Dailuaine Whisky

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  Dailuaine 10 years old Douglas Laing Premier Barrel Single Speyside Malt Whisky 46%

  Item no.: 22227865479-1106-197279873

  Dailuaine has supplied malt to other people's blends for over a century without getting its name on the bottle. Douglas Laing put it there — and packed the whisky in a ceramic decanter.

  Expert description

  Dailuaine 10 years Douglas Laing Premier Barrel is a Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in sherry wood and bottled at 46% without chill filtration and without added colouring.

  The release gave 602 bottles and belongs to the Premier Barrel range, in which Douglas Laing bottles single casks in ceramic decanters rather than glass. Dailuaine sits at Carron in Speyside and has since 1852 supplied a heavy, sherry-friendly malt that has almost entirely ended up in blends. Official bottlings are rare, which is why independent bottlers are the ones keeping the distillery name on the shelves.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Dark and round. Raisin, dark chocolate and orange peel, with a warm spiced note and a trace of nuts.

  Palate

  Full and malty. Dried fruit, cocoa and a lightly tart sherry edge, with cereal and a warm spiced middle. The 46% carries the sweetness without making it heavy.

  Finish

  Medium and dry, with nuts, malt and a faintly bitter cocoa note.

  Specifications

  Name: Dailuaine 10 years Douglas Laing Premier Barrel Single Speyside Malt Whisky 46%
  Distillery: Dailuaine
  Bottler: Douglas Laing
  Region/Country: Speyside Scotland
  Type: Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 10 years
  ABV: 46 %
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Sherry matured
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Number of bottles: 602
  Edition: The Premier Barrel ceramic decanter
  EAN no.: 5014218820140

  Flavour profile

  Sherried · Dried Fruit · Malty · Chocolate · Spiced

  Did you know?

  The Premier Barrel range comes in ceramic decanters with screw caps — a choice that shields the whisky from light and makes the bottle impossible to mistake for anything else. The decanters get collected in their own right, precisely because they look like something from another century.

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    87,00EUR
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  Dailuaine 1997/2018 Signatory 20 year old Single Speyside Malt 46%

  Item no.: 22227865391-7256

  Filled in May 1997, emptied in February 2018. Twenty years and nine months in a warehouse where nobody was in a hurry — and a distillery few people know by name.

  Please note: Wear to the tube and rust on the cap.

  Expert description

  Dailuaine 1997/2018 Signatory 20 years is a Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in two hogsheads and bottled at 46% without chill filtration and without added colouring.

  The casks carry the numbers 7223 and 7224. Dailuaine sits at Carron in Speyside, was founded in 1852 and has throughout its history supplied malt for blends rather than for its own bottles. Signatory Vintage, founded in 1988 by Andrew Symington, is among the bottlers who systematically bring distilleries like this forward — and with twenty years in bourbon wood, Dailuaine's heavy, malted core stands clearly.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Malt and baked apple first, then honey, vanilla and a dry nutty note from the many years in cask.

  Palate

  Full and malty. Cereal, honey and candied citrus, with a layer of spice and an oily texture the 46% carries well.

  Finish

  Long and dry, with malt, nuts and a mild oak warmth.

  Specifications

  Name: Dailuaine 1997/2018 Signatory 20 years Single Speyside Malt 46%
  Distillery: Dailuaine
  Bottler: Signatory Vintage
  Region/Country: Speyside Scotland
  Type: Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 20 years
  ABV: 46 %
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Hogsheads no. 7223 and 7224
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distilled: 21/05/1997
  Bottled: 28/02/2018

  Flavour profile

  Malty · Honeyed · Nutty · Fruity · Dry

  Investment potential

  Medium. Twenty years in cask from a distillery with very few official bottlings. Dailuaine from the 1990s steadily gets harder to find as the casks are emptied.

  Did you know?

  In 1884 Dailuaine became the first Scottish distillery to get a pagoda roof over its kiln — the pointed cap that is today the very symbol of a whisky distillery. The architect Charles Doig drew it, and everyone else copied it afterwards.

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    113,75EUR
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  Dailuaine 1997/2022 Signatory 24 year old Single Speyside Malt Whisky 47,4%

  Item no.: 22227865479-1106-197280002

  Distilled on the same day as its four-year-younger sister, but these casks were left standing. Four extra years in hogsheads sounds like little — in the glass the difference is obvious.

  Expert description

  Dailuaine 1997/2022 Signatory 24 years is a Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in two hogsheads and bottled at 47.4% without chill filtration and without added colouring.

