Dailuaine 14 Year Old 1998 Dimensions Duncan Taylor

Dailuaine 1998/2015 AD. Rattray

My last review for the year 2015, so why not a whisky that was bottled this year? My first entry for Dailuaine comes from the independent bottler AD. Rattray. --- Description: a 16yo bourbon matured whisky from 1998, finished in sherry hogshead #1525, bottled at 55.2% ABV by AD. Rattray in 2015. Nose: sweet, soft and honeyed at first glance: apple...

Score 85/100

Dailuaine 16 Year Old

Dailuaine distillery was established in 1852 and by the end of the 19th century had become one of the largest distilleries in the Highlands. In 1889 it was the very first distillery to be fitted with a pagoda type rook designed by Charles Doig. In 1891, Dailuaine became a part of the Dailuaine-Glenlivet Distillery Ltd that merged with the Talisker...

Score 84/100

Dailuaine 21 Year Old 1992 The Whisky Mercenary

Jürgen Vromans, better known as the Whisky Mercenary, recently brought two new bottlings to the market. The first was the wonderful Clynelish 1997 for Beproefd.be and now this Dailuaine 1992. It will go on sale in November 2013. I believe it will be 95 EUR. The first thing that stands out on the fruity nose is the enormous amount of varnish. I...

Score 87/100

SMWS 41.42 - Seduction in an Austrian coffee house

Nose: A quite sweet and fresh start on vanilla and dried apricot, spiced walnut cake showing nutmeg, cinnamon and some lemon rind but not at all heavy. Some quite floral notes sit behind with delicate rose water. With water the floral aspects heighten into violet and Turkish delight, the early sweetness becoming quite creamy with milk chocolate....

Score 84/100