Dailuaine 9 Year Old Douglas Laing Provenance 2007 Single Cask DL11504 Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2016) 70cl

Dailuaine 9 Year Old Douglas Laing Provenance 2007 Single Cask DL11504 (NOV 2016) 70cl

An independently bottled Dailuaine, distilled January 2007, matured in a single refill hogshead DL 11504 and bottled November 2016 by Douglas Laing as part of their Provenance collection.

Dailuaine was at a time in the 19th century, Speyside's largest distillery, and it was home to Scotland's first pagoda roofed kiln. That distillery perished in a fire however, in 1917. The newly rebuilt distillery was acquired by DCL (now Diageo) who used its "meaty" spirit as a filler for their many blends. As with most of the single malt operations in the Diageo portfolio, the Flora & Fauna release was Dailuaine's first ever distillery bottling. Its single malt had been available in the form of independent releases like this in the preceding years though.

Douglas Laing & Co was established in 1948 by Fred Douglas Laing, affectionately known as “FDL.” The company started out as a blending business, but over time their focus shifted towards independently bottlings single malts. Fred died in 1982, leaving the business to his two sons, Stewart and Fred Jr, who eventually carved it up in 2013, with Stewart leaving to establish Hunter Laing. Fred Jr and his daughter Cara now run Douglas Laing, which continues to bottle single malt and has also revived its blending business. Additionally, the company has recently moved into distilling as well, announcing plans to construct the new Clutha distillery in Glasgow, and taking over Strathearn in Perthshire in 2019.

For many years the Provenance brand was produced by Douglas McGibbon & Co, a subsidiary of Douglas Laing. When the company was carved up between the parent firm and the newly established Hunter Laing in 2013, the Provenance brand became part of the main Douglas Laing portfolio., forming the entry level of their Exceptional Single Casks range.

TASTING NOTES

Nose: Fresh - layers of zesty lemon rind alongside home baking / fresh bread

Palate: Smooth vanilla cream and cereral balanced by lively grapefruit and white peach

Finish: Lingers sweetly with barley and ripe pears (CSL)

46% AB

70cl