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Malt Maniacs - New Bottlings
Issue 109, April 15, 2008
Bert Bruyneel, Belgium
Tomatin 42yo 1965/2008 (52.1%, DT, C# 20942, 211 Bts.)
Nose: herbal, a very 'old' nose, needs some time in the air, a bit 'dirty', very special but really pleasant.
Palate: surprisingly punchy, very nice drink, honey, a fruit basket, tropical. A powerful nice old Speyside-finish, really beautiful.
Verdict: 95 points - special, but an absolute winner to me.
Glen Grant 35yo 1972/2007 (53.5%, DT, C# 1641, 121 Bts.)
Nose: leather, orange, vanilla, nice maturity.
Palate: spicy, pretty dry, oak, vanilla, nice old Speyside, some citrus, a nice one. Enjoy a beautiful, full, long and complex finish.
Verdict: 92 points.
Glen Grant 35yo 1972/2008 (53.4%, DT, C# 1643, 104 Bts.)
Nose: oak, vanilla, a little sharpness, nice old Speyside.
Palate: spicy and rather dry, oak, orange, vanilla, more 'Speyside' in the second taste.
Finish opens beautifully with a nice old Speyside development.
Verdict: 91 points.
Caperdonich 37yo 1970/2008 (43.3%, DT 'Lonach')
Nose: waxy, lots of old Speyside, a nice sweetness/honey, slight floral notes, some vanilla.
Palate: starts smooth, gets to spicy, nice mouth feel, herbal, nice sweetness, honey, vanilla. Nice full finish, not to complex but very pleasant.
Verdict: 91 points - my kinda stuff ...
Caperdonich 39yo 1968/2008 (56%, DT, C# 2608, 167 Bts.)
Nose: nice old nose, a pinch of woodiness, dry leather, some vanilla.
Palate: spicy and some cream, slightly alcoholic, vanilla, malty sweet. Enjoy a full crafty old Speyside finish.
Verdict: 90 points - Still very punchy and fresh to be a 39yo whisky.
To view the full review click here.
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Whisky Guild - Dram of the Month June 2007
Auld Blended 38 year old
Duncan Taylor Where to start. Let’s just say that this dram may be one of the best blends you can buy today. As usual, the folks at Duncan Taylor have out done themselves on this one. Rich fruit in the nose that is dominated by banana. I also picked up mango and a wonderful spiciness. The body was silky smooth and the fruits came back in very subtle understated finish. Wonderfully smooth and deep. Nose: Banana, mango, spice, rich fruit
Body: Silky smooth and fruity
Finish: Almost not there, very understated but still very flavorful, tropical fruit Incredible! Includes whiskies from: Bunnahabhain, Glenburgie, Highland Park, Miltonduff, and Springbank. and Invergordon (grain)
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Scottish Field Whisky Challenge - All-Time Best Whisky
Great respect from Scottish Field and our judging panel to all those who were brave enough to enter the last competition and congratulations to the whiskies that made the ‘All-Time Best Whisky’ charts (by price band).
