[Managed by British liquor giant Diageo]
[Talisker, the only malt whisky distillery on the Isle of Skye in Scotland]
ZTSC092_BOX -- Talisker 18 Years Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700ml gift box
Special price: $1490/bottle
Origin/level: Isle of Skye, Scotland
Alcohol content: 45.8%
Capacity: 700ml
Talisker is located on the Isle of Skye by the sea, creating an island-flavored malt whisky with a distinct smoky peat and seawater flavor, which is a major feature of Talisker. Talisker 18 Years Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky has a wonderful sweetness and warmth, intertwined with a smoky aroma. It is an award-winning whisky, mellow and thick. Talisker 18 Year Old was named the world's best single malt whisky in 2007 at the World Whisky Awards.
[Talisker, the only malt whisky distillery on the Isle of Skye in Scotland]
Talisker is located on the Isle of Skye in the Islands region of Scotland, UK. It is now managed by the British liquor giant Diageo and is one of the company's most important single malt whisky brands. The famous British writer Robert Louis Stevenson once praised it in his poem: "The 'king of wine' in my heart is Talisker, Islay or Glenlivet."
In 1825, the brothers Hugh MacAskill and Kenneth MacAskill came to Isle of Skye and bought Talisker House from the Macleod family. Five years later, the MacAskill brothers built Talisker Distillery nearby. In 1848, due to mismanagement, the MacAskill brothers transferred Talisker Distillery to the North of Scotland Bank, which in turn sold Talisker to Donald McLellan for £500 in 1857. In 1863, McLellan declared bankruptcy and transferred the lease of Talisker to John Anderson. However, John Anderson was imprisoned in 1879 for "shorting" whisky (selling liquor without spot), and Talisker was then taken over by Alexander Grigor Allan and Roderick Kemp. In 1898, under the management of Alexander's partner Thomas Mackenzie, Dailuaine-Glenlivet Distillers and Imperial Distillers merged to form Dailuaine-Talisker Distillers Co. Ltd. In 1925, Distillers Company Ltd. (now owned by Diageo) acquired it and it entered a relatively stable period of development. However, in 1960, Talisker was hit by a fire and was severely damaged and stopped production for two years.
The Talisker distillery is equipped with five pot stills, two of which are 10,000-liter wash stills and the other three are 7,500-liter spirit stills. Talisker uses spring water from Hawk Hill near the distillery and malt provided by Glen Ord Distillery to brew. During the brewing process, Talisker uses peat as a heat source to dry the malt, so the whiskey it brews usually shows a hint of peat.
The whiskey produced by Talisker is rich and strong, deeply loved by consumers, and has won gold medals in many famous international spirits competitions. In addition to winning major awards, Talisker is also active in film and television works and radio dramas. It has appeared in a film directed by Mike Nichols, "Charlie Wilson's War", and has been mentioned many times in the BBC Radio 4 radio comedy "Cabin Pressure", which shows the excellent quality and high popularity of Talisker.
