Flavour profile is AI-assisted and still being refined.
Tasting
How it drinks
Sight
Deep amber with golden-copper highlights; the manzanilla finish adds a slightly lighter, more golden tone than the amontillado-finished 40yo
Nose
The second Bodega Series release — 41 years old, finished in manzanilla sherry casks. Where the 40yo amontillado added nutty, oxidative richness, the manzanilla adds saline, briny, and floral complexity — a perfect marriage with Talisker maritime DNA. Sea-spray-on-sandalwood. Ancient pepper spice. The manzanilla saline character amplifies and extends Talisker own marine notes — as if the sherry and whisky were destined for each other. Dried flowers, chamomile, and hay. Old leather and antique wood. Light dried fruit and green olive
Palate
A revelation. The manzanilla sherry characteristic salinity merges seamlessly with Talisker maritime DNA — creating what may be the most thoroughly coastal whisky ever produced. Sea salt, brine, and mineral from both the spirit and the cask. Ancient pepper spice and sandalwood. Dried flowers and chamomile add a delicate floral quality. Green olive and almond from the manzanilla. Old leather and mahogany. The mouthfeel is extraordinarily refined. Where the 40yo was nutty and rich, the 41yo is saline and elegant — two different expressions of ancient Talisker brilliance
Finish
Extremely long, saline finish. Sea and spice evolve together. Dried flowers and sandalwood on the tail. The manzanilla salinity extends the finish even further — waves of marine and pepper flavor. A masterpiece of cask selection — the manzanilla coastal character was born to meet Talisker
Tasting notes are AI-assisted and still being refined.
Maturation
The wood it came through
Refill American oak casks
finished in manzanilla sherry casks from Bodegas Delgado Zuleta
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