A 2015 addition to the Deanston range, this expression has been matured for 18 years in ex-bourbon casks , including a finishing period in first fill Kentucky bourbon casks.

Deanston – one of the strangest looking distilleries I know (a former cotton mill) – was purchased by current owners Burn Stewart Distillers in 1990, after it had ceased production in 1982 for over eight years. This is production of the early years.

Deanston 18 Year Old (46,3%, OB +/- 2016, first-fill bourbon cask finish)

Nose: starts a bit musty, ponderous and even slightly sulphury. Then sunflower oil, sweet...