Macduff 1997 Connoisseurs Choice Gordon & Macphail

Macduff 10 Year Old 2007 Brachadair

Macduff, founded in 1962, is one of Scotland’s youngest distilleries. It was built specifically to provide malt for the famous blend William Lawson’s. But the malt is also released as a single. For the longest time this was under the label Glen Deveron, but that was recently rebranded as simply The Deveron, named after the river from which the...

Score 85/100

Macduff 9 Year Old 2008 Duncan Taylor The Octave

Duncan Taylor has a series called ‘The Octave’, in which the whisky matures (or is finished) in smaller casks. Maturation is faster as there is more contact between the spirit and the wood. Hence the whisky can be bottled sooner, in the case of this Macduff at 9 years old (along with some sister casks). In this case, it was a sherry cask. Dark and...

Score 85/100

Macduff William Lawson's (blend)

This blend is rather popular in France and has been getting more attention in Belgium as well, thanks to the dazzling and witty black/white television commercials of the handsome toughies in kilts. The blend is a concotion of Stephanie McLeod, who is Master Blender at William Lawson. She clearly chooses for a light, fruity blend - no surprise as...

Score 65/100

Macduff 11 Year Old 2006 - North Star Spirits

Another review from a sample kindly sent by @Wierdo. I've never tasted any Macduff before and by the looks of things there are little (if any) OBs out there. This is bottled by North Star spirits and is one of 240 bottles from a refill bourbon hogshead. The review is with a couple of drops of water to a 30ml pour. Nose - Very sweet and fruity...

Score 89/100