The scores and full tasting notes are now online at: http://www.whiskychallenge.com/latestresults/index.htm
The top performers:
Whisky: Caperdonich33yo (Duncan Taylor ‘Lonach’ bottling):
Award: FIRST CLASS (takes 2nd place on all time best £30-£50 charts)
Whisky: Glen Elgin 12yo
Award: BEST BUY (takes 4th place on all time best under £30 chart)
Whisky: Benromach 21yo
Award: HIGHLY RECOMMENDED (takes 4th place on all time best £30-£50 chart)
Whisky: Glenfarclas 105
Award: HIGHLY RECOMMENDED (takes 5th= place on all time best £30-£50 chart)
Whisky: Old Pulteney 17yo
Award: HIGHLY RECOMMENDED (takes 5th= place on all time best £30-£50 chart)
Whisky: Glengoyne 17yo
Award: RECOMMENDED (takes 15th= place on all time best £30-£50 chart)
Whisky: Balvenie Doublewood12yo
Award: RECOMMENDED (takes 7th place on all time best under £30chart)
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Highland Park 39yo 1968/2007 (41.8%, Duncan Taylor For The Nectar, Belgium, cask #3460, 183 bottles)
Colour: gold. Nose: ho-ho, but this is just as beautiful – maybe even more beautiful – yet completely different. It starts much more resinous, waxy and orangey (marmalade), with whiffs of fresh putty, cough syrup and even a little tar and rubber (bicycle inner tube). Then it starts to smell just like an orange cake that you just sliced, then it’s back to Vicks Vaporub, then tobacco, then fresh tropical fruits (bananas, passion, mangos), then old pu-erh tea, then old roses and Muscat wine... All that isn’t violent, rather subtle but very assertive with, good news, no excessive woodiness whatsoever. Extraordinary nose, but like with all these old casks, the true truth will lie on the palate… Let’s see… Mouth: just like the Hart’s, the attack is a little shy but certainly cleaner and fruitier… And just like the Hart, it does get livelier after a few seconds, although never bold. Subtly fruity (plantain, very ripe apples and pears), delicately spicy (nutmeg and cinnamon, white pepper), vanilled… It’s all slightly fragile but certainly not ‘broken’. There’s a little pipe tobacco in the background, notes of quince jelly, earl grey tea… The finish isn’t too long, as expected, but very elegant, still fresh, with a delicate oaky signature. In a nutshell, an old Highland Park that’s maybe a little diaphanous on the palate but that has got one of the most stunning noses I’ve encountered in the recent months. In other words, a HP by Chanel. 92 points.
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 Two highest scoring whiskies in Malt Advocate
Duncan Taylor topped the scores in the latest issue of the Malt Advocate - America's premium publication for all things beer and whisky related. In each issue the highly respected John Hansell tastes a large variety of whiskies and makes his comments - This month DTC had the two highest scoring whiskies - firstly in the Single Malt category with our Strathisla 1968 Cask 7009 scoring 93 points. This stunning score was only upstaged by a 94 scored by a Duncan Taylor Rare Auld Invergordon 1965. This was for cask 15510 which was exclusively selected by Park Avenue Liquor Shop in New York.
Hopefully this will help to further fuel Duncan Taylor's reputation for providing not just top quality single malt whiskies but also excellent single grain whiskies.
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Whiskyfun by Malt Maniacs' Serge - A fantastic 40 year old 1966 Bowmore
We all know that Duncan Taylor has loads of 60's Bowmore casks lied away in some warehouse in Scotland, but we thought they would have been gone by now, been bottled. But no, apparently they still have some stock. So they had 3 different casks bottled just recently, 2 for Europe (Casks 3316/3317) and one for the US (Cask 3312).
Today we feature Cask 3317 and if things work out we will feature the others soon......
Bowmore 40yo 1966/2006 (43,2%, DTC Peerless, 171 b., Cask 3317)
Nose : It starts on polished wood, like walking in an old bookstore with those polised shellfs, loads of grapefruit, some exotic notes too, a bit of a perfumy touch, quite some nutmeg, old white grapes, sweaty notes, a girl after having run a marathon, white chalc, even some Clynelish waxy notes in there, wet minerals, all together really fine and delicate, give it time in your glass to explore this one, you'll love it, not an easy dram for sure (23)
Taste : Medium bodied, quite some wood at the start wrapped in exotic notes, mango, guave and grapefruit pith, some great sourness-bitterness underneath keeping it all together, fresh polished oak and again with those sweaty notes, really nice again, although it gets kinda dirty in a way too (some rotten fruits even - or extremely over-ripe ones) (23)
Finish : Really long, and the exotic-ness explodes now, and integrates lovely with the wood tannins (that are there in a good way) with a nice bitter-grapefruit ending, great stuff (24)
Balance/complexity : Oh yes, a great oldie for sure, although you can taste the age (the wood), a real winner if you ask me, and it gets better at every sip you take, especially if you take larger sips (24)
Total points : 94 points
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Whiskyfun by Malt Maniacs' Serge
Macduff 36yo 1969/2006 (59.1%, Duncan Taylor, cask #3681, 120 bottles)
Colour: amber. Nose: lots of wood! Bold notes of varnish and wax polish, cellulosic glue and white pepper… Let’s give this one time… Yes, that works, it gets much fuitier now (lots of crystallised quince) but also very ‘Havanian’, on tobacco again but also old rum, all sorts of slightly rotting fruits and vegetables, wet hay and dog… Their seem to be quite some peat. Keeps developing on dried oranges and then toasted cake, caramel, coffee… Lots happening in there, I like it. Mouth: very bold and powerful, which is quite incredible considering its age. Thick, oily, starting on crystallised oranges and quince again, orange liqueurs, getting very resinous (fir honey, chlorophyll chewing-gum, mastic sweets), sort of tarry, rubbery, bitter… Underberg? (strong herbs liqueur) Notes of curry and mustard… Almost ‘bestial’. The finish is long, thick, still invading, on dried oranges and resinous ‘stuff’ plus a pinch of salt on your lips… Anyway, the fact that it’s at almost 60% after thirty-six years is already amazing, and both the nose and the palate do confirm that. It is bestial ineed! 91 points.
