Dufftown 1990 10 Year Old McGibbon's Provenance

Dufftown 1979 Murray McDavid

Today I tasted two Dufftown whiskies head to head, even though they are pretty different. First I tried the 15 Year Old from the Flore & Fauna series (the only official release from Dufftown for a very long time, until the Singleton was released in 2006), now I’m giving this Dufftown 1979/1997 single cask (refill sherry wood, ref MM1489) from...

Score 90/100

Dufftown 8 YO Gordon & MacPhail

The reviewed bottle is a Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseur's Choice series 8 yo Dufftown, with no vintage year listed. The whisky was aged in refill bourbon barrels. The reviewed whisky was sampled when the bottle was newly opened, and then again 8 days later. The whisky showed no noticeable difference over those 8 days Nose: mild malt, light...

Score 78/100

Singleton of Dufftown 12 Year Old

There are very few whiskies that I actively dislike. Certainly I prefer some to others, and I'm indifferent to many, but I seldom take an active dislike to a bottling. It seems to me that most whisky made these days is pretty well executed technically and, while many fall short of greatness, minimum standards are usually met. What I find curious...

Score 69/100

Dufftown 10 Year Old Original Collection

For this Dufftown Cadenhead used 50% bourbon and 50% PX Sherry casks. The best of both worlds? There is no vintage on it, but apparently the youngest in the mix is 10 years old. A cartload of caramel meets me on the nose, like Werther's Original. In addition, beautiful notes of baked apples, cherries and condensed milk. Brussels waffle....

Score 84/100