Daftmill Summer 2010 Release (UK) is a 11 Year Old expression bottled in 2021. Daftmill is a farm distillery, owned and operated by the Cuthbert family, it only runs in the farm’s quiet periods; mid-summer and winter, sometimes producing as few as 100 casks per year. This is their Summer 2010, which is the last time they used the barley variety Optic in distillation. This batch is a combination of 25 first fill bourbon barrels, distilled in July 2010 and bottled in 2021. The outturn for this release is 6250 bottles
700ml at 46% vol
TASTING NOTES
Drawn from the Summer production of 2010, this vatting of fresh bourbon casks gives wonderfully fruity aromas of tinned peaches in syrup, vanilla custard eclairs and sherbet lemons with a touch of hazelnut spread developing after a bit of time breathing in the glass. The palate is invigorating and vibrant bringing notes of sweet brioche, butter popcorn, lemon zest and an almost hop-like fruitiness before developing some fuller notes of dried apricot. The gentle finish shows a touch more vanilla and some lingering spice.
