Another left over I got from Elise to try. To be honest, these are more or less my first encounter with Douglas of Drumlanrig. A rather unknown branche of Douglas Laing. Their Old Malt Cask and Old & Rare series get way more marketing publicity. Douglas of Drumlanrig is often regarded as the cheaper version of the others.

Nose:
Vanilla, wood and straw. Rather thick and sweet with lemon curd. The entirety doesn’t really show its youth which is very nice. The vanilla becomes more prominent after a little while.

Taste:
A little sharp at first but that soon becomes more gentle. The vanilla and sweet woodiness are here too, but there is an addition of liquorice and maybe even a hint of salmiac. Not too special here.

Finish:
The finish is nice but not very long. The sweetness of the wood and vanilla are back, with a little grassiness and some cereals too.

To be honest, this one has me in doubt. On one hand there is nothing special about it. A regular bourbon cask whisky. But at that, it does what it’s supposed to do very very well. I would not regret it if I had a bottle of this, but it’s not something that has you running to the store. A very decent whisky.

Linkwood 12, Douglas of Drumlanrig, 05-1997 – 01-2010, bourbon barrel, 46%, cask #5750. Can’t find it in shops anymore, but my guess is that it was around € 40.

Thanks Elise!