Miltonduff 1969 Gordon & Macphail

Miltonduff 22 Year Old 1995 Liquid Treasures

Miltonduff sells most of its production to the blenders. Ballantine’s is their biggest client, followed closely by Teacher’s and Old Smuggler. And the house blends of Chivas Regal, of course. But the German bottler Liquid Treasures was able to secure this bourbon hogshead that was put to sleep in 1995. Hence this Miltonduff is 22 years old. The...

Score 87/100

Miltonduff 11 Year Old 2008 Double-V

I’ll be honest, I did a double take when I looked at the label of this Miltonduff from the new Belgian bottler Double-V. Not because of the distillation or bottling date (5th October 2008 and 29th July 2020 respectively), but because of the ABV: 62.7%. Oh, boy. And that color… Must have been a very active PX cask. The nose is very juicy and...

Score 83/100

Miltonduff 21 Year Old 1992 The Whisky Cask

While there are hardly any official bottlings (the lion’s share goes into Ballantine’s, Old Smuggler and Teacher’s), Miltonduff is quite easily found with independent bottlers. This is one of those, albeit already a couple of years on the market. The sherry cask gave it a lovely copper hue. At first, the nose shows quite a bit of sulpher, but that...

Score 84/100

Miltonduff 11 Year Old 2004 Malts of Scotland

Judging by the dark color of what is in my glass, the spirit of this Miltonduff slept on a rather active sherry cask. First fill, most likely. Anyway, it is young: distilled in 2004 and bottled after 11 years. It clings to the glass with a vengeance. The nose is honeysweet on all kinds of dark fruit. Plums, rhubarb, grapes and raisins. Hint of...

Score 86/100