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DALWHINNIE WINTERS GOLD 0,7L

Name: DALWHINNIE WINTERS GOLD 0,7L
SKU: 022485
Price: 265.00 PLN
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Dalwhinnie Winter's Gold is a Scotch Single Malt from the Highlands, bottled without an age statement and distinguished by the idea of serving it straight from the freezer. It joined the distillery's range in 2015 as an expression of the cold climate of the remote part of Scotland in which it is made.

The character of the spirit stems from a production principle. It is made exclusively from spirit distilled between October and March, matures in American oak casks (first-fill and refill) as well as European oak, and is intended to be served ice-cold. Dalwhinnie uses traditional worm tubs to condense the spirit, and in the colder months the new make has less contact with copper, which translates into a heavier, more concentrated profile. The distillery itself describes it as the highest and coldest working distillery in Scotland, producing clean whiskies with a malty-sweet flavour. The spirit is bottled at 43%.

Honey and spice dominate the aroma and flavour profile. According to the producer's description, the whisky is smoothly honeyed, sweet and richly textured, balanced by the tartness of ripe autumn fruit, with a mounting spiced note of gingerbread, then thickening into malt bread with a suggestion of molasses and mint, plus soft, distant smoke. Whisky Advocate notes the difference between serving temperatures: straight from the freezer, concentrated aromas of pineapple emerge with a touch of honey and smoke, while at room temperature the fruitiness fades in favour of honey and ginger; from the freezer the texture is syrupy, with soft spices and orchard fruit, whereas at room temperature the palate is more complex, with heathery spice, pepper, apricots, raisins and milk chocolate.

The finish leads towards malt and warming spices. Heather, honeyed sweetness, malt and citrus fruit lead to a long, sweet conclusion with smoke, peat and malt. This is a spirit conceived as an accessible introduction to the Dalwhinnie style, clearly distinct from the distillery's flagship fifteen-year-old.