Talisker 10 year single malt Scotch

Talisker is an Island Single Malt Scotch whisky produced by the Talisker Distillery, Carbost, Scotland; the only distillery on the Isle of Skye. The distillery is operated by United Distillers and Vintners for Diageo, and is included in their Classic Malts series. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (548x1922, 654 KB) Summary Talisker 10 year single malt Scotch whisky. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (548x1922, 654 KB) Summary Talisker 10 year single malt Scotch whisky. ... A Hart Brothers bottling of 18 year old Royal Brackla Single Malt Scotch whisky. ... Scotch whisky Whisky (or whiskey) is an alcoholic beverage distilled from grain, often including malt, which has then been aged in wooden barrels. ... Transport in Scotland Timeline of Scottish history Caledonia List of not fully sovereign nations Subdivisions of Scotland National parks (Scotland) Traditional music of Scotland Flower of Scotland Wars of Scottish Independence National Trust for Scotland Historic houses in Scotland Castles in Scotland Museums in Scotland Abbeys and priories in Scotland... Distillation is a means of separating liquids through differences in their boiling points. ... The Old Man of Storr, Skye The Isle of Skye, usually known simply as Skye (An t-Eilean Sgitheanach in Scottish Gaelic) is the largest and most northerly island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. ... United Distillers was a British company formed in 1987 from combining the businesses of Distillers Company Limited and Arthur Bell & Sons, both owned by Guinness. ... Diageo plc is a multinational beer, wine and spirits company listed on the London Stock Exchange was formed in 1997 from the merger of Guinness plc and Grand Metropolitan plc. ... The Classic Malts of Scotland is a selection of six single malt whiskies, chosen by United Distillers and Vinters (UDV) to represent the best of the their products representing the major whisky producing regions of Scotland. ...

History

The distillery was built in 1830 by Hugh & Kenneth MacAskill, and expanded in 1900. During this early period, the whisky was produced using a triple distilling method, but changed to the more conventional double distilling in 1928. The distillery was nearly destroyed by fire in 1960, however five exact replicas of the original stills were constructed to preserve the original Talisker flavour. 1830 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Kenny MacAskill (born 28 April 1958) is an Scottish National Party member of the Scottish Parliament. ... 1900 (MCM) is a common year starting on Monday. ... Distillation is a means of separating liquids through differences in their boiling points. ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Talisker was a favorite whisky of writers Robert Louis Stevenson and Henry Vollam Morton. Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis (Balfour) Stevenson (November 13, 1850 – December 3, 1894), was a Scottish novelist, poet, and travel writer. ... Henry Vollam (H. V.) Morton (1892–18 June 1979) was a journalist and travel writer from Birmingham, England. ...

Methods of production

The distillery operates five stills, two wash stills and three spirit stills. All the stills use condensing coils rather than a modern condenser, which is believed to give the whisky a fuller flavor. The term still is a contraction of the verb to distill. A still is an apparatus used to distill miscible or immiscible (eg. ...

The malt used is peated to a phenol level of approximately 25 parts per million (ppm), which is rather high. Additionally, the water used for production, from Cnoc nan Speireag, flows over peat which adds additional peatiness to the whisky. The unique taste of Talisker means that it is often of one of those malts that drinkers either love or hate. Malted barley Malting is a process applied to cereal grains, in which the grains are made to germinate and then quickly dried before the plant develops. ... Phenol, also known under the old name carbolic acid, is a colorless crystalline solid with a typical sweet tarry odor. ...

Bottlings

• 10 Years, bottled off-site
• Distiller's edition, finished in amoroso casks

Blends using this malt

• Johnnie Walker
• Drambuie (liqueur)

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References

• Stephan Gabányi (1997). Whisk(e)y, Abbeville Press, Inc.. ISBN 0-7892-0383-9.
• James F. Harris & Mark H. Waymack (1992). Single-malt whiskies of Scotland, Open Court Publishing Company. ISBN 0-8126-9213-6.
• Michael Jackson (1999). Michael Jackson's complete guide to Single Malt Scotch, fourth edition, Running Press Book Publishers. ISBN 0-7624-0731-X.
• Jim Murray (2000). The world whiskey guide, Carlton Books Limited. ISBN 1-84222-006-3.

External links

• Talisker distillery and bottlings