Dufftown 1976 34 Year Old Daily Dram Nectar of the Daily Drams

Dufftown Singleton of Dufftown Spey Cascade

A few years ago Diageo launched two new Singletons: the Tailfire and the Sunray, both very quaffable, nice whisky’s that would do very well on a sunny terrace with a board game. A year later, in 215, this Spey Cascade was added to that range, targeting the same audience. The nose is honeysweet on honey, toffee, oatmeal, nougat and almonds, with...

Score 81/100

Dufftown 37 Year Old 1978 Single Cask

Cadenhead enjoys the privilege of actually putting the suffix ‘Glenlivet’ to many of their releases. That has nothing to do with that specific distillery, but with the region whence it came. This is an older release from Dufftown, distilled in 1978 and bottled a few years ago in their so-called Single Cask Series. Nowhere to be found nowadays and...

Score 90/100

Dufftown 12 Year Old 2009 SMWS 91.31

Independent bottlers do like this malt from Dufftown, which is a very fruity and accessible Speysider. I taste one from the Scotch Malt Whisky Society, called 'An Old Soul in New Shoes'. I frown for a moment, but don't dwell on the name for too long. Let me pour, smell, taste and – more than likely – enjoy. Oh... that's strange. White chocolate,...

Score 85/100

Dufftown Glenlivet 8 Year Old bottled 1970s 75.7cl

Ooh, and old bottling of Dufftown, when then-owner Arthur Bell & Sons still put Dufftown-Glenlivet on their label and were allowed to call their 8 years old a Pure Malt. This is a bottling from the 1980s. Ouch! The bottle was clearly not sealed well enough. The whisky shows apple and gooseberries, but this is overpowered by an unruly sourness...

Score 50/100