A balance of tradition and efficiency (Speyburn)
Deanston Distillery is something of a hidden gem. Ian Buxton visited it
April 2006, Issue 55, page 26
Whisky Magazine Issue 55
Abraham Lincoln - Up in smoke - Scotch on the rocks - Kentucky visitors' guide - Deanston - Islay and Jura - The Whisky Shop.
Published April 2006.
Speyburn 10 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 40.00%
7 Quite a pleasant pre-dinner dram, with light nibbles perhaps. A little shy though. Would yield more at a higher alcoholic strength or in a few years.
Speyburn 16 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 46.00%
7 One of the most assertive, flavoursome examples of Speyburn I have tasted. A pretty whisky from a pretty distillery.
Speyburn 1973
Single Malt - Scotland - 46.00%
7 Another light-tasting malt that blossoms with age. Its flavours belie the use of a malt that is scarcely peated.
Speyburn 21 Years Old
Single Malt - Scotland - 58.50%
8 Full of flavour and interest, but the sherry and oak verge on being overwhelming.