Dailuaine (2012/2022) #308764 - Signatory Vintage
The Dailuaine 2012/2022 #308764 from Signatory Vintage, bottled exclusively for Kirsch Import, was bottled at 59.20% and matured for 9 years. The Speyside distillery Dailuaine has positively surprised us in recent years. This time too?
The panel
Mean 69.0 · spread 0
Value for money 3/5
- Distillery
- Dailuaine
- Bottler
- Signatory Vintage
- Type
- Single Malt
- Region
- Speyside
- Country
- Scotland
- Age
- 9 years
- Strength
- 59.2% ABV
- Character
- delicate
Tasting
Nose
The first flavours are reminiscent of malt sweets and cream caramel, followed by sweet blossom honey. Exotic fruit notes such as plantain and papaya add an extra dimension, which is rounded off by a light vanilla sugar note. Despite this tantalising sweetness, the whisky is already slightly demanding and unpleasant on the nose.
Palate
On the palate, the Dailuaine develops a sugary sweetness accompanied by an oily texture. The flavours wet the mouth and continue to develop intensively. However, the distinct ethanol sharpness makes the flavour somewhat rough. Fresh wood and creamy caramel again characterise the taste, while an unripe mango provides a fresh but unripe contrast.
Finish
The finish is surprisingly short. It remains juicy and is dominated by fresh oak, which is accompanied by a pleasant vanilla note. However, the brilliance that one might expect from a single cask in this category is also absent here.
Verdicts
Marcel
This Dailuaine 2012/2022 #308764 is a wild daredevil in the glass, scoring with sweet fruit notes and a hefty dose of ethanol – though it’s a bit too rough around the edges for my taste. Those who enjoy an exciting, if not entirely polished whisky story might still have fun with it, but I’d personally reach for something a bit smoother.
Sascha
The Dailuaine 2012/2022 comes across as structurally unbalanced, with a dominant ethanol sharpness that overshadows the otherwise present sweet fruit notes and malty depth. For fans of powerful yet somewhat undeveloped Speyside whiskies, it offers an interesting, albeit not completely harmonious, experience.
What it is worth
We do not yet hold bottle-level auction results — that sits behind Whisky Hunter’s authenticated feed. What follows is the market for Dailuaine as a whole, which sets the weather for this bottling without pricing it.
Latest mean bid £87 across 77 lots · 2024-08