Daftmill 2009 V Springbank Samaroli & sherried 10 yr O

[lincoln imp]

H2H to see how good this Daftmill really is and whether I have lost control of my whisky senses?

They are all young 10-12 years old.and all high abv 57.1%-61.1%

I did a full tasting note of the Daftmill as soon as I opened the bottle and got it at 94/95/95 for nose/palate/finish

Previously I goy the 10 year springer at 94/95/96 and the Samaroli 12 at 94/95/95 so I thought this would be a good test for the Daftmill


12 year black label big S 80 proof OB dark sherry 57.1% Samaroli 100 proof
10 year Tappo Sughero black label big S 59% OB
11 year 2006 Daftmill cask 029 bottled 2020 for UK

I had the Tappo Sughero just in front of the Samroli because the finish was 1point better

Nose (neat
To be honest they are as good as each other, the 10 year Springer may have the edge over the Daftmill and the Samaroli is not far behind

10 year
Daftmill
Samaroli

Palate

1st taste 5 drops of water from pippete approx.

The Tappo Sughero is definatelly better than the Samaroli but the daftmill has extra layers of complexity, I am literally speechless here

The samaroli is like a basket of stewed fruit, lovely, you cannot fault it. The Tappo Sughero has more power and is thicker in density in comparison.

The daftmill has too much power but the dark fruity sweetness is awesome.

An extra 3 drops of water

Tried in reverse order so
Daftmill, great, so fruity
Springer 10 year lovely with just a hint of bitterness now
Spring 100 proof SA, lovely but again a hint of bitterness, but the fruit is lovely, wow
Re tried the Daftmill

I would say the nose on the Tappo Sughero is the best but which has the best palate, well a dead heat, all around the 95 point.

So can a Daftmill single cask can share equal billing with these two monster Sspringbanlks, yes.
At the very worst for the daftmill the Springers will be 1 point higher but we are splitting hairs here.
And this reinforces my scores of 95 for the two springers and 94 for the daftmill.
Well done Daftmill ????
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Pour me a glass please.

[Scotchnthings]

Thats some crazy scoring and H2H. Never thought Daftmill would age well in sherrycasks. Guess I better find myself a pub where I can try this....

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