Dalwhinnie 15 Year Old Friends

Dalwhinnie 15 Year Old bottled 1980s

I decided to pick this bottle up as an easy, at-home dram on a total impulse. Pretty pleased with this! Nose: This nose is soft, and good. Vanilla, cream, heather, with some frutiness... like banana and some light orchard undertones, like green apple. Pleasant. Palate: Wow, there it is! Some fire, more cream, really pops on the tongue! I didn't...

Score 84/100

Dalwhinnie 15 Year Old bottled 1980s

'The Gentle Spirit' says the label upon the bottle. I'm both intrigued and worried, for the (admittedly magnificent) 12 year old Glenkinchie I reviewed two weeks ago promised a delicate touch that was almost too subtle and refined for its own good. Now, in sprawling Victorian handwriting, the Dalwhinnie 15 year old is promising the same. This has...

Score 80/100

Dalwhinnie 15 Year Old

Very smooth & gentle whisky, without a doubt my favorite scotch. First impressions are a light vanilla and caramel duo, but followed by a light hint of citrus and peat. The finish is quite short with an increasing smokiness at the very end. I personally prefer Dalwhinnie with ice as it increases the gentle character, which for me is what this...

Score 90/100

Dalwhinnie 15 Year Old bottled 1980s

A somewhat complex nose. The whisky slides onto the palette with ease, then politely shows it's colors. The immediate group of flavors doesn't last long and finishes with a sweet, fresh vegetal note. I think I prefer my Highland Park and Clynelish, but this stuff certainly is interesting. We'll see how it does over time.

Score 90/100