Talisker 1976 Prima & Ultima 45 Years Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky
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| Management number | 253637192 | Release Date | 2026/10/24 | List Price | CA$1,124.70 | Model Number | 253637192 | ||
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Heat, salt, and time left deep marks on Talisker 1976 Prima & Ultima 46 Year. This one feels quietly formidable at first glance. Distilled during the intense 1976 heatwave, the spirit met extra copper contact, nudging Talisker’s coastal style toward a sleeker, more polished expression. It matured in refill American oak hogsheads and European oak butts, then married in European oak puncheons before bottling at natural 50.9% cask strength. Only 771 bottles carry that story.
The nose opens slowly, almost reserved, with fragrant, lightly oily aromas wrapped in sea air and cool rock pool notes. Nothing feels rushed here. Salted breeze, new hessian sacks, and shoreline stones sit beside gentle toffee, acacia honey, and a faint thread of volcanic smoke. It smells like Skye after a storm clears, when everything is bright, damp, and calm at once.
On the palate, the texture turns ultra-smooth, oily, and slightly waxy, gliding across the tongue rather than crashing into it. Sweetness arrives first. Toffee, honey, orange peel, and ripe stone fruit slide into brine, white pepper, and a subtle, confident Talisker smoke. Oak feels beautifully judged, with almond, vanilla, and mineral warmth supporting the coastal character instead of dominating it. A menthol-like cooling note appears late, stretching the experience far past the last sip.
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