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Dufftown

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Dufftown: official bottling

Dufftown

Fauna & Flora, 15 years
Collection
 Fauna & Flora
Age
 15 years
Alcohol percentage
 43,0 %
Bottler
 Official
Bottle
 0 of 0 btls
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 85/100
Dufftown 15
Nose: A real nut-bowl aroma: almond, hazelnut and some creamy brazil, as well as a hint of marzipan and wholemeal maltiness. In time a toffee note. Mid-weight.
Palate: Lovely weight and feel with a spicy nuttiness. Softens as it moves in the mouth.
Finish: Nutty with decent length.
Overall: A good, mid-weight nutty style. (Dave Broom)
The nose is sweet and spicy at the time, with nice peppery notes ans interesting hints of hazelnut. In the mouth, a kind of bitterness and a touch of acidity, which disappears quickly, to make room to the sweetness of almonds. The finish is marked by spices, pepper, and the hazelnut remains quite present.
84/100
The nose is both fruity and marked by cereals. Some hints of fresh bread mixed with exotic fruit notes. In the palate the impression is quite linear, and the cereal notes dominate. It is obvious that this bottle should have been better if the whisky had some percent alcohol more. This would probably have helped some aromas to develop nicer. The finish is short and without special interest.
79/100

Colour: Old gold
A slightly woody hint that characterized the first nose which shows a good balance without being very complex. This nose is very pleasant and extremely subtle. Nothing too spectacular, but everything in the nuance. This nose is very promising.
The mouth is the perfect extension of the nose. Subtlety, balance. The same notes slightly bitter chocolate and dried fruit are present throughout the mouth.
The same balance marks the final which is relatively long and just as subtle as the mouth and nose. The impressions are paradoxically stronger in the final than they were in the mouth.
A beautifully balanced whisky that requires attention to be appreciated ...
88/100

  

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Dufftown: independent bottlers

Dufftown

Scott's selection 1985-2004
Collection
 Natural Cask Strength
Age
 No age statement
Alcohol percentage
 57,1 %
Bottler
 Scott's Selection
Particularity
 Non chillfiltered cask strength
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 88/100
Quite a discrete nose which presents however nice hints of cut grass mixed with fruity notes. A bit of mint confirm the freshness of the nose/
The palate is nicely complex, much more than announced by the nose. Fruit, liquorice, warmth. What a nice surprise!
The lingering and warm finish prolongs the mouth with nice liquorice and chocolate hints, mixed with the fruits which were so present in the mouth.
88/100
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Dufftown: Not in collection

Dufftown

Singleton of Dufftown
Age
 12 years
Alcohol percentage
 40 %
Bottler
 Official
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 74/100
Dufftown Singleton

Comment by
Johannes Sauer

Colour: Golden Brass, light brown (coloured).
Nose: Caramel, soft brown sugar and milk chocolate. Dried grass and a softly disturbing chemical note like chlorid or methylated spirit (Brennspiritus) in the back.
Taste: Warming and soft in the beginning. Again caramel now together with licorice. Nice floral notes, sour herbs (sorrel), but alltogether too held back, too softly. No fullness, no deeper complexity.
Finish: Fading medium fast, the sour note shoing in the palate stays a little longer and changes to sour green apples (rusty metal).
Conclusion: Very easy and not always well harmonizing. A pleasant and fine dry aperetif, but not a fulfilling malt.
Date: 1. June 2011
Price in Germany: 25 Euro

72/100
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Dufftown

1993, Syrah finish
Age
 12 years
Alcohol percentage
 46 %
Bottler
 Murray McDavid
links & average quote
 85/100
Dufftown 1993
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