Deanston 12 Years
The Deanston 12 years old was not chill filtered and produced from local barley. The Deanston distillery was founded in the rooms of an old cotton plant and has preserved a lot of its 19th century flair.
The Deanston 12 years old was not chill filtered and produced from local barley. The Deanston distillery was founded in the rooms of an old cotton plant and has preserved a lot of its 19th century flair.
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| 60 | |
| Deanston | |
| Scotland, Highlands | |
| Single Malt Whisky | |
| 12 Years | |
| 46.3% | |
| 0.7 l | |
| Original bottling | |
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| Average tasting notes Tasting notes |
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Nosing
Sweet:
Sweet:
Fruit:
Honey:
Honey:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Fruit:
Zitrus:
Zitrus:
Malt:
Malt:
Herbs:
Herbs:
Oak:
Oak:
Caramel:
Caramel:
Spices:
Floral:
Apple:
Floral:
Apple:
Lemon:
Spices:
Lemon:
Orange:
Orange:
Sherry:
Sherry:
Pear:
Pear:
Heather:
Heather:
Hay:
Hay:
Nuts:
Lime:
Grass:
Grass:
Lime:
Nuts:
Barley:
Green Apple:
Barley:
Green Apple:
Lemon Peel:
Clove:
Coconut:
Alcohol:
Berries:
Melon:
Grapefruit:
Chocolate:
Pepper:
Cherry:
Ginger:
Plum:
Coconut:
Melon:
Lemon Peel:
Ginger:
Cherry:
Grapefruit:
Berries:
Clove:
Herb:
Alcohol:
Herb:
Chocolate:
Peat Smoke:
Plum:
Cake:
Cake:
Pepper:
Oil:
Cinnamon:
Tropical Fruit:
Peach:
Dark Chocolate:
Banana:
Oil:
Banana:
Tropical Fruit:
Cinnamon:
Dark Chocolate:
Peach:
Tasting
Sweet:
Sweet:
Malt:
Malt:
Honey:
Spices:
Honey:
Zitrus:
Zitrus:
Fruit:
Oak:
Oak:
Spices:
Fruit:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Caramel:
Caramel:
Ginger:
Ginger:
Orange:
Orange:
Nuts:
Pepper:
Pepper:
Herbs:
Herbs:
Sherry:
Lemon:
Lemon:
Heather:
Heather:
Nuts:
Sherry:
Oil:
Oil:
Apple:
Apple:
Chili:
Peat Smoke:
Chili:
Pineapple:
Pineapple:
Chocolate:
Chocolate:
Floral:
Floral:
Cake:
Tropical Fruit:
Dried Fruit:
Grapefruit:
Grapefruit:
Alcohol:
Dried Fruit:
Alcohol:
Tropical Fruit:
Cake:
Lemon Peel:
Green Apple:
Herb:
Herb:
Green Apple:
Lemon Peel:
Peat Smoke:
Cinnamon:
Almonds:
Coconut:
Berries:
Hazelnut:
Wheat:
Pear:
Maritime Notes:
Seaweed:
Medicinal Smoke:
Pear:
Seaweed:
Wheat:
Hazelnut:
Medicinal Smoke:
Walnut:
Dark Chocolate:
Raisin:
Coconut:
Almonds:
Grass:
Walnut:
Dark Chocolate:
Raisin:
Banana:
Cinnamon:
Grass:
Maritime Notes:
Berries:
Banana:
Finish
Sweet:
Sweet:
Spices:
Oak:
Oak:
Spices:
Honey:
Honey:
Malt:
Malt:
Zitrus:
Zitrus:
Fruit:
Sherry:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Caramel:
Fruit:
Caramel:
Sherry:
Herbs:
Herbs:
Herb:
Ginger:
Herb:
Ginger:
Pepper:
Pepper:
Orange:
Orange:
Heather:
Heather:
Peat Smoke:
Chili:
Chili:
Peat Smoke:
Lemon:
Dried Fruit:
Lemon:
Nuts:
Dried Fruit:
Floral:
Dark Chocolate:
Barley:
Barley:
Leather:
Nuts:
Chocolate:
Dark Chocolate:
Leather:
Chocolate:
Floral:
Nutmeg:
Clove:
Berries:
Date:
Peach:
Tropical Fruit:
Cake:
Alcohol:
Tobacco:
Pear:
Maritime Notes:
Seaweed:
Melon:
Hay:
Hay:
Melon:
Date:
Nutmeg:
Seaweed:
Pear:
Peach:
Coffee:
Alcohol:
Tropical Fruit:
Cake:
Berries:
Tobacco:
Clove:
Coffee:
Maritime Notes:
Walnut:
Walnut:
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Quality rating of this bottle
3.9
Rate
257
204
Quality comparison of bottles
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All tasting notes
19. May 2014
11. Oct 2020
23. May 2020
17. Jan 2016
09. Aug 2017
Some Scottish distilleries are fairly average at best. However, given a craft presentation, the intrinsic quality of a previously overlooked Single Malt can improve significantly. Deanston 12 is a good example. Floral honey, breakfast cereals and whiffs of fresh oak characterize the nose. It’s soft, fresh and almost Irish with lots of 'green' notes. The taste unfolds strong and biscuity with vanilla fudge, sour citrus and hints of cough syrup. Straightforward, mildly bitter and gingery sweet in its long finish, this Cinderella malt proves to be highly underestimated.
RATING: 3.5/5.0 ≙ 84 pts
RATING: 3.5/5.0 ≙ 84 pts
12. Jan 2022
08. Mar 2022
07. Jan 2024
14. Feb 2020
Nosing: 
The nose is light and fresh, slight citrus fruit peel and herbal notes. There's a light oily graininess to it but not enough to make it register as a corn whisky if that makes sense...
Taste:
Balanced arrival, and full bodied. The presentation really brings some oomph to this one. Malty and citrussy, biscuits, the flavour builds towards pepperiness, but so does the sweetness.
Finish:
A pretty standard continuation of the palate. Medium to long in length.
Comment:
This is what I would class as a really solid standard release. It could so easily have been a basic 12 year old of the like you'll see on supermarket shelves. The higher bottling strength and lack of chill filtration really lend it some character though. It is priced very well for its quality, and worth looking out for if you see it.
87/100
The nose is light and fresh, slight citrus fruit peel and herbal notes. There's a light oily graininess to it but not enough to make it register as a corn whisky if that makes sense...
Taste:
Balanced arrival, and full bodied. The presentation really brings some oomph to this one. Malty and citrussy, biscuits, the flavour builds towards pepperiness, but so does the sweetness.
Finish:
A pretty standard continuation of the palate. Medium to long in length.
Comment:
This is what I would class as a really solid standard release. It could so easily have been a basic 12 year old of the like you'll see on supermarket shelves. The higher bottling strength and lack of chill filtration really lend it some character though. It is priced very well for its quality, and worth looking out for if you see it.
87/100
03. Jul 2021
