56,3°
Distillery : Daftmill - Lowlands
19 1st Fill Bourbon Barrels, 1 Pedro Ximénez Sherry Cask
Original Bottling
Limited Edition
Single Malt
Bottled in 2024
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
Totally Unpeated
One of the things I like about Daftmill is the accuracy of their information. This one is the product of a maturation process in 19 first-fill bourbon barrels and only one Pedro Ximénez sherry cask. The barley used is Optic barley, and 3,840 bottles were available for sale. This is an annual series that has been around since 2022, so this is the third batch, and we are awaiting the fourth.
Let's Taste It :
The nose is a little closed, but reveals some surprises. Buttered bread, shortbread biscuits, freshly cut raw wood, dry hay, French toast, apple pie, garden flower honey, mirabelle plums, creamy vanilla, ripe bananas, and a generous dose of lemon. On the palate, it is almost exclusively fruit, peaches, pears, apples, and perhaps a little exoticism, mango, papaya. Various spices, cinnamon, grey pepper. Powerful, fairly long finish, hazelnuts, sticky caramel, cooked fruit, grainy cereals, peppermint.
In Short,
It makes me smile when I read here and there that the single sherry cask distorts the distillery's profile. Yet it only accounts for 5% of the liquid. The influence of sherry is real, but very subtle, merely intensifying the product's fruity character. Which is a good thing, in my opinion. The result is a very good whisky that retains the distillery's distinctive character and has a beautiful maturity. On the other hand, I find the price very high. I know that the distillery's artisanal standards increase production costs, but still.
Score : 89
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Ghostly Kisses - Blackbirds
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