Macduff 14 Year Old 1997 Dimensions Duncan Taylor

Macduff 12 Year Old 2000 The Whiskyman

Macduff is one of the few whisky distilleries that does not release whisky under their own name. They do market a rather mediocre Glen Deveron. If you want to taste great Macduff, you will need to focus your attention on independent bottlers. Today I will be trying a Macduff, bottled by The Whiskyman, meaning it is a single cask at cask strength....

Score 84/100

Macduff 9 Year Old 2008 Duncan Taylor The Octave

Duncan Taylor has a series called ‘The Octave’, in which the whisky matures (or is finished) in smaller casks. Maturation is faster as there is more contact between the spirit and the wood. Hence the whisky can be bottled sooner, in the case of this Macduff at 9 years old (along with some sister casks). In this case, it was a sherry cask. Dark and...

Score 85/100

Macduff 11 Year Old 2002 'Lead on, Macduff!' Wemyss

Macduff hardly reaches the market as single malt. It is put out as Glen Deveron. But the lion’s share goes into blends like Williams Lawson’s. Let us try a Macduff that was bottled by the indie Wemyss in 2013. The nose is honeysweet with a truckload of vanilla, caramel, grain cookies and ginger. Add some citrus as well as some freshly cut grass....

Score 80/100

Macduff 11 Year Old 2006 - North Star Spirits

Another review from a sample kindly sent by @Wierdo. I've never tasted any Macduff before and by the looks of things there are little (if any) OBs out there. This is bottled by North Star spirits and is one of 240 bottles from a refill bourbon hogshead. The review is with a couple of drops of water to a 30ml pour. Nose - Very sweet and fruity...

Score 89/100