Glendullan Flying Saucers & Sinewed Crumpet 10 Year Old, French Oak Hogshead Cask, Cask #84.30, 2008, The Scotch Malt Whisky Society, 61.1%

brass kettle11 Oct

Cereal sweetness meets lively citrus and lingering oak spice.

copper kettle3 Oct

There’s a clear shift from sweet papaya, honey, and crumpet notes to wood spice, citrus, and rummy cake. That sweet-to-spiced contrast gives this Glendullan a lively character, with oak spice and fruit confectionery carrying through the finish.

french oak, promising oak spice

There’s a playful sweet start here, with flying-saucer and crumpet notes alongside papaya, honey, and cereal. I like the turn on the palate: sinewy wood spice meets ripe citrus and dense rummy cake, giving the sweetness some shape rather than letting it sit in one lane. The lingering oak spice and fruit confectionery sound like a tidy close. It doesn’t lean into the coastal character I tend to gravitate toward, but that citrus-and-spice contrast makes this an appealing, characterful Speyside malt.

slowtrain_notebook25 Aug

The shift from papaya, honey and cereal to wood spices, ripe citrus and rummy cake gives this Glendullan a clear sense of movement. The lingering oak spice and fruit confectionery make for a satisfying close.