One of the larger distilleries in Diageo's stable, the modern Glendullan distillery was constructed in 1972 next door to the previous distillery, which had been constructed in the late 1890s and whose whisky had found favour at the court of King Edward VII in 1902. The two distillery ran concurrently until 1985, when the original distillery was ... Read More »
A 1997 vintage bottling from Gordon & Macphail, as part of the Connoisseurs Choice series, of whisky from seldom seen Glendullan. This was matured in refill sherry casks, so expect a bit of fruit.
A 1997 vintage whisky from Glendullan, vatted from a pair of hogsheads and bottled by Signatory. Distilled on March 25th 1997 and bottled 2 months shy of its 16th birthday on January 16th 2013.
Bottled for the distillery's centenary, this single cask 16yo Glendullan has been kept at its remarkable full strength of 62.6% - so it needs a generous drop of water to tame its elegant, yet firm style and lift the grassy citrus flavours.
A 13yo single cask Glendullan bottled at full strength for the Managers' Choice series. Glendullan is another distillery we didn't see much of on this side of the pond, but malt from what is one of Diageo's larger distilleries has recently emerged in the US under the Singleton banner. Interestingly, this is marked as having come from a rejuvenated cask - kudos to Diageo for this extra snippet of clarity.
A richly coloured whisky from Glendullan, selected by the distillery manager and originally given as a present to the friends and employees of the distillery. This one went out into the world in November 1989 and only a few remain undrunk.
A 23 year old whisky from Glendullan bottled as part of the Rare Malts series, showcasing some of UDV's (now Diageo's) lesser known distilleries. This was distilled the year after a brand new distillery was built next to the old one, during which time both were operating simultaneously.