Berry's Dailuaine 2010 KWM 25ml Sample

Tasting Notes

Andrew's Tasting Note

Nose: soft, creamy and fruity with a tart edge; Fruit by the Foot, milk chocolate dipped Jujubes, sticky wines, and candied nuts; the malty shows later with some citrus and a faintly meaty note.   

Palate: big, round, and fruity with loads of spice; more Jujubes dipped in milk chocolate, Fruit by the Foot, and bitter orange; slightly oxidized sticky wines, more candied nuts, and crisp spices: fennel, clove, and star anise; gets earthier, and a touch meaty with grassy malt and citric notes.

Finish: medium-long, warm, and fruity, again with that tart edge; warming spices.

Comment: this malt marks a couple of firsts for KWM, our first Dailuaine single cask, and our first ex-Vin Santo cask whisky; to say we are a bit weary of wine casks at KWM, would be an understatement, but this one got our approval, and I'm pretty confident the vast majority of you will love it.... except for maybe Curt; Shawn and I overruled him! 

Producer Tasting Note

"Dailuaine's muscular make works well in ex-sweet wine casks such as this Vin Santo wood from Italy. There's a fun balance of flavours on the nose from fresh green apples and pears to peaches and black cherry as the wood and distillate meet. A similar balancing act continues across the palate with some grassy, citrus notes rounded off by a thicker dried fruit element. The finish is long and shows apricots, tobacco and cedar."