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24 Sep, 2009

Dalwhinnie 15y

Posted by: Ruben In: Dalwhinnie

Dalwhinnie represents the Central Highlands in the Classic Malts series of Diageo. It is one of the highest situated distilleries of Scotland (326m above sea level) and among the top-15 of most sold Dalwhinnie 15single malt whisky worldwide. Production and releases are limited though, there’s only the 15 years old and the 17 years old Distiller’s Edition (15 years + 2 years in oloroso sherry casks).

 

Dalwhinnie 15yo (43%, OB 2007)

Nose: light, malty (beer and cereal notes) and very honeyed. Slightly phenolic and peaty. Fruity (peach). Rather expressive, I must say. Mouth: quite malty and sweet. Oily. Some heather and vanilla. Citrus. Again more smoke than I expected. A few roasted and sugary notes. Slightly herbal and peaty towards the end. Finish: falls down a bit. Rather grassy.

A good middle-of-the-road dram: full-bodied, clean and sweet without being cloying. Indeed a representative of the Highlands style.

Score: 82/100

5 Responses to "Dalwhinnie 15y"

2 | Johan

September 24th, 2009 at 12:08

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Me too, I gave it 76 :-) Indeed a good average dram, but not more than that to me.

3 | Jason

September 28th, 2009 at 01:40

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Dalwhinnie is a classic dram that lately is often overlooked. Great stuff and should be a 90/100. I agree with Gal (the first post).

4 | mars

September 29th, 2009 at 00:37

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For have try it earlier this year I find this malt totally inexpressive. It’s not bad to drink but not enjoyable.

5 | Best In Blog #36: Kilchoman Unleashed | Whisky Party

January 31st, 2010 at 06:04

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