Daftmill 2009 Double Single Bottled Exclusively for Aqvavitae 15 yo

 

 

 

55° 

Distillery : Daftmill - Lowlands

1st Fill Bourbon Casks

Original Bottling 

Limited Edition 

Single Malt 

Bottled in 2025

Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength

Totally Unpeated

 

 

 

It's been 20 years now that the distillery has been gracing us with its Single Farm bottlings, made entirely in-house, from growing the barley to bottling. Their undeniable expertise is beginning to shine through, with this one in particular, a blend of two 15-year-old 1st Fill Bourbon casks, giving 362 bottles to savour. Aqvavitae is a YouTube channel run by a great whisky fan, and this is one of the first bottlings in his honour.   

Let's Taste It : 

A dash of vanilla and citrus fruits galore, but also angelica, olives, reeds, crushed walnuts, marshmallow and crème fraîche. A few discreet mineral touches, and if you go that way, rustic, raw cereals too. But it's still very herbaceous, with green fruit, greengages, mirabelle plums, peach pits. On the palate, it's silky and limpid, with spring water, rose loukoum, chestnut leaves, almond paste, light spices, cloves. The finish is very long, pleasant, once again, very herbal, leeks, celery, two drops of balsamic vinegar, charcoal and earth.

 

In Short, 

There's a lot more personality in this one than in any other Daftmill I've tasted. This one really has the character of the distillery and it's impressive. For me, this is a very good bottling, but the price is high, so you have to make sacrifices.

Score : 90

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                           To Be Listened While Sipping :

 

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