Dailuaine is quickly becoming a favourite distillery of mine, for reasons unknown to me. Its not even that all samples of them I’ve tried recently are great, but most of them have some allure to me, like they represent an old style of whisky from years gone by.

Nose:
A little alcoholic with old fashioned aromas. Wood with honey and fruit, dried peaches and some nuts to round it off. The wood is clearly European oak and it has the good drying. There is some sweet orange as well.

Taste:
Full on sherry assault, with wood spices like cinnamon and clove. Old polished leather and the peel of walnuts. Lots of candied fruit for the necessary sweetness.

Finish:
There is something crisp in the finish as an extra layer to the flavours described above. Its a long finish that is a little dusty and dry.

This is a very nice whisky! I like the combinations of the flavours and its a sherry dram that I really enjoy. Lately I found myself veering towards bourbon matured whiskies but this just might get me back on the sherry bottles for a bit.

Dailuaine Flora & Fauna, 16yo, OB, 43%, available for 40 euros at Master of Malt.

Nose: 8
Taste: 8
Finish: 8
Overal experience: 8
Price/quality: +2

Total: 34 points