Norman

9.4

Strathclyde 30 (single grain, Duncan Taylor Rare Auld)

Nose reads more like a grain than a typical Scotch malt. Plenty of toffee and maple syrup, very dessert-forward.

Palate follows the nose but the alcohol gives it more lift and definition. Big, full mouthfeel that coats cheeks and tongue. Baked apple shows up with a little spice.

Finish is long and persistent. There’s a light waxy note and more cocoa than ginger or pepper. It’s really nice but this is clearly not a single malt. The grain and sweetness shines here. My wife would love this… — 6 months ago

Norman

9.2

Reasonable on the peat. — 5 years ago

Gunja Gargeshwari

9.1

Peat MONSTER! — 6 years ago

Martin G Rivard

10

What an absolutely beautiful scotch. My 1st time ever tasting this particular bottle which I hear is no longer available. 25 year old Scotch and the bottle is 40+ years old as I recall. Thank you Steve for breaking the seal on this marvelous Gem!!!! Boy oh boy is that good. Better than any that I have had thus far in my life. 😍💯💯😍@Steve Colanero — 9 years ago

with Steve and Christine

Anthony Pro

9.3

This guy looks like the New York Islanders late 90s logo. LOL! — 11 years ago

Scott MacLeod

Sales/Social Media Manager, MacLeod Family Vineyard

9.2

A sure thing! Sometimes you have to venture outside the wine world. #MacLeodSingleMalt #scotland #speyside — 12 years ago

Norman

9.4

Duncan Taylor Glenesk 26yr 56.9% - ok wow this is as rich in flavor as the color suggests! Little bit of wood in the nose but it’s light. On the palate it is thick and mouth-filling. The finish is long and lasts. — a year ago

Norman

9.1

Light peat. Nice — 5 years ago

Norman

9.3

4th in tasting. I’m really liking this one. It’s just got a bit of everything nose, viscosity, taste, finish. Way solid. This is surprising to me since I would have thought that independent bottlers would have been at a disadvantage to the actual producer. Learning. — 5 years ago

Rod Cameron

9.9

Sample taste was amazing — 8 years ago

AlKh

9.3

Цитрусы, солод, сливочная ириска, сдоба, помадка , заварной крем — 10 years ago

Ichiro Kawachi

8.9

Red hue. Sweet sherry cask? Spicy acidity. — 11 years ago

Kecia Bird

9.5

Kecia had this 11 years ago

Norman

9.0

Surprised this is 30yrs old. It’s got an ok nose and depth but it’s light on both. Not a lot of color either. I’m getting a bit of burnt rubber on the nose in the empty glass. — 2 years ago

David Kline

9.8

Clan Denny

2009

Poached pear and candied ginger, cinnamon and cedar, pine, burnt, and smoldering. Apples, orange zest, dried apricot, candied pineapple nose.
Orange oil, cinnamon, caramel, lemongrass, lemon oil and grapefruit conspire on a racy finish that lingers with perfume.
Small production: 1/422 bottles

#craigellachie #clandenny #10yr #2009 #singlemalt #whisky — 3 years ago

Norman

9.5

This is re-casked (believe correct term) in an Octave and therefore only 60 bottles available. I and the tasting group did not taste some of the flavor profile the bottler saw - pear/citrus and found it more wood/dried fruits/caramel/toffee. This one was the darkest brown if the group and I found the most flavorful. It’s power at 51.8%. Adding a drop of water I thought really changed the profile and made it run hotter for me. The finish on this lasts well past a minute. I usually don’t notice the finish for that long but this one stayed there for a whole and made so you didn’t forget it. Might be best if the night or at least tied with Blackadder. — 5 years ago

Sean Lyons

9.4

Not at what I expected. Mellow with vanilla and stone fruit on the nose and tongue. Very bourbony in an odd kind of way. Finishes with a sort of vegetal bitterness, almost like fernet branca. I think that’s characteristic of single grains, though my experience is limited. More fascinating than delicious, but I loved drinking it all the same. — 8 years ago

Craig Benner

9.5

34 year old scotch. Was very, VERY good. — 11 years ago

Brian Boothe

9.1

A solid bang for the buck tipple. — 11 years ago