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Dalwhinnie 15 Years Old Reviews
- Distillery
- Dalwhinnie
- Style
- Single Malt
- Release
- Unspecified
- Age
- 15 Years
- Alcohol
- 43% abv.
- Region
- Scotland, Highlands
- Bottled For
- Distillery
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The "Classic Malt" from the Highlands, from Scotland's highest distillery (326m).
Dalwhinnie 15 Years Old
Review by Teaghlach Phabbay
- Color
- pale gold
- Nose
- Slight smoke, faint burnt oak.
- Body
- Thin and somewhat sweet.
- Palate
- Neutral
- Finish
- Weal finish. Very small bite.
Very "bright" and somewhat tinny. Very thin and not much roll in the mouth. A fallback dessert dram.
Dalwhinnie 15 Years Old
Review by Anonymous
- Color
- light gold
- Nose
- sweet malt, loads of honey and some wood bitters
- Body
- medium
- Palate
- honey and bitterness weave throughout vanilla, buttercream,
- Finish
- hint of salt, more vanilla and honey
decent, but too sweet for my taste ... might be a good intro into malts if u dont like smoke or sherry flavors
Dalwhinnie 15 Years Old
Review by Mr Darcy
- Color
- Light gold
- Nose
- Light honey, citrus, heather floral.
- Body
- Light
- Palate
- Smooth vanilla, honey, nutty, grassy grain.
- Finish
- Short light flavor fallsaway nicely.
Very good highland malt, excelent in all areas. Good with freinds and family.
Dalwhinnie 15 Years Old
Review by Eye-lah Guy
- Color
- Yellow gold in the glass
- Nose
- Dry vanilla oak nose of extreme subtlety
- Body
- Light
- Palate
- Clean grains and a vanilla honey suggestion, with a blast of sweetness eventually giving quarter to malt, for the success of the balance.
- Finish
- The finish remains...sweet...
Many may disagree, but I find nothing inspiring or distinctive in this dram that justifies the $60 price-tag and all the hype. These tastings leave me decidedly unattached, and with so many superior malts in it's own region for far better bang, why buy?
Dalwhinnie 15 Years Old
Review by Quisnic
- Color
- light golden
- Nose
- Fruit, Brown Sugar, Peper, spice
- Body
- medium.
- Palate
- Smoke, spice, sea salt, black peper & oak.
- Finish
- long wit a slight burn at the end.
A nice highland dram.
Dalwhinnie 15 Years Old
Review by Pick
- Color
- Straw
- Nose
- Mostly Vanilla and Oak accompanied by a pronounced sting
- Body
- Light
- Palate
- Strong on the Oak with hints of caramel
- Finish
- Warming and medium length with a little bite and bitterness lasting for a few moments after the swallow
Dalwhinnie 15 Years Old
Review by Scotchaliver
- Color
- Golden goodness
- Nose
- Malted smoke with a hint of citrus and honey
- Body
- Medium bodied. Tough but no grit. Smooth with a bit of water added.
- Palate
- A bit bitter and heavy on the phenols. Rested for a while, it only gets better. Tasted right, honey will team up with vanilla.
- Finish
- Bitterness will subside with time but the sweat smokey ending can be short lived. Enjoy it while it lasts.
For a 15 year old single malt, this one could be better. Has all the right parts but nothing stand out. Let it rest and add some h2o for better results. I will set this out to share with rookie single matters who need practice.
Dalwhinnie 15 Years Old
Review by Anonymous
- Color
- Light Gold
- Nose
- Citrus and heather
- Body
- Light and smooth
- Palate
- Oak, grass and a hint of smoke
- Finish
- light finish, pleasant, slight smoke
Love this whiskey, smooth, slightly smokey
Dalwhinnie 15 Years Old
Review by Anonymous
- Color
- Golden amber (light beer like)
- Nose
- Light oak, honeysuckle and citrus
- Body
- Very light almost dainty
- Palate
- One note. Very light oak flavor with some light floral and fruit under tones.
- Finish
- Short finish that is very tame. Aside from the price certainly a good beginner’s scotch.
Very under whelming scotch.
Dalwhinnie 15 Years Old
Review by AdmTom
- Color
- Golden straw
- Nose
- Sweet, a hint of smokiness
- Body
- Light, rolls around your tounge easily.
- Palate
- This is one of the more earthy malts I've tasted. It has a mild, generic sweetness, but it doesn't really remind me of any certain flavor.
- Finish
- The earthiness continues through the finish. Lingering mild smokiness is there is you're looking for it.
If it was $10 USD cheaper, I'd view this malt much more favorably. It is an easy-to-drink malt that works well as a daily dram, but it lacks distinction. There is nothing wrong with it... it just doesn't have anything special. Even poor quality malts have something that distinguishes them. This one doesn't. It is pleasant and easy to drink, but doesn't differentiate itself in any way.
Dalwhinnie 15 Years Old
Review by Anonymous
- Color
- Sprightly gold
- Nose
- Spicy
- Body
- Soft but grainy
- Palate
- Dual taste of peaty salty flavours and ethanol.
- Finish
- Unpleasant.
Not as good as expected from a 15 year old matured single malt.
Dalwhinnie 15 Years Old
Review by Anonymous
- Color
- Gold
- Nose
- Sweet, berrys, brown sugar
- Body
- Full bodied
- Palate
- Silky, berrys flavor is intensified,
- Finish
- Long finish, warm, but not so strong to the end
Dalwhinnie 15 Years Old
Review by ColoradoDram
- Color
- Gold, like a flat pilsener beer
- Nose
- Sweet fruit, grassy soil, more so with a few drops of water (also aerate this one a fair bit to reduce the phenolic attack on the nose).
- Body
- Light bodied, thin feel on the tongue even though the legs on the glass were pretty viscous. Again, a few drops of water improves the buttery feel on the tongue.
- Palate
- Confirms the nose, fruity malt, a grassy salad with fresh ground white pepper at the tail end.
- Finish
- Medium warm but quite long. A little more attack than other 15's I've tried.
This is a nice representation of the Highlands - fruity malt and grassy, with a light pepper finish. I suggest water drops and patience aerating this one for best results. On final tastings of this malt, I dropped it a couple points due to some unwarranted/undesired phenolic attack.