,,, He was however utterly enormous and had the most spectacular resonant purr. It was like having a big warm cuddly motorbike on your lap, or something.
Talisker doesn't have any Burmese in him, as far as I know, he's just a bog standard totally black domestic short hair, but he does purr for England, and is one of the loudest purrers I've ever known.
He also seems to be very chatty for a dsh, he'll chirrup, meow, and very occasionally yowl greetings, warning, and demands. You can have a conversation with him, so long as you don't expect to understand anything he says and are willing to reply "Meow" to all.