Deanston 33yo 1977-2010 43% Thosop Import
To find a Deanston of this age is nothing short of exceptional, I just wish it would've been bottled at cask strength as well. Whiskysamples is now sadly closed although Thosop will continue bottling whiskies, and I bet there's still a lot of samples going around. The colour is golden- The smell is fruity and fat, loads of apples and barbeque smoke. The taste is fresh with hints of apples and pears a real light and fruity treat. Deanston is a light malt and I was worried that it as such an age would be overdominated by oakiness, but it's actually just enhanced its best assets. This is a light and easy malt, overall very good, but considering the price it's perhaps not as fancy as many would expect. But I'm no posh commentator anyway.
A wonderful light whisky from the early days of Deanston Distillery: 8
(Ruben, thanks a lot for informing me that although whiskysamples is closed, Thosop is not!!! And by the way, Thosop bottled a new Bowmore 1993 and Tomintoul 1967 last week) mmm... :)
Deanston NAS 40% OB
This one has got some funky paper inside the cork. Thankfully it hasn't disintegrated and mixed with the malt. Odorwise it's very light, even lighter than the Strathisla, it has some barely recognizeable nutty smell. The taste is nice, a bit dry, but that doesn't matter here. Sweet, rich, nuts, mascarpone and burnt toffee, burnt baileys? The aftertaste is somewhat woody and bland. I wish there would be more than just a good malt, but unfortunately it doesn't excell beyond the palate.
A fine old malt, easily approachable: 4
Deanston 12yo 40%OB
Pale straw colour on this one, with a powerful and very very malty odor, with a small hint of gingerbread, christmas malt? The taste is soft like velvet, with a distinctive sweetness of strawberries and honey. What's perhaps missing is some muscles, there's a lot of delicate flavours, but not much character.
The sweet elixir of the Highlands: 6.5
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