
Pintail Dailuaine 14 Year Old

Key Facts About This Single Malt Scotch
Bottler: The Whisky Cellar
Whisky Makers: Keith Bonnington
Range: Pintail
Distillery: Dailuaine
Region: Speyside
Age: 14 Years Old
Cask: Palo Cortado sherry barrel
Cask Ref: #113
Alcohol by Volume: 54.2%
Bottled: Natural colour and without chill filtration
Limited Edition: 81 bottles
Bottle Size: 700ml
Dailuaine 14 Year Old Tasting Notes
Colour: Antique gold.
Nose: Yellow sultanas, dried apricots, toffee crunch cookies, toasted oak.
Palate: Cinnamon buns, California raisins, heather honey, burnt pastry, buttery sourdough bread, cake spice.
Finish: Honey drizzled fruits, candied citrus peel, polished oak.
About this Pintail whisky
This 14-year-old Dailuaine comes from The Whisky Cellar’s Pintail Range, a label celebrated for small, characterful releases. Known as one of Speyside’s workhorse distilleries, Dailuaine produces a robust, meaty spirit that is rarely seen as a single malt but plays a key role in famous blends. When bottled independently, however, its distinctive weight and depth shine, especially when paired with sherry casks.
This release has been matured in a rare Palo Cortado sherry barrel, a style of sherry that sits intriguingly between the richness of Oloroso and the elegance of Amontillado. The influence brings savoury nuttiness, subtle salinity, and a delicate oxidative complexity to the whisky.
In the glass, the whisky gleams antique gold. The nose opens with yellow sultanas, dried apricots, and toffee crunch cookies lifted by toasted oak. The palate is indulgent and layered, offering cinnamon buns, California raisins, heather honey, burnt pastry, buttery sourdough, and warming cake spice. The finish is long and elegant, with honey-drizzled fruits, candied citrus peel, and polished oak.
Bottled at 54.2%, natural in colour and without chill filtration, this limited outturn of just 81 bottles captures both the muscular Speyside style of Dailuaine and the refined depth of Palo Cortado maturation. A rare and luxurious dram for the sherried whisky enthusiast.
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