Dufftown 26 Years Old 1988 (Authentic Collection)

A Dufftown of a 26 year old chosen by the Campbeltown house Cadenhead, distilled in 1988, bottled at 51%, one of 234 bottles. Dufftown is a Speyside single malt drawn from Jock's Well in the Conval Hills. Its water is drawn from Jock's Well, an artesian spring in the Conval Hills.

It was mashed in the full lauter tun and fermented long for a clean, grassy make, giving the smooth, approachable Speyside spirit. It rested in ex-Bourbon oak, oak lactones lending vanilla and a little coconut. In the oxidative, evaporative years concentration brings dried fruit and a nutty depth over the malt. The slow distillation gives a smooth spirit that takes well to the cask. Eight warehouses on site hold close to 100,000 casks of maturing malt. Built for the blender's art, the spirit ages with grace as a single malt. It became the heart of the Bell's blend after Arthur Bell and Sons bought it in 1933.

Bottled at a cask strength 51%, it is rich. A smooth, nutty Speyside fruit, with a soft vanilla from the oak. Soft orchard fruit and a nutty malt sit behind the cask. Apple, nut and a soft oak see out the finish. This is a smooth, nutty Speyside single malt.