The Singleton of Dufftown 21 Years Old

A 21 year old Singleton of Dufftown, a distillery bottling, at 43%. Dufftown is a Speyside single malt, founded as the Dufftown-Glenlivet distillery in 1895. Its single malt has been sold as The Singleton of Dufftown since 2006, mainly in the UK and Europe.

It was mashed in the full lauter tun and fermented long for a clean, grassy make, for the nutty, spicy make Dufftown is known for. It was matured in an Oloroso cask, the wood working slowly into the malt. Into oxidative maturity, slow air ingress builds fruity ethyl esters (apple and pear) and a nutty depth. The cool Speyside air gives a slow, even maturation in the Dufftown warehouses. Years in oak round the spirit, the green apple and malt deepening to honey. The slow distillation gives a smooth spirit that takes well to the cask. It is one of Diageo's largest malt distilleries, making around 5.8 million litres a year.

At 43% it is malty, nutty and smooth. A malty, nutty sweetness, with dried fruit, fig and walnut from the cask. A baked apple and a gentle spice lift it. The finish is smooth, nutty and gently spiced. This is Dufftown, a heart malt of the Bell's blend.