Dailuaine 21 Years Old 2000 Cask #HL 18758 (Edition Spirits)

The bottler Edition Spirits bottled this Dailuaine, a 21 year old, distilled in 2000, from cask HL 18758, bottled at 56.3%, one of 249 bottles. Dailuaine is a robust Speyside distillery at Carron, making a full bodied malt mostly for blends. Single malt Dailuaine is rare as an official bottling, so most come from independents.

The spirit was drawn off three wash and three spirit stills, for a big, full Speyside spirit. A refill bourbon hogshead held it, keeping the rich character to the fore. Into oxidative maturity, slow air ingress builds fruity ethyl esters (apple and dried fruit) over the meaty, malty depth. The full bodied make rewards a long, patient maturation in good wood. Its rich, robust malt has long been a backbone of the Johnnie Walker blends. Water comes from the Bailliemullich Burn, the spirit drawn off three wash and three spirit stills.

At cask strength 56.3% it is full bodied. Dried fruit, malt and a rich, savoury depth, with a soft vanilla from the oak. Beneath it run dried fruit, malt and a savoury edge. The close is long, fruit over a rich malt. This is Dailuaine's heavy, meaty Speyside style.