Daftmill instances six

Daftmill 2010/2021 ‘Summer season Batch’ (46%, OB, 6250 bottles)
Color: straw. Nostril: Daftmill is beginning to turn out to be acquainted. Quite quite a lot of ripe inexperienced and orchard fruits at first, together with inexperienced apples, underripe banana, gooseberry, pears and kiwi. At instances it even goes in the direction of bubblegum It does certainly really feel ‘summery’ with all this fruity freshness. In all probability extra ‘straightforward’ than earlier vintages I might say. Mouth: a tad extra bitter, peppery and moderately grassy with a lot notes of sunflower seeds, rapeseed oil and plenty of assorted contemporary breads. Some caraway seeds and lanolin too. I do know we maintain saying it’s paying homage to Rosebank, but it surely’s Rosebank simply truly paying homage to Daftmill? End: medium, on yellow plums, extra bubblegum strategies, extra grassy and nettle notes, and at last cider apple peelings. Feedback: wonderful and very pleasurable. Fashionable malt whisky that additionally manages to make room for some soul.
SGP: 651 – 88 factors.

Daftmill 2010/2021 (59.5%, OB for ‘The Daftmill Distillery (unofficial followers group)’, casks #046, 047, 050, 051 & 056)
I do not learn about you, but when I used to be a member of the ‘Official’ Daftmill followers group, I might be raging… Color: pale gold. Nostril: barely dusty at first nosing with hints of pressed flowers, pollens, hay lofts and contemporary cereals. Certainly, freshness appears to be the watchword with these Daftmills. With water: some firmer peppery notes, watercress, crunchy breakfast cereals, celery salt, baking soda, sourdough and varied toasted seeds. Retains an total drier profile. Mouth: juicy and barely prickly at neat power. Pineapple syrup, jelly beans, touches of chlorophyll, nettles and bubblegum as soon as once more. Ripe and nudging in the direction of unique with its fruitiness. With water: as soon as once more the sweetness comes by means of extra within the mouth than the nostril. Juicy fruit chewing gum, limeade, younger calvados and mirabelle. End: lengthy, refreshing and menthol with wintergreen, natural vapours, pine resins and wee hints of varied unique and orchard fruit teas. Feedback: It is wonderful, and certainly moderately impressively advanced, however I am undecided I get pleasure from it any greater than the Summer season batch – there was such a flashy sense of easiness about that one.
SGP: 551 –  88 factors.

Daftmill 2008/2020 (59.6%, OB for The Ceres Inn, cask #008, bourbon barrel, 229 bottles)
The Ceres Inn is the truth is my native, the place you should buy drams of this one to remove, do you have to be passing deepest darkest Fife… Color: gold. Nostril: moderately quite a lot of honeys, custard, flower nectars and syrupy, dessert wine vibes. Contemporary, summery and brilliant, solely with a barely thicker wooden accent than another Daftmills of comparable pedigree I might say. With water: opens up with refined impressions of putty, inexperienced fennel, pressed flowers and just a little mango pulp. Treads an ideal line between cask sweetness and pure distillate fruitiness. Mouth: pretty, huge, brilliant and generously candy and syrupy arrival. The wooden is not too loud right here, moderately it is all on flower honeys, golden syrup, sultanas, fruit loaf and hints of pink marshmallow and verbena. That Daftmill grassy facet is there however just a little extra buried within the total combine. With water: greener, leafier, grassier and extra on issues like olive oil, white flowers, pollens and heather ales. Pretty! End: medium, moderately honeyed as soon as once more and with a lot brioche, extra sultanas and chamomile. Feedback: all Daftmills really feel fairly summery, however this one is much more so I might say. The cask is sort of vocal however by no means crosses the road into vulgarity. A stunning drop.
SGP: 641 – 88 factors.

