Dalwhinnie Highland Malt 15 Year Old 1980’s Bottling Whisky Sotland

Nose: Certainly maltier, and even more full-bodied than its elder sibling. Really punchy and again quite smoky, developing on simple but enjoyable notes of hot praline, pastries, light toffee, cappuccino… It gets quite fruity, at that (bananas, rum soaked pinepapples), with also notes of dried coconut and again something resinous (pine needles, fir liqueur). Very good!

Mouth: Smooth, sweet, very malty and unexpectedly winey now, almost like a sweet white wine (Cérons, Cadillac). It does grow bolder, with quite some liquorice (liquorice stick), smoked tea, roasted nuts and even something slightly minty.

The finish is very long, at that, perfectly balanced, both fruity and caramelly.