Dalwhinnie 15 yo

 

 

 

43°

Distillery : Dalwhinnie - Highlands

American Oak Bourbon and Oloroso Sherry Casks 

Original Bottling 

Core Range 

Single Malt

Launched in 1982

Almost Unpeated

 

 

 

Dalwhinnie 15 is said to have been created in 1982, making it one of the oldest aged single malts on the market. It comes from Scotland's highest and therefore coldest distillery. It was included in Diageo's Single Classic Malts range in 1987 or 1988, and this is where its reputation comes from. The distillery produces mainly for Blends, but has three expressions in its Core Range, including this one, the only one to be aged.

 

 

 

Let's Taste It : 

The nose oozes fir honey, heather and roots. Wheat spikes rocked by the wind, tall herbs, frisée lettuce, with hints of wood, bark, acorns, yellow apples, even mirabelle plums. Chasselas grapes. On the palate, vanilla and pastry cream, a few farmhouse touches, hay, smoked straw. Rustic cereals, dry spices, cloves, nutmeg. The finish is short but pleasant, whipped cream, cider, malted barley, millet grains, all sprinkled with lemon pulp, grated ginger, dry earth, pistachio, chestnut.

 

In Short, 

I discovered it when I was a teenager, and I have to say I never liked it. Today, I have to admit that it has qualities, and even a personality. You don't stay on the market for more than forty years for no reason. For me, it remains very austere, even arid, severe, despite the touches of pastry and honey. I'm not happy with the 43° alcohol level, I feel like it's less, it's very light. It has its enthusiasts, I'm not judging.

Score : 83

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                           To Be Listened While Sipping :

 

                                           Low - Words