Dram data:
Distillery:Â Blend with Glendullan
Bottler:Â Sandy Macdonald
Distilled:Â –
Bottled:Â ca. 1950s
Age:Â –
Limitation:Â –
Casks:Â –
Alcohol: 40% (70 UK proof)
unknown filtering/colouring
Whiskybase link
Preparing for my 2017 Scotland whisky trip, I think this old oddball whisky will be just what the doctor ordered. It’s a ca. 1950s bottling, with a spring cap. There’s not much info on the (original, not the pictured sample) bottle, but after some research it seems to be a blended whisky, which highlights Glendullan as the “pure malt distillery”. Is it the only malt whisky in the mix? I have no idea, but it might just be – other bottlings from the same era feature several distillery names on the label. Let’s nose and taste it and see if it’s as interesting and intriguing as it looks!
Tasting notes:
Colour: red gold
The nose is quite peculiar. A slightly alcoholic tingle up front with a hint of menthol. Light and fresh – very well-preserved! There are notes of lemon zest, orange oil, lychee, melissa, white peaches on a light backbone of honey, toffee and a hint of machine shop with oil and a sooty chimney. After many minutes in the glass, a cognac-like note emerges in the background. Continue reading “Tasting: Sandy Macdonald Special Scotch Whisky Blend 1950s – Glendullan”