Dailuaine 16-year-old (D.2006, B.2022) Old Malt Cask / 50%/ 0.7l
- Dailuaine Distillery, founded 1852, is located in the heart of Speyside, right between Glenfarclas and Benrinnes distilleries.
Product description
The Dailuaine distillery lies in the heart of the Speyside region, between the Glenfarclas and Benrinnes distilleries.
Currently owned by Diageo, it has three pairs of stills and can produce over 5 million distillates per year. Dailuaine has been associated with Johnnie Walker blends for years, and official editions are extremely rare (the last widely available one was 16 years old in the "Flora & Fauna" series). The Dailuaine presented here, distilled in June 2006, spent over 16 years in a sherry butt # HL 19522. Bottled at 50% abv and without chill filtration by Hunter Laing & Co. in the popular Old Malt Cask series in July 2022, in an edition of 552 bottles.
Nose: red berries, raspberries, cherries, plums, milk chocolate, toffee, roasted nuts, notes of leather and smoked ham, a pinch of pepper and sherry-soaked oak.
Palate: plums, cranberries for meat, bloody oranges, almond croissant, hazelnuts, black tea, nutmeg, black pepper, notes of leather and oak.
Finish: long, with notes of red fruits, milk chocolate, roasted nuts and almonds, pepper, ginger and oak.