Dallas Dhu 1980 30 Year Old Cask #2111 Signatory

Dallas Dhu 27 Year Old 1981 Duncan Taylor Rare Auld

After the fantastic 26 Year Old, I got me a sample of a 27 Year Old from the same Rare Auld series by Duncan Taylor, also distilled in 1981 but matured for an additional year. Ha, the nose is almost identical, although the aromas are presented in a different order (does that make sense?). First I get the furniture polish, then tropical fruit. Kiwi...

Score 89/100

Dallas Dhu 31 Year Old 1969 Douglas Laing Old Malt Cask

Old Malt Cask from Douglas Laing means golden drinking strength, i.e. 50%. Rumour has it that the Laing brothers are splitting the company, but I am trying a Dallas Dhu from the good old days. It is a distillate from before I was born, that matured for 31 long years on a sherry cask. My oldest Dallas Dhu so far. The nose offers nice fruity tones....

Score 88/100

Dallas Dhu 1981/2008, 26 Years, Part Des Anges

from a purchased sample Nose: Vanilla, cake frosting, sweet flower wax. Oodles of sweet barley. This thing is going to melt teeth. Acidic apple, touches of glue, and sweet lemon zest. Musty peach and tangerine/apricot. Something even of a precocious Barsac. Anise/licorice (barely). Perhaps even some spun sugar. Nuts/almondy. (with water) More...

Score 84/100

Dallas Dhu 26 Year Old 1981 Dun Bheagan

Dun Bheagan is a label from Ian MacLeod Distillers, who also own Glengoyne and Tamdhu, but also market the following brands: Isle of Skye, Langs, Smokehead and The Six Isles. This Dallas Dhu is a single sherry butt that was put to sleep in 1981, two years before Diageo closed down the distillery for good. The nose is sweet, while the sherry...

Score 83/100