10- and 18-year varieties, meanwhile, have received scores of 85-89 and 90-95 from Wine Enthusiast. Spirits ratings aggregator proof66.com, which averages scores from the San Francisco World Spirits Competition, Wine Enthusiast, and others, classifies Talisker's 10-year scotch in its highest ("Tier 1") performance category. Talisker Distiller's Edition won Best Islands Single Malt at the 2013 World Whiskies Awards. References in popular culture Talisker is repeatedly referenced in the BBC Radio 4 comedy Cabin Pressure. Three separate episodes ("Edinburgh" in series 1, "Paris" in series 3 and "Timbuktu" in series 4) revolve around First Officer Douglas Richardson's attempts to steal 25-year-old Talisker whisky rightfully belonging to the wealthy regular passenger Mr Birling, and it is also mentioned in several other episodes. In the movie Charlie Wilson's War, CIA agent Gust Avrakotos presents US Rep. Wilson a bottle of Talisker. The agent explains to Charlie the scotch is mentioned in a Robert Louis Stevenson poem, "The Scotsman's Return From Abroad". The bottle is bugged and allows him to listen to the congressman's conversations. Talisker is also referenced in John le Carré's A Legacy of Spies, as Alec Leamus' favorite. In the 2017 movie CHiPs, Poncherello is sitting in his apartment after a long day and a disagreement with Baker and he is working on a bottle of 10 year old Talisker. In the 2019 Amazon Prime / BBC co-production Good Omens, the demon Crowley (played by Scotsman David Tennant) drinks Talisker by the bottle as he awaits the coming apocalypse. Director Douglas Mackinnon is from the Isle of Skye and inserted references to his home area wherever he could. In the series finale of the espionage drama Homeland, former CIA Director and National Security Advisor Saul Berenson is seen drinking Talisker while awaiting a fateful confrontation with his protégée. Alfred (Bruce Wayne's butler) was pouring himself a dram of Talisker whisky in celebration of the revival of superman in Zack Snyder's Justice League, released on HBO Max in 2021. See also List of whisky brands List of distilleries in Scotland References General Talisker@Whiskypedia CE 6.0 - why the codename "Yamazaki" ?, Mike Hall, Microsoft Development Network, 20 Sep 2006. External links Dr. Whisky on Talisker Johannes van der Heuvel (Malt Madness/Malt Maniacs blog) on Talisker thebar.com UK Diageo owned cocktail recipe site Distilleries in Scotland Scottish malt whisky Scottish brands Luxury brands Isle of Skye Diageo brands