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| Hello, that is one in all our (nearly) day by day tastings. Santé! |
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August 5, 2022
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The twentieth Anniversary Celebratory Periods, at present Dalwhinnie
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Why Dalwhinnie, you could ask. Properly, first as a result of the Distillery is beautiful, as a result of it is bought worm tubs, as a result of it is excessive within the mountains (properly, so far as Scottish mountains go), as a result of the folks there are very good (properly they had been final time I visited), and since as one of many Traditional Malts, it is performed an enormous half within the discovery of Single Malt for thousands and thousands of excellent folks. What’s extra, it is all the time been a little bit unclassifiable amongst the peaters (Lagavulin, Talisker), the sunshine Lowlander (Glenkinchie), the coastal Oban, the basic sherried Cragganmore and the… properly, sure, the ‘Highlanders’. Nobody precisely is aware of what’s precisely a Highlander, Glengoyne is a Highlander, Highland Park is a Highlander, Clynelish is a Highlander, Edradour is a Highlander and, certainly, Dalwhinnie is a Highlander. The truth is, some good individuals are even claiming that it is truly a Speysider, however there’s plenty of overlapping anyway. You see, that is what I like, lots to debate round a glass or three…
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Dalwhinnie 15 yo (43%, OB, +/-2021) 
Dalwhinnie’s presentation has been stored deliciously unchanged. Let’s solely hope they modified the content material a wee bit, as we didn’t discover earlier batches extraordinarily convincing. Color: gentle gold. Nostril: pure candy maltiness, barley syrup, nougat, touches of lemon liqueur, contemporary brioche, Weetabix and possibly rounded eaux-de-vie similar to mirabelle. Advantageous and straightforward this far. Mouth: sweetish, nearly liqueury arrival. Barley syrup certainly, a little bit white chocolate, marshmallows, then gummy bears and certainly, brioche. I’ve the impression that they are making Dalwhinnie lighter ever 12 months. Some form of ueber-blend, or access-category malt whisky, within the ballpark of the entry-level Glenfiddich or Glenlivet. I had thought that was Cardhu’s job, but it surely’s true that Cardhu’s totally drunk by a handful of nations. Such because the French, naturally. End: medium, candy, cakey, malty. Feedback: it is actually getting sweeter, until that is me (getting bitterer, haha).
SGP:551 – 79 factors. |
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Dalwhinnie 2006/2021 ‘Distiller’s Version’ (43%, OB, D.SC.315) 
Double-matured in oloroso, which might be the perfect you may do so far as ending in wine is worried. I reasonably preferred earlier vintages, for as soon as I assumed the finished-up variations had been higher than the pure ones. Color: gentle gold. Nostril: it’s the case, this has extra construction, extra profoundness, and fewer straightforward sweetness. Notes of stout, chocolate, cigars, walnut cake… That is all very good certainly. Mouth: definitely crushes the common 15. Extra toffee, espresso (and, err, Nescafé), walnut wine once more, Ovaltine (is not Ovaltine or Ovomaltine disappearing lately?) and correct chocolate. I imply, chocolate by a chocolatier, not chocolate from an enormous manufacturing unit. Drops of stout as soon as extra. End: a really malty end, with some smoke (wooden). Some larger barley-y sweetness coming by means of within the aftertaste, thank God that is the aftertaste. Feedback: actually excellent, with this coffeeish aspect. The truth is, it jogs my memory a little bit of the older common 15s.
SGP:552 – 84 factors. |
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Dalwhinnie 16 yo (15?) (43%, Sestante, +/-1980) 
I’ve tried this earlier than, however I am undecided this is similar batch and second, impartial Dalwhinnies are as uncommon as a promise stored by Prez. Putin. Now this must be G&M CC bearing bespoke labelling. Color: gold. Nostril: wee OBE (steel polish), in any other case truffles and a little bit sulphur, struck matches, new tyres and internal tubes, then a rising maltiness, fairly spectacular and, must you get pleasure from malty notes, exhausting to withstand. Looks like some very previous white Bourgogne that misplaced its freshness, however ventured into splendidly nutty territories. Within the methods of an amontillado, if you’ll. Mouth: wonderful, with oranges this time, caramel, malty truffles, chocolate, Mars bar and millionaire shortbread, then robust honey and even molasses. End: lengthy, similar, the 43% vol. don’t really feel. Mocha and chicory espresso, which is great. Feedback: I will say it, that is reasonably a carbon copy of the early official Dalwhinnie 15s, circa 1980-1990. Those that we’ll all the time keep in mind…
SGP:652 – 87 factors. |
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Dalwhinnie 33 yo 1987/2020 (49.8%, OB, Casks of Distinction for Abbot Society, 1st fill American oak, cask #819, 156 bottles)
A kind of Personal Casks Diageo are promoting to people or small corporations or teams whereas they’d spent the final twenty-five years telling different people (similar to this very one) that they might by no means do this. I suppose the saying ‘solely fools don’t change their minds’ does additionally apply to very giant multinationals, and no, it’s not solely a matter of cash. Love Diego anyway. Color: gold. Nostril: Dalwhinnie’s proverbial wee smokiness does really feel this time, the maltiness is large too, as anticipated, whereas all types of truffles can be bursting out in a while. Mouth: I am discovering it a little bit tough regardless of these very good honeyed notes, the maple syrups, watermelon liqueur, triple-sec… A number of truffles. End: similar, lengthy and cakey. Touches of grass and rubber within the aftertaste. Feedback: this one’s been having a little bit hassle after the Sestante, which was reasonably higher chiselled, with a clearer line, but it surely positive remained a superb drop.
SGP:452 – 85 factors. |
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(Thanks Aaron and your buddy!)
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