Dailuaine 16 Year Flora & Fauna

Fruity raisins, apricots, dark orange

I would very much like to rate this higher, but it doesn’t quite hit the mark for a terrific pour to me. I bought this bottle at a shop in Edinburg when I was in Scotland this summer celebrating the completion of my PhD. The wife, a few friends and I did a tasting at a shop on the royal mile (where the hitter that day was a surprise Tomatin 18) and the gentleman facilitating the tasting coaxed me into buying this bottle. I was five whiskies in and enjoying the beautiful scenery. Who was I to argue?! It’s a Diageo product. 43%. Chill filtered. Yada yada. Nose is….Sherry. Only Sherry. A few years ago that would have been enough, but I get no wood, no spirit character, nothing. Where’s the 16 years? It’s a nice nose, but one dimensional. It tastes perfectly acceptable. Creamy, some fruit, velvety Sherry blanket. But you can find that in a lot of scotches for less money and time (this one isn’t available in the US). Finish, again, is perfectly serviceable but one dimensional. Bit spicy, medium length. For sixteen years I was expecting more complexity. Even among Diageo products, there’s 16 year whiskies with far more punch (like…Lagavulin….maybe that’s apples and oranges…), but I can certainly why this distillery is mostly used as blend filler in Johnny Walker. Good, serviceable, one note, good as a part of a larger whole. I’ll enjoy it, and likely keep the empty bottle as a keepsake from my Scotland trip, but I’m not going out of my way to replace it. Cheers all!

Malt barely

Citrus, melon, spearmint, honey

Lovely fruit notes with a slight smoky finish

Tasting In Den Bockhamer. Voor mij de winnaar van de avond. Dik en zoet (stroop, karamel, port).

Awesome tastes when added little ice, Star Anise and sun-dried tomato.

Very nice. Dark colour, fruity, raisan, cherry, tabacco.