Daftmill 2008/2021 (57.6%, OB for Berry Bros & Rudd, cask #67, bourbon barrel, 223 bottles)
Color: brilliant straw. Nostril: a stunning and really summery steadiness of olive oils, very gentle waxy tones, yellow flowers and candy, buttery cereals. In truth it is a lemony and buttery profile that really brings to thoughts older Bladnoch in some methods. Wee greener and grassier touches within the background maintain every little thing beautifully contemporary. With water: will get just a little drier with oatcakes, suncream, pollens and  mineral oils. Mouth: once more this impression of candy olive oil, grasses, flowers, pollens and all issues summery, candy and buttery. Honey and butter on brown toast and wee hints of brooch and IPA. Simple and very pleasurable to sip. With water: inexperienced orchard fruits, numerous baked apple, gooseberry tart, limoncello and some dashes of natural bitters. Wonderful. End: good size, moderately polished now with some leathery and boot polish notes, pine resin, nettle tea and canvass. Feedback: I really like this one, actually strikes a beautiful steadiness and exhibits off the Daftmill home profile.
SGP: 651 – 89 factors.

Daftmill 2009/2020 (61.1%, OB for UK, cask #29, sherry butt, 629 bottles)
Color: orangey amber. Nostril: plums and marmalade! I believe Daftmill appear to have some wonderful high quality sherry casks lurking of their warehouse. Goes on with kirschwasser, rye bread, darkish chocolate and a few darkish fruit molasses. A wee shot of espresso too! With water: a lot leaner and mulchier now. Extra walnuts, aged Fernet Branca, a wee suggestion of creme de menthe and just a little damp tobacco notice. Mouth: good assault, focussed on dried out walnuts and hazelnuts, natural bitters, strategies of a moderately punchy Outdated Customary and a few caramelising brown sugars. Wonderful and properly punchy at full power. With water: nonetheless moderately highly effective even when decreased. Pink berry fruits, bitter chocolate, natural teas, muscovado sugars, aged demerara rums, salted almonds – moderately rather a lot occurring however maybe a bit thuggish. End: lengthy, now on varied roots, black and natural teas, extra espresso, darkish cocoa powder and tobacco as soon as once more. Feedback: nice and really spectacular with this wall of sherried efficiency, however maybe not fairly as straightforward as a few of the bourbon ones. Would give many batches of Aberlour A’bunadh a run for his or her cash.
SGP: 561 – 87 factors.

Daftmill 15 yo (55.7%, OB, bourbon barrels, 2022)
A brand new 15 12 months outdated that hasn’t fairly been launched but, however shall be out later this 12 months I imagine. Color: brilliant straw. Nostril: you do discover the additional few years, this one goes instantly to richer territories of shoe leather-based, polish, linseed oils and impressions of sauternes and custard. Given just a little extra time it begins to indicate a really exact honeyed notice that seems like outdated mead combined with flower honey. There’s additionally a thready and moderately delicate waxiness that runs all through. Undeniably stylish and fairly stunning. With water: pretty, on clay, sunflower oil, face cream and sandalwood. Does what many of those Daftmill appear to do with water, turn out to be drier and extra elegant. Mouth: unsurprisingly there is a clear voice from the wooden right here, but it surely’s moderately extra peppery and spicy than anticipated, crumbled oatcakes, freshly churned butter, watercress and impressions of vegetable inventory, aniseed and natural tea. Seems like Daftmill drifting into new territory at this sort of age. With water: splendidly peppery, softly oily and turning into very advanced now with tiny mechanical and medicinal inflections. The wooden by no means fairly dominates the distillate, moderately they bend fairly properly collectively. End: lengthy, warming, glowing with delicate waxes, dried herbs, varied teas, vapour rubs, and dried flowers. Feedback: very good, means that Daftmill nonetheless has attention-grabbing and barely surprising locations to go together with rising age. Though, possibly we’re reaching the boundaries of 1st fill wooden with these batches maybe? Anyway, this can be a completely charming, moderately soulful dram that you must attempt to drink a few of.
SGP: 651 – 89 factors.