Isle of Skye Single Malt 20YO Bottled
⏳ Drinking Window & Cellar Guidance
Bottled at its peak maturity, this exceptional single malt is ready to be enjoyed immediately and will keep indefinitely if stored upright in a cool, dark place.
🍽️ Culinary Pairings
Smoked salmon, mature blue cheese, dark chocolate
✨ Technical Specifications
This legendary 20-year-old single malt from Talisker, bottled in 2002 at a robust cask strength of 58.8% ABV, is highly revered by collectors and whisky enthusiasts as a benchmark of the distillery's older style. Distilled on the windswept shores of the Isle of Skye, this expression captures the wild, maritime essence of its coastal home. The distillery's unique wash stills and traditional wooden worm tubs impart a heavy, oily texture to the spirit. Two decades of slow maturation in refill American oak casks have beautifully integrated Talisker's signature fiery peat smoke and coastal brine with deep, complex notes of beeswax, tropical fruits, and a warming, cracked black pepper finish. It stands as a testament to the transformative power of long-term aging in Skye's damp, salty warehouses.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1830 by brothers Hugh and Kenneth MacAskill on the windswept shores of Loch Harport in Carbost, Talisker is the oldest operating distillery on the Isle of Skye. The distillery is celebrated for its unique distillation setup, featuring swan-neck wash stills and traditional outdoor worm tubs, which impart a signature maritime and volcanic intensity to the new-make spirit. Today part of Diageo's Classic Malts portfolio, Talisker maintains an uncompromising dedication to crafting robust, peated single malt Scotch whiskies. Its flagship style is revered across the globe for its harmonious interplay of coastal salinity, rich peat smoke, dried fruit richness, and an unmistakable fiery black pepper finish.