The Singleton of Dufftown Tailfire

The Singleton Tailfire is, together with the Sunray, the newest expression in the Singleton of Dufftown core range and will sit alongside the 12, 15 and 18 years old whiskies. The name draws inspiration from the brand's logo of a leaping salmon - Tailfire is a types of artificial fly used in salmon fishing. This Speyside single malt contains a high proportion of European oak cask matured whisky and is botled at 40% ABV.

Colour: golden amber

Nose: fulled of fresh green apple, cut grass, dried red fruit (especially raspberries) and burnt orange aromas.  Underneath are further aromas of robust malted cereals, dried pear and cinnamon bark. 

Palate: soft and viscous with lovely notes of crumbly brown sugar and dried fruit (think of pear, apple and raisins) to the fore. Then come the robust malt from the nose and a hit of bitter orange.  Further depth is added with notes of toasted spices (imagine nutmeg and cinnamon), coconut and an increasing oakiness

Finish: full of warming wood spices and this gives a lovely dryness to balance the sweet and fruity notes. Other lingering notes are of dried coconut and burnt orange.