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Whiskyfun by Malt Maniacs' Serge
Speyside Selection N°1 (Glenfarclas) 1966/2005 (44.4%, Duncan Taylor Private Bottling, cask #3333, 228 bottles)
Colour: straw – pale gold. Nose: this one is very different. Rather less exuberant but not less nice, more mineral and even waxier, with something that reminds me of some light-vatting old Clynelishes. Paraffin, car engine, turpentine… Gets even more resinous with time (pine needles, mastic). Lots of flowers as well (like buttercups or daisies) and hints of cooked vegetables (asparagus, even morels again – yummy) Probably a little more austere and sharper than the Whiskymag version, but maybe also a little more complex. Excellent. Mouth: the differences are more or less the same here. Less fruity and more on herbs (verbena, coriander, parsley) but with again lots of oak. It’s also a little hotter than the Whiskymag version. Goes on with more or less the same waxy and resinous notes than on the nose and, quite funnily, notes of mustard just like in its sibling. The finish is even longer and a little sharper, mainly on bergamot tea and pepper. Really complex and elegant, with again no traces of sherry. 91 points.
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Peat Freaks December 2005
The Duncan Taylor Single Malt Bowmore 1982 22yr cask 85012 62.2% scored 9.3!
Jeroen Kloppenburg described its palate as "Very oily, suddenly being followed by lots of delicate fruity notes" and commented: "This is amazing... Totally unlike any Bowmore I ever had. Very bourbon like, but still single malt enough to show its true face ;) Some water will help bring up more vanilla notes."
The Duncan Taylor Single Grain Strathclyde 1973 31yr cask 74060 64.2% scored 8.7 for its "Very full [nose], with lots of toffee on a vanilla base, hint of floral notes, and its finish, "long! Fudge and toffee, turning medicinal." http://www.peatfreak.com/whisky-tasting-notes.php.
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RECOMMENDED By Whisky Magazine (French version, Issue Number 10, Sept/October 2005)
The Rarest of the Rare Mosstowie 1975 cask 5812, 44.5% Martine Nouet found the nose light and floral while Dave Broom smelt marsipan, coconut, green banana, apple. They both commented that there was "a good balance between fruit and malt, very fresh and well-balanced."
More comments: Dave Broom described the Duncan Taylor Strathclyde 1973 (Single Grain, 31yo, cask 74061, 62.8%) as well-balanced with aromas of tropical fruit, pop-corn and red apples, while the Duncan Taylor Strathisla 1967 (37yo, cask 1332, 47.6%) had a sweet flavour with sirop, spices, candied cherry. Martine, on the other hand, gave high scores to the Duncan Taylor Glen Keith 1971 (33yo, cask 8066, 50.8%) for its nose :heavily influenced by the sherry. Prunes, dates, dried figs, and for its flavour: rich, soft and smooth.
