Dalwhinnie 15 Year

$122.99

Known in Gaelic as "the meeting place." the village of Dalwhinnie is home to the highest distillery in Scotland. Located in the Grampian mountains in the Northern Highlands, it sits at the junction of old cattle-droving routes where much whisky smuggling occurred. 43%

Producer Tasting Note

Nose: A big, crisp, dry and very aromatic nose with hints of heather and peat.

Palate: Smooth, soft and lasting flavours of heather-honey sweetness and vanilla followed by deeper citrus-fruit flavours and hints of malted bread.

Finish: Long, lingering, surprisingly intense finish that starts sweetly, then gives way to smoke, peat and malt.

Dalwhinnie Distillers Edition 2021

$132.89

Diageo's Distillers Edition series is sort of a 'shadow version' of their Classic Malts range. The distilleries that make up that coveted sextet are largely household names that most whisky enthusiasts have tasted, or at least heard of: Oban, Talisker, Dalwhinnie, Lagavulin, Cragganmore, and Glenkinchie. And while many folks are familiar with the flagship malts from those iconic distilleries, most haven't tackled the Distillers Edition range, where those classic single malts get treated to a bit of bonus time in finishing casks. This Dalwhinnie DE, for example, is essentially the classic 15-year-old, reracked into ex-Oloroso sherry casks for a period, and bottled each year in limited editions. Expect a richer experience than you'd find in the Classic Malts. A very welcome variation on a theme. 

This is the 2021 edition, distilled in 2006, and bottled at 43%.