Daftmill

Daftmill Summer Batch Release 11 Year Old, First Fill Bourbon Cask, 2018, 46%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 15
Average Score
Avg 88
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Description

The Daftmill 2006 Summer Batch Release is an 11-year-old Lowland Single Malt Scotch Whisky, distilled in 2006 and bottled in 2018. This limited edition release of 1665 bottles was matured in first-fill Heaven Hill bourbon barrels. Daftmill is a farm distillery, owned and operated by the Cuthbert family, using their own un-peated barley and operating only during the farm's quiet periods.

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LowSGD 159
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Scotch Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Aug 9, 2026SGD 178.31
Whisky.AuctionAuction Sold Price - Jul 21, 2026SGD 169.04
Whisky AuctioneerAuction Sold Price - Jul 6, 2026SGD 158.80

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The Whisky WorldVerified Retail Listing - Updated Oct 6, 2026SGD 1,354.83
Cask type
Bourbon
Bottling
Official Bottling
Peated
Unpeated
Single cask
No
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
Heaven Hill, Kentucky
Cask no.
067/2006, 068/2006, 069/2006, 070/2006, 071/2006, 072/2006, 073/2006
Batch
N.A
PPM
N.A
Barley
Chariot barley from Dam Park & Curling Pond fields, Daftmill Farm
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
Francis Cuthbert
Master distiller (distillation)
Francis Cuthbert
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
1665
Has box
No
Closure
Cork with wax/foil seal
Presentation
Bottle
Series highlights
Summer Batch Release
Historical context
Daftmill's first releases followed the distillery's first production in the mid-2000s; this 2006 spirit was bottled in 2018.
Special release
N.A
Allocation
N.A
Nose
Freshly baked Victoria sponge, curry leaves, cinder toffee, tinned peaches, warm gorse flower, light fruit, walnut, orange blossom, apples, barley-driven cereal, vanilla, lemon custard, light perfume, green tea leaves, coconut, florals, sweet cream, candied ginger, fine brown sugar, zest.
Palate
Lemon zest, molten honey on toast, marmalade, vanilla pods, wood polish, marzipan, vanilla, citrus, waxy almond notes, orange citrus, fresh cut hay, vanilla bean, pears in syrup, dried tropical fruit mix, Lemonheads candy, licorice, light cinnamon, fresh-baked breads, pastries, spicy, citrus, ginger, pound cake, caramel candies.
Finish
Waves of honey, spicy oak, fruit-salad chews, toasted oak, milk chocolate, hazelnuts, light baking spice, fresh-cut flowers, orange marmalade, pencil shavings, fresh cut summer grasses, stone fruit.
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