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Alexander Murray Macduff 14 Year Old 2003
(0.75l, 57.9%)
A wonderful, bright, summery dram from the Macduff distillery.
Alexander Murray is an independent bottler founded by Steve Lipp in 2004. The company is named after his great uncle who inspired Steve’s love of Malt Whisky, introducing him to the Spirit many years ago ― and also possessing a name with a much more Scottish ring to it. And although Alexander Murray operates out of California these days, they focus on Scottish Single Malts with an honest passion of seeking out the rare casks that make up their signature blends and special edition releases.
The Macduff Distillery has only been around since 1962, but it has been producing coveted Single Malt since day one. In the past it was called the Glen Deveron Distillery because it sits near the mouth of the River Deveron — a sister river to the more famous Spey in the Highlands. Alexander Murray Macduff 14 Year Old 2003 is comprised of a few select casks saved from the blender’s vat. It’s been aged fourteen years and bottled strong with no artificial complications for a light, fruit-forward dram with a lightly sweet granola and musli tone. Single Malt bottlings from Macduff can be very hard to find.
Smartass Corner:
Macduff was a legendary hero-king of Scotland. He appears in fictionalized form as the avenging hero in the play Macbeth.
Alexander Murray is an independent bottler founded by Steve Lipp in 2004. The company is named after his great uncle who inspired Steve’s love of Malt Whisky, introducing him to the Spirit many years ago ― and also possessing a name with a much more Scottish ring to it. And although Alexander Murray operates out of California these days, they focus on Scottish Single Malts with an honest passion of seeking out the rare casks that make up their signature blends and special edition releases.
The Macduff Distillery has only been around since 1962, but it has been producing coveted Single Malt since day one. In the past it was called the Glen Deveron Distillery because it sits near the mouth of the River Deveron — a sister river to the more famous Spey in the Highlands. Alexander Murray Macduff 14 Year Old 2003 is comprised of a few select casks saved from the blender’s vat. It’s been aged fourteen years and bottled strong with no artificial complications for a light, fruit-forward dram with a lightly sweet granola and musli tone. Single Malt bottlings from Macduff can be very hard to find.
Smartass Corner:
Macduff was a legendary hero-king of Scotland. He appears in fictionalized form as the avenging hero in the play Macbeth.
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Category
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StyleSingle Malt Scotch Whisky
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RegionHighland
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CountryScotland
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Alcohol57.9%
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DistilleryMacduff
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Age
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Chill Filtered?No
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Single Cask?Yes
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Maturationex-Bourbon casks
Flavor Spiral™
About The Flavor Spiral
citrus zest
cranberry
apricot
nutty
grain
roasted
smoky
vanilla
slightly sweet
What does Alexander Murray Macduff 14 Year Old 2003 taste like?
The Flavor Spiral™ shows the most common flavors that you'll taste in Alexander Murray Macduff 14 Year Old 2003 and gives you a chance to have a taste of it before actually tasting it.
We invented Flavor Spiral™ here at Flaviar to get all your senses involved in tasting drinks and, frankly, because we think that classic tasting notes are boring.
The Flavor Spiral™ shows the most common flavors that you'll taste in Alexander Murray Macduff 14 Year Old 2003 and gives you a chance to have a taste of it before actually tasting it.
We invented Flavor Spiral™ here at Flaviar to get all your senses involved in tasting drinks and, frankly, because we think that classic tasting notes are boring.
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Smartass
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Whisky or Whiskey? The spelling differs geographically. In Scotland, Japan, and some other parts of the world, distilleries usually spell it Whisky; in Ireland and the USA, they spell it Whiskey.
Tasting Notes
Appearance / Color
Sunshine Gold
Nose / Aroma / Smell
The aroma is bright and fresh with notes of citrus zest and roasted grain.
Flavor / Taste / Palate
The palate starts with a medium body and opening with brighter Highland notes of citrus zest, dried cranberries, granola, and apricot.
Finish
The finish is clean with a hint of lemon curd.
Sunshine Gold
Nose / Aroma / Smell
The aroma is bright and fresh with notes of citrus zest and roasted grain.
Flavor / Taste / Palate
The palate starts with a medium body and opening with brighter Highland notes of citrus zest, dried cranberries, granola, and apricot.
Finish
The finish is clean with a hint of lemon curd.
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Ratings & Reviews
John,
Very interesting. The nose was full of pine which I can’t say I’ve gotten from a whisky before. The taste had the same not. High ABV but not too hot in the flavor. Definitely my favorite of the sampler pack.
Jordan,
Slightly sweet. Smells funky in a good way. Subtle apricot
Christopher,
This was a beautiful experience.
Casey,
I don't know I got alot of pine notes but I loved it
Paul,
The Flaviar tasting notes on this are right on. The nose is fresh grain and citrus zest. The initial taste is a hard to place zest (perhaps kumquat / shikuwasa / grapefruit?) and raw cranberries without too much bitterness. There's a smoky flavor that is more akin to burnt grain (perhaps lentil?). There's a little sweetness on the finish that mixed with the citrus zest flavor comes off as a sweet lemon (again, Japanese shikuwasa comes to mind).
Its not for me, as I don't like bitter flavors in my whisky. This is still enjoyable because the flavors are just reminiscent of bitter instead of actually being bitter.
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