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Distillery profile:
