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Speyside
1852
The Bailliemullich Burn
United Distillers & Vintners
Operational
No
+44 (0)1340 810510
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The Dailuaine
distillery was founded in 1852 by
William Mackenzie. When William died, the
distillery was rented out until his
son, Thomas was able to run the
distillery in 1879. Thomas refurbished
Dailuaine and made it one of the most
important distilleries of the area.
Thomas died in 1915, and as he had no
family, the distillery was taken over
by a group of Dailuaine's customers, amongst
whom where James Buchanan, John Dewar and John
Walker. So the distillery became part of UDV,
after it absorbed D.C.L. who owned the Buchanan,
Dewar and Walker groups. The distillery
was
almost destroyed by a fire in 1917, and the
production did not resume until 1920. In 1950,
the distillery was connected to the electricity
network, and many refurbishments were
carried out between 1959 and 1960. A Saladin box
replaced the malt floorings which had
been used up to 1983, when
the distillery began buying its malt in
from a
malting.
Sadly only 2% of the Dailuaine malt
whisky produced is actually sold as single malt,
this is sold by UDV in the Fauna & Flora
collection. The remaining 98% is reserved
for
blended whiskies such as Johnnie Walker.
Dailuaine is a quality Malt Whisky and
it is such a shame to see so much of it
disappear in Johnnie
Walker and other blends. This distillery is
rather unknown by the general public but
the single malt it produces competes
favourably with the malts of its more
famous Speyside neighbour The
Macallan distillery. It has the same sherry
hints, but a very long finish. Absolute
long lasting
pleasure.
Unfortunately Dailuaine is not very easy to find.
Your best chance of finding a bottle of
Dailuaine malt is in a specialist whisky
shop such as
The Whisky Exchange.
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Dailuaine Tasting Notes
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 Dailuaine
16 Year Old Flora & Fauna.
Colour:
Amber.
Nose:
Hints of sherry and some citrus touches.
Taste:
Complex, somewhere between sherry,
chocolate and malt with hints of
oranges, also a little woody influence.
Finish:
Malted notes. A long and pleasant finish.
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Dailuaine offer you the following choice
of single malts:
- Dailuaine 16 Year Old Flora & Fauna Series.
- 1974 27 Year Old Dark Sherry Cask.
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