Macduff 19yo 55.7% Whisky-Doris
A single cask from german bottler Whisky-Doris, I've not tried too many of these but I believe I've read somewhere that they sometimes buys from other IB's. If that's true it surely makes me question why the one IB wanna sell stock to another IB? Let's see.. The colour is sort of dirty, like earl grey tea, it smells great, honey, leather and smoked ham. The taste is beautiful, plums, aniseed, sweet liquorice, honey, herbs, grilled tomatoes, this is just about as exciting as a whisky can be. The aftertaste is like a good rum, sweet, dark syrupy, goes on forever.
A fantastic bottling from this fairly unknown Whisky-Doris: 10
Macduff 25yo 1984-2009 54.9% Thosop Import
An even lighter nose than the longmorn, I can't believe its been so long since I tried some older CS bourbon-matured non-Islayers. Now it reminds me of childrens booze. The taste is hard and heavy, soapy with hints of hard candy. I'm afraid I didn't enjoy this one bit. With water it gets even worse.
Could be any kind of newmake: 2
Glen Deveron 5yo 40% OB 80's
After a good night of very light and delicate, yet also attractive whiskies I will now try the Glen deveron again as last time I had it straight after a CS Old Pulteney. I guess my palate will provide me with better answers this time. Smells fragrant, hay, pesto, dried herbs and fresh bakery. The taste is much as I remember, sweet, sugary, plums, malty, but with a nice peppery finish that just puts it above being average/boring flavourwise. I must say I enjoy this old 5yo from decades ago much better than the contemporary bottlings. It's just so damn nice, actually reminds me of some lowland whisky, sweet and zesty, but very light.
I'll give it 1.5 more points, a very enjoyable experience: 6.5
Glen Deveron 5yo 40% OB 80's
One from Italy, I know its silly trying this after a cask strength, but I've got a whole bottle so I guess I can check if my first impression don't give a realistic view. This was distilled at the Macduff distillery, which I think is a way cooler name than Glen Deveron, anyway, here goes. The nose is sweet, vanilla, bourbon-matured, bananas, sugar peas and wheat. The first taste is nice, allright, like some young 40% Glengoynes, very light and thats probably due to my very roughed up palate. Now, to say more I guess would be unfair so I'll come back to this later. For now, it's far from a bad malt, very young, but carries that well as the spirit shows great potential.
Fine Glen Deveron, one for each year: 5
Glen Deveron 12yo 40% OB
Glen Deveron is the malt whisky produced at MacDuff Distillery. It's a very mild and sweetish smell on this thing, a bit like aqua vitae, or maybe it's just the holiday spirits playing a trick on me.. It's a bit watery as well, almost like very young grain whisky. The taste is bitter, oaky and without any real character. With water it becomes even more bitter.
Like Underberg only more bitter: 1.5
MacDuff 31yo 1969-2001 50% Douglas Laing OMC
An old sherry-matured bottling which I've been aching to try. beautiful odors, mashed cranberries, spices, dried onions and garlic on the very aromatic nose. A sweet taste of caramel, honey, lemon and raisins. It's an incredibly rich whisky with a finish of pepper and clementines.
As close to perfect as one can get: 9.5
Macduff 18yo 1975-1993 40% CC G&M
A strong scent, despite being diluted to only 40%, it's the first smell that I've come over that actually has an aftersmell(!), the phenolic odors stays with me for quite some time here.The taste is also a bizarre case, at first sweet, then strong, sugar and medicine? The finish is sour and strong, like pickled jalapeñoes. Water works and modifies the flavours a bit, and a mild sweetness emerges.
Lots of things going on, too bad none of them really works together: 3
MacDuff 16yo 59.8% Cadenhead's
Beautiful golden whisky from the destillery that produces Glen Deveron. Smells sweet, strong, reminding me slightly of rum. The taste is much more robust, gasolin, fire, smoke, not easy to get a hold of any real flavours here. Needs water!
Too strong: 3
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