Miltonduff 33 Years Old 1983 Cask #7451 (Adelphi)

Adelphi, the esteemed independent revived in the 1990s. This Limited 33 Year Old draws on a 1983 vintage in ex-Bourbon, cask 7451, an outturn of 155, sibling to cask 7450. Miltonduff, the fresh, floral Speyside distilled beside Pluscarden Abbey near Elgin and long bound for the Ballantine's blend.

By thirty-three years the light Speyside spirit had become profound but delicate, old-library oak and waxy esters over fruit worn soft by the decades.

At 50.5% it shows deep mature orchard fruit and vanilla, undiluted. A 1983 single cask 33.