Gordon & Macphail Discovery Miltonduff 10 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)

Miltonduff (est. 1824) is a large operation, now under the ownership of Pernod Ricard. Much of the production is reserved for the Ballantine's blends. Six pot stills are employed, and two Lomond stills (originally used for the lightly peated 'Mosstowie' whisky, reportedly no longer produced). Whiskies marketed as Miltonduff are unpeated. Typically a combination of American oak and x Sherry casks are used for maturation. This indie bottling from G&M favours the latter, with sherry casks typically imparting fruit cake, burnt sugar and dried fruit aromas and flavours.

Notes from the bottler... Aroma: Chocolate and sticky orange marmalade transforms into juicy plump stewed raisins and sweet baked apple, freshly cut grass notes delicately balance the rich sherry influences. Taste: Sweet and spicy: comforting butter candies weave with roasted hazelnut followed closely by orange zest, cinnamon, and mouth-warming pepper maturing into plum and fig jam. Finish: Long with highlights of chocolate and stewed fruit finishing with lingering winter spices. 43% Alc./Vol.