{"product_id":"dalwhinnie-1989-25-year-old-special-releases-2015-750","title":"Dalwhinnie 1989 25 Year Old Special Releases 2015","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eOne of the most complete mainland malts ever. Period.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDalwhinnie, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eScotland has a population of 80 and is home to a small schoolhouse, a pub, an inn, a train station, and \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ethe Dalwhinnie Distillery.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e What else do you need? The distillery, founded in 1897 by John Grant, is famous for being \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ethe “highest” distillery in Scotland\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e. In this case, we are talking about altitude, sitting at 1164 feet above sea level. Today, Diageo owns Dalwhinnie. Importantly, only 10% of production ends up in their single malt nameplate, and they are a relatively small distillery with \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eonly one wash \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eone spirit still.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e The rest goes into the famous blended Scotch “Black \u0026amp; White.” So grab what you can get your hands on.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nThis is a \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e25 year old Dalwhinnie\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e from Diageo's 2015 Special Releases. Matured in refill American oak hogsheads, bottled at cask strength, and \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eavailable only in 5,916 bottles\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e. A surprise from Dalwhinnie that not a lot of people expected to be released. It’s surprisingly fresh, rich, and has that spicy dryness which makes it o\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ene of the best Dalwhinnies we’ve ever had\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e. But if you’re not willing to take our word for it, take Jim Murray’s from the \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJim Murray's Whisky Bible:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e “One of the most complete mainland malts of them all.” \u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Best single malt Scotch 22-27 years (Multiple Casks)\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n- Whisky Bible 2017\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSmartAss Corner:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e Dalwhinnie distillery claims to be the distillery with the highest elevation. So does the Braeval distillery. We like Scotches from both and frankly do not care about elevation.","brand":"Dalwhinnie","offers":[{"title":"521","offer_id":53281187463450,"sku":"US-8596269203738-521","price":561.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0808\/6326\/5050\/files\/2016111519_dalwhinnie_1989_25_year_old_special_releases_2015_original.png?v=1762945801","url":"https:\/\/flaviar.com\/products\/dalwhinnie-1989-25-year-old-special-releases-2015-750","provider":"Flaviar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}