Dallas Dhu 29-year-old (D.1981 B.2010) Rare Auld Duncan Taylor / 53% / 0.7l

Rare Auld (meaning "Old and Unique") is an extremely prestigious series from Duncan Taylor Ltd. comprising single malt and single grain whiskies released in their natural form in single cask versions.

These unique spirits come from distilleries scattered across Scotland and, while differing, sometimes significantly, from the official releases, they show the full spectrum of the producer’s potential. The Dallas Dhu presented here was distilled in April 1981, just two years before the distillery closed. The whisky spent almost three decades in cask no. 388, the contents of which translated into 271 bottles of cask strength whisky (53% abv) in May 2010. Duncan Taylor Ltd. was established in 1938 and has been owned by Euan Shand since 2002.

Aroma : malty-floral, sweet breakfast cereals, milk fudge, milk chocolate, cherries, plums, lemon peel, cloves, white pepper, notes of potpourri and hay.

Taste : well-balanced, grapefruits, nectarines, apples, lemon jam, cloves, cardamom, lemongrass, oak, traces of ginger and tobacco.

Finish: long, an extension of the flavor palette with a slightly stronger note of spice and oak.