Peated

Sign in Create account

Activity Bottles Distillers Bottlers

Peated

A public record of whisky bottles, critic scores, and tasting notes from the people who drank them.

Explore

Locations
Brands
Whisky events

Reference

Catalog guide
Whisky categories
Tasting wheel
Rating guide
SMWS distillery codes

Project

About
Recent changes
API
Source

Explore

Locations
Brands
Whisky events

Reference

Catalog guide
Whisky categories
Tasting wheel
Rating guide
SMWS distillery codes

Project

About
Recent changes
API
Source

Edited by members · corrections welcome

Drink responsibly

Talisker — Whisky distillery

Talisker

Distillery

Talisker is a single malt Scotch whisky distillery at Carbost on the Isle of Skye. Hugh and Kenneth MacAskill founded it in 1830.

Follow Add a bottle

Overview Bottles270 Series Reviews17

Origin: Highland, Scotland
Established: 1830
Part of: Diageo
Website: malts.com

Latest distillery releases

View all releases

Talisker 15-year-old - for Dornoch Castle
Single Malt
2026 release15 years57.1% ABV
Talisker Magma 47-year-old
Single Malt
2026 release47 years48.8% ABV
Talisker The Wild Blue
Single Malt
2025 release48.2% ABV
Talisker 30-year-old - 2024 Release
Single Malt
2024 release30 years49.5% ABV

Series

View all 2 series

Xpedition Oak
Talisker
3 bottles
The Bodega Series
Talisker
2 bottles

Other bottlings

View all 168 bottles

Compass Box The Peat Monster Arcana
Ardbeg · Miltonduff · Talisker · Blended Whisky
Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseurs Choice Heritage Talisker 1987 39-year-old - Cask #22601101
Talisker · Single Malt
2026 release39 years51.4% ABV
Rare Series Talisker 33-year-old
Talisker · Single Malt
1992 vintage2026 release33 years60.1% ABV
Whisky Lovers Hong Kong Talisker 1989 27-year-old - Cask #912
Talisker · Single Malt
27 years51.6% ABV

Recent activity

View all activity

dillon tastedSep 19, 2026
Talisker Distillers Edition 2000
Single Malt
Very good rating, 85–89 range
dillon tastedSep 19, 2026
Talisker Port Ruighe
Single Malt
2013 release45.8% ABV
Very good rating, 85–89 range
dillon tastedSep 19, 2026
Talisker 10-year-old
Single Malt
10 years45.8% ABV
Good rating, 80–84 range

History

1830
Operating period. Opened
Founded by Hugh and Kenneth MacAskill.
Source
1898
Operating period. Acquired
Talisker became part of Dailuaine-Talisker Distilleries.
Source
1925
Operating period. Acquired
Talisker became part of Distillers Company Limited.
Source
1960
Silent period. Closed
A fire forced the distillery to close.
Source
1962
Operating period. Reopened
The rebuilt distillery resumed production.
Source
1986
Operating period. Acquired
Talisker became part of United Distillers.
Source
1997
Operating period. Acquired
Talisker became part of Diageo.
Source

Talisker Distillery. Photo: DeFacto.Image source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Flavor profile

Bottled by

Gordon & MacPhail
Bottler
29 bottles
Douglas Laing
Bottler
24 bottles
William Cadenhead's
Bottler
19 bottles
Hunter Laing
Bottler
15 bottles
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society
Bottler
12 bottles
Berry Bros & Rudd
Bottler
9 bottles
Edition Spirits
Bottler
5 bottles

Also part of Diageo

Caol Ila
Distillery · Islay, Scotland
Brora
Distillery · Highland, Scotland
Clynelish
Distillery · Highland, Scotland
Linkwood
Distillery · Speyside, Scotland