I don’t give up easy. Another Douglas of Drumlanrig bottling from a distillery that was still on my list, so for that, thanks Elise! After yesterday’s deception I decided to taste another one that was sitting around, and before it empties up in the Bottoms Up tasting tonight!

Nose:
Weird. I wrote it down as having a very heavy flavour of light sherry. As in, the sherry flavours are fairly light, but there a huge lot of it. Still, not too much, and also some cereal, ginger and bay leaf. A bit of wood, but for some reason I still find it tastes young. A 12 year old shouldn’t have that.

Taste:
Quite spicy with chilli peppers but also peaches, wood, simple syrup and a bit of a sugary feel to it.

Finish:
The finish is remarkably fresh with some caramelised peaches and other tropical fruit. The canned variety. After a short while you get a lingering taste of wood.

General comment: It’s an okay whisky. Not too bad but not something I’ll remember long (contrary to yesterday’s Macduff). The sherry influence is pretty good and consistent but I think this should have been in the cask a few years longer.

Allt-a-Bhainne 12, 1997 – 2010, Douglas of Drumlanrig, 46%, Sherry Butt #6187, used to cost around € 36