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.
This is very simple, straight forward single malt. Aged 15 years only in ex bourbon barrels and it shows on the nose - vanilla, salt, slight hints of cinnamon, honey and fresh apple sweetness. Taste: for the first split second you get sweet vanilla, it turns into dark heather honey with a little bit of salt. Slight floral notes in the background, maybe a tiny hint of smoke (if you really really want to look for it you will find it - other than that - you won't probably notice any smoke). Butter cookie, walnut and hints of spicy oak. Finish: Oily mouthfeel, honey, hay, chamomile and slightly bitter tea in the end. To be honest, I haven't had the Dalwhinnie 15 for some years and remembered it to be sweeter and much more smooth. It seems like it has changed a bit. I even did a comparison against other similar whiskies that are at my disposal (mostly 12years old) and it was the harshest of them. I experimented with water, time in the glass, etc. Maybe I got a bad bottle, maybe I need to give it even more time to rest in the bottle and "breathe" a bit, but at the moment it feels disappointing. It is still ok, but in my opinion there are smoother, more complex whiskies for less money even though most of them are younger.
Crisp & clean. Solid and smooth. Love the gentle hint of smoke. Good value. Why not?
Caught my attention from the very first sip. Nice travel in the flavor, all the way through without any burn. Would definitely get it again.
Odd this one, reminds me of an open field, very sweet flowery and smooth. .. well, the 200ml bottleI bought was super smooth, easily a 90/100, if not higher. however, I got a 700ml full bottle yesterday, and that's much less smooth, with a kind of a burn to it, I'd only give that bottle an 80 Still a good whisky for the price, but I as I still have both, I can confirm that not all dalwhinnie 15 year bottles are the same, one of mine is FAR superior to the other.
This is by far my favourite whisky. Smooth (too smooth?) sweet and flavorful. I would rate this as Five stars if it were a bit hotter.
