Archive for the ‘ Dalwhinnie ’ Category
I reviewed the 1990 Distillers Edition back in January here. This is the 1992 and, looking back, my notes for that dram are pretty much spot-on for this one too.
Creamy smooth, vanilla, ginger, honey, milk chocolate, hazelnuts.
Full bodied, long of finish and very, very classy.
4/5…at least.
My first dram of the year!
Gorgeous, thick, sweet malt. Loads of honey, baileys Irish cream, vanilla, ginger.
Superb, what a lovely dram.
4/5
An interesting one this, my local pub/restaurant added a frozen malt to their list of dessert wines.
I reviewed this Dalwhinnie a wee while ago: [url]http://dramperday.com/2011/01/24/240111/[object 2] and found lots of honey, sweet malt, fudge and a little smoke in the background.
Tonights dram is completely different! Delicate and grassy, the grain is more obvious, it’s crisp, dry and refreshing. As it warms a little some sweetness emerges, honey for sure but the smoke never returns, even after 30 minutes in my hand.
I scored the room temperature dram as 3/5, the score for an enjoyable dram.
I’d struggle to change the score for the frozen dalwhinnie. If anything it’s lost a little complexity but it’s a beautiful after dinner (or pre-dinner!!) drink for a warm summer evening. As such, I highly recommend it.
In fact, I’m going to try my own freezing experiments with some more whiskies. Not sure anything heavily sherried or too smoky will work so I’m contemplating:
Ardmore
Balvenie 17yo Madeira
Glendronach Sauternes
Glen Moray Chardonnay
Ardbeg Blasda
Glenkinchie
Grants Ale Cask
Any more suggestions?
Sláinte!
Dalwhinnie 15yo, distillery bottling, 43% ABV.
Really malty malt this one. Slight waft of smoke and beautiful sweet barley on the nose. It really smells like an old-school maltings.
Honey, fudge and some more smoke on the palate. Really smooth whisky, almost to the point where it might even be a criticism. Not a dram to have if you’re in the mood for sensory overload in a glass but very enjoyable nonetheless.
The finish is sweet but pretty short. Unremarkable, really.
I’ve described this before as a great dram to give people who aren’t that keen on whisky and, to a certain extent, I still agree with that. It’s very inoffensive.
3/5, hard to get excited about I’m afraid. Possibly another case of a whisky being a bit too subtle for me. It gets fantastic reviews from the pro critics (if I remember correctly Jim Murray gave it 96/100!)
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