{"product_id":"miltonduff-11-year-old-decadent-drinks-equinox-solstice-winter-2023-speyside-single-malt-scotch-whisky-70cl-1","title":"Miltonduff 11 Year Old Decadent Drinks Equinox \u0026 Solstice Winter 2023 Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70cl","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 28px;\"\u003eMiltonduff 11 Year Old Decadent Drinks Equinox \u0026amp; Solstice Winter 2023 Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70cl\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDecadent Drink's Winter 2023 release of Speyside's Miltonduff.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is their Winter edition of Equinox \u0026amp; Solstice for 2023. It is a single 1st fill sherry hogshead of Miltonduff Single Malt, matured full term for 11 years and bottled at 48.5%. This is a whisky of pure comfort, a wealth of warmth, ruddy fruits and spice to smoulder brightly in the darkest heart of winter. This whisky is a pause, a breath and a chance to think it is a slow beat in time away from the rat race, a steadying hand and a kindling tumbler of cheer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTasting Notes \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNose : \u003cspan\u003eDried fruits, plums, figs, raisins, hint of leather and rubber, some engine oil, caramel, tobacco, dark honey, spices, woody notes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePalate : \u003cspan\u003eOily, creamy, dried fruits, raisins, dark honey, subtle sweetness, spices, pepper, woody, herbs, little leathery and rubber, tobacco\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinish : \u003cspan\u003eMedium long, warm, woody, leathery, spices, herbs, little varnish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 20px;\"\u003eAbout Miltonduff\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA very fresh, floral new make character shows Miltonduff to be a charming, light single malt, perfect for adding top notes to the restrained and elegant Ballantine’s blend. Its palate has a succulent texture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMiltonduff was, briefly, part of Allied Distiller’s Caledonian Malts range (alongside Laphroaig, Tormore, Scapa and Glendronach) but other than a limited edition 18-year-old cask strength bottling, no official releases have taken place under Chivas Brothers' ownership. Licensed bottlings are made under the auspices of Gordon \u0026amp; MacPhail. Some Mosstowie (see below) also occasionally surfaces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn July 2017 Miltonduff was released as a 15-year-old single malt (alongside expressions from Glentauchers and Glenburgie) under the Ballantine’s brand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne wonders what the monks would have made of it. Moonshining was commonplace in the surroundings of Pluscarden Abbey in the smuggling era of the late 18th and early 19th century. Whether any monastic distillation ever took place is unknown – the original monastery fell into ruin in the early 17th century, but was restored in 1948 and is now the only medieval monastery still inhabited by monks. Distillation certainly took place at Milton Farm where the abbey’s old meal mill once stood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMiltonduff (the suffix comes from Duff family which owned the estate) went legal in 1824 and by the end of the century was one of the largest producers in Scotland, making in excess of one million litres a year and using triple distillation (an unusual technique for Highland\/Speyside distilleries).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts next landmark came in 1936 when it was bought by Canadian distiller Hiram Walker which was beginning its Scottish expansion (Ballantine’s, Dumbarton).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1964, a pair of ‘Lomond’ stills was installed, producing a malt which was named Mosstowie. The stills operated until 1981. A significant expansion in 1974 saw capacity increased to more than 5m litres per annum with three pairs of stills now operating. In 2005 it became part of Chivas Brothers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e48.5% ABV\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e70cl\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Miltonduff","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53413397692754,"sku":"DDMIDU11E\u0026S23001","price":99.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1052\/9737\/9666\/files\/4705645518_a56dcb24-bab7-4198-9b26-63af6c48f57d.jpg?v=1771921173","url":"https:\/\/whiskysituation.co.uk\/products\/miltonduff-11-year-old-decadent-drinks-equinox-solstice-winter-2023-speyside-single-malt-scotch-whisky-70cl-1","provider":"Whisky Situation","version":"1.0","type":"link"}