Dailuaine 18 Year Old 2007/2025 First Fill Cognac Barrique #354552 (70cl, 50%)

A Speyside single malt distilled on 22 February 2007 and bottled in 2025 after eighteen years, including sixty-eight months of finishing in a first fill cognac barrique of European oak. Cask 354552 yielded 232 bottles of 700 ml at 50%, without chill filtration or added colour. Dailuaine was built in 1851 by William Mackenzie in Speyside. Long fermentation, fast distillation and reduced copper contact in the condensers contribute to the robust, weighty character of the distillate. James Eadie, an independent bottler tracing its business to 1854, handled the cognac finish and bottling. The aroma combines fresh apple, pear, lime and honey with peach, sea salt and creamy oat biscuits. The nose opens with apple, nutmeg and grain notes, then vanilla and a hint of cedar wood.