58,1°
Distillery : Macduff - Highlands
Refill Bourbon Barrel
Independent Bottling
By Gordon & MacPhail
Limited Edition
Single Cask
Bottled in 2024
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
Lightly Peated
Macduff is a very little known and equally underrated distillery, 90% of whose production goes into blends. Only Signatory Vintage and Gordon & MacPhail, along with a few others, regularly release original bottlings bearing its name, and it's sometimes surprising. Here we have a 14 year old, aged in a single Refill Bourbon Barrel, so we'll be experiencing a distillate with very little cask influence. 209 bottles were produced.
Let's Taste It :
A rocky and airy profile, with an ethereal maritime breeze. Soft toffee, dates, light white fruits, and a few touches of minerality, slate, quartz, limestone and a couple of grains of salt. Seaweed, spaghetti with squid ink. A dash of vanilla, which is also present on the palate, fine balance between pulpy fruit, bananas, mirabelle plums and some alkaline tints. Perhaps a very light peatiness. Beeswax, woody notes, powerful spices, pepper and cardamom. The finish is just as imposing, but also long, earthy, milk chocolate, chestnuts, maple syrup, cooked cereals, mocha.
In Short,
It's an excellent product, we're discovering a virtually unknown distillery, which has a completely original profile. The peat is light, and marries very well with the character of the distillate. It's pleasant to drink, nuanced and delicate, but also with character and a real personality. What's more, the price is quite right, so I'm seriously considering getting one.
Score : 90
To Be Listened While Sipping :
In Th Attic - Impressionist
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