Miltonduff 1990/2022 - #3807 - (Berry Bros & Rudd)

Volume: 0.7 litres | Alcohol content: 53.2% | Chill filtration: No | Colouring: No

Special Features:

This Miltonduff comes from a single refill Bourbon Hogshead. Distilled in 1990, the whisky matured for more than 30 years in cask 3807 before Berry Bros. & Rudd bottled it in 2022 at 53.2%. The cask yielded 212 bottles. The whisky has no added colouring, is non-chill filtered and comes in gift packaging.

Despite the long maturation, the apple fruit remains fresh. Flowers and sweet cream accompany it, while pepper, oak and lightly burnt caramel provide a spicy counterpoint on the palate. Toffee and a creamy texture shape the finish, where the apple also lingers. Overall, the whisky has an oily texture.

Tasting Notes:

• Nose: The nose offers fresh red apples, flowers and sweet cream, accompanied by a subtle hint of spice and an impression of meadows. The aromas are fruity, creamy and particularly gentle.
• Palate: On the palate, fresh red apple and flowers combine with black pepper, oak and lightly burnt caramel. Sweetness and a meadow note complete the picture. The bitterness is less prominent on the second sip.
• Finish: The fairly long finish is creamy, with lingering caramel, toffee, fresh red apple and a delicate spicy note of white pepper.

Distillery/Bottler:

Miltonduff lies south of Elgin in Speyside. The distillery developed from a mill in 1824 and now belongs to Chivas Brothers within the Pernod-Ricard group. Its malt also plays an important role in Ballantine’s. Miltonduff distilled the whisky for this single-cask release; Berry Bros. & Rudd was responsible for bottling it from cask 3807 as an independent bottler.

Berry Bros. & Rudd is a family-owned London wine and spirits merchant. Its history began in 1698 with the shop of the widow Bourne in St James’s; the company remains based on St James’s Street today.

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