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Dalwhinnie 1981, Distillers Edition, Oloroso Sherry

Dalwhinnie 1981, Distillers Edition, Oloroso Sherry

Brand Dalwhinnie
Expression 1981, Distillers Edition, Oloroso Sherry
Type Scotch Whisky / Single Malt
Vintage 1981
Abv 43.00%
Produced at Dalwhinnie Distillery
Region Highland
Launched 1898
Availability Europe, Canada and duty free.
Guide Price £26-£40 (US$41-US$65)
Website http://www.malts.com

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 8 by Michael Jackson and Doug McIvor.

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Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson

Nose
Oloroso, liquorice, rooty, grassy.
Palate
Very sweet, toffeeish start. Honey. Very distinct lemony notes. Long flavour development to peatiness, cut-grass, vanilla and fresh oak.
Finish
Very long. Cut-grass, peat, smoke, oak.
Comment
Beautiful interplay and balance.

Doug McIvor

Nose
Soft and honeyed with gentle traces of liquorice and stronger peat emerging through sherry notes.
Palate
Light, honeyed and playfully viscous; leading eventually to more liquorice and peat.
Finish
Disappointingly short. Perhaps over-sherried for such a delicate malt. The peat cuts in sharply to dominate the finish.
Comment
More complex than the 15 Years Old but somehow lacks the balance and lingering charm.

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