Dufftown 1993 Connoisseurs Choice Gordon and MacPhail

Dufftown 10 YO That Boutique-y Whisky Company Batch 4

This is the fourth in a series of 24 reviews, the result of seizing an opportunity when the LCBO dropped the price of this set by 50% in early 2020. FOMO wins again. This is probably my first ever experience with Dufftown. From what I have read, the distillery, originally opened in 1895 and now owned by Diageo, produces malts under the names...

Score 85/100

Singleton of Dufftown 12 Year Old

Sampled in a Glencairn first neat and then with a half tea spoon of spring water. My general feeling of this dram was one of being totally under whelmed. I am struggling, even as a novice, to come up with any flavours or smells to describe. It’s as if the makers were simply intending to make the stuff taste ‘whisky flavoured’. There was very...

Score 55/100

Dufftown 1984 / 26 Year Old / Refill Sherry Butt #79

This Dufftown 1984 slept 26 long years on a sherry butt, giving it a bright copper colour and a cask strength of 55%. The nose needs a bit of time to open up. It all begins rather simple on apples and pears, but after a few moments offers a whole lot more. Coffee, jam of mirabelles and cherries, hint of milk chocolate. Then some roasted and...

Score 86/100

Singleton of Dufftown 12 Year Old

Nose: quite full with lots of fresh oak and nutty malt accents. Seems they did a good job maturing the stuff, as the aroma displays the sort of richness you only get from combining different cask types. I liked it right off the bat. Taste: initially sweet with the orchard fruit flavours typical of a Speyside malt. Dries pretty quickly, though,...

Score 79/100