Inverleven Distillery (Closed 1991)
ABV 45.5%
There’s something about Duncan Taylor and creamy whiskies. It’s almost a house style, which is good.
Dave Broom
Duncan Taylor
Rarest of the Rare
Brand
Duncan Taylor
Bottler
1978, 29 Years Old
Expression
Single Malt
Type
29
Age (Years)
2008
Year of Bottling
45.5%
ABV
Lowland
Region/Country
Independent Bottling
Bottling Type
Taster
Nose: Soft fruits/fruit salad, Galia melon, guava balanced by a slight chaff-like dustiness. Peach skin.In time cream. Water brings out a slight grassy, meadow-like note. Clean.
Palate: Very sweet with an immediate hit of coconut ice cream, then tropical fruits, elderflower. Best neat. Spring like.
Finish: Fruity!
Comment: There’s something about Duncan Taylor and creamy whiskies. It’s almost a house style, which is good.
Score: 8
Taster
Nose: Luscious floral and fruity notes. Pear drop, juicy granny smith, all cheered up with fresh aniseed and a hint of chamomile. Rich and complex.
Palate: Silky, smooth and caressing.Delicately sherbety. Very refreshing.Star anis, juicy pears, almond milk and a distant note of asparagus.
Finish: Long, delicate and gently spicy.
Comment: More an impressionist than a figurative. Takes you for a scented walk in an orchard on a warm summer afternoon. Or in Monet’s garden?
Score: 8.6
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