46°
Distillery : Daftmill - Lowlands
1st Fill Bourbon Barrels
Original Bottling
Limited Edition
Single Malt
Bottled in 2024
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured
Totally Unpeated
At Daftmill, whisky is only produced at certain times of the year, in the middle of summer and in winter. This distillery is first and foremost a farm, hence the words “Single Farm Estate” on the bottle, which means that in order to run the farm, it cannot focus solely on whisky. As a result, production is tiny, at around 100 casks per year. This bottling is therefore significant, as it is the product of 27 first-fill bourbon barrels, and 7,500 bottles were released for sale. Made with Publican barley, harvested in August 2009 and malted a year later, distillation took place in December 2011. The barrels were then stored on site before bottling in the summer of 2024. This is therefore a 12-year-old whisky.
Let's Taste It :
The nose is very airy, even ethereal, hints of the countryside, vanilla and hay, liquid honey and slices of lime, ripe Conference pears, white peaches, a few herbaceous notes and thick wax. Young wood, malted cereals, very subtle notes of candied fruit. On the palate, it is mellow, though a little less expressive, but with character, honey and butter biscuits, rustic wood, crushed banana, a few almonds, orchard fruits, pepper and cloves. Fairly long, powerful finish, liquorice stick, aniseed, still earthy roots, candied lemon, peppermint, white chocolate.
In Short,
It has personality and character, it is airy, woody, herbal, but above all fruity. It is very well made, under artisanal conditions, and deserves respect. Beautiful spring freshness, beautiful expressiveness on the palate, very decent finish despite the reduction. Really a bottling I could consider, but this bold manufacturing process involves a significant cost, which does not necessarily reflect the quality of the product.
Score : 88
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Lucille Two - Suddenly
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