Dailuaine The Manager's Dram 17 Year Old, Sherry Cask, 2000, 59.5%

Name: Dailuaine The Manager's Dram 17 Year Old, Sherry Cask, 2000, 59.5%
Brand: Dailuaine
Rating: 90 (1 reviews)

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This Dailuaine 17 Year Old is a remarkable and exclusive single malt whisky, part of the renowned Manager's Dram series. Matured for 17 years in a sherry cask and bottled in November 2000 at a cask strength of 59.5% ABV, this release was specially selected by the Malt Distilling Managers within Diageo and was originally curated exclusively for employees and not sold to the general public.

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Maltiply Tasting Profile

Nose: Fresh and grassy, with a rich oiliness, brioche, rum-soaked sultanas, candied lemon peel, cinnamon, and bread dough.
Palate: Abundant Christmas cake spices (cinnamon, clove, nutmeg), mixed fruit peel, Seville orange marmalade, a cleansing freshness, and a faintly toasty note with spiciness and sweetness from the cask.
Finish: Mouth-enveloping and warm, with aromatic spiciness, an appealing bready note, and fresh citrus.

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WWildmintSoda9 Sept

90 / 100

The sherry-cask designation gives useful context, while the palate notes specifically connect the cask with spice and sweetness. That sits nicely alongside the Christmas-cake spices and Seville orange marmalade, with the fresh, grassy nose and citrus finish offering a brighter counterpoint. The 17-year age statement adds context, but the interest here is in that balance of richness, spice and freshness rather than any assumed cask sequence or effect.

Nose: Fresh and grassy, Rich oiliness, Brioche, Rum-soaked sultanas, Candied lemon peel, Cinnamon, Bread doughPalate: Christmas cake spices: cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, Mixed fruit peel, Seville orange marmalade, Cleansing freshness, Faintly toasty note, Spiciness and sweetness from the caskFinish: Mouth-enveloping and warm, Aromatic spiciness, Bready note, Fresh citrus

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Type: Single Malt Whisky
Region: Speyside
Age: 17 Years
Vintage: 1983
Bottled: 2000
ABV: 59.5%
Volume: 70cl
Distillery: Dailuaine
Origin: Scotland

Cask type: Sherry Cask
Bottling: Official Bottling
Peated: Unpeated
Single cask: Yes
Non-chill filtered: No
Cask origin: N.A
Cask no.: N.A
Batch: N.A
PPM: N.A
Barley: N.A
Fermentation: N.A
Master distiller (bottling): N.A
Master distiller (distillation): N.A

Limited edition: Yes
Bottle count: N.A
Has box: No
Closure: Screw cap
Presentation: Unboxed
Series highlights: The Manager's Dram series, a collection of unique whiskies curated exclusively for the employees of Diageo.
Historical context: N.A
Special release: Distillery Exclusive / Staff Release
Allocation: Internal Diageo allocation

Nose: Fresh and grassy, with a rich oiliness, brioche, rum-soaked sultanas, candied lemon peel, cinnamon, and bread dough.
Palate: Abundant Christmas cake spices (cinnamon, clove, nutmeg), mixed fruit peel, Seville orange marmalade, a cleansing freshness, and a faintly toasty note with spiciness and sweetness from the cask.
Finish: Mouth-enveloping and warm, with aromatic spiciness, an appealing bready note, and fresh citrus.

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