{"product_id":"talisker-8-year-old-special-release-2021-talisker","title":"Talisker 8 Year Old Special Release 2021 | Talisker","description":"\u003ch2\u003eA Heavily Peated Island Special Release\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReleased as part of Diageo’s 2021 Special Releases collection, this 8 year old Talisker explores a particularly smoky expression of the Isle of Skye distillery. Drawn from heavily peated refill casks and bottled at 59.7% natural cask strength, it combines Talisker’s familiar maritime character with amplified smoke, pepper, salinity and youthful intensity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNose:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cereal and malt notes emerge through dense smoke, followed by briny sea air, coastal minerals and a restrained underlying sweetness.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePalate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full and energetic, with pronounced peat smoke, savoury salt, pepper, oily malt and a subtle sweetness beneath the maritime intensity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e Long, warming and smoky, carrying persistent pepper, brine and drying coastal smoke.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClassification:\u003c\/strong\u003e Scotch Whisky\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Single Malt\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Islands, Scotland\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIsland:\u003c\/strong\u003e Isle of Skye\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDistillery:\u003c\/strong\u003e Talisker\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e Diageo Special Releases 2021\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDistilled:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2012\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBottled:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2021\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAge:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8 Years\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eABV:\u003c\/strong\u003e 59.7%\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCask Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Heavily Peated Refill Casks\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColouring:\u003c\/strong\u003e Natural Colour\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFiltration:\u003c\/strong\u003e Non-Chill Filtered\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVolume:\u003c\/strong\u003e 700ml\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStyle of Bottling:\u003c\/strong\u003e Natural Cask Strength\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePresentation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bottle Only\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Bottling\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePart of Diageo’s 2021 Special Releases collection, this edition places Talisker’s smoky side firmly in focus through a selection of heavily peated refill casks. The 2021 collection adopted a mythology-inspired visual theme, with this Talisker represented by a sea creature across its distinctive label artwork. At 59.7% natural cask strength, the release offers a more concentrated and heavily peated interpretation of the distillery than its familiar core expressions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Distillery\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFounded in 1830 on the Isle of Skye, Talisker is one of Scotland’s most recognisable island distilleries. Its whisky is closely associated with maritime salinity, smoke and a distinctive peppery character, reflecting a style that has long given Talisker a singular place among Scotland’s coastal single malts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eArchive Notes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease review all product images carefully. Minor cosmetic wear to labels, capsules, cartons, or presentation cases may be present due to age, long-term storage, or secondary-market sourcing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNatural variation in fill level, packaging condition, and label ageing can occur in older releases and forms part of the character of mature collectible whisky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eArchive Release\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrivately sourced and released in strictly limited quantities. 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