Hunter Laing Old Malt Cask Dufftown 1995 (18 year old) 50%
Refill Sherry Butt/ Code: OMC2368/ HL10378
Dist: Aug 1995 Btl: Mar 2014/ Tasted: Apr 2014
A dusty and barley led nose. Slightly hard and only very slightly industrial with brittle honey, hints of malt, herbs, spice and edgy white fruit. There’s even a light kiwi fruit note!
The palate opens with a good degree of citrus and creamy oak. A little austere though as the hard barley arrives with a touch of green wood and a little (fusty) spice. A tad hot and spirity on the finish with that hard barley lingering along with a little green apple. The oak bitters a bit as well.
Hunter Laing Hepburns Choice Dufftown 2007 (9 year old) 46%
Refill Bourbon Hogshead/ Code: HEP0249/ Dist: May 2007 Btl: 2017/ Tasted: Mar 2017
Aromas of damp earth, liqourice, malt, barley and lightly toffee’d oak. It’s a little raw and edgy, but there is a touch of estery fruit and the barley notes develop well.
The palate is relatively robust and barley’d. Relatively clean and displaying a pleasant barley sweetness. A little edgy citrus appears on the middle, but it doesn’t get bent out of shape. Good length with the oak coming through long with hints of greengage and white liquorice.
Hunter Laing Hepburns Choice Dufftown 2007 (10 year old) 46%
Refill Bourbon Hogshead/ Code: HEP0310/ Dist: May 2007 Btl: 2018/ Tasted: Apr 2018
The nose opens with lime and grapefruit, followed by sweet apricot and a touch of barley. Pretty clean and un-industrial with a good grassy freshness and hints of honey.
The palate displays a touch more barley and oak, thus taking the edge of the citric character. However, like the nose it’s pretty clean and subtly fragrant with a barley’f middle and finish.
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