Glendullan 15 Years Old BNSp

A 15 year old Glendullan from Brave New Spirits, at 55.1%, one of 282 bottles. Glendullan is a Speyside single malt, long a blending malt and now a name in its own right. Since 2007 its single malt has been bottled as the Singleton of Glendullan, aimed at the United States. Its water rises at the Goats Well spring in the Conval Hills above the distillery.

It was taken gently through wash and spirit stills, building a clean malt of orchard fruit and a grassy edge. It was matured in an Amontillado cask, the wood working into the fruity malt. Into oxidative maturity, slow air builds tropical esters of mango and pineapple over a creamy depth. Active wood frames the fruit without ever crowding the light Speyside spirit. Maturation runs slow and even in the warehouses at Dufftown. Vanillin and oak lactones from the wood lend vanilla and a soft coconut over the fruit.

At a natural 55.1% it is full and creamy. Pear, citrus and a soft barley, with a dry, nutty, almond edge from the cask. Soft pear and a light vanilla sit behind the cask. A fresh finish closes on pear and a soft oak. This is a light, grassy Speyside single malt.