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A 2015 addition to the Deanston range, this expression has been matured for 18 years, including a finishing period in first-fill Kentucky bourbon casks. It was bottled without chill filtration at 46.3% ABV. Oodles of rich honey, luxurious vanilla, sugary shortbread and a touch of fresh ginger. You don't get to see much Deanston these days, so more expressions from them are always welcome!
Nose: Enjoyable earthy vanilla up front, paired with Golden Grahams, honeydew melon and flint.
Palate: Lemon cheesecake and orange boiled sweets, shortly followed by stem ginger and beeswax.
Finish: Oily walnut and barley.
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AGE comes through well. OLD dusty wood, dry bark, oak nuts, chestnuts. Fresh red and yellow APPLES, juicy, clean, like in a young GLENGOYNE.Nectarines, dried pineapple. Raspberries. Tropical - mango, papaya. Coconut water. Slight banana note. Freshly pressed orange juice, blood oranges, orange peels, sweet tangerines. Lime juice and lime peels.Wild strawberries. Candied morello cherries. Black currants. Brambles (Blackberries). Soft marzipan in the back of it.Vanilla pod. With aeration, STAR ANISE.Very soft refreshing minerality. Earthy.Palate is sweet, fruity, and with a mild mature bitterness. Cardamon. Cinnamon. Slightly drying.Cocoa powder as it goes down.Fruitier than the 1''2, softer, and somewhat drier. Sweet, but does not have the caramel you find on the 1''2 ( vanilla, however, definitely ). The 1''8 furthermore lacks the certain barnyard funk I get in the 1''2. Short finish - Otherwise, this is ~~ Very solid.
13th March 2021
Rich sappy goodness from the oak, augmenting Deanston's usual sweet and balanced malt. I agree with a previous reviewer that it is refreshing that this release is unaugmented by sherry casks or wine finishes, as the industry has come to rely on to sell older malts and all it often serves to do is homogenise and dumb down the end result. This is a belter of a dram and enjoyable in the same way as higher vintage Linkwoods, but with a rather more consistent cask policy to my tastes.
18th February 2021
Really enjoy this....... superb
10th January 2021
I was surprised on the first taste - but I think I'm just used to older whiskys being finished in sherry casks. Just a drop of water really does open this one up.
21st November 2020
One of the great non sherried whiskies, filled with honey, vanilla and butter shortbread. Great price for a top quality whisky. Nice oily mouthfeel and medium finish leaving you wanting more.Deanston have a lot of good uns, this is the best.struth
18th November 2020
one of the great non sherried whiskies.. lots of honey, some vanilla and butter shortbread. oily mouthfeel, and a nice finish leaving you wanting more. great price too for a 18 yr old finished in first fill bourbon casks.
Opened this for the first time last week and, initially, was a little disappointed that seemed to be a bit harsh for an 18 year old. I experimented a bit with water to find a smoother finish. At that point, I think I preferred the much cheaper Virgin Oak. However, tried some again last evening and it was like a different dram - full of fruit, vanilla and spice. Lovely. Now looking forward to my next drop.
3rd November 2020
A careful drop of water and the nose becomes gentler and floral. Older whisky so Im careful not to drown it. Cask heavy complex flavors, wonderful, delicious. Mouthfeel is superb. The strength is high enough to carry the whiskey beautifully. If you like gentler non peated whiskies this is great quality whisky and wonderful
29th July 2020
Love it. Can't fault it.
21st July 2020
Unctious honey, vanilla and malt.
21st May 2020
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