Singleton of Dufftown 18 Year

Medium finish, toffee sweetness, warming oak. Hint of floral at the end. Fruity nose

Nose: very complex. I feel orange, pear, berries, but also malt, wood, spices. Intriguing. Palate: candied oranges, hazelnuts, cereal muesli, unripe pear, I would say a hint of sherry even if I'm not sure about the barrels used for aging. Not bad, but the sense of smell was better. Short and inconsistent finish. Discreet, it certainly has the most pleasant part in the sense of smell. Rating 3.75 _______________________________________________________ Naso: molto complesso. Avverto arancia, pera, frutti di bosco, ma anche malto, legno spezie. Intrigante. Palato: arance candite, nocciole, muesli di cereali, pera acerba, direi una punta di sherry anche se non sono certo delle botti usate per la maturazione. Non male, ma l’olfatto era meglio. Finale breve ed inconsistente. Discreto, sicuramente ha nell’olfatto la parte largamente più piacevole. Voto 3,75

Singleton, a single malt that i usually avoid, has this 18yo expression, which was given to me by a friend and i thought to myself "i might as well taste it to see if it is one of those light apple juices that i expect from normal speysiders". Guess what, i was kind of right. Bottled at 40%abv, golden color. On the nose, a nice aroma, typical speysider with some enhanced notes. Caramel, green apples; Super fresh. A very accurate mint liquor note. Eucalyptus, and a hint of recently baked brownies. A second sip gave me Gerber's mashed apples; old red apples with dulce de leche. Nice aroma. On the palate it is good. Mint liquor, very herbal. Green tea with a hint of salt. Sider. A second sip gave me the classic toffee y dulxe de leche; with a slight coconut note. Aftertaste is very short. Salty, very herbal. Wet grass, slight tobacco. Not much here, not bad, just too short. Overall, this whisky could have scored higher if the aftertaste wasn't so quick. I liked the nose, the palate was ok, and the aftertaste was dissapointing. Not a bad whisky, but for an 18yo, it is not what you should get. My score is a very generous 83 over 100.

Sherried fruits and citrus make a nice blend but these flavours don’t hang around

Mostly boozy at first then carmel comes out not as smooth as I would like

Aromas and flavors of oranges or tangerines are obvious, but beyond that this scotch is quite bland and rather forgettable. It’s not bad, but there’s really nothing about it that makes me want to buy a bottle. 3 cl sample from The Premium Whisky Advent Calendar (2020 Edition).