Upcoming Events

It’s an Eastern assaults as Euan, Lin & Mark are all off to various destinations in Asia. First up is Whisky Live Shanghai which Euan and Lin will be attending on the 21st – 22ndof May. Euan and Lin will then be off to the Vinexpo in Hong Kong. They hope to bump into old friends and to make new ones whilst on their travels.

 
It is all-systems-go as Mark prepares for Whisky Live Singapore on the 24th of May. This will be the first Whisky Live to be held in Singapore at the famous Raffles Hotel. Mark is looking forward to having a new show to go and tell his stories to new faces. Look out for Black Bull 12 and 40 year old as they make their debut in Singapore, although the 40yo may be hidden under the stand!

 
Recent Visitors

We were pleased to meet our American friends in Huntly on Friday and take them on a mystery tour around the North East.  Steve Fox and Ken Young from Preiss Imports were in town with Mark Monfery from Texas and Brent and his wife Rai from McScrooges in Knoxville so we thought we would show them the sites.  Following a few samples at Brewdog we headed for Pennan – the setting for Local Hero, a famous film from the 80’s.  After lunch in Portsoy we crossed country to the Speyside Cooperage where we met up with Brett from Binny’s in Chicago. We were then privileged to visit Forsyth’s Coppersmiths before returning to Huntly for a dram or two stopping by a few distilleries and snow damaged warehouses on the way.

Speyside Festival

Speyside Festival was upon us on the 29th April – 3rd May. It was a busy week all round with people from all around the world coming to tastes whiskies and tour distilleries. Mark had various tasting events throughout the weekend, one which included a game of Whisky bingo. All in all it was a successful weekend and all of us at Duncan Taylor look forward to next year’s festival
 
Doing Our Bit For The Environment

Green is the way forward! We have just introduced our first outer cases made from recycled  cardboard. They still look the same, but as everyone knows, every little bit helps in saving the planet.

This is just the beginning for Duncan Taylor in their way of becoming a more environmentally friendly  company.
 
New Bottlings

Port Ellen 1983 27yo Cask 672 49.4%
Colour: Bright Gold
Nose: Sweet, gooseberries, oily, shortbread, custard, grassy, soft smoke
Taste: Light wet ash, hints of chlorine, olive oil, smoked cheese, waxy, slightly farmyard like
Finish: Quite creamy, touch medicinal with burnt wood and orange sherbet
Comment: A fresh Port Ellen with a fruity ashiness – cracking!
 
Rare Auld Caol Ila 1981 Cask. 3491
Colour: Pale Amber
Nose: Very fruity, stewed apples, French fancy’s, lemon and toffee chews
Taste: Soft smoke, chilli oil, quite spicy aniseed and basil.
Finished: lots of creamy notes, wham bar’s, and oranges
Comment: Fruity Caol Ila with a touch of spice!

Peerless Caperdonich 1968 41 Year Old 52.6% Cask 2595
Colour: Amber
Nose: Rich toffee apples, cinnamon, spiced oak, cherries, blackberries, strawberry milkshake and orange flavoured jelly
Taste: Sweet, spice, brown sugar, treacle, red fruits, pomegranate and vanilla
Finish: Pickles and spices, cardamom and strawberries
Comment: A spicy Caperdonich!

Rare Auld Dallas Dhu 1981 29 Year Old 53% Cask 388
Colour: Straw
Nose: Lemon sherbet, milk chews, strawberry plants, lemon thyme
Taste: Syrupy, dry, vanilla, courgettes in butter, fennel and oranges
Finish: Soft, grassy and refreshing
Comment: A refreshing summer dram
 
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