Sold outIn short · Dailuaine (Speyside), 12 years.
“Aromas exceeded expectations as burnt honeycomb, marzipan and hazelnuts merged with raisins, marmalade and treacle on rustic granary bread topped with salted peanuts.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
SMWS 41.156 is a single cask of Dailuaine, in the Speyside region, 12 years old, bottled at 57.8%. Every Society bottle numbered 41.x is from Dailuaine.
Specs, price and tasting-note extract from the SMWS. Full notes on smws.com.
Tucked at Carron in the folds of Speyside since 1852, Dailuaine is a big, brawny, sometimes meaty malt that has long lent muscle to Johnnie Walker. Diageo seldom lets it out under its own name, so a single cask is a rare handshake with a distillery most people drink without ever knowing.