Miltonduff 5 Year Old Bot 1980's

Miltonduff 22 Year Old 1995 Liquid Treasures

Miltonduff sells most of its production to the blenders. Ballantine’s is their biggest client, followed closely by Teacher’s and Old Smuggler. And the house blends of Chivas Regal, of course. But the German bottler Liquid Treasures was able to secure this bourbon hogshead that was put to sleep in 1995. Hence this Miltonduff is 22 years old. The...

Score 87/100

Miltonduff 39 Year Old 1978 Cadenhead’s

Miltonduff does not appear on my radar all that often. This is only my 26th, but also the oldest I have ever tried. Distilled when yours truly was only an 8 year old boy and bottled two years ago by one of Scotland’s oldest bottlers. Around 390 EUR or about 10 EUR for each year of maturation (note to self: what’s kind of remark is that?). I am...

Score 88/100

Miltonduff 10 Year Old 2009 The Whisky Mercenary

The Whisky Mercenary, Belgian bottler Jürgen Vromans, always has these fun labels, doesn’t he? And this is his very first Miltonduff. The lion’s share of this Speyside distillery’s production disappears in the famous blend Ballantine’s, but I’ve had to the good fortune of tasting some lovely single casks. I hope this one fits the bill....

Score 86/100

Miltonduff 37 Year Old 1971 Lonach

The Lonach series was known for vatting underproof with overproof casks to create a whisky that reached at least 40% ABV and could thus be bottled. This one was bottled at exactly 40% and is a distillate from 1971. Nowadays, Lonach claims to no longer use underproof casks. Anyway, let us get to it! Two things immediately jump out on the creamy...

Score 88/100