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The general musings and rants of Martin Roberts
Malt Tasting - Highland Park 24yo 1980/2004 (55.1%, Duncan Taylor, Cask #9266) Score: 90%.
Nose: flowers and smoke. With water it opens up and everything just intensifies. When left in the glass the smoke gets stronger.
Palate: atcs honey and smoke, not as smooth as I expected. A proper kick! Very tasty indeed. Slightly thick. When water is added the sweetness becomes more intense with an herby flavour coming to the front. This really gets better when left in the glass and you take your time with it.
Finish: not as long as expected from such an old whisky, but warming and lingering nicely for a while. You can tell it’s good stuff. That piny herby flavour comes back.
Comments: I’m very impressed with Duncan Taylor as a company. They bring out some cracking drams, and this HP is one of the best. At £60 it represents good value for money when you consider that the official 25 year old is twice as much.
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RECOMMENDED by the Whisky Magazine (Issue 47).
The Rarest of the Rare Mosstowie 1975 29yo, c5812
Dave Broom and Martine Nouet described its palate as "silky, light, smooth", and concluded that it is "Very fresh and lightly floral. Well balanced." (DB), "A beautiful combination of fruit and malt" (MN).
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Malt Maniacs Tastings by John Hansell (Third Quarter 2005 Issue, Volume 14, Number 3)
92 points: Duncan Taylor Strathisla 1967, 36yo, 42.5%
The whisky starts out rich and lush - both in aroma and on the palate, with notes of fig cake, candied fruit, and sticky toffee pudding. Citrus fruit (orange, lemon, tangerine) - a characteristic that emerges with many older whiskies - cuts through the heft and lushes of this whisky, contributing complexity, balance and drinkability. The whisky continues to evolve, serving up notes of almonds, exotic spice, and polished leather on the finish. An excellent example of what a mature, Speyside whisky should taste like.
85 points: Duncan Taylor Bowmore 1982, 21yo, 59%
A sweeter expression of Bowmore. When the smokiness of an island whisky is balanced by a bed of sweetness, it softens the whisky's rough edges and tames it. Whether you like this or not is a matter of personal preference and mood. Regardless, this whisky is good example of the style. Layers of sweet caramel and toffee meld nicely with leafy bonfire smoke, damp peat, and seaweed. Waxy, honey-drenched fruit surfaces occasionally but is largely restrained by the other flavors. Long, sweet, smoky finish.
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Whiskyfun by Malt Maniacs' Serge
The Big Smoke ‘60’ (60%, Duncan Taylor) 3***
A brand new vatted malt – sorry, blended – that comes both as a ‘40’ and a ‘60’. Let’s taste the ‘60’.
Colour: white wine; Nose: powerful – but not overpowering, fruity and very peaty at first nosing: we’re on Islay. Simple but quite rounded and enjoyable, nicely balanced. Gets a little farmy, and grows smokier and smokier with time. Mouth: easily drinkable! Sweet and peaty again, with quite some smoke and apple juice. Again, it’s simple but very nicely balanced.
One for peat lovers who need a good, easy and flawless Islayer for everyday – and who don’t desperately look for lots of complexity when they have a dram. I’d love to try it on ice next time…
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The general musings and rants of Martin Roberts
Whisky tasting - Auld Blended 35 year old 46 ALC
Well, blends. Not really been a blend fan to be honest, but Duncan Taylor's Auld Blended 35YO is exceptional. Grain and malt in harmony? Very old? Sprightly and young tasting with maturity? Yes, all these and more. This whisky even has a good story behind it. Matured in the 1960's, skillfully blended during the early 1980's and married together for nearly 20 years in sherry butts at an Islay distillery, this blend takes its heritage from the unique Peerless Collection of single casks laid down during the 1960s. Every malt and grain contained within this blend is a minimum of 35 years old. At £45 a bottle with no chilfiltration ETC it's amazing value. It's made up of 4 Speysides, one highland, an islay and grain whiskies. Nose: cherries and custard with the custard dominating. In time the cherry turns to raisins and salty air. Smells a little like the bunnahabhain 1967 I have from Duncan Taylor, but much more complex and with a beautiful zestyness. One of the best snuffles in a glass I've had for a long time. Oh, and toffee covered raisins. Palette: very mouth coating, first the wood, not tired, just tasty oak flavours, then it zings in to life. Nice sweetness coupled with the sharp pink grapefruit note. Beautiful, and so smooth at 46, no burn at all. Then the oak comes back slightly spicy and begging to be drank. Gentle grainy bourbon and sherry. I love it. Finnish: a little pepper and salt on a boal of cherries. Reasonably long with spice, not strong spiciness like the Glenmorangie 15 year old, but just pleasant. Charcoal to? Comments: as good as the Ardbeg Uigeadail and a thrill to drink yet amazingly different. Definitely up there for me. In fact I've just purchased another 4 bottles. A winner and the greatest whisky I've had malt or blend all year. The Islay component? I'd bet it's bunnahabhain, if not Bruichladdich, but I'd put a little cash on the Bunna.
