Deanston 10 Years Old TSCL (The Single Cask Ltd.)

The bottler The Single Cask Ltd bottled this Deanston, a 10 year old, distilled in 2011, from cask 266C, bottled at 57.5%, one of 64 bottles. Deanston is a honeyed, waxy Highland malt distilled beside the River Teith since 1966. Deanston is the only distillery in Scotland to generate all its own power from the river.

The spirit was distilled slowly for a clean, fruity spirit, for a soft, waxy make of green apple and honey. Maturation came in an Oloroso cask, layered over the fruity Deanston make. In integration lactones (coconut) and vanillin (vanilla) knit with the spirit, the green apple deepening to honey. Maturing in the vaulted stone warehouse, the spirit develops slow and steady. The cool, even temperature of the old weaving shed gives a slow, steady maturation. The site was the Adelphi cotton mill, built in 1785 by Sir Richard Arkwright and turned to whisky in 1965.

At a hearty 57.5% it carries real weight. Baked apple, honey and a creamy malt, with dried fruit, fig and walnut from the cask. Beneath it run green apple, pear and a soft honey. It finishes long, waxy and warming. This is Deanston's waxy, fruity Highland style.