ESC Dufftown 1975
Cask Type: Hogshead
Bottled: 2023
Age: 47
Region: Speyside
No. of bottles: 192
ABV: 40.1%
Release: Autumn Release 2023
Rob Whitehead
“Utterly brilliant! An insistently twinkling affirmation of Whisky’s ability to nourish the soul and nurture the senses. As if some impish mid-1970s Speyside miscreant has taken a lusciously cherry-laden, spice-drenched fruit loaf and placed it inside an oiled, polished sandalwood trunk that is so deep that one needs to strain arms, head, and body all the way down inside to grasp it, the exertion of which causes a full draught of air to be taken deeply through both the nose and mouth and into the furthest alveolic recesses of the lungs.”
Tasting Notes
Bottled at natural strength, this suave, old dram makes an entrance with beguiling aromas of buttered toast, rosewater and wildflower meadows. The palate gently builds with 45 years of character displaying fruit salad chews, sandal wood, argan oil and smoked pineapple. Warm cherries pop on the back palate. A long and contemplative finish brings subtle spice and orange zest.
Distillery
Jonny McMillan says: “The Speyside Festival is famous for it’s walking tour of the seven stills of Dufftown, which now takes in about nine distilleries including the closed ones. I remember visiting Dufftown distillery on one of these tours a few years ago and being surprised when a BB&R bottling of Dufftown 1982 was pulled out at the distillery, such is the rarity of single casks from Dufftown distillery.”