Miltonduff 2001 17 Year (Alexander Murray & Co.)

A 17 year for $60? Yeah, I'll give that a try, thank you very much Costco. Nose is light and floral, and reminds me of Dalwhinnie without the honey. Palate is very smooth, and coats the mouth nicely. What starts quite nicely as sweet and fruity, redolent with apples and pears and honeydew, turns quickly bitter with a blast of grain alcohol that wipes out the fruit and leads promptly to a short, dry, slightly novacaine finish. Very reminiscent of Chivas 12 with more body. This could have been so much more with just a little better blending. As it is, it's ok, and I wouldn't turn it down by any stretch, but I won't be buying another bottle either.

A complex, Single Malt Scotch Whisky by Miltonduff Distillery in Speyside, Scotland bottled by Alexander Murray out of California; is an un-peated, 2001 vintage that has been aged in American oak casks for 17 years. It has an aromatic birth with notes of peach & cream, summer florals, coconut & oak spice; while a complex life adds notes of butter croissant, peaches, marmalade, milk chocolate, truffles & a hint of mint; that led to a long & warming death with a hint of honeysuckle. August 2020 / 2022

Aroma is excellent, taste leaves something to be desired.

So sweet, ends smooth, good but not for me