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A 25 year old Dalwhinnie from Diageo's 2015 Special Releases, the first time a bottling from this distillery featured since 2012 (also a 25 year old). Matured in refill American oak hogsheads, this is a release of 5,916 bottles.
This baby ex-refill American oak hogsheads. There’s been another 25 back in 2012, a 1987, and I had loved it (WF 89). Colour: pale gold. Nose: totally au naturel! That means we’re rather finding raw barley, orchard fruits (gooseberries, white peaches, mirabelles), some fresh butter, and then ideas of fresh croissants early in the morning. There’s a little honey as well – breakfast honey of course. It’s only after a good five minutes that more smoky notes take off, as well as some fresh walnuts. It’s really funny that we’re getting closer and closer to some well-matured manzanilla. I mean, well-solera-ed. Mouth: a fatter, bigger version of the 15, but we’re well within the same family. Walnuts/manzanilla, plus green apples, not-too-sweet honey, Seville oranges, and a smoky maltiness. Also more and more custard, cornflakes… Finish: medium, rather smokier, very malty, a tad spicier as well. Dry cereal bars. Comments: totally one for the breakfast. A perfect exercise de style that lets the distillate sing. Ah, refill! SGP:562 - 90 points.
Distillery | Dalwhinnie |
Classification | Single Malt Whisky |
Bottle No./Released | -/5916 |
Vintage | 1989 |
Age | 25 |
Bottler | Official Bottling |
Bottling Date | 2015 |
ABV/ Volume | 48.8%/ 70cl |
Rating/SGP | 90/562 |
Cask Number | - |