Dailuaine – 20 Year Old Forgotten Gems (70cl, 50.4%)

Dailuaine – 20 Year Old Forgotten Gems is a whisky from Dailuaine (Speyside). Aged 20 years, bottled at 50.4% ABV, 70cl. In 1889, Dailuaine was the first distillery in Scotland to be fitted with a pagoda style roof. Almost all of Dailuaine’s output is destined for the Johnnie Walker blends. In 1991, it was included in the Flora & Fauna range and it has appeared as a Manager’s Dram release as well. The distillery was using condensers made of stainless steel to help create a sulphur-like style of new make but recently it has been producing a green/grassy spirit, all dependent on what the blending team needs. Like Clynelish and Deanston, Dailuaine can have a waxy character. Independently bottled by Atom Labs as part of the Forgotten Gems series, this one of only two bottles released comes from the last drops of their rare stocks and hand bottled in tiny batches. Limited by nature and unrepeatable.