TALISKER - 8 ans - Special Release 2020 - 57,9%
The Talisker Distillery is based in Carbost, Scotland and is the only distillery on the Isle of Skye. It dates back to 1831, when the MacAskill brothers opened their distillery at Talisker House in the settlement of Carbost on the west coast of Skye. The building was a gift from the chief of the MacLeod clan, and the clan has remained associated with the distillery. The MacAskills sold the business in 1825 and it became part of the Distillers Company. Today, Talisker is an integral part of the Classic Malt range from Diageo. It has five stills in operation, producing about 2 million litres of alcohol per year, and the water comes from springs in the Cuillin Hills, which overlook the distillery. Due to Skye's relatively poor soils, barley is grown in the area known as Muir of Ord, on the mainland 20km west of Inverness.
This 8-year-old Talisker has been released as part of Diageo’s 2020 Special Releases. It was aged in ex-pot still Caribbean rum casks.
Peated (25ppm)