Tasting Notes: Dufftown: The Singleton

Dufftown: The Singleton (Scottish Speyside Single Malt:12 Years Old: 40% ABV)

Visual: Light apricot amber.

Viscosity: A few fast forming streaks then still afore the others form.

Nose: Honey, grain, planed wood and toffee.

Body: Big sweet syrup, treacle. Apricot or peaches. Water removes the distasteful alcohol burn for a more mellow experience. Caramel. Strawberries.

Finish: Caramel, light vanilla and sweet syrup. Hot cross buns. Dried apricots. Slight charring. Becomes slightly more charred with water.

Conclusion: A very sweet and slightly fruity whisky with apricot touches defining its character. Without water the alcohol burn is a touch too evident. It’s a reasonable sweet whisky, though somewhat single minded (no pun intended) – It doesn’t seem to open up over time as much as its colleagues.

Like many single malts it is a definitely pleasurable experience, however it does not have the range one would hope for.

The nice touch of fruit defines it and gives it its character, and an enjoyable one at that, I would not rate it the highest of the style, but it has a character that of an almost fruit orchid/ fruit liquor, that will definitely appeal to many.

Note: Thanks to the kind staff of the Royal Oak for the excellent modelling work with this whisky 🙂