Miltonduff 12 Year Old 1996 Old Malt Cask Douglas Laing

Miltonduff 19 Year Old 1994 WM Cadenhead

The reason why Miltonduff is not very well known as a single malt has everything to do with the fact that owners Chivas use the lion’s share of production for blends like Ballantine’s, Teacher’s and Old Smuggler. Cleary it is a fruity allrounder. But independent bottler Cadenhead released this Miltonduff 1994 a few years back at drinking strength....

Score 82/100

Miltonduff 9 Year Old 2005 Duncan Taylor Octave

An Octave is a small cask – about an eight of a regular hogshead – and in this case, according to the label, it was a reconstructed ex-sherrywood octave cask. A mouthful. It was released especially for The Nectar last year. The influence of the wood is immediately apparent on the nose. Loads of spices – woodspice, ginger and cinnamon – precede...

Score 84/100

Miltonduff 23 Year Old 1989 C&S Dram Collection

C&S Dram is a German independent bottler run by Andrea Cammineci (the name reveals his Italian roots), who started out as a wine merchant in 2005. Let us try his Miltonduff 1989 from a sherry hogshead that yielded 211 bottles. It was released in 2013. The nose is farily creamy and quite fruity, but it also has an edge of burnt caramel, which...

Score 81/100

Miltonduff SMWS 72.92 A Wonderful Welcome

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! And to ring in today is a malt we don't see everyday - Miltonduff. Situated in Elgin, it was an illicit still until it took out its license in 1824; George Ballantine & Son acquired it in 1936. For much of its life it occasionally released a single malt called Mosstowie, but most of its output ended up...

Score 94/100