Sold outMar 2025In short · Dailuaine (Speyside), 16 years.
“Initial nosing revealed immediate notes of spicy oak lactones with caffe latte, spiced cinnamon swirl pastries, crème brûlée and salted caramel sauce.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
SMWS 41.164 is a single cask of Dailuaine, in the Speyside region, 16 years old, bottled at 61%, released in the Mar 2025 Outturn. 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.