Dewar Rattray Cask Collection

Strathmill Distillery

1991, 17 Years Old

Dewar Rattray

ABV: 60%

Age: 17 Years Old

Style: Single Malt

Country: Scotland

Region: Speyside

Bottling: Dewar Rattray

Overall
Score

6.0

Tasting Notes

Nose

Hugely winey.Boiled grape must/overcooked jam with elderberry. Water accentuates the impression of some sort of concentrate being used to hide the whisky.

Palate

Very thick start then raw alcohol. Hard yet sweet.

Finish

Tacky.

Comment

Poor. “British sherry” finish?

Taster Score

5.1

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Dewar Rattray Cask Collection

1991, 17 Years Old

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