Deanston 12 Year Old typifies the citrusy, malty, honeyed, and waxy house style the distillery creates through its unique production process. The multi-award-winning single malt Scotch whisky is made from unpeated barley, sourced from the Scottish Highlands, and is bottled without chill-filtration or additional colour.
“It’s like a lawnmower has exploded in your mouth - it’s freshly cut grass, it’s sweet green fruits, it’s summer in a glass,” says master blender Julieann Fernandez.
Honeycomb, barley sugar, cut grass, and a touch of lemon oil.
Creamy vanilla, malt biscuits, and toasted oak with hints of nutmeg.
Lingering sweet citrus and spice.
One of the great 12 yr olds... Fabulous bargain. this has pretty much everything bar sherry.. Struth
Incredible whisky, my guess is its aged in well fired casks which gives so much vanilla honey and sweetness on the palate. Absolute delight for the price.
Not being the type that takes my Scotch neat, I make myself a Rob Roy, three shots of Deanston, a generous shaking of bitters, and two shots of Sweet Vermouth, drink this over the course of an hour or so...left with a very nice, mellow afterglow.
Nose: Beautifully balanced timber orange. Palate: Scented cloves, but in a divinely balanced performance. Wonderous. After: The after is medium in length and in its lacks particular characteristics, but that said the palate is so sublime you dance to that tune.
Amazing value - very complex and interesting for a 12 yo. Un-chillfiltered, 46.3% ABV and natural colour, thumbs up! There are some bitter notes on the notes that I am not quite able to put my finger on. I have had a bottle of the 15 yo organic and actually prefer this 12 yo as I find it much more accessible. The 15 yo took a lot more effort, and never got as enjoyable as this one IMO.
