Fàilte do'n Eilean a' Cheo (Talisker 10 Years Old)

Name: DaggerNelson

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Product:	Talisker 10 Years Old
Date:	07/07/02 (219 review reads)
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Advantages: aroma, taste, history and heritage

Disadvantages: not as cheap as some single malts

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 beauty and unique history.

For generations, the inhabitants of the island have survived a life of subsistence farming.

Turner painted here by the side of Loch Coruisk, and Flora MacDonald brought Bonnie Prince Charlie here in refuge in 1746.

The distillery was founded in 1843 by Hugh and Kenneth MacAskill. Since then, of course, the distillery has undergone many changes.

In the late 19th century, it was refitted with the latest equipment, and at the turn of the century a pier was built and a tramway laid to connect the various buildings on the now extensives premises.

The distillery uses water from a burn whose source is on Cnoc nan Speirag (Hawk Hill)

With a full flavoured peaty taste, Talisker has a unique character, totally different from the Islay and other Hebredean whiskies.

It is exceptionally well-balanced and has a slighty sweet aroma. The taste explodes on your palate and lingers on wonderfully.

In my opinion, there is no finer whisky and very few spirits can come close.

I drink Talisker and it makes me forget that I'm not at home.

Wonderful

Oh, and incase you were wondering, the title means "Welcome to the Misty Isle"

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