  The casks are numbered 7227 and 7235, were filled on 21 May 1997 and emptied on 20 January 2022. The outturn was 369 bottles. The release belongs to Signatory's Cask Strength Collection, where the whisky goes into bottle at the strength the cask delivers. Dailuaine is one of those distilleries where almost the entire production disappears into blends, and twenty-four year old bottlings exist essentially only through independent bottlers.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Ripe apples, pears and quince, with vanilla, malt and a mild spiced oak behind.

  Palate

  Silky with well-integrated alcohol. Sweetness and freshness first, then vanilla, malt and spiced oak, in a balanced and elegant mouthfeel.

  Finish

  Dry and harmonious, with the complexity and maturity stepping forward at the close.

  Specifications

  Name: Dailuaine 1997/2022 Signatory Vintage 24 years Single Speyside Malt Whisky 47,4%
  Distillery: Dailuaine
  Bottler: Signatory Vintage
  Region/Country: Speyside Scotland
  Type: Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 24 years
  ABV: 47.4%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Hogsheads no. 7227 and 7235
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distilled: 21/05/1997
  Bottled: 20/01/2022
  Number of bottles: 369
  Edition: Cask Strength Collection

  Flavour profile

  Fruity · Malty · Vanilla · Spiced · Elegant

  Investment potential

  High. Twenty-four years in cask, 369 bottles and a distillery whose own bottlings barely exist. Old Dailuaine is increasingly traded among collectors.

  Did you know?

  Quince is a fruit you rarely meet in modern whisky, but it turns up in old Speyside malts from bourbon wood. It sits somewhere between apple and pear, and it is often a sign of a cask that has been allowed to work long and quietly.

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    201,00EUR
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  Dailuaine 2008/2021 Signatory Vintage 13 years old Single Speyside Malt Scotch Whisky 46%

  Item no.: 22227865479-1106-197280103

  No filtration, no colouring, no adjustment. The Un-Chillfiltered Collection is Signatory's attempt to show a distillery as it actually comes out of the cask.

  Expert description

  Dailuaine 2008/2021 The Un-Chillfiltered Collection Signatory Vintage 13 years is a Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in bourbon casks and bottled at 46% without chill filtration and without added colouring.

  The whisky was distilled on 20 June 2008 and bottled on 6 August 2021, and the outturn was only 157 bottles. The range gathers hand-picked releases from distilleries across Scotland, chosen for their clear flavour profile rather than their name value. Dailuaine is one of those distilleries that almost never appears on its own bottles, and thirteen years in bourbon wood gives a clean, malted version with no cask make-up.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Pale and malty. Apple, cereal and vanilla, with a light floral note and a touch of citrus.

  Palate

  Clean and full. Malt, honey and baked apple, with vanilla from the bourbon cask and a dry spiced edge. The 46% gives good weight without tightening up.

  Finish

  Medium and dry, with cereal, vanilla and a light nutty note.

  Specifications

  Name: Dailuaine 2008/2021 The Un-Chillfiltered Collection Signatory Vintage 13 years Single Speyside Malt Whisky 46%
  Distillery: Dailuaine
  Bottler: Signatory Vintage
  Region/Country: Speyside Scotland
  Type: Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 13 years
  ABV: 46 %
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Bourbon casks
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distilled: 20/06/2008
  Bottled: 06/08/2021
  Number of bottles: 157
  Edition: The Un-Chillfiltered Collection
  EAN no.: 5021944113354

  Flavour profile

  Malty · Fruity · Vanilla · Clean · Dry

  Did you know?

  Chill filtration was introduced to stop whisky going hazy in the fridge — not to make it better. Signatory drops the step entirely in this range, which is why the whisky may cloud when cold. That is a sign the oils are still in it.

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  • 1pcs.
    80,25EUR
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  Dailuaine 2008/2025 Signatory Vintage 16 Year Single Speyside Malt Whisky 57%

  Item no.: 333222-19722

  Dailuaine has enough body to take an oloroso butt without being buried in it. That is why the distillery has been so useful in blends — and why the sherry finish works here.

  Expert description

  Dailuaine 2008/2025 Signatory Vintage 16 years is a Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky finished in an oloroso sherry butt and bottled at cask strength of 57% without chill filtration and without added colouring.

  The whisky was distilled on 9 April 2008 and bottled on 19 February 2025 from cask number 6, with an outturn of 681 bottles. The release belongs to Signatory's Cask Strength Collection. The combination of Dailuaine's fruity, malted base and the dark oloroso notes gives a whisky where sweetness and spice pull in different directions without fighting.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Dried fruits such as raisins and figs, alongside roasted nuts, dark chocolate and spiced oak.

