Daftmill 2007 Single Cask (Abbey Whisky)

Label Notes

Daftmill is a farm distillery. Owned and operated by the Cuthbert family, it only runs in the farm’s quiet periods; mid-summer and winter, sometimes producing as few as 100 casks per year. When not distilling, Francis Cuthbert looks after the estate, growing the malting barley used to make this Lowland whisky. The barley variety Optic was grown in the South fields and harvested in the last week of August 2006. It was then stored on the farm to be malted in Alloa during the summer of 2007. This first fill ex Heaven Hill bourbon barrel was Mikes favourite. It was distilled in our winter season being filled on the 10th December 2007. It is bottled exclusively for Abbey Whisky

Tasting Notes
Abbey Whisky Daftmill Cask

All the casks we sampled on the day were tremendous, I could have chosen any of them but the cask that stood out was exceptional and fitted the profile we were looking for. Distilled on the 10th of December 2007, filled into single cask 043/2007, a first fill, ex-bourbon barrel from Heaven Hill distillery and matured for 12 years in cask. The result is divine, on the nose it gives a delicate yet complex hit of flavours, exactly what you’d want and expect from a beautiful Lowland whisky, delicate cereals, lemon sherbet bon bons, honey, ripe melon, hints of eucalyptus, limoncello, apples, pears, spiced peaches. So defined, so clear and so crisp in flavour. Mint, lychee and gooseberries…. I could go on all day. The palate has cinnamon, toffee, honey, orange bitters, nib of chocolate, lychee, boiled sweets, sweet pears. Spice. Heavenly…

Bottled: 2020

Age: 12 Years Old

Cask Type: Bourbon

Cask Number(s): 043/2007

Number of Bottles: 207

Strength: 57.1% Vol.