Flavour profile is AI-assisted and still being refined.
Tasting
How it drinks
Sight
Amber gold with light rose-copper highlights from the wine cask finish
Nose
A Diageo Special Release that marries Talisker volcanic pepper with an unusual Portuguese lusau wine cask finish. Dark berry fruit (blackcurrant, plum) from the wine cask. Black pepper and sea salt — the Talisker DNA. Woodsmoke and dried herbs. Floral notes (violet, lavender) that are unusual for Talisker. Cinnamon and clove spice. A creative expression that adds a wine-fruity dimension to the distillery character
Palate
Complex and layered. The lusau wine finish adds dark berry fruit and floral complexity to the volcanic pepper base. Blackcurrant, plum, and grape alongside black pepper and sea salt. Woodsmoke and dried herbs. At 55.1% there is significant power. Cinnamon, clove, and dark chocolate. The wine-pepper combination creates a spiced berry quality. Maritime brine anchors everything. Water opens more fruit and reveals the underlying Talisker character more clearly
Finish
Long finish with dark berry fruit, pepper, and sea salt. The wine cask adds persistence and fruitiness. Spiced and maritime. An experimental Talisker that successfully expands the flavor vocabulary
Tasting notes are AI-assisted and still being refined.
Maturation
The wood it came through
Refill American oak casks finished in lusau wine casks
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