  Palate

  Deep and balanced. Sweetness and spice in fine interplay, with a full, oily texture in which the alcohol is elegantly integrated despite the 57%.

  Finish

  Long and warm, with hints of coffee and leather.

  Specifications

  Name: Dailuaine 2008/2025 Signatory Vintage 16 years Single Speyside Malt Whisky 57%
  Distillery: Dailuaine
  Bottler: Signatory Vintage
  Region/Country: Speyside Scotland
  Type: Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 16 years
  ABV: 57 %
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Finished in oloroso sherry butt no. 6
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distilled: 09/04/2008
  Bottled: 19/02/2025
  Number of bottles: 681
  Edition: Cask Strength Collection

  Flavour profile

  Sherried · Dried Fruit · Chocolate · Spiced · Cask Strength

  Investment potential

  Medium. 681 bottles from an oloroso finish at cask strength, from a distillery whose own bottlings barely exist. Signatory's Cask Strength Collection is followed closely by collectors.

  Did you know?

  A finish in oloroso is not the same as full maturation in sherry wood. The whisky sits in its main cask first and is moved across for the final years — enough to give colour and fruit, but not long enough for the cask to take over the distillery's own voice.

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    134,00EUR
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  Dailuaine 2009/2022 The Un-Chillfiltered Collection Signatory 12 Year Old Single Speyside Malt Whisky 46%

  Item no.: 22-197284558

  Two hogsheads, twelve years and no treatment along the way. Signatory calls the range Un-Chillfiltered, but in practice it is just as much about what you refrain from doing.

  Please note: Rust on the cap and wear to the carton label.

  Expert description

  Dailuaine 2009/2022 The Un-Chillfiltered Collection Signatory Vintage 12 years is a Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in two hogsheads and bottled at 46% without chill filtration and without added colouring.

  The casks carry the numbers 307385 and 307386. The whisky was distilled on 6 May 2009 and bottled on 4 February 2022. The range gathers hand-picked releases from distilleries across Scotland, where the whisky is allowed into bottle in its most untreated form. Dailuaine delivers a heavier spirit than most of its Speyside neighbours, and twelve years in hogsheads is enough to give balance without erasing the malted core.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Fresh and cereal-led. Green apple, malt and vanilla, with a light herbal note and a touch of citrus peel.

  Palate

  Clean and malty. Cereal, honey and baked fruit, with vanilla from the oak and a dry, lightly spiced middle. The texture is fuller than filtered whisky at the same strength.

  Finish

  Medium and dry, with malt, apple and a mild oak note.

  Specifications

  Name: Dailuaine 2009/2022 The Un-Chillfiltered Collection Signatory 12 years Single Speyside Malt Whisky 46%
  Distillery: Dailuaine
  Bottler: Signatory Vintage
  Region/Country: Speyside Scotland
  Type: Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 12 years
  ABV: 46 %
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Hogsheads no. 307385 and 307386
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distilled: 06/05/2009
  Bottled: 04/02/2022
  Edition: The Un-Chillfiltered Collection

  Flavour profile

  Malty · Fruity · Vanilla · Clean · Dry

  Did you know?

  Six-digit cask numbers such as 307385 come from Signatory's own warehouse system rather than from the distillery. They make it possible to trace exactly which cask a bottle came from — one reason the house has such a loyal following among collectors.

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    80,25EUR
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  Dailuaine 2011/2024 Coopers Choice Port Wood Finish Speyside Single Malt Whisky 53.5%

  Item no.: 222744-77956

  Ruby port is the most forward of the ports — young, dark and full of berries. Put on a Speyside spirit with body, it gives a whisky that does not resemble itself.

  Expert description

  Dailuaine 2011/2024 Coopers Choice Port Wood Finish is a Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in American oak with a subsequent finish in ruby port wood and bottled at 53.5% without chill filtration and without added colouring.

  The whisky was distilled in April 2011 and bottled in 2024 by The Vintage Malt Whisky Company as part of the Cooper's Choice range. The cask carries the number 0720, and the outturn was 300 bottles. The Glasgow house has since 1992 selected single casks from distilleries across Scotland, and Cooper's Choice is their range for exactly that kind of find.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Red berries, dark fruits and spices first, with vanilla and a touch of oak behind.

  Palate

  Full and balanced, with sweet shades of port, toasted malt and nuts. The cask strength carries the fruit without making it heavy.

