Dufftown Glenlivet 8 Year Old Bottled 1970s

Dufftown Singleton of Dufftown 21 Year Old

The Singleton is not a whisky, but a brand. Because no less than three (formerly four) malts from different distilleries are used to put together this series. The three together ensure that The Singleton is in the top five of Diageo's best-selling whiskies. For the European market, that is the whisky from Dufftown Distillery. This is at least as...

Score 86/100

Dufftown 12 Year Old 2009 SMWS 91.31

Independent bottlers do like this malt from Dufftown, which is a very fruity and accessible Speysider. I taste one from the Scotch Malt Whisky Society, called 'An Old Soul in New Shoes'. I frown for a moment, but don't dwell on the name for too long. Let me pour, smell, taste and – more than likely – enjoy. Oh... that's strange. White chocolate,...

Score 85/100

Singleton of Dufftown 12 Year Old

I mainly picked this whisky up because of two things. first, solid reviews on major whisky sites. Second, it's a rather stunning bottle. Yes a bit of a shame ultimately deciding on the packaging but the thin elegant convexed bottle is without a doubt a real looker. But how does it live up the hype? On the nose you got raisins, sherry, a bit of...

Score 72/100

Singleton of Dufftown 12 Year Old

Sampled in a Glencairn first neat and then with a half tea spoon of spring water. My general feeling of this dram was one of being totally under whelmed. I am struggling, even as a novice, to come up with any flavours or smells to describe. It’s as if the makers were simply intending to make the stuff taste ‘whisky flavoured’. There was very...

Score 55/100