Dailuaine

dailuaine-distillery
  • Founded: 1852
  • Status: Operational
  • Region: Speyside, Scotland – Carron, Banffshire AB38 7RE +44(0)1340 872500
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History The Distillery was founded in 1852 by William Mackenzie. When he died in 1865 his widow leased the distillery to James Fleming, a banker from Aberlour. Together with William Mackenzie’s son he founded Mackenzie and Company. In 1884 Dailuaine is renovated and enlarged. In 1891 Dailuaine-Glenlivet Distillery Ltd. was founded. In 1898, Dailuaine-Glenlivet and Talisker Distillery Ltd. are fused to Dailuaine-Talisker Distilleries Ltd.In 1915 Thomas Mackenzie died and the company was sold to John Dewar & Sons, John Walker & Sons and James Buchanan & Co. one year later. In 1917 a fire destroyed the pagoda-roof. The distillery had to close, reopened three years later and was bought by Distillers Company Limited (DCL) in 1925. 1960 the Distillery is completely renovated and is enlarged from four to six stills. Since 1983 the malt is no longer produced inhouse. in 1987 Dailuaine was taken over by United Distillers (UD).

The Whiskyphiles tasting notes

Official Bottling
  • dailuaine-16-year-old-whisky Dailuaine 16 Years Old Flora and Fauna (2013) - Dailuaine 16 Years Old Flora and Fauna (43%, OB, 2011) Category: Speyside single malt scotch whisky Origin: Dailuaine Distillery Bottling: Diageo; Flora and Fauna range ABV: 43% ABV Cost £43.99   What […]
Independent Bottling
Cadenhead
  • Dailuaine 16 Years Old 1997 Small Batch (2015) - Dailuaine 16 Years Old 1997 Small Batch (46%, Cadenheads, Bourbon HHs, 660 Bottles, 2013) Speyside single malt scotch whisky 46% ABV, £57 for 70cl Score: 88/100   What they say: Distilled at […]
Carn Mor
  • dailuaine-4-years-old-2012-strictly-limited-carn-mor-whisky Dailuaine 4 Years Old 2012 Strictly Limited (2018) - Dailuaine 4 Years Old 2012 Strictly Limited whisky review: Another ex-bourbon Dailuaine expression and this time young enough to reveal much more spirit character. Plenty of sulphur and vanilla combine to bestow a healthy dose of custard, hiding much of the unripe fruity characteristics still present in the spirit. 75/100
Douglas Laing
  • Dailuaine 7 Years Old 2005 Single Minded (2015) - Dailuaine 7 Years Old 2005 Single Minded (41.5%, Douglas Laing, Sherry Butts, 2013) Single malt scotch whisky 41.5% ABV, £34.35 for 70 cl Score: 83/100 What they say: The Single Minded range […]
  • Dailuaine 15 Years Old 1998 Old Particular (Douglas Laing) (2013) - Dailuaine 15 Years Old 1998 Old Particular (48.4%, Douglas Laing, Bourbon Barrel #10044, 282 bottles, 2013) 48.4% ABV, ~£65 available from December 2013 Score: 72/100 What they say: Distilled in 1998 and […]
Lady of the Glen
  • lady-of-the-glen-logo Dailuaine 12 Years Old 2008 PX Finish (2020) - Dailuaine 12 Years Old 2008 PX Finish Whisky Review: Thick and dark dram, full of coffee cake, tiramisu and black forest gateaux. That heavy and touch sulphury Dailuaine character here adds meat to the fibrous nutty and ground coffee nature. Again a perfect balance is struck between weighty PX influence and spirit nature. 86/100
Langside
  • dailuaine-8-year-old-2007-hepburs-choice-langside-whisky Dailuaine 8 Years Old 2007 Hepburn’s Choice (2016) - Dailuaine 8 Years Old 2007 Hepburn’s Choice (46%, Langside, 2016) Whisky Review Category: Speyside single malt scotch whisky Origin: Dailuaine Distillery Bottling: Langside; Hepburn’s Choice ABV: 46% Cost: £42.83 What they say: […]
Scotch Malt Whisky Society
  • SMWS 41.60 Fun to chase (2015) - Dailuaine 25 Years Old 1988 41.60 Fun to chase (49.6%, SMWS, Refill Bourbon HH, 275 Bottles, 2014) Speyside single malt scotch whisky 49.6% ABV, £98 Score: 84/100 What they say: Cask No. […]
That Boutique-Y Whisky Company
  • Dailuaine-15-Year-Old-Batch-2-(That-Boutique-y-Whisky-Company) Dailuaine 15 Years Old Batch 2 (2018) - Dailuaine 15 Years Old Batch 2 (That Boutique-Y Whisky Company) whisky review: Pleasing and fairly full in the palate, almost a meal in a glass - if that meal is pancakes for breakfast. A great example of a Dailuaine with very little sherry influence, I suspect refill ex-bourbon barrels here, presenting something a little different from more standard or official offerings. 86/100
Wemyss Malts
  • Dailuaine-1983-2013-Wemyss-Old-Spiced-Balm-29-years-old Dailuaine 29 Years Old 1983 Old Spiced Balm (2020) - Dailuaine 29 Years Old 1983 Old Spiced Balm Whisky Review: A superb old Dailuaine, quite light and bourbon matured unlike the sherry heavy OB, waxy rather than meaty. 88/100