Game of Thrones. Scotch whisky. Brought together by Diageo and HBO. These limited-edition bottlings proved very popular indeed.
The Singleton Glendullan Reserve was crafted in Speyside's legendary Dufftown, which produces more malt whisky than any other town in Scotland. Glendullan is located on the banks of the River Fiddich, so its fitting that it was paired with House Tully at Riverrun, which is in the region known as The Riverlands. This single malt Scotch whisky is decorated with a jumping trout - the sigil of House Tully.
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The light straw shimmer of this liquid hints at the cask lineage of this Single Malt that is 100% ex-Bourbon casks; that’s confirmed by the heavy Madagascar vanilla opening on the nose followed by a suggestion of sweet, clove spice that develops over time. On the palate it’s initially driven by orchard fruits like apple; the clove returns but now with cinnamon as the palate develops. The finish moves away from citrus into a red berry compote with vanilla cheesecake and a pronounced cereal spice finish.
Bought this in a flash sale. Tried Glendullan before,as well as a few other iterations of the Singleton. Didn't quite catch all the tasting notes, or to the same degree as the Producer stated, but definitely didn't disappoint. Great dram, especially for the price.
The only Glendullan I have had before this version was the old F&F 12 year old with its long perfumy finish, which was most enjoyable. I decided to take a chance on this NAS bottling, buying it in the flash sale for £22 or so. Despite Diageo's heavy hand with added colour and use of chill-filtration, this is a rather good dram: there's plenty of fruit and vanilla and the finish is long with spice and sweetness, perhaps not quite as perfumy as its predecessor but it is there. No regrets buying this, especially at the price I paid!
