Deanston Decennary

In celebration of their 50th anniversary, Deanston released the Decennary which is a blend of four of their single malts: 1977 whisky refill, 1982 American oak, 1996 port pipe, 2006 Predro Ximenez. It is an un-chilled filtered whisky finished in oak casks. My tasting notes: N - apples, cherries and honey T - sherry, citrus, nuts and chocolate F - light peat blows away the front and turns into a honey sweet finish that lingers. The bottle description adds that there should be a bit of toffee on the nose and aromatic spices in the taste. We bought this bottle at the distillery. It is a fantastic release and the best expression of Deanston I’ve had thus far.

I didn’t find much of a nose, but the taste is rich and malty, with dark chocolate notes. The finish is the best part - very long flavors of oak spice, dark chocolate, black tea and dark honey. Best of the four whiskies I’ve reviewed from this distillery.