LouisianaLonghorn
Deanston 12 Year
Single Malt — Highlands, Scotland
Reviewed
June 20, 2019 (edited December 29, 2019)
I found this mini while organising my whiskey cabinet and had forgotten I bought it a few months back. Upon initial perusal of the distiller review, I’m not quite sure why this one got such a low rating. Sure, it’s not going to change anybody’s world view or be the most magnificent scotch ever consumed, but it’s a solid dram. The kind that if I were at someone’s house and they offered it to me I wouldn’t hesitate to say yes.
The nose is a bit harsh, yes, with all those ethanol bits jumping out at you initially. Muscling past that gives you some warm barley notes reminiscent of a freshly mown lawn. The taste makes up for the nose. Lots of creamy barley notes that coat your mouth and last a while. This whisky is a frequent flyer in a lot of Compass Box blends and it can tell that by sampling the single malt in isolation. Finish is surprisingly long.
Is it amazing? No, but hardly worth a 79. A solid pour on any day, and an integral part of some of my favorite blends. Cheers!
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This stuff is just clean and pure without other flavor or influence clouding the experience. Like the highest quality vanilla ice cream
@PBMichiganWolverine as I look through my bottles I realise that I don’t have many that fall under the “everyday sipper”. Lots of great bottles, but not too many easy drinkers. Maybe Oak Cross...but that ones grown on me as I work through it as well...(ironically Deanston is a part of that blend!)
I agree. A decent dram and can be had for relatively “cheap”. A good, every day sipper.
@WhiskeyLonghorn I remember having this ages ago...you’re right, nothing spectacular, and it won’t make you ponder the meaning of life, but it’s also unintrusive, straightforward and down to earth. Nothing wrong with that.