Duncan Taylor Rarest of the Rare
8.3

Duncan Taylor Rarest of the Rare

Inverleven Distillery (Closed 1991)

1978, 29 Years Old

ABV 45.5%

There’s something about Duncan Taylor and creamy whiskies. It’s almost a house style, which is good.

Dave Broom

Specification

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

Tasting Notes

Dave Broom

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

Martine Nouet

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

8.3
Overall Score

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