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Talisker 'Directors' Tactical Selection' 20 Year Old, Sherry Cask, 1980, Douglas Laing, 50%
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Talisker 'Directors' Tactical Selection' 20 Year Old, Sherry Cask, 1980, Douglas Laing, 50%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 29
Average Score
Avg 89
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Description

Talisker 'Directors Tactical Selection' 1980 Douglas Laing 20 Year Old Sherry Finish Being unable to call the whisky Talisker for legal reasons means we have been treated to some wonderful names over the decades. Directors Tactical Selection may be one of our favourites. Distilled in February 1980 and bottled 20 years later in January 2001. The Old Malt Cask series is one of the most established i ...

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Cask type
Sherry Cask
Bottling
Independent Bottling - Douglas Laing
Peated
Peated
Single cask
Yes
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
N.A
Batch
N.A
PPM
N.A
Barley
N.A
Fermentation
65-72 hours
Master distiller (bottling)
N.A
Master distiller (distillation)
N.A
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
600
Has box
N.A
Closure
N.A
Presentation
N.A
Series highlights
The Old Malt Cask series
Historical context
N.A
Special release
The name 'Directors' Tactical Selection' was used due to branding restrictions.
Allocation
N.A
Nose
Slightly peated and sweet, grassy and vegetal, with organic and slightly fruity acidity. Notes of nutty, fresh, pungent aromas, warm motor oil, cooked red beets, fireplace, coffee, mocha, cardboard, well-aged Calvados, dark chocolate bonfire, sugar water, peach, and apple. Also, toffee, fresh cookies, waxy ripe fruit, bonfire smoke, damp peat, pepper, brine, smoked kippers, and a hint of seaweed.
Palate
Initially bitter with charred wood, green and vegetal notes, warming. Strong coffee with almonds, fresh fruity acidity, a narrow band of green apple skins, peaty notes, and the classic Talisker pepper attack. Followed by silky bitter notes and then sweetness. Hints of warm plastic. Full-bodied and thick, becoming slightly briny, intensely oaky, and flat-out sweet.
Finish
Long, built around peat and wood, with gentle pepperiness and a progressive fade of fruits. Hot-wired, lively, prickly on the tongue, luscious, dry, smoky, and peppery.
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