57,1° (100° Proof)
Distillery : Miltonduff - Speyside
1st Fill Oloroso Sherry Butts
Independent Bottling
By Signatory Vintage
Limited Edition
Single Malt
Bottled in 2024
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured
Totally Unpeated
Like a number of Speyside distilleries, Miltonduff, founded in 1824, is one of the main ingredients in Ballantine's Blend. So this kind of independent bottling is always welcome, as it familiarises us with a distillery we don't get to know otherwise. As it was aged in first-fill Oloroso Sherry Butts, we can expect a whirlwind of Sherry.
Let's Taste It :
Rich, complex and nuanced sherry. Apricots with chocolate chips, blood orange zest, quince compote, dried bananas, figs, blackberries, woody hints in the background. The palate is velvety, with candied dates, almond paste and argan oil. Forest honey. The spices are quite strong but well controlled, cumin, cloves, nutmeg. The finish is long, powerful but not too much, full of liquorice and caramel, coffee with a dash of chocolate, varnished wood.
In Short,
This time, everything is right where it should be, there's a lovely fullness of fruit and wood, it's a fine Sherry. But not a Sherry Bomb in my opinion, there's a certain balance. The public was not mistaken, and it is now almost impossible to find, which is not surprising, given the price.
Score : 87
To Be Listened While Sipping :
The Danse Society - If You Were Only Listenning
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