Signatory Vintage Dailuaine 2012 10 Year-Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky

The Signatory Vintage Unchillfiltered Collection is one of our favourite ranges from any Independent Bottler. Providing an incredible range of whiskies at prices that remind us of how things used to be, they almost always outperform comparative releases from the same distilleries which their spirit originally came from in both quality and price…

Cask Number(s): 308754 + 308758 + 308762 + 308763
Date of Distilling: 04/07/2012
Date of Bottling: 01/2023
Matured In: Dechar/Rechar Hogsheads

Tasting Notes:

Nose: Fruity aromas, ripe apples, slight acidity and a mixture of cinnamon with nuts, malt and roasted grains. The whisky has a sweet and creamy base tone, which is complemented by bitter roasted aromas.

Palate: Sweet and creamy, which is complemented by bitter roasted aromas. There are also pastries with a cream of vanilla and cinnamon with roasted almonds. Not complex, rather simple and easy to drink.

Finish: Medium, the whisky ends with a slightly alcoholic spiciness and some malt spice, with a hint of wood.

Dailuaine was founded in 1851 in Speyside. Dailuaine was the first distillery in Scotland to feature a pagoda roof, an architectural element that gained a lot of traction thereafter. Long fermentation, fast distillation and (historically) the use of stainless steel in their condensers, creates a heavy, meaty spirit that works incredibly well with sherry cask maturation. 

Signatory Vintage are one of the veterans of Independently Bottled Scotch Whisky. Founded in 1988 by Andrew and Brian Symington. The name ‘Signatory’ was derived from the initial intention to find a person of suitable standing to sign the labels for bottles drawn from a single cask. 

They have one of the most well regarded stores of single cask Scotch Whisky in the industry, with a focus on high quality spirit, bottled without the need for Chill Filtration, always at natural colour. Signatory covers the entire range of whisky drinkers, with their high end Cask Strength Single Casks offering complex and rare whiskies at the high end, while their Unchillfiltered Collection provides some of the best value single malts and grains around.