Dalwhinnie 1963 20 Year Old Connoisseurs Choice Gordon & Macphail

Dalwhinnie 15 Year Old

During my last visit to the local whisky bar, Helvetica, I was able to finally get my name on the email list in order to be contacted for tastings and events and such. Now many of you will remember the odyssey, dare I say, epic odyssey, that was the event of finally going to Helvetica. An odyssey which involved poor people (being me and my wife),...

Score 85/100

Dalwhinnie 15 Year Old

I bought this whisky for the first time (and the last time) during summer 2010 and I was disappointed. It's just a very bland single malt, I kept waiting for a burst of flavour but it just never materialised. This whisky is very dry, even weak and I can't detect the sweetness that others describe. This one actually made me feel slightly ill and...

Score 40/100

Dalwhinnie 2002 Distillers Edition

Dalwhinnie is sometimes referred to as ‘The Gentle Spirit’. Well, it is definitely mentioned on the neck label of the classic 15 years old, but this Distillers Edition is also softened up a little bit, for lack of a better expression, by the fact that it got a second maturation on oloroso sherry casks. This is the expression that was released a...

Score 85/100

Dalwhinnie 30 Year Old 1989 Diageo Special Releases 2020

This Highland malt matured on refill hogsheads. Whoa! As luck would have it, I had tasted their entry level 15 years old this week – which I quite like – but this is a totally different league. Seminola, quince, rhubarb marmelade. And so very lively for its age. Mild, but utterly & stunningly beautiful. Exceptional. Very quaffable with...

Score 89/100