Dailuaine 16 Year Flora & Fauna

Well, this is lovely stuff. Not life changing, not revelatory, but a nicely balanced bit of whisky. The nose is a bit of dried fruit, a bit nutty, and a bit citrusy, and a bit caramely - there seems to be some varied cask selection here, but it works. The palate, while a bit lacking in the flash department, is equally well balanced and friendly. You'll find most of what's on the nose on your tongue, along with the tiniest hint of wood smoke and a surprising coconut note at the finish. While initially short-seeming, the finish comes with a persistent plumminess that doesn't fully fade away for quite awhile. Yet another Flora and Fauna bottling that merits wider production and distribution!

6.5/10

Fresh orange squeeze and hints of dried fruit on the nose. On the palate, the bright citrus note persists, but is counterbalanced with honey, toasted cereal and slight nutty note. The finish on this delicious julep is pleasently sweet but regretfully short. I managed to work around this problem by pouring myself an extra dram.

82? Come on you guys! This whisky deserves more than 82! It's very good, and quite complex. The nose has wonderful notes of apricot, caramel and smoke(!). And though the body is a little lighter than I usually prefer, the finish is outstanding (a great closer). It's a hard to come by bottle, but definitely worth buying.