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.
Deanston 12 was a nice surprise. Sweet, warm, and for 43GBP, hits well above its weight. This is interesting, as I found Deanston Virgin Oak to be absolutely the worst.
This is an excellent malt and for the price no need to look further from this distillery- I haven’t tried the PX which could be interesting as well
Lovely stuff smooth with a little bit of bite. If you are looking for a classic you really will not go far wrong with Deanston.
A lovely dram
Golden dram from the edge of the Highlands, Its light, refreshing and clean. Heaps of Citrus, I could detect lime, but sweet and floral with honey and buttered toast notes, the nose and taste seem to evolve in the glass to be followed by a gentle light floral finish, with, perhaps, a hint of chocolate ? Perfect neat and perfect at 46.3%
