tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post8666845727105525312..comments2024-03-16T11:28:41.525-04:00Comments on Diving for Pearls: Taliskravaganza! Day 4: Talisker 23 year old 1982 MacLeod's VintageMichaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02288790197865570681noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-35110561359776949102014-03-18T16:53:26.881-04:002014-03-18T16:53:26.881-04:00You're right about them losing two years to th...You're right about them losing two years to the fire. I forgot about that. I'm sure those peksy blends are to blame for the dearth of '60s IBs! Did you get those Taliskers via an auction or are there still stores with epic dusties out by you?Diving for Pearlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02373371259792882112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-45124455608863789202014-03-15T13:26:30.291-04:002014-03-15T13:26:30.291-04:00Well... i guess it has something to do with the fi...Well... i guess it has something to do with the fire in 1960 as well as the distillery wasn't producing again until the end of 1962. Maybe they concentrated on providing material for the blending industry and did not want to give away casks to IBs. That may be a reason for the lack of 60s Taliskers...<br /><br />For the profile change... well i really think it should have something to do with the malt they received from 1972 on.<br /><br />Next week I also should get my hands on a 1953 Tali from GM and I am really interested in comparing it to the 58 one regarding the amount of peat and sherry involved. I will let you know then :)Cobohttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AotN2KgtfxHfdFIxcE5qWl9CZ0RCY0F4Y3lfaTNNMVE#gid=1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-14634573386743582322014-03-14T14:20:47.901-04:002014-03-14T14:20:47.901-04:00Wow, you're not kidding: whiskybase has 29 Tal...Wow, you're not kidding: whiskybase has 29 Taliskers from the '50s and one from the '60s. I wonder if they upped the peat content at some point in the seventies. Or maybe in the '50s, with limited instrumentation, they went with whatever malt they had.Diving for Pearlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02373371259792882112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-31356376256072892342014-03-12T17:27:10.954-04:002014-03-12T17:27:10.954-04:00Yeah, the Cadenhead one is great, but also the 197...Yeah, the Cadenhead one is great, but also the 1974 and 1982 Tacticals are fabulous. Today I was able to taste a 1958 GM Golden Eagle Talisker but it I was a bit dissapointed. Maybe I had too high expectations. It lacks ooomph and the typical Talisker style... maybe the profile changed from the late 50s to the early 70s... As far as i know they stopped using their own malting floors in 1972. There is quite a gap when it comes to 60s Taliskers.Cobohttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AotN2KgtfxHfdFIxcE5qWl9CZ0RCY0F4Y3lfaTNNMVE#gid=1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-44411870784692374402014-03-12T16:26:03.004-04:002014-03-12T16:26:03.004-04:00You'd gotten your mitts on one of the Cadenhea...You'd gotten your mitts on one of the Cadenhead green bottle Taliskers right? I remember seeing the G&M "Secret Stills" Talisker a few years ago. It looked pricey but sounded good. And there's a 10yo Tactical floating around out there as well.Diving for Pearlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02373371259792882112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-79006097921192145712014-03-12T14:55:34.120-04:002014-03-12T14:55:34.120-04:00Hi Michael, good to see you diving deeper into Tal...Hi Michael, good to see you diving deeper into Talisker. Indie Talisker are hard to find and they only seem to appear within certain periods if you check out the bottlings of DL (Tactical) and others. I never tried that particular one, but i had some very nice from GM, DL and Cadenhead.<br /><br />Cobohttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AotN2KgtfxHfdFIxcE5qWl9CZ0RCY0F4Y3lfaTNNMVE#gid=1noreply@blogger.com