Dalwhinnie is the single malt distillery renowned for its great value, gentle whiskies. Full of sticky sweetness and a meaty body typical of worm tub distilleries, the Scotch made here was always a blender’s favourite but its own single malts shine too with their flawless, clean, crisp profile. Dalwhinnie 15 Year Old is a standout that has been Dal-winning its way into our hearts for some time now. The Highland single malt was aged in a combination of bourbon and oloroso sherry casks and has just a smidge of smoke running through it to add depth. Delicious stuff.
Aromatic, toffee, fruit salad, lush nectarine, custard. Floral, apple blossom, honeysuckle. Apple peels, pear, touch of smoke.
Malty. Walnuts steeped in manuka honey with vanilla sponge. Gentle smoke weaves its way through the cereal with a touch of spice.
Long, malty, walnut, almond.
Extraordinarily smooth. It does taste "soft" in the sense of not overpowering any particular dimension, but has exceptional balance and range that linger on the palette. You have to spend a lot more money to get anything even marginally better. Clearly a "highland" - if that is your taste, this is an exceptional example of that genre at a very very fair price.
First tasted this at my first malt tasting session and preferred it to the others tried as it was the smoothest of the bunch. Having been hooked on malts since that session I have found a only a few that suit my taste buds better
dam good that like, got my taste for whiskey back with this.
This is a nice creamy, honeyed dram. Always a reliable choice.
Maybe it's just me being lucky with other whiskys but I expected more from this age of malt. Don't get me wrong, it's a good dram, but I was glad that I bought a taster before deciding to buy the bottle as it's not quite for me. I guess this is a good advert for the samples offered by Master of Malt!
