DAFTMILL 2009 SINGLE EX-OLOROSO BUTT NO.046 (UK EXCLUSIVE)

Nose: Grainy, hairspray, sweet, intense, gorse, grape, redcurrant. Palate: Numbing, rich, unctuous, butterscotch, burnt caramel, treacle, dried prunes, dates & figs, toffee. Finish: A long finish with sweetness, sherry, leather, dried dark fruit, and more dates/prunes. This is a very heavy, concentrated, and unctuous spirit. It has a lovely toffee note, along with plenty of berries and dried dark fruit. I could easily drink a lot of this! It came in second place out of the six samples, with 27% of the vote for favorite of the night. 82% of those present enjoyed the whisky, and it received my vote for favorite.

After reading a review on Daftmil, I wanted to search for my sample. It wasn't a bourbon cask, but ex-oloroso. Equally difficult to get, and a bottle is quite pricey. More than it needs to be. It’s good…but above $100-150 is nuts. Aroma of fruits and nuts. Like a cinnamon bun with almonds and sugar. Taste —- green apples, apricots, hazelnuts. Lowland character is held in forefront despite the oloroso cask maturity. That says a lot for the distillate…clearly high quality and robust to stand up to the oloroso cask maturity. Super well made. Not gonna deny that. But…this is well north of $300! In my humble opinion, it’s priced 2x more than it needs to be.