Dailuaine 9 Years Old 2007 Cask #DL 11103 (Provenance)

A Dailuaine of a 9 year old chosen by the Glasgow bottler Douglas Laing, distilled in 2007, from cask DL 11103, bottled at 46%. Dailuaine is a full bodied Speyside malt of real depth, mostly bottled by independents. Single malt Dailuaine is rare as an official bottling, so most come from independents.

It was distilled for the heavy, full bodied spirit Dailuaine is known for, building the heavy Dailuaine style. A bourbon barrel held it, vanilla and a soft spice over the malty spirit. At an extractive age eugenol lends a clove note and lactones a coconut, the spirit rich, malty and full. The big stills give a heavy spirit that takes a long, sherried maturation in its stride. It passed to DCL and Scottish Malt Distillers in the 1920s and was later modernised. Maturation in the cool north east keeps the rich spirit balanced over the years. It sits near Aberlour, in the heart of Speyside by the River Spey.

Reduced to 46%, it is mellow. A heavy, malty fruitiness, with a soft vanilla from the oak. It is robust and fruity, the full bodied spirit shining through. The finish is deep, rich and savoury. This is one of Speyside's heavier single malts.