Talisker Port Ruighe
Talisker with a layer of dark fruit. Double matured in old port casks, bringing creamy smoke together with spices, ripe plums and a long cacao finish. A whisky for after dinner.
Smoke on a bed of port
Talisker Port Ruighe is a true Talisker that is then matured again in old port casks. This double maturation adds a layer of red and dark fruit and sweetness to the house's smoke and salt. The name, pronounced "port ree," refers to the trade Scottish ships once conducted with Porto.
Its character remains unmistakably Talisker: spicy pepper that quickly gives way to peat, and a smoky, salty taste. But the port adds the rich fruitiness of ripe plums, and the finish ends with intense cacao and smoky dryness. At 45.8% ABV and with a medium body, this is the most dessert-like bottle in the range.
In brief
Plums, wood fire and cacao
Pepper gives way to peat
Spicy pepper quickly gives way to peat, while creamy smoke mingles with spices and dark fruit.
Wood fire and plum
Medium-bodied, smoky and salty. Each sip brings the sweet smoke of a wood fire and the rich fruitiness of ripe plums.
Long, then cacao
Long, full-bodied and memorable, with intense cocoa and a smoky dryness that lingers.
Flavor profile of Talisker Port Ruighe neat. A drop of water brings the plum and cocoa further to the fore.
Port Ruighe after dinner
The producer recommends drinking it neat. Give it time and use a glass that captures the fruity nose.
Neat, as a digestif
4 cl in a tulip-shaped tasting glass at room temperature. Let it sit for five minutes: the nose then shifts from pepper and peat to dark fruit.
Tasting glasses →With dark chocolate
A piece of dark chocolate with at least 70% cocoa alongside a glass of Port Ruighe. The cocoa in the finish and the chocolate enhance each other; take a sip first, then a bite.
Cognac glasses →With a drop of water
Two drops of cold water in a small glass of Port Ruighe bring out the plum and port fruit. No ice: it would mask the sweet notes.
Whisky glasses →Dark stirred cocktails with Port Ruighe
The port fruit pairs well with cocktails made with vermouth, bitters or amaretto. Use it as part of the base to keep the smoke in check.
Rob Roy
A Scotch take on the Manhattan: whisky, sweet vermouth and bitters. The port fruit pairs beautifully with the vermouth.
Boulevardier
Whisky, Campari and sweet vermouth. Port Ruighe adds depth, fruitiness and a light smoky note.
Godfather
Whisky and amaretto over ice. The plum and cocoa pair well with the almond.
Scotch Coffee
Hot coffee, sugar and a layer of cream, with whisky. With Port Ruighe, you can taste cocoa and plum beneath the cream.The right glass for Talisker Port Ruighe
A tulip-shaped tasting glass or a small cognac glass captures the fruity nose, a coupe is for a Rob Roy, and a tumbler for a Boulevardier.
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