Miltonduff 1964 35 Year Old Samaroli

Miltonduff 21 Year Old 1994 Gordon & Macphail Cask Strength

This Miltonduff was bottled by one of Scotland’s oldest indies: Gordon & Macphail. It was released in their famous Cask Strength series at – doh! – cask strength. It is a first fill sherry cask, which the beautiful, dark color underlines. The nose is dark and sweet, but at first shows something very floral, almost perfumy, and quite herbal....

Score 86/100

Miltonduff 11 Year Old 2004 Malts of Scotland

Judging by the dark color of what is in my glass, the spirit of this Miltonduff slept on a rather active sherry cask. First fill, most likely. Anyway, it is young: distilled in 2004 and bottled after 11 years. It clings to the glass with a vengeance. The nose is honeysweet on all kinds of dark fruit. Plums, rhubarb, grapes and raisins. Hint of...

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 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