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K&L Wine Merchants - USA
1982 Linlithgow (St. Magdalaine), 21-year-old, Duncan Taylor Single Malt Whisky
Linlithgow Distillery was established between the 1790's to early 1800's. The Distillery known as ‘Linlithgow’ or "St Magdalene" was operated at one time by Adam Dawson one of the first recorded licensed distillers. Tasting Notes: Colour: Amber with gold highlights. Nose: Vanilla and fruits mingling. Flavour: Lemon grass & honey. Finish: Crisp, dry and long. Hint of oak smoke. Distilled October 1982 and bottled November 2003, Cask #2211, 63% ABV
1965 Tomatin, 37-year-old, Duncan Taylor Single Malt Whisky
This is one of the most outstanding single malts that we have available. To be 37 years old and have so much life is very, very rare. Has a rich, med. amber color. The nose is fruity with sherry and carmel notes. On the palate it has a nice nuttiness and only lightly peated. Very warm and spicy on the finish. This would make a beautiful gift for anyone celebrating their 40th Birthday or Anniversary! Cask #20945 52.7% ABV
1975 Strathmill, 28 year old, Duncan Taylor Single Malt Whisky
Strathmill distillery was originally built from a converted corn mill and named Glenisla-Glenlivet in 1891. It was then acquired by Gilbey in 1895 and renamed Strathmill distillery. Strathmill is an important component of J&B and Dunhill blends. Tasting Notes: Strathmill Single Malt 1975. Colour: Straw with gold highlights. Nose: Lemon with perfumed floweriness. Flavour: Sweet, fruity and incredibly smooth. Finish: Very delicate and smooth - quite dry. Comments: One of the most delicate tasted so far.
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PATTERSON’S BEVERAGE JOURNAL
Duncan Taylor Single Malt Scotch, Bowmore 1982, Cask #85001. Scores "96" in the Anthony Dias Blue Revıews
Long, rich and gorgeous merchant bottling of an older Bowmore; explosively rich nose with iodine, seaweed and spice; mint, peat, pepper and spice and brine.
Click here to download a PDF of the May issue.
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Wine Enthusiast
DUNCAN TAYLOR & CO. BRUICHLADDICH 34 YEAR OLD SCOTCH 1969 Cask 2331 - 90-95 SUPERB!
The early nose is charged with woody resin, nougat and honey; aeration adds more aromatic dimension in the forms of tobacco leaf, sea breeze and blue cheese. Palate entry is massive and concentrated; at midpalate, intense, sweet and buttery/oily tastes combine with dark honey, oloroso Sherry, marzipan, coconut, cocoa and dark toffee to make a lovely flavor experience. Ends sweetly. Find and buy.
Color: Amber; Nose: Toffee apple, candied fruits; Palate: Sweet, appley, toffee; Finish: Dry and clean, tangy. Duncan Taylor & Company Ltd. selects casks of the highest quality whisky which have been laid down at their original distilleries to allow them to mature in the environment in which they were distilled; then bottles them at the optimum age for quality. This rare whisky is bottled at cask strength and remains in its natural form with no chill filtering or colorings of any kind.
