Dufftown 2002 Connoisseurs Choice Gordon and MacPhail

Singleton of Dufftown 12 Year Old

Colour is a touch chardonnay with a very green edge. Very boozy quality on the nose and very light. Light bodied and a touch watery. Flavours go to dusty tannins and very lightly steeped orange pekoe tea. Short finish and out!

Score 71/100

Dufftown 1984 / 26 Year Old / Refill Sherry Butt #79

This Dufftown 1984 slept 26 long years on a sherry butt, giving it a bright copper colour and a cask strength of 55%. The nose needs a bit of time to open up. It all begins rather simple on apples and pears, but after a few moments offers a whole lot more. Coffee, jam of mirabelles and cherries, hint of milk chocolate. Then some roasted and...

Score 86/100

Dufftown Singleton of Dufftown Spey Cascade

A few years ago Diageo launched two new Singletons: the Tailfire and the Sunray, both very quaffable, nice whisky’s that would do very well on a sunny terrace with a board game. A year later, in 215, this Spey Cascade was added to that range, targeting the same audience. The nose is honeysweet on honey, toffee, oatmeal, nougat and almonds, with...

Score 81/100

Singleton of Dufftown 12 Year Old

Sampled in a Glencairn first neat and then with a half tea spoon of spring water. My general feeling of this dram was one of being totally under whelmed. I am struggling, even as a novice, to come up with any flavours or smells to describe. It’s as if the makers were simply intending to make the stuff taste ‘whisky flavoured’. There was very...

Score 55/100