Drumguish Single Highland Malt DDL (Drumguish Distillery Ltd.)

Drumguish Distillery Ltd bottled this Speyside Distillery single malt and bottled at 40%. The Speyside Distillery was raised single handed by a drystone mason over some twenty years on a former mill site by the River Tromie; it was the dream of the whisky merchant George Christie. Its two small pot stills, among the smallest in Scotland, sit with the whole production under one roof.

It was drawn off short stills coaxed by hand towards a delicate make, for a clean, honeyed spirit of real finesse. Ex-Bourbon casks held the spirit, soft oak that lets the fruit lead. No age is given, but the fresh fruit marks it as classic Speyside Distillery make. The cool upper Spey climate gives a slow, even maturation over the years. Quality over quantity has always been the watchword of this tiny distillery. George Christie bought the land in 1956, dreaming of his own small malt distillery.

At 40% it is smooth and fruity. The refill oak lending honey and vanilla runs under honey, apple and a soft spice. It is fragrant and rounded, the fruit and oak well matched. Honey and orchard fruit see out a long finish. This is a clean, fragrant Speyside single malt.