Miltonduff 28 Years Old (Simon Brown Traders)

Simon Brown Traders bottles this 28 Year Old in its Globus range, matured in American oak. Miltonduff, the floral Speyside distilled where Pluscarden Abbey's old meal mill once stood, long a heart of Ballantine's.

Twenty-eight years in ex-Bourbon saw fresh extraction tail off and oxidation take over, drawing stewed and dried fruit, polished oak and a nutty edge from the delicate Speyside make. The humid Speyside warehouse let alcohol leave faster than water, easing the strength down.

At 43% it shows chocolate over deep mature orchard fruit and vanilla. A Globus 28.