“Come with me, and you’ll be, in a world of pure imagination…”
For years, no one walked through the Gorgie & Dalry area west of Edinburgh — they drifted on clouds of malt and yeast from the North British distillery (or the old Caledonian Brewery).
From the outside, it’s all industrial gloom, but inside, real whisky magic bubbled away. Think of it like the chocolate factory in that book with that Wonka fella.
Then came 2009. With every other problem presumably solved, the council demanded an odour control tower to tone down the delicious smells. The move is still considered one of Edinburgh’s great cultural losses.
Dalry M***.
Behind every whisky…
Our head of whisky, Sam Simmons, weeps single single grain Scotch tears every time he recalls the distillery’s old aroma. So he turned that love and loss into something beautiful, a whisky that calls to mind those nostalgic aromas.
A 16-year-old from the North British distillery aged in a 2:1 ratio of oloroso to palo cortado.
Also, yes, it’s 1 April, but this is a real product. Swear. Honest. That’s obviously what someone would say when they’ve made a joke whisky. But this isn’t that. Trust us.
Dalry **** Tasting Note:
Nose: Creamy notes of condensed milk, buttery flapjack, and Rich Tea biscuits, with hints of milky Coco Pops and burnt brown sugar.
Palate: Sweet layers of burnt sugar and vanilla cream, fudge, milk chocolate, tinned peaches and pears.
Finish: So creamy, so chocolatey, with nutty cereal, rice pudding, gently warming ginger, and toffee pennies.
