PBMichiganWolverine
DAFTMILL 2009 SINGLE EX-OLOROSO BUTT NO.046 (UK EXCLUSIVE)
Single Malt — Highland, Scotland
Reviewed
September 3, 2023 (edited November 11, 2023)
After reading @Slainte-Mhath ‘s reveiw on Daftmil, i wanted to search for my sample. Ir wasnt a bourbon cask, but ex- oloroso. Equally difficult to get, and a bottle is quite pricey. More than it needs to be. It’s good…but above $100-150 is nuts.
Aroma of fruits and nuts. Like a cinnamon bun with almonds and sugar.
Taste —- green apples, apricots, hazelnuts. Lowland character is held in forefront despite the oloroso cask maturity. That says a lot for the distilate…clearly high quality and robust to stand up to the oloroso cask maturity.
Super well made. Not gonna deny that. But…this is well north of $300! In my humble opinion, it’s priced 2x more than it needs to be.
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@PBMichiganWolverine Great review. Speaking of expensive malts, our Norwegian Vinmonopolet released 2 Chichibu single casks today, I ended up buying 7 bottles (4 of them for friends). An expensive endevour at 300 € a bottle, but still a bargain vs the approx. 1000 € single casks are usually priced. I am planning to open one of them soon, and keep the remaining two for later. Is it worth it? Depends on your expectation. I've been at Chichibu, had a private tasting (incl. Hanyu), withnessed their hands-on approach, small batches and insane angel's share. It's something for special occasions, but I understand that most whisky drinkers will pass on these bottles. Slainte!