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  • dalwhinnie 15 years old

    Dalwhinnie 15 Years Old 80
    Distillery
    Dalwhinnie
    Style
    Single Malt
    Release
    Unspecified
    Age
    15 Years
    Alcohol
    43% abv.
    Region
    Scotland, Highlands
    Bottled For
    Distillery

    The "Classic Malt" from the Highlands, from Scotland's highest distillery (326m).

    review by anonymous

    82
    Color
    Gold
    Nose
    Sweet, berrys, brown sugar
    Body
    Full bodied
    Palate
    Silky, berrys flavor is intensified,
    Finish
    Long finish, warm, but not so strong to the end

    review by coloradodram

    77
    Color
    Gold, like a flat pilsener beer
    Nose
    Sweet fruit, grassy soil, more so with a few drops of water (also aerate this one a fair bit to reduce the phenolic attack on the nose).
    Body
    Light bodied, thin feel on the tongue even though the legs on the glass were pretty viscous. Again, a few drops of water improves the buttery feel on the tongue.
    Palate
    Confirms the nose, fruity malt, a grassy salad with fresh ground white pepper at the tail end.
    Finish
    Medium warm but quite long. A little more attack than other 15's I've tried.

    This is a nice representation of the Highlands - fruity malt and grassy, with a light pepper finish. I suggest water drops and patience aerating this one for best results. On final tastings of this malt, I dropped it a couple points due to some unwarranted/undesired phenolic attack.