Daftmill – Summer Batch Release 2008 U.S Edition

This is the Summer Batch Release from Daftmill, the Lowland farm distillery run by the Cuthbert family, in a U.S. edition. It is made up of seven first-fill ex-bourbon barrels, all distilled and filled in summer 2008, and this is bottle 1 of 1780. The barley, a variety called Optic, was grown on the farm's South fields, harvested in late August 2006 and malted in Alloa in summer 2007. The nose is grated Granny Smith apple, dried vanilla pod and apricot jam, with shortbread developing. The palate is delicate, with cardamom spice and vanilla custard, and the finish is long, with US oak, shortbread and a little marzipan.