Dalrymple 10 Years Old - 2015

Tea-Spooned Malt – Bourbon Barrel – 43% - 500ml

Dalrymple is a teaspooned malt originating from Ailsa Bay Distillery, the modern distillery built by William Grant & Sons at Girvan on Scotland’s west coast. The distillery is known for its highly technical approach to whisky production, using precise control over fermentation, distillation and maturation to create very clean and fruity malt spirit styles, primarily for blending.

A teaspooned malt means that a very small amount of another single malt is added to the cask, preventing the whisky from being labelled as a single malt from the original distillery. This is a common practice when distilleries do not want their name used on independent bottlings, while the whisky itself remains essentially from the original distillery.

Distilled in 2015 and matured for 10 years in a bourbon barrel, this whisky shows a bright, clean and fruity profile with classic notes of vanilla, honey and soft oak spice. Bottled at 43% in a 500ml format, it is an approachable and elegant Lowland-style malt focused on freshness, sweetness and balance.

Tasting Notes

Nose: Vanilla cream, honey, fresh apple and pear, with light coconut and soft malt notes.
Palate: Smooth and sweet with vanilla, toffee, orchard fruits and gentle spice, balanced by a clean malty backbone.
Finish: Medium length, creamy and slightly spicy with lingering vanilla, oak and soft citrus.