DUNCAN TAYLOR & CO. BENRIACH 34 YEAR OLD SCOTCH 1968 Cask 2592 - 90-95 SUPERB!
The vibrant, dry aroma is briary and floral; extra time presents the more delicate, heathery/flowery/ fruity side of the district with style and elegance. Palate entry is dry, minerally and totally focuses on the malt; the later flavor stages introduce maple, vanilla bean, coffee and black pepper. Concludes gently and politely in a soft, warm wave of malty flavor.
Color: Pale Straw; Nose: Apple, fruits, fresh; Palate: Sweet, apples, nutty spicy; Finish: Spicy, refreshing, long. Duncan Taylor & Company Ltd. selects casks of the highest quality whisky which have been laid down at their original distilleries to allow them to mature in the environment in which they were distilled; then bottles them at the optimum age for quality. This rare whisky is bottled at cask strength and remains in its natural form with no chill filtering or colorings of any kind.
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Whiskyfun by Malt Maniacs' Serge
TASTING - TWO NEW BOTTLINGS BY DUNCAN TAYLOR
Dallas Dhu 29yo 1975/2005 (47.1%, Duncan Taylor, Cask #2484)4**** This one is quite simpler (hard to pass after the Inchgower we had just before). It’s also smokier, waxier, and yet quite fragrant. Some nice hints of quince and mint. A bold, serious, enjoyable and flawless malt, not too complex but quite quaffable with a little water. 88 points.
Highland Park 24yo 1980/2004 (55.1%, Duncan Taylor, Cask #9266) 5***** A superb and very original nose, with some jasmine, clove, smoked ham. Much smokier than expected, and also quite ‘maritime’ with some whiffs of sea air. Hints of burnt cake from the cask. The palate is fabulously balanced and compact, with some beeswax with honey (the beekeeper’s chewing gum) and orange peel, getting nicely dry. A beautiful old Highland Park: 91 points.
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Whisky.de - Blend of the Month
DUNCAN TAYLOR 35 yo Premium Blend Review (translated)
After having matured as a malt for many years, the whisky went back in casks in the early '80's to become a Blended whisky. This time it laid in sherry casks where it had plenty of time to mature.
This blend takes its heritage from the 'Peerless Collection' whiskies that were matured in the 1960's. Only the youngest whisky in this blend is 35 years old.
This versatile and smooth whisky is described below. The colour, depth and warmth of the sherry casks have undoubtedly contributed to this inviting dram.
The nose: I can enjoy it endlessly. This divine equilibrium is reached thanks to the Sherry, fresh winegrapes and strong toffee mellowness.
The flavour: When, just for a moment, one manages to separate oneself from this delightfully smooth and deep nose, and tries a sip of this whisky, one tastes a super-oily, really delicious 'palate-seducer'. To the aromas already mentioned in the Nosing part, other flavours come alive: a wonderful citrus note with hints of deep wood and leather .
The finish: Somewhat short, it does not suit this magnificent Scotch. This, because it is a blend, is perhaps the only concession this whisky has to make .
Comments: Drops of this whisky will reach the heart and palate of those who can leave the many, many Malts behind in order to learn and appreciate Blends, which can develop in quality regions.
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Whiskyfun by Malt Maniacs' Serge
TASTING - THREE OLDIES BY DUNCAN TAYLOR
Inchgower 36yo 1968/2005 (46.3%, Duncan Taylor, Cask #5575) Oh, what a stunner! Not the usual dusty/oaky tired old malts but rather a maelstrom of violets, marsh-mallow, tangerine, chives, honey, beehive… Triple-wow! Develops on spearmint, camomile… Some dried pineapple and guava…It just goes in all directions. Extremely fresh, complex, balanced: a thrill, exquisite and glorious. I can’t give it less than 93 points (and why would I, by the way?)
Glen Keith 33yo 1971/2005 (50.8%, Duncan Taylor, Cask #8056) This one is very heavily sherried, with quite some sulphur and rubber. Then you get the typical cocoa powder, together with some interesting meaty notes. The mouth is surprisingly powerful at such an old age. Heavy sherry again, with some hints of copper. A very good one again, even if I’m not into these sherry monsters too much. 85 points will do.
