Dufftown 1984 26 Year Old Refill Sherry Butt #79 Signatory Cask Strength Collection

Singleton of Dufftown 12 Year Old

I got a free sample of the Singleton of Dufftown 12 (one of two expressions, the other being the 15 y/o) after liking their Facebook page. If you listen to the sales guff, this is the best-tasting single malt whisky out there. Time to put that one to the test. Nose: One reviewer rather pejoratively commented that it was like 'chewing a handful...

Score 70/100

Dufftown 1979 Murray McDavid

Today I tasted two Dufftown whiskies head to head, even though they are pretty different. First I tried the 15 Year Old from the Flore & Fauna series (the only official release from Dufftown for a very long time, until the Singleton was released in 2006), now I’m giving this Dufftown 1979/1997 single cask (refill sherry wood, ref MM1489) from...

Score 90/100

Dufftown Singleton of Dufftown 21 Year Old

The Singleton is not a whisky, but a brand. Because no less than three (formerly four) malts from different distilleries are used to put together this series. The three together ensure that The Singleton is in the top five of Diageo's best-selling whiskies. For the European market, that is the whisky from Dufftown Distillery. This is at least as...

Score 86/100

Singleton of Dufftown 12 Year Old

Nose: quite full with lots of fresh oak and nutty malt accents. Seems they did a good job maturing the stuff, as the aroma displays the sort of richness you only get from combining different cask types. I liked it right off the bat. Taste: initially sweet with the orchard fruit flavours typical of a Speyside malt. Dries pretty quickly, though,...

Score 79/100