Miltonduff 18 Year Old 1994 Strictly Limited Carn Mor

Miltonduff 1971 Duncan Taylor Lonach

Although the name Miltonduff is not heard often as a single malt, it is a high-capacity distillery and considered the most important component of the Ballantine’s blend. It’s one of the key plants in the Chivas / Pernod Ricard group. Gordon & MacPhail has semi-official bottlings of Miltonduff such as a regular 10 years old. As you know, the...

Score 92/100

Miltonduff 18 Year Old 1995 A.D. Rattray

I remember trying this malt for the first time at the whisky festival in Ghent in 2014, but I was unable to score a sample at the time. I rectified this at another festival last May. And now I can sit down with it and try it at leisure: Miltonduff 1995 from A.D. Rattray. The nose is creamy and hearty. Butterscotch, vanilla and plums. But also...

Score 86/100

Miltonduff 9 Year Old 2008 Duncan Taylor The Octave

Duncan Taylor has a series called ‘The Octave’, in which whisky matured in a smaller cask. After all, on octave is only 1/8th of a regular barrel. So maturation is faster as there is more contact with the wood. That probably explains why this Miltonduff was bottled after only 9 years (along with some sister casks). The nose is very herbal and...

Score 83/100

Miltonduff 10 Year Old

Venturing further into obscure distillery territory. A semi-official bottling of Miltonduff by Gordon & Macphail, that is rarely being reviewed and even then seems to divide the public in two camps. Either you love it or you hate it. Nose: a fresh and fruity nose: sherried apple, elderberry, pineapple and a touch of melon. Young and grassy...

Score 84/100