Dalwhinnie 15-year-old and 2008 NSS

Dalwhinnie 15-Year-Old vs 2008 NSS

Dalwhinnie 15-year-old has been a staple of whisky bars and whisky occasional drinkers’ cabinets for years, but is it worth it? Like most of Diageo distilleries’ core range expressions, it’s targeted at large retailers and occasional whisky drinkers, so not really my usual readers. But this doesn’t mean it should be dismissed and ignored by this humble blog, so let’s take a look at it and compare it to a (really) rare independent bottling of Dalwhinnie, with a 2008 from North Star Spirits.

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Croftengea 2007 Wemyss Malts vs North Star Spirits

Croftengea 2007 Wemyss Malts vs North Star Spirits

Today we compare a duo of Croftengea single casks. Croftengea, as you may know, is the name given to highly peated (50 ppm) single malt that is double distilled in straight-neck stills at Loch Lomond. It’s a really nice peaty profile and while I don’t actively seek out more of these, I always seize the opportunity to try them when available. So today, we put face to face two indy Croftengea 2007: Wemyss Malts vs North Star Spirits.

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