Deanston 20 Years Old

Un-Chill Filtered

700ml / 55.3%

Single Malt

$391

An official Deanston, a 20 year old, at 55.3%. Green apple, honey and a waxy malt run through it, with dried fruit, fig and walnut from the cask. Its old weaving shed is now a cool stone warehouse for the casks. Deanston is a Highland malt made in a converted cotton mill on the River Teith. This is Deanston, the mill turned distillery on the Teith.

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SKU DEA018 Categories Deanston, Highlands, Scottish Whisky, Whiskey Brand: Deanston

Description

A 20 year old Deanston, a distillery bottling, at 55.3%, 8400 bottles in all. Deanston is a bright, fruity Highland single malt distilled in a Victorian mill at Doune. The mill ran for 180 years before cotton declined and the site became a distillery.

Distilled from unpeated Scottish barley in bulbous copper stills, giving the soft, malty Highland spirit. An Oloroso cask held it, shaping the honeyed spirit over the years. At oxidative maturity vanillin and lactones are fully expressed, the malt deepening over its waxy weight. The light, fruity make takes cask flavour well while keeping its honey and wax. Refill oak lets the waxy, honeyed Deanston character lead the way. Long ageing turns the fresh fruit towards honey, dried fruit and a soft spice. The waxy texture is the Deanston signature, carried through the years in cask. The distillery sits on the River Teith near Doune, between Stirling and the Highlands.

At its natural 55.3% it is concentrated. A waxy, malty sweetness, with dried fruit, fig and walnut from the cask. Soft orchard fruit and honey sit behind the cask. The finish is long, waxy and gently spiced. This is a Highland single malt of real character.