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SMWS 41.161: Dailuaine

“Crème de la cask” · Past release, no longer on sale
Crème de la cask - SMWS 41.161Sold outOct 2024
41.161

Crème de la cask

SMWS regionSpeyside
Age16 years
ABV61.2%
Cask1st fill chinkapin barrel
SpiritMalt Whisky
Distillery from SMWS code 41
DistilleryDailuaine
RegionSpeyside

In short · Dailuaine (Speyside), 16 years.

“The cask influence was clear from the outset, but the Panel were immediately struck by just how rich, creamy and clean that influence was.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS

SMWS 41.161 is a single cask of Dailuaine, in the Speyside region, 16 years old, bottled at 61.2%, released in the Oct 2024 Outturn. Every Society bottle numbered 41.x is from Dailuaine.

How the price compares
At £90, this 16-year-old cost more than 14 of the 21 Dailuaine bottlings aged 14–17 released 2022–2026 that we hold. They ranged from £68.10 to £102.30, with a median of £85.
Shaded: their range · line: this bottleRelease prices, not adjusted for inflation

Specs, price and tasting-note extract from the SMWS. Full notes on smws.com.

About Dailuaine

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.

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