Dailuaine 13 Years Old 2007 Cask #304336 (Adelphi)

A 13 year old Dailuaine from the Adelphi bottler, distilled in 2007, from cask 304336, bottled at 52.2%, one of 442 bottles. Dailuaine, whose name is Gaelic for the green vale, is a heavy, full bodied Speysider. In 1889 it became the first distillery to use the pagoda roof, the Doig Ventilator designed by Charles Doig.

The spirit was run through the distillery's big copper stills, for the rich, full bodied make Dailuaine is known for. A sherry butt held it, the wood lending raisin, fig and walnut to the robust malt. Integration folds eugenol (clove) and vanillin (vanilla) into the malt, the heavy body fuller and richer. A first fill sherry cask suits the robust spirit, dried fruit meeting the meaty weight. Long ageing turns the fresh fruit towards dried fruit, fig, leather and a warm spice. The full bodied make rewards a long, patient maturation in good wood.

At a natural 52.2% it is full and honeyed. Orchard fruit, malt and a warm spice, with dried fruit, fig and walnut from the cask. It is robust and fruity, the full bodied spirit shining through. A full, malty finish ends on dried fruit and a warm spice. This is a full bodied Speyside single malt of real depth.