Tasting Note: Dallas Dhu: 1982

Dallas Dhu 1982 (Scottish Whisky: Speyside Closed Distillery: Single Malt: 40%ABV)

Visual: Very pale yellow green.

Viscosity: Trails take a good long time to form , thick and so very slow. Snails race faster.

Nose: Sharp, floral. Dry wood and perfume. Sugary after a little while like honey comb lattice. Lilac.

Body: Honey; ginger snap. Dry toast at the back. Sour grapes. Butterscotch – Water adds a rich brown sugar and hot cross buns to the mix and mines a deep sweetness that offsets the alcohol.

Somewhat calls to mind a Victorian study room, somewhat old fashioned but stylish.

Finish: Dry and dusty; the dryness lasts with a touch of citrus lime seeping in, but the rest fades quickly.

Much more wood and a sweet sugar glaze comes with water. A harsh touch still lingers at the back

Conclusion: This whisky really needs those two drops of water to develop and open up. Without it, it is a simplistic and unassertive dram – with, it suddenly gains a lovely sweet edge comes to play with the floral character.

Whilst very nice, as a deceased distillery the price for this whisky is higher than the quality. It is a fine sweet floral whisky, but there are others out there at more affordable prices.

Well worth trying as a museum piece rather than an outstanding whisky in its own right.

Note: The Whisky Distillery Tour however makes a fantastic start to any whisky holiday and an introduction to how whisky is made.