Strathisla 37yo 1967/2004 (47.6%, Duncan Taylor, Bourbon cask #1332) Rather discreet right at first nosing, getting flowery, with some nectar. A little subdued but very subtle. Quite contrarily, the mouth is explosive, on marzipan, flower syrup (mullein), quince jelly… Stunning palate, concentrated and cheerful, extremely satisfying. 90 points.
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SCOTTISH FIELD
WHISKY MERCHANTS’ CHALLENGE 2004
1st Place – Best Single Malt Over 26 Year Old – Strathisla 1967
In a recent blind tasting challenge organised by Scottish Field magazine, seven independent judges chose our Strathisla 1967 as the best single malt of over 26 years old. The Strathisla came out tops in a very strong field that had representatives from, amongst others, Balvenie, Macallan and Glenfarclas – strong competition indeed. Click to view PDF (1MB)
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Wine Enthusiast
The following Duncan Taylor Cask Strength collection single malt scotch whiskies have recently been rated and reviewed by Paul Pacult in Wine Enthusiast
SUPERB (90-95)/HIGHLY RECOMMENDED: Duncan Taylor Linlithgow 1982, Duncan Taylor Tamdhu 1969, Whisky Galore Bruichladdich 1991.
VERY GOOD (85-89): Duncan Taylor Macallan 1968, Duncan Taylor Strathmill 1975 and Whisky Galore Glengarioch 1988.
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SCOTTISH FIELD
WHISKY MERCHANTS’ CHALLENGE 2004
Scottish Field recieved the highest ever number of entrants for "Cask Strength" and have now enlarged the field to 16 entrants for evey future challenge..
THE SCORING FOR CASK STRENGTH WAS THE HIGHEST SO FAR. THE TOP PERFORMERS:
1 ST: AUCHENTOSHAN 29YO – 90%
2ND: TOMATIN 36YO (DUNCAN TAYLOR BOTTLING) – 88% Judges tasting Notes
2ND: OLD PULTENEY 1990 SHERRY CASK (GORDON & MACPHAIL BOTTLING) – 88%
4TH: CAOL ILA CASK STRENGTH – 87%
5TH: LAGAVULIN 12YO CASK STRENGTH – 86%
6TH: ABERLOUR A’BUNADH – 85.5%
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Wine Enthusiast
The following Duncan Taylor Cask Strength collection single malt scotch whiskies have recently been rated and reviewed by Paul Pacult in Wine Enthusiast: SUPERB (90-95)/HIGHLY RECOMMENDED - Benriach 1968 Cask 2592 Speyside, Bruichladdich 1969 Cask 2331 Islay and Glen Grant 1968 Cask 3882 Speyside.
VERY GOOD (85-89)/RECOMMENDED- Bunnahabhain 1967 Cask 3326 Islay
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Sam's Wine & Spirits - Chicago
"The Most Impressive Merchant Bottling We Have Ever Seen."
The Duncan Taylor line of Single Malts is an amazing collection of very mature malt whisky from many of Scotland's leading distilleries. All current offerings are at least 32 years old with a couple thousand casks waiting in wings. This is the most impressive merchant bottling portfolio that we have ever seen. Every malt captures the pure essence of their respective distillery's style. Duncan Taylor Single Malts are a piece of history in a bottle. Quote from: Sean Ludford . Scotch Whisky Buyer for Sam's Wine & Spirits Chicago, on the recently launched range of Duncan Taylor Cask Strength Single Malts into the USA.
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Whisky Magazine
"An outstanding range of Rare, Cask Strength Single Malts, you'll never be alone with a Duncan Taylor". Quote from: Stuart MacLean Ramsay, Whisky Magazine.
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Whisky Exchange London
" What a Range of ages, we have tried all these Whiskies & they are Wow !!" The first releases from Duncan Taylor sold out in one week. Quote from: Sukinder Singh, Whisky Exchange London
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