The Malted Map Adventure through Scotland!
Watercolour of oak casks in a stone warehouse

Two glasses

Malt map

Pick two distilleries and set the glasses side by side. Fruit, honey, smoke, salt, and a richer glass: this is an estimated comparison. You will have to try it for yourself.

Give one of them longer in the cask and the bright fruit usually softens, while the richness deepens. Honey, smoke, and salt tend to stay. A numbered age is one particular cask, so treat the picture as a guess.

Choose two whiskies

First glass
Second glass

Talisker leans more toward smoke and salt. Glenfiddich is the quieter glass there.

Talisker leans more toward smoke and salt. Glenfiddich is the quieter glass there. FruitHoneySmokeSaltRich
Glenfiddich Talisker
Fruit Glenfiddich leads the glass. Talisker is barely there.
Honey Glenfiddich is barely there. Talisker is barely there.
Smoke Glenfiddich is barely there. Talisker leads the glass.
Salt Glenfiddich is barely there. Talisker leads the glass.
Rich Glenfiddich is barely there. Talisker is barely there.

Glenfiddich, Dufftown. The Speyside glass in the fruit room: apple, pear, and a clean barley sweetness.

Talisker, Carbost. Salt, pepper, and a fire somewhere nearby.

One visit is enough for the day. If a place takes your fancy, their own page is where to book, and where to see the price.

Not sure about your palate? The palate finder asks a few questions and points you at a visit.