today I'm making an exception for the Talisker 18 Years Old. Read More
Talisker 1978 41 Years Bodega Series (2019)1 min readA closer look at the new Talisker 41 Years from the Bodega Series, the oldest Talisker ever bottled. Read More
Talisker 1985 27 Years Old (2013)1 min readWhat's not to love about the Talisker 1985 27 Years Old? About as good as you can hope for. Balanced, rich, complex and most of all, just damn tasty. Read More
Talisker 8 Years Old Coastal Collection (Douglas Laing’s Provenance)1 min readThis Talisker is a ballsy release, as it is both very young, and it has matured in refill cask. And that's surprising, considering that most young whisky released nowadays is very much wood forward. Read More