Cadenhead Small Batch Dufftown 1979

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SOLD OUT! - !!!Not expected to return to KWM!!!

Only 12 bottles of this 1979 vintage 34 year old Dufftown have come in to Canada under Cadenhead's Small Batch label. 216 total bottles were produced from a single sherry butt. It has been bottled at it cask strength of 48%. Very fruity and nutty with lovely spices.

Cadenhead's, established 1842, is Scotland's oldest independent bottler. Owned by the parent company of Springbank Distillery, Cadenhead's has very extensive stocks, which it sells through its own chain of shops. The Small Batch Collection was created to sell their whisky at other select retailers. This 34 year old is from a single cask, only 216 bottles at 48% from a single sherry butt. But 12 have come in to Canada, exclusively at KWM. Andrew's Tasting Note: "Nose: incredibly fruity, with a lovely antique character similar to Comapss Box's "The General"; very soft leather, Fig Newtons and strawberry preserves with round but yielding oak and rich spice; there is some marmalade and a hint of polished Italian leather shoes; Palate: more intense fruit with more leather, some chocolate and e trace of espresso; the fruit ranges from tropical and citric to dried and dark with much in between; spices and tobacco develop along with some mango chutney; Finish: long, rich and leathery with dried fruits and a slowly emerging nuttiness; the leather, tobacco, spices and fruit all have their turn; Comment: one of the finest Dufftown's I've had!

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