Talisker 10 Year (3rd Take)

What a disappointment... this bottle, and Talisker generally, really let me down. Something was really off here - where I was used to salty maritime notes, a subtle minerality, some peat and smoke to brace the malt... well, I got easy obvious fruit, no peat or smoke until the last of the bottle, and in place of the mineral/oceanic qualities, an unpleasant "turned cider" sourness. 

My friend Rob told me there have been whisperings of a decline in the core Diageo offerings... if they are true, this is exhibit one,  I'm going to avoid Talisker for a long time. What a steep tumble.