Dufftown 1984 27 Year Old Signatory

Dufftown Singleton of Dufftown Spey Cascade

This is one of the replacements for the old 12yo. That was an easy drinking whisky: smooth, sweet, but nothing special. But it was pretty cheap and not too bad. Since Dufftown doesn't have enough whisky in stock to keep making the 12yo, they developed a few different whiskies, highlighting some of the features of the original Singleton of...

Score 65/100

Singleton of Dufftown 12 Year Old

Colour is a touch chardonnay with a very green edge. Very boozy quality on the nose and very light. Light bodied and a touch watery. Flavours go to dusty tannins and very lightly steeped orange pekoe tea. Short finish and out!

Score 71/100

Dufftown 10 Year Old Original Collection

For this Dufftown Cadenhead used 50% bourbon and 50% PX Sherry casks. The best of both worlds? There is no vintage on it, but apparently the youngest in the mix is 10 years old. A cartload of caramel meets me on the nose, like Werther's Original. In addition, beautiful notes of baked apples, cherries and condensed milk. Brussels waffle....

Score 84/100

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