1980s Dalwhinnie 15 YO 5cl

This is an un – open, an appears to be a 4cl fill level

Dalwhinnie 15 yo (43%, OB, mid 1980’s)

Colour: Pale gold.

Nose: Malty, and full-bodied. Really punchy and quite smoky, developing on simple but enjoyable notes of hot praline, pastries, light toffee, cappuccino… It gets quite fruity, at that (bananas, rum soaked pinepapples), with also notes of dried coconut and again something resinous (pine needles, fir liqueur). Very good!

Mouth: Smooth, sweet, very malty and unexpectedly winey now, almost like a sweet white wine (Cérons, Cadillac). It does grow bolder, with quite some liquorice (liquorice stick), smoked tea, roasted nuts and even something slightly minty.

The finish is very long, at that, perfectly balanced, both fruity and caramelly.