FT: Talisker & Four want-to-be Single Malts
in Tasting , Cardhu , TaliskerMuahahahah! Talisker and four jokes, I mean whiskies… This tasting doesn’t look interesting at all. In fact the best thing that Diageo could have done with Cardhu would have been close it after all the Pure Malt issue… at least their stock would be more valuable now. And nobody drinking Johnnie Walker would notice the change anyway…
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This one looks like take from a whisky show or something like that… anyway… who cares? Let’s taste them.
Talisker 10 years old
The only real whisky of the five shown above. Peppery, powerful and with a note of peat. Not my favorite Talisker but so over Cardhu…
“Deliciously peated complexity with more than a serving of the sweetest honey. Lovely Talisker”
This dram has a amber-like color.
Nose (90): more than average. peat, honey, citrus, vanilla, cinnamon, wood. Deliciously complex.
Palate (91): powerful, oily. peat, wood, floral, citrus, spices, wood, cinnamon.
Finish (90): longer than average. peat, floral, wood, spices.
So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Talisker 10 year with 90 points over 100.Buy this bottle at
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Cardhu 12 years old
SWA should have been brave and ban this fucking whisky. It is really an insult to Single Malt whiskies and in my country people pay for it as much as a Macallan ( oh! wait… ). Seriously… don’t buy this.
This dram has a white-like color.
Nose (76): inexistent. sweet, honey, toffee, tropical fruits, oranges. First nosing data is innacurate as the previous tasting sheet lacked of this field.
Palate (80): . sweet, vanilla, some wood, a little honey, fruity and anises. Bouquet data is innacurate as the previous tasting sheet lacked of this field.
Finish (76): no finish. spicy, vanilla, a bit wood and fruity: orange and pears. Finish length is innacurate as the previous tasting sheet lacked of this field.
So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Cardhu 12 year with 77 points over 100.Buy this bottle at
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Cardhu Special Casks Reserve
Again, for the money I can get a good whisky and a dinner for two, but at least it is a decent Cardhu, maybe the best of the range I have tasted.
“Cardhu isn’t my favourity whisky but I have to agree that this one is really good. Really recommended.”
This dram has a white-like color.
Nose (88): inexistent. sweet, honey, floral, vanilla, oranges and pears. First nosing data is innacurate as the previous tasting sheet lacked of this field.
Palate (88): . sweet, vanilla, fruity, wood. Bouquet data is innacurate as the previous tasting sheet lacked of this field.
Finish (88): no finish. wood and fruity, spicy, vanilla. Finish length is innacurate as the previous tasting sheet lacked of this field.
So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Cardhu Special Cask Reserve with 88 points over 100.Buy this bottle at
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Cardhu 15 years old
Can you imagine what do you get when you aged three years more a Cardhu 12yo? Yeah, exactly three wasted years.
“Nicer than Cardhu 12 years old. Very faithful Cardhu... but a bit away of being great”
This dram has a gold-like color.
Nose (88): average. honey, vanilla, raisins, spices, citrus.
Palate (89): light. honey, pepper, vanilla, wood, spices.
Finish (88): average. honey, spices.
So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Cardhu 15 year with 88 points over 100.Buy this bottle at
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Cardhu 18 years old
Put your imagination to work :) The best thing I can say is that the person who bottle this made a good work to make this whisky tastes like Cardhu.
“Nice Cardhu. It isn't my favorite dram but it is better than the standard 12 years old expression”
This dram has a amber-like color.
Nose (89): average. honey, pepper, vanilla, citrus.
Palate (88): light, oily. peat, honey, pepper, wood, citrus, floral.
Finish (87): longer than average. honey, pepper.
So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Cardhu 18 Year Old Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky with 88 points over 100.Buy this bottle at
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Miguel says…
Go for the Talisker
The rest is there to make you uncomfortable and don’t spend much time on the stand. I see some chicks at the other side. Whatever they are drinking would be better than Cardhu… even vodka!
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