A straightforward, nutty and malty single malt from Speyside, the Singleton of Dufftown was released to replace the Singleton of Auchroisk. It’s aged in a high proportion of European oak casks.
If you're looking to use this little stunner in a cocktail, then you could do a lot worse than making a classic Highball. Or how about a signature Singleton serve?
Reach for the Peach
45ml of The Singleton
30ml of peach iced tea
90ml of soda water
Optional: 2 dashes of absinthe
Build all ingredients in an ice-filled Highball glass, give it a good stir, and garnish with a twist of lemon zest.
Malty with cereal/barley sweetness, buttery toast, wood shavings, hay and walnut.
Orange zest spiciness perks up a malty core of nuts, oak and toffee, hints of cut grass.
Oaky, rich with good length, some fruit lingers.
This one is a good, but rather traditional Speyside;not a challenge, ut still nice as evening drink
First of all: the bottle is beautiful. Very smart packaging. I actually think some people WANT to like it because of the good looks. On the nose it doesn't bring a lot. Some sweetness, some barley. Than the taste is just that: NOT smooth. I don't get why people call this 'smooth' and 'so easy'. There is a hint of orange that appeals, but then afterwards you get a sharp edge that just ruins it. Not that I hate 'sharpness' because it CAN be functional in a certain dram, but this is just a cheap kind of sharp. One of the most dissapointing buys in a while. If you like easy going, you can find a lot better in the same price category. For example a Glengrant 10y or a Balvenie DoubleWood 12y.
I love this mild single malt with just enough flavor. My friends who used to only drink blends now also like this. So I am getting them to trade up.
Good stuff, mellow accessible not to complex but good starter stuff and enough for you to keep coming back for. Managed to pick up in booker with two glasses 24 which can't be bad.
I've had this one before and remember it being very smooth with a rich nutty, malty sweetness. I have just picked one up from Tesco for £22 (real bargain)and can't wait to open it and see if it is as good as I remember.
