Dalwhinnie 25 Year 48.8%

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Released as part of Diageo's 2015 special releases, this is only the 2nd Dalwhinnie 25 year old ever bottled. Distilled in 1980 and matured in Refill American Oak, 3000 bottles were released at 48.8%. Only 6 bottles coming to KWM!

Distiller's Tasting Note

Nose: Quite closed, soft and waxy at first, then grassy, with notes of hay soaring above a sweet, malty base. Things open up to reveal fresh high notes of vanilla and floral honey, and heathery moorland and peat.

Palate: Smooth, creamy texture. Menthol-cool, lightly sweet and citrusy with a fresh edge; malty too, with an unusual yet pleasingly perfumed mid-palate. Finally, drying at the back.

Finish: Quite short and appetisingly dry. Cooling, minty with fragrant pine resins and some very late smoke, finally becoming leafy. With water, dry, warming and softly pungent.

Note: From the highest, coldest distillery in Scotland comes a creamy, aromatic, and crisply-focused Dalwhinnie. Drier and less honeyed than you may expect, it drinks very well, both straight and with a little water.

750 ml