  Finish

  Soft and long with touches of spice, chocolate and caramel.

  Specifications

  Name: Dailuaine 2011/2024 Coopers Choice Port Wood Finish Speyside Single Malt Whisky 53,5%
  Distillery: Dailuaine
  Bottler: The Coopers Choice
  Region/Country: Speyside Scotland
  Type: Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 13 years
  ABV: 53.5%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: American oak with ruby port finish, cask no. 0720
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distilled: 2011
  Bottled: 2024
  Number of bottles: 300
  Edition: Single Cask

  Flavour profile

  Fruity · Red Berry · Spiced · Chocolate · Cask Strength

  Investment potential

  Medium. A single cask with a port finish in 300 bottles from a distillery that almost never appears on its own bottles. Cooper's Choice releases are never repeated.

  Did you know?

  Ruby port is the youngest and most fruit-driven of the ports, where tawny is aged longer and moves towards nuts and caramel. The choice between the two decides whether a port finish pulls towards fresh berries or dried fruit — and it is rarely accidental.

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    107,00EUR
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  Dailuaine 2013-2023 10 year old Lady of the Glen Refiil Hogshead med Tawny port finish Single Malt Scotch Whisky alc 59%

  Item no.: 22227865479-33569

  Tawny port has sat long enough to lose the fresh berry edge and find nuts and caramel instead. Laid over ten years of Dailuaine, the result is darker than the age suggests.

  Expert description

  Dailuaine 2013/2023 Lady of the Glen 10 years is a Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in a refill hogshead with a subsequent tawny port finish and bottled at cask strength of 59%.

  The whisky was distilled in 2013 and bottled in 2023 by Lady of the Glen, the Scottish independent bottler from Fife founded in 2012 by Gregor Hannah. A refill cask works more slowly than a first fill, which leaves room for the port finish to make its mark without fighting the oak. Dailuaine's heavy, malted spirit has enough body to carry both.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Dark fruit and nuts first. Dried fig, walnut and caramel, with malt and a warm spiced note underneath.

  Palate

  Powerful and dense. Caramelised nuts, dried fruit and malt, with the dry edge of the port and a peppery warmth from the 59%. The texture is oily despite the young age.

  Finish

  Long and dry, with nuts, caramel and a warm spiced close.

  Specifications

  Name: Dailuaine 2013/2023 10 years Lady of the Glen Tawny Port Finish Single Malt Scotch Whisky 59%
  Distillery: Dailuaine
  Bottler: Lady of the Glen
  Region/Country: Speyside Scotland
  Type: Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 10 years
  ABV: 59 %
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Refill hogshead with tawny port finish
  Distilled: 2013
  Bottled: 2023

  Flavour profile

  Nutty · Dried Fruit · Caramel · Spiced · Cask Strength

  Investment potential

  Medium. A single cask at full strength with an unusual finish, from a distillery that almost never appears on its own bottles. Lady of the Glen never repeats its releases.

  Did you know?

  Tawny port ages in cask for years and oxidises along the way, which gives nuts and caramel instead of the fresh berries you find in ruby. That is why a tawny cask often suits a whisky that already has malted weight.

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    113,75EUR
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  Laudale 12 years old Dailuaine Adelphi Batch 6 Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 46%

  Item no.: 059763-615-181

  Not every great dram carries a famous name on the label — Dailuaine is proof that quiet distilleries can still produce remarkable whisky. This particular release from Speyside shows a side of the distillery worth slowing down for.

  Expert's description

  Laudale 12 Year Dailuaine Adelphi Batch 6 Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky 46% is a Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky and bottled at 46%.

  This bottling comes from Adelphi, released as part of the Laudale Batch 6 range.

  Only 2,100 bottles were produced from this cask, making it a limited release for collectors.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Fresh malt, orchard fruit and a light floral note.

  Palate

  Honey, pear and a mellow barley character.

  Finish

  Crisp and drying with a gentle spice.

  Specifications

  Name: Laudale 12 Year Dailuaine Adelphi Batch 6 Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky 46%
  Distillery: Dailuaine
  Bottler: Adelphi
  Region/Country: Speyside
  Type: Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 12 years
  ABV: 46%
  Size: 70 CL
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Number of bottles: 2,100
  Edition: Laudale Batch 6
  EAN no.: 5060383653229

  Flavour Profile

  Fresh · Spiced

  Did you know?

  Dailuaine means 'the green valley' in Gaelic and was the first Scottish distillery to have its own internal railway installed for transporting casks and grain.

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  • 1pcs.
    93,75EUR