Daftmill 2006 (cask 021/2006) - Single Cask 70cl Whisky
Single Malt
Scotland
1 Jan 2006
1 Jan 2019
21
Bourbon
Daftmill 2006 (cask 021/2006) - Single Cask
We split our 9 bottle allocation of this whisky between a 30ml dram lottery, a bottle lottery, and a charity auction (timeline below). Why all the fuss? Read more about this approach over on the blog.
In mid-2019, the Daftmill Distillery released a series of single cask expressions, all of which were distilled back in 2006. This particular bottling was released as a UK exclusive - it was matured in a single first-fill bourbon barrel until 2019, when it was bottled at cask strength with an very small outturn of 234 bottles. Though only a few of Daftmill's whiskies have seen the light of day, they've all been very impressive indeed - and this one follows suit.
Lottery and charity auction timeline:
Dram lottery
Wed 28 Aug 16:00 – Thu 29 Aug 14:00
Bottle lottery
Thu 29 Aug 16:00 – Fri 30 Aug 14:00
Bottle charity auction
Fri 30 Aug 16:00 – Mon 2 Sept 14:00
Tasting Note by The Chaps at Master of Malt
Nose
Dried apple crisps and pear drops, alongside biscuit dough, vanilla and hickory.
Palate
Grassy as it opens, giving way to more vanilla and a touch of floral malt. Orange peels, red chilli flake, macadamia nuts and gooseberry.
Finish
Still slightly floral, though the toasty oak has the last word.
