Seems I nonetheless haven’t reviewed a handful of samples that I harvested at Spirits within the Sky early November. Certainly one of them is that this Miltonduff 2011, one of many latest bottlings from The Nectar of the Each day Drams. It’s a joint launch, chosen from the Signatory Classic shares.
Miltonduff 12 yo 2011 (46%, Signatory Classic / The Nectar of the Each day Drams 2024)
Nostril: fruity sherry, with loads of raisins in addition to more energizing berries, crimson apples and stewed orchard fruits. Mild natural notes. Then honey and raspberry ganache, with just a bit unique wooden and peppermint. Refined tobacco too. Good and clear.
Mouth: comparable mixture of toffee and brown sugar, raisins, crimson apples and nuts, albeit somewhat extra winey now. Darker than the nostril, with a touch of charred oak. Then drops of chilly espresso, together with darkish chocolate, marmalade and hints of dried wildflowers or natural tea.
End: medium to lengthy, nonetheless on dried fruits. Additionally leathery notes, tobacco and dried herbs.
A very good sherry cask that’s fairly inexpensive. Not probably the most advanced whisky with solely 46% ABV, however excellent as a day by day dram. Signatory actually masters this fashion of sherry maturation, much like their 100 Proof collection. Nonetheless obtainable on the supply – Broekmans – and internationally from The Whisky Change for example.
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