Drumblade 2011/2021 - 10 yo - Battlehill (Duncan Taylor) -

Volume: 0.7 litres | Alcohol content: 46% | Chill filtration: No | Colouring: No

Special Features:

This Drumblade combines sherry cask maturation with subtle peat smoke. Distilled in 2011, the whisky was bottled ten years later in 2021 by Duncan Taylor for the Battlehill range. It comes in a 0.7-litre bottle at 46%, without chill filtration or added colouring.

Drumblade is a so-called teaspooned malt: Ailsa Bay forms the base, with a small amount of malt whisky from another distillery added. This makes the bottling a Blended Malt Scotch Whisky. Sherry cask maturation adds sweet and nutty impressions to its smoky character.

Tasting Notes:

• Nose: Vegetal smoke with pine notes appears first. Raisins and butterscotch then emerge, accompanied by hints of walnut cake and pecan tart.
• Palate: Peppery spice makes a pronounced impression on the palate. Moderate smoke, candy sweetness and leafy notes accompany butterscotch and raisins.
• Finish: The medium-length finish fades with sweet and peppery notes.

Distillery/Bottler:

Duncan Taylor is an independent whisky merchant and bottler based in Huntly, Aberdeenshire. The company was founded in Glasgow in 1938 as a cask broker and trading business. In the 1960s, American entrepreneur Abe Rosenberg took over the company and built up stocks of casks from Scottish distilleries. This collection of single malts and single grains became an important foundation of today's range.

Duncan Taylor's activities include cask trading, warehousing and maturation, as well as blending and bottling whisky. Bottling takes place at the company's premises in Huntly. The Battlehill range takes its name from a historic battle site on the outskirts of Huntly. Drumblade's defining malt comes from Ailsa Bay, a distillery founded by William Grant in the Scottish Lowlands in 2007.

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