Dufftown 1976 32 Year Old Dewar Rattray

Singleton of Dufftown 12 Year Old

Think of chewing a handful of pencil shavings with marshmallow. That's what it tastes like. I was unlucky to buy a bottle of this stuff and tried really hard to get my money's worth. No joy. Having tried a few dozen whiskeys so far, I thought I could drink anything. This one is positively undrinkable though. The first impression is good: the...

Score 30/100

Dufftown The Singleton of Dufftown 17 Year Old 2002 Diageo Special Releases 2020

This Singleton contains malt from the Dufftown distillery and matured solely on refill American oak. Nicely fresh and reminds me of spring. Lots of hay and corn flakes with apple sauce and lime, honey and fresh ginger. Pear drops! Elegant nose. Suspiciously soft on the palate. Creamy and sweet on liquorice, apples and pears with honey. The...

Score 84/100

Dufftown 15 Year Old Flora & Fauna

Today I tasted two Dufftown whiskies head-to-head, even though they are pretty different. The first one is the 15 Year Old from the Flora & Fauna series (the only official release from Dufftown for a very long time, until the Singleton was released in 2006). Next to that is the Dufftown 1979/1997 single cask (refill sherry wood, ref MM1489)...

Score 81/100

Dufftown Glenlivet 8 Year Old bottled 1970s 75.7cl

Ooh, and old bottling of Dufftown, when then-owner Arthur Bell & Sons still put Dufftown-Glenlivet on their label and were allowed to call their 8 years old a Pure Malt. This is a bottling from the 1980s. Ouch! The bottle was clearly not sealed well enough. The whisky shows apple and gooseberries, but this is overpowered by an unruly sourness...

Score 50/100