My mom gave me this bottle. Being bottled in '79, she had it in the cupboard for almost 38 (!) years. Since I got into whisky lately, she thought I might like checking it out. It had been opened for exactly one time, but hadn't been touched ever since. Surprisingly the quality didn't seem to have suffered, but damn... 38 years... why doesn't whisky age in the bottle... :)
I taste some peanut and raisins, and some mild peppery notes. The finish seems to reveal some idea of almonds and coconut and lingers long enough.
Al considered, not bad at all, but not as good as I anticipated. Bottle will get empty over time though :).
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I jumped into this whole scotch thing when I found a bottle of Dawson's left over from my wedding 30 years previous. I'm sure it was a blend. It had only about 3 inches remaining so it was probably pretty oxidized. I liked it but wasn't sure if what I was tasting was peat so I ordered a dram of Lagavulin 16 when out for dinner because it was written up on the menu as highly peated (I wanted to be sure). Yep that was peat I was tasting in the Dawson's, but nowhere near the Lag 16. I'm glad I found that old bottle to widen my horizons.