Pluscarden Valley 21 Year Old Sestante

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 10 Year Old 2008 McShelfie

Here is another unique whisky from the Belgian club McShelfie. Remember the Stairway to Orkney, in which they transferred some 50 liters to an oloroso sherry octave? They did they exact same with this Miltonduff. Originally matured on a bourbon cask, it was transferred to the sherry cask at 58.2% and left for 7 months. Then it was bottled at 56.6%...

Score 84/100

Miltonduff 23 Year Old 1989 C&S Dram Collection

C&S Dram is a German independent bottler run by Andrea Cammineci (the name reveals his Italian roots), who started out as a wine merchant in 2005. Let us try his Miltonduff 1989 from a sherry hogshead that yielded 211 bottles. It was released in 2013. The nose is farily creamy and quite fruity, but it also has an edge of burnt caramel, which...

Score 81/100

Miltonduff 8 Year Old 1999 Daily Dram

Miltonduff is one of the old distilleries, operational since 1824 (or even before that, albeit illegaly). It is one of the malts that gives body and character to blends like Ballantine's, Teacher's, Old Smuggler and Chivas Regal. But today we will try an independent bottling from Daily Dram. They dubbed this 8 Year Old ‘Mille Tonnes d'Oeufs’ (a...

Score 82/100