Singleton of Dufftown 15 Year Old

Dufftown 15 Year Old Flora & Fauna

Today I tasted two Dufftown whiskies head-to-head, even though they are pretty different. The first one is the 15 Year Old from the Flora & Fauna series (the only official release from Dufftown for a very long time, until the Singleton was released in 2006). Next to that is the Dufftown 1979/1997 single cask (refill sherry wood, ref MM1489)...

Score 81/100

Dufftown 37 Year Old 1978 Single Cask

Cadenhead enjoys the privilege of actually putting the suffix ‘Glenlivet’ to many of their releases. That has nothing to do with that specific distillery, but with the region whence it came. This is an older release from Dufftown, distilled in 1978 and bottled a few years ago in their so-called Single Cask Series. Nowhere to be found nowadays and...

Score 90/100

Singleton of Dufftown 12 Year Old

I got a free sample of the Singleton of Dufftown 12 (one of two expressions, the other being the 15 y/o) after liking their Facebook page. If you listen to the sales guff, this is the best-tasting single malt whisky out there. Time to put that one to the test. Nose: One reviewer rather pejoratively commented that it was like 'chewing a handful...

Score 70/100

Dufftown 10 YO That Boutique-y Whisky Company Batch 4

This is the fourth in a series of 24 reviews, the result of seizing an opportunity when the LCBO dropped the price of this set by 50% in early 2020. FOMO wins again. This is probably my first ever experience with Dufftown. From what I have read, the distillery, originally opened in 1895 and now owned by Diageo, produces malts under the names...

Score 85/100