Unstated is not zero · Comparison 03
Redbreast 12/Talisker 10
Official flavour wording compared; production and cask facts are kept separate.
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They don’t use the same flavour words. Redbreast 12 says sherry. Talisker 10 says oyster.
Which sounds like your bottle?
Documented wording
Shared
Silent in the official notes
Only Redbreast 12
FRUIT · OAK-WOOD · TOASTED · SPICE · SHERRY
Only Talisker 10
SMOKE · CITRUS · SALT · OYSTER · DRIED-FRUIT · PEPPER
Six flavour dimensions
Peat & smoke
Redbreast 12
Silent in the official notes
Talisker 10
SMOKE
Fresh fruit
Redbreast 12
FRUIT
Talisker 10
CITRUS
Sherry & dried fruit
Redbreast 12
SHERRY
Talisker 10
DRIED-FRUIT
Vanilla & oak
Redbreast 12
OAK-WOOD · TOASTED
Talisker 10
Silent in the official notes
Spice & pepper
Redbreast 12
SPICE
Talisker 10
PEPPER
Maritime & salt
Redbreast 12
Silent in the official notes
Talisker 10
SALT · OYSTER
Production / cask
Official statements
Redbreast 12
A complex spicy and fruity aroma with toasted wood notes.
Tags: fruit · oak-wood · toasted · spice
Full-flavored and complex. Silky smooth with a harmonious balance of spicy, fruity, sherry and toasted notes.
Tags: fruit · sherry · toasted · spice
Talisker 10
Powerful peat-smoke with just a hint of the sea-water salt of fresh oysters, with a citrus sweetness.
Tags: smoke · citrus · salt · oyster
A rich dried-fruit sweetness, clouds of smoke, strong barley-malt flavours, warming and intense. Peppery at the back of the mouth.
Tags: smoke · dried-fruit · pepper
Huge, long, warming and peppery in the finish with an appetizing sweetness.
Tags: pepper