Miltonduff 1983 24 Year Old First Cask

Miltonduff 7 Year Old 2011 Asta Morris

Milltonduff from Elgin is another one of those noble unknowns. Like Glenburgie, it is one of the more important malts in the famous blend Ballentine’s. And like Glenburgie, it really is worth getting to know it as a malt. By the way, did you know that it was at Miltonduff that from 1964 onward for twenty years they created another malt, using two...

Score 88/100

Miltonduff 10 Year Old 2009 The Whisky Mercenary

The Whisky Mercenary, Belgian bottler Jürgen Vromans, always has these fun labels, doesn’t he? And this is his very first Miltonduff. The lion’s share of this Speyside distillery’s production disappears in the famous blend Ballantine’s, but I’ve had to the good fortune of tasting some lovely single casks. I hope this one fits the bill....

Score 86/100

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 30 Year Old 1982 Duncan Taylor

The Duncan Taylor Single is a series of single malts of at least 30 years or from distilleries that are no longer operational – or both. There are only 53 bottles of this 30 Year Old Miltonduff! I discovered it at a local festival. The nose is very aromatic and fruity. Very fruity, in fact. Peach, young apples, pineapple and some unripe banana....

Score 87/100