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Glendullan
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Distillery photo with kind permission by Alan Jamieson |
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Glendullan
distillery is located in the Speyside town of
Dufftown, Banffshire and was founded in 1897-8 by William
Williams & Sons Ltd.
In
1919 they changed to become MacDonald Greenlees & Williams
Distillers Ltd.
In
1926 they were bought by DCL and then transferred to SMD in
1939, with DCL & SMD later becoming Diageo.
Glendullan has a capacity of 3.7 million litres of pure
alcohol per year and is one of Diageo's largest distilleries. |
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Glendullan (OB) |
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General whisky characteristics: Light, herbs, coconut |
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Glendullan,
Flora & Fauna, 12y, 43% ABV
Typical cost of
this bottle; |
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Glass:
Spiegelau
Colour: Pale
gold, light yellow
Nose:
Initially quite
light, but expanding and growing over time. Malt, popcorn,
freshly cut herbs and just a faint hint of coconut.
Palate:
Smooth malt, but
the aftertaste is one of rich coconut and appears very quickly
in a massive rush of flavour, fading steadily.
Finish:
Very quick and sudden coconut, fading steadily. Medium to long.
Overall Impression:
I think I'm hooked
on that coconut rush!
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Glendullan,
Managers Choice, 1995, 13y, 58.7% ABV
Cask 12718, one of
636 bottles
Typical cost of
this bottle;
Photo shows typical
Managers Choice presentation |
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Glass:
Classic Malt
Colour:
Cork
Nose:
Quite
sweet with hints of furniture polish but becoming less sweet
with time in the glass. It also expands to include a leafiness
and hints of (unused) tea leaf.
Palate:
Sweet
and creamy mouth-feel with lots of vanilla. Also a light
pepperiness almost suggesting crθme brulιe.
With 4 drops of
water: The nose is now aromatic and lightly perfumed leafy
grasses and the palate is less peppery and includes leafy
coconut.
Finish:
Very
long.
Overall Impression:
Sweet?
Leafy? Tea leaf? Better with water.
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Glendullan (IB) |
Independent
bottlings |
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SMWS Glendullan,
84.13, 12y, 59.2% ABV
One of 291 bottles
Typical cost of
this bottle;
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Glass:
Short
stemmed (Bugatti style)
Colour:
Very
pale yellow
Nose:
Initial hints of potato peelings accompany a faint dry leafiness
and then a suggestion of musty cardboard. With time in the glass
this becomes really quite fresh in character, by which I mean an
outdoor or countryside freshness.
Palate:
This
definitely needs water. At the moment I sense only full-power
peppered coconut.
With 4 drops of
water:
Immediately a much lighter nose. The palate is smoother with
some developing floral notes accompanying the coconut.
With 4 more
drops of water: The nose is now very light and fresh. The
palate is again more smooth and now offers a creamy mouth-feel.
There's a gentle pepperiness right on the front of the palate.
Finish:
Long.
Overall Impression:
Improves greatly with water as it gains a creamy smoothness.
Plenty of that typical Glendullan coconut in this one.
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Glendullan,
70 proof
Sandy MacDonald
"Blend" from the 1950's
Original
cost of this bottle; Unknown
I wasn't sure where
to place this review as it carries the name Glendullan but it's
also a blend using Glendullan single malt. Anyway it's here and
thanks to my malt mate
Klaus for the sample and
permission to use his photo. |
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Glass:
Classic Malt
Colour:
Pale Oak
Nose:
Fresh
with a suggestion of faintly perfumed leafiness, as in wet
leaves in autumn after a rainfall. It's also mildly herbal.
Palate:
This
has a quite oily mouth-feel and is also very mouth-coating,
solid and chewy. The flavours are a mixture of citrus fruit and
creamy toffee.
Finish:
Long with that creamy toffee-ness.
Overall Impression:
Solid,
chewy and nothing like the whiskies of today.
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