Duncan Taylor & Company
The Manse Princes Street Huntly Aberdeenshire AB54 8HB Scotland
Telephone: 01466 795 055
Fax: 01466 794 618
Email: euan.shand@dtcscotch.com
Whiskies from 'Duncan Taylor & Company'
Read the Whisky Magazine tastings notes for whiskies from Duncan Taylor & Company.
Auld Reekie 12 Years Old
A drinkable, if relatively undemanding whisky. Perhaps a good introduction to Islay.
Battlehill Auchentoshan 6 Years Old
Battlehill Ben Nevis 7 Years Old
Battlehill Miltonduff 7 Years Old
Duncan Taylor Auchentoshan 6 Years Old
Duncan Taylor Auld Reekie
Duncan Taylor Blend, 38 Years Old
Duncan Taylor Bowmore 22 Years Old
An almost unpeated version of Bowmore? A (too) perfect integration of peat in wood? Unusual.
Duncan Taylor Bruichladdich 1969, 33 Years Old
Good balance-has stood up to its cask well, retaining a zest not overwhelmed by age.
Duncan Taylor Bunnahabhain 1966
Duncan Taylor Bunnahabhain 1969, 36 Years Old
Hasn't held up for its age anything like as well as the previous thirty-something Bruichladdich. The cask has won this battle.
Duncan Taylor Caperdonich 1969 34 Years Old
Quite engaging, but just past its best.
Duncan Taylor Caperdonich 33 Years Old
A well knitted dram. On the fruit side. More complex than it appears. Oak is well integrated. A pity such a treasure is lost!
Duncan Taylor Duncan Taylor Blend, 15 Years Old
Duncan Taylor Glen Garioch 1988
Has the X factor.
Duncan Taylor Glen Garioch 1988 18 Years Old
Duncan Taylor Glen Garioch 1988, 16 Years Old
Very sweet but the classic heather honey is balanced by the gently peaty, smoky dryness that has vanished from most Highland malts.
Duncan Taylor Glen Grant 1970, Speyside Region Selection No 2
A lot of cask here but strangely subtle for such a heavy beast.
Duncan Taylor Glen Grant 31 Years Old
A reticent nose is completely eclipsed by a huge but uncomplicated palate. Benefits greatly from water.
Duncan Taylor Glen Grant C3490 Cask Strength Rare Auld Scotch Whisky
Elegant and sophisticated.
Duncan Taylor Glen Keith 1971 33 Years Old, Cask 8066
An old fellow on the edge of declining but with attractive sweet richness. No water, please !
Duncan Taylor Glendronach, 14 Years Old
Duncan Taylor Highland Park 1984 Cask 1731, 22 Years Old
Duncan Taylor Imperial 1990 Cask 352, 17 Years Old
Duncan Taylor Invergordon 1965 38 Years Old
Such a long ageing has made the bourbon wood very dominating. The crisp, cleansing, hint of pine in the distillery bottling better suited a single grain.
Duncan Taylor Invergordon 1965 40 Years Old
Duncan Taylor Invergordon 1965 Cask 15517 41 Years Old
Duncan Taylor Invergordon 1978 Cask 1873 26 Years Old
Duncan Taylor Invergordon 40 Years Old
An interesting profile. Well matured. The butyric note on the nose does not echo on the palate.
Duncan Taylor Invergordon 40 Years Old
Want to get bourbon drinkers into whisky, give ‘em grain! Maybe not 40 Years Old grain but it could be the way in.
Duncan Taylor Inverleven 26 Years Old, Cask 1873
An interesting character. Much sweeter on the palate that expected from the nose. Water brings out an unpleasant cardboardy touch.
Duncan Taylor Islay Malt, 10 Years Old
Duncan Taylor Knockando 1980, 23 Years Old, Cask 1913
Knockando is always a well-mannered whisky, although this expression seems a tad tired.
Duncan Taylor Lindores Abbey
Duncan Taylor Lonach, 10 Years Old
Duncan Taylor Macduff 1968 Cask 8546, 38 Years Old
Duncan Taylor Macduff 1969
Duncan Taylor North British 27 Years Old
The palate does not have the refreshing appeal of the nose. Water tames it but not enough to make it really palatable.
Duncan Taylor Scapa 1977
Duncan Taylor Strathisla 37 Years Old, Cask 1332
More complexity on the nose than on the palate. A pleasant whisky though. But quite disappointing for a Strathisla of that age.
Duncan Taylor The Big Smoke
Duncan Taylor The Glenrothes 35 Years Old
Old with a certain sexy, slinky quality.
NC2 Caol Ila, 15 Years Old
NC2 Highland Park 13 Years Old
NC2 Imperial
An aperitif dram.
NC2 Isle of Arran, 10 Years Old
NC2 Springbank, 10 Years Old
Rarest of the Rare Inverleven 1977
Rarest of the Rare Mosstowie 1975 30 Years Old
Tempting nose, the palate is somewhat tougher. A good example of classic bourbon maturation. Pleasant.
Scottish Glory
Whisky Galore Ben Nevis 10 Years Old
Whisky Galore Blended Malt Whisky, 16 Years Old
Whisky Galore Caol Ila 13 Years Old Cask Strength
Whisky Galore Highland Park 11 Years Old
Whisky Galore Highland Park 14 Years Old
Whisky Galore Mortlach 12 Years Old
Whisky Galore Mortlach 16 Years Old, Sherry, Cask Strength
Whisky Galore Mortlach 1988, Cask Strength
Good weight of spirit, but needs more from the cask to make it great.
Whisky Galore Old Pulteney 17 Years Old
Whisky Galore Rosebank 15 Years Old, Cask Strength