Dailuaine 1998 Aged 19 Years Single Cask Single Malt Scotch Whisky – Mackillop’s Choice Cask 9288 (700ml)

“Mackillop’s Choice” is a range of specially selected Single Malt Scotch Whiskies drawn from individual casks. Founded in 1996 by Angus Dundee Distillers (owner of the Glencadam and Tomintoul distilleries). It is named after Lorne Mackillop. Lorne Mackillop is the heir to the chief of the Mackillop Clan, which was all but wiped out by the English in the aftermath of the battle of Culloden in 1745 during the Jabobite Rebellion.

Lorne selects the casks that are bottled in the Mackillop’s Choice range. It is a range of specially selected single malt Scotch whiskies drawn from individual casks, and are bottled at either 43% or 46% alcohol, but more predominantly at their natural cask strength, without chill-filtering or the addition of any caramel colouring, which helps preserve the malts natural characteristics of aroma and taste.

The Dailuaine Distillery derives from the Scottish Gaelic ‘An dail uaine’ meaning ‘green valley’. This distilleries whiskies are rarely seen and sought after when they are available. Owners Diageo use the malt from the distillery in blends, mainly Johnnie Walker. Only the best casks make it out to be independently bottled. Available usually at cask strength as a vintage or aged statement.

This Dailuaine was distilled on the 16th of June 1998 and has spent no less than 19 years in cask number 9288 which was a single Bourbon cask. Bottled in September 2017 with an outturn of only 216 bottles. It was bottled at 57.7% ABV and boasts no colouring or chill-filtering. A brilliant single cask offering from MacKillop’s Choice and Dailuaine.

Our Tasting Notes

Nose: Mr Kipling Almond slice, apricot jam, dried dark fruits, creamy toffee, home baking spices and grapefruit citrus.

Palate: Plums and figs, lemon citrus, freshly cut grass and toasted walnuts, barley sugars and soft smoke.

Finish: Long with bold dense oils, old leather, toasted almonds, balanced by dried oak.