Dalwhinnie 18yo 1991/2008 (43%, OB, ‘Distillers Edition’, D. SP. 312)

A ‘double matured’ Dalwhinnie from the Classic Malts range. It’s always nice to see another Dalwhinnie…

The nose is slightly herbaceous at first followed by some green malt that struggles to emerge from beneath a blanket of sherry from the extra maturation in Oloroso casks. After some time in the glass the sherry takes over however the green malt is still lurking in the back ground along with the herbs and some vaguely rose water aromas. It’s pleasant. The taste is sherried (once again) along with some oak spice notes (cold unsweetened tea, old furniture cabinets – slightly dusty) but the extra maturation in the sherry casks has really worked a treat. The finish is much the same as previously described but now there is some sensational strawberry jam quickly followed by dry sherry and the rich cake along with some really good malt at the very end.

A bottling for those that really like sherry and some excellent casks were used to add another dimension to this excellent malt.

C$103

Score 88 points