Talisker 10 Years Old

It'll come as no surprise whatsoever, I'm sure, that celebrations - Hogmanay in particular, and Burns Night more recently - are treated with the utmost seriousness chez Sleevie. Festivities always are and always will be treated with a degree of reverence which has astonished many an unwary visitor, especially when said festivities can be used as an excuse for conspicuous consumption, loud music and generally having a wee birl around the dance-floor that is our kitchen. Having made it clear to one and all that single malt whiskies featured heavily on my 'wannagit' list for Christmas, I was delighted that the heavy hint was taken, and I could look ...

This will probably be the easiest review I will ever write. Talisker is my drink. By that, I don't just mean that it's my drink of preference, it runs far, far deeper than that. I was born on Skye, you see. The picturesque village of Lower Breakish was my home for the first few years of my life. Breakish is about twenty miles from the Tallisker Distillery on the shores of Loch Harport. With the wonderful sight of the Cullin mountains and the silent waters of the loch, it is the perfect setting. Being the only distillery on Skye, Talisker has an awful lot to live upto. Skye is famed worldwide for its unspoiled natural ...

At Last ! I thought when DooYoo included my favourite subject and one of my passions - Malt Whisky. Indeed, I was the first to write an opinion, having stumbled on te Food & Drink category before its official 'launch'. I felt like a 5 year-old in a sweet shop again. All that choice to write about. Which should I choose first ? I have a number of 'favourites' and several 'not-so-favourite' (but they are mainly blends and not Malts). I try to keep a 'smidgen' of each in my large Whisky cabinet for reference (42 at the last count - hang on 3 of those are Irish, so make that 39). A note here. All whiskies ...