Dalwhinnie 12 Year Old / Bot.2009 / Manager's Dram Speyside Whisky
- Distillery
- Dalwhinnie
- Region
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Type
- ABV
- 40%
- Price
- £299
- Tasting notes
- Honey, Malt Extract, Vanilla
- Description
- Dalwhinnie's 12-year-old Manager's Dram, bottled at cask strength in 2009, represents the distillery's characteristic Highland profile at full intensity. The higher abv (57.5%) reveals the sweet, honeyed core of Dalwhinnie's spirit alongside gentle smoke and orchard notes, with a creamy texture from long oak maturation. Cask strength bottling captures the distillery character more authentically than the standard 43% release. For whisky drinkers who appreciate Speyside sweetness with the added complexity that cask strength brings.
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✦ Neatly Summary
Dalwhinnie 12 Year Old / Bot.2009 / Manager's Dram Speyside Whisky is a from Dalwhinnie (United Kingdom), bottled at 40% ABV. Expect richly sweet, delicately floral and lightly fruity character — honey, malt extract, vanilla. An approachable dram, ideal for newcomers and casual sippers. A collector's expression at a premium price point.
Dalwhinnie's 12-year-old Manager's Dram, bottled at cask strength in 2009, represents the distillery's characteristic Highland profile at full intensity. The higher abv (57.5%) reveals the sweet, honeyed core of Dalwhinnie's spirit alongside gentle smoke and orchard notes, with a creamy texture from long oak maturation. Cask strength bottling captures the distillery character more authentically than the standard 43% release. For whisky drinkers who appreciate Speyside sweetness with the added complexity that cask strength brings.
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