Dailuaine 17 Years Old 2001 Lotions and Potions (Wemyss)

The bottler Wemyss Malts bottled this Dailuaine, a 17 year old, distilled in 2001, bottled at 46%, one of 300 bottles. Dailuaine is a robust Speyside distillery at Carron, making a full bodied malt mostly for blends. It passed to DCL and Scottish Malt Distillers in the 1920s and was later modernised.

The spirit was distilled for the heavy, full bodied spirit Dailuaine is known for, for a rich, meaty make that suits sherry wood. It was matured in refill ex-Bourbon oak, vanilla and a soft honey behind the rich malt. Into oxidative maturity, slow air ingress builds fruity ethyl esters (apple and dried fruit) over the meaty, malty depth. The slow loss of the angel's share concentrates the rich, malty core over the years. The distillery was founded in 1852 by William Mackenzie on the banks of the Spey at Carron. It sits near Aberlour, in the heart of Speyside by the River Spey.

At 46% it is gentle, sweet and fruity. Malt, dried fruit and a rich spice, with a soft vanilla from the oak. A baked fruit and a warm spice lift it. The close is long, fruit over a rich malt. This is a rich, dried fruit laden Speyside single malt.