 The bottle is bugged and allows him to listen to the congressman's conversations.Talisker is also referenced in John LeCarre's "A Legacy of Spies," as Alec Leamus' favorite.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.