Port Dundas 21yo 2000/2022

Port Dundas 21yo 2000/2022

Fragrant Drops, The Marble Cask Co
Single grain - South Highlands
Amber
62.1% ABV
Dram

Nose: Vanilla ice cream, coconut cream, milk chocolate, nutmeg, raisins, honey. With water, oats, magic marker, sea salt, fresh baked bread. 
Mouthfeel: Light body, thickens, hot, volatile. 
Tasting:  Sweet salty. Vanilla, milk chocolate, raisins, honey, desiccated coconut, oats, hints of white pepper. With water, oats, fresh baked bread, white pepper. 
Finish: Short. Vanilla, milk chocolate, oats, white pepper. 

Comments: 

Cask 305291. Fudgy honey and ice cream, lots of cereal and a little salt. It’s luscious, but bottled at too high a strength. Port Dundas seems to come into its own around 20 years old, and the older bottles are starting to appear.

Verdict:

I like this.

Port Dundas 18yo 2004/2022

Port Dundas 18yo 2004/2022

Old Particular, Douglas Laing
Single grain - South Highlands
Straw
48.4% ABV
Dram

Nose: Butterscotch, lemon sweets, vanilla, honey, molasses, hints of cinder toffee. 
Mouthfeel: Medium body, loosens, mouth coating, cool. 
Tasting:  Sweet salty. Butterscotch, sea salt, vanilla custard, shortbread, molasses, lemon sweets, cough syrup, hints of toffee apples. 
Finish: Medium. Toffee apples, shortbread, cinder toffee, vanilla, butterscotch. 

Comments: 

Cask DL 16483. Like salty Werthers originals, with a hint of lemon sweets. It’s been a while since I had a Port Dundas, it’s a bit obscure and for a long time since the distillery closed, I didn’t encounter any in the wild, as it were. Nevertheless this whisky is a decent dram.

Verdict:

I like this.

Port Dundas 13yo 2004/2018

Port Dundas 13yo 2004/2018

Old Particular, Douglas Laing
Single grain - South Highlands
Pale gold
48.4% ABV
Dram

Nose: Vanilla, pear drops, barley sweets, desiccated coconut, chocolate. 
Mouthfeel: Light body, warm, slippery, airy. 
Tasting:  Bitter sweet. Cocoa powder, vanilla, desiccated coconut, black tea, honey. 
Finish: Long. Black tea, honey, chocolate, barley sweets. 

Comments: 

Cask DL 12465. This is perhaps the 'classic' grain whisky profile, lots of vanilla, coconut and sugar. It's barley sugar though, which is a tad perplexing. Rather enjoyable, and as with all closed distilleries, best taste them when you get the chance.

Verdict:

I like this.

Port Dundas 28yo 1988/2017 "The Crackerjack"

Port Dundas 28yo 1988/2017 "The Crackerjack"

Old Particular, Douglas Laing
Single grain - South Highlands
Dark gold
50% ABV
Dram

Nose: Red grapes, bananas, caramel, green tea, kiwi fruit. 
Mouthfeel: Light body, loose, cool, slightly airy. 
Tasting:  Sweet sour. Green tea, bananas, kiwi fruit, white grapes, vanilla. 
Finish: Short. Green tea, peaches, bananas, strawberries. 

Comments: 

Cask DL 11693. It's been a while since I encountered a Port Dundas! This one is tannic, fruity and light. It's not as sharp and bright as most grain whiskies, perhaps it's been in the cask a little too long. Nice finish, slightly confusing nose.

Verdict:

I like this.

Port Dundas 34 yo 1973/2007

Port Dundas 34 yo 1973/2007

Rare Auld, Duncan Taylor
Single grain - South Highlands
Amber rose
54.5% ABV
Dram

Nose: Coconut, banana, salt caramel, vanilla, honey, corn syrup, hints of cherries, hints of brine.
Mouthfeel: Medium body, hot, volatile, static.
Tasting: Sweet. Cherries, banana, coconut, honey, brown paper, hints of brine, hints of salt caramel.
Finish: Long. Brown paper, cherries, banana, hints of grilled fish.

Comments:

I've made a new discovery. Grain whisky and sherry go really well together. This one is full of interesting things, especially a spiky hint of grilled fish in the finish. Very good indeed.

Verdict:

I like this a lot.

SMWS G6.1 (Port Dundas 28 yo 1981/2009)

SMWS G6.1 (Port Dundas 28 yo 1981/2009)

2009, SMWS
Single grain - South Highlands
Buttercup yellow
51% ABV
Dram

Nose: Rose, peaches, plums, apples, lemon sweets, hay, hints of grass, hints of strawberries.
Mouthfeel: Light body, airy, smooth, slightly watery.
Tasting: Bitter sweet. Cinnamon, roses, peaches, lemon sweets, grass, hints of nutmeg, hints of thyme.
Finish: Long. Chillies, nutmeg, grass.

Comments:

Reminds me of an extremely floral, highly perfumed Rosebank (perhaps accompanied by some Thai food). Very interesting, and very unlike bourbon.

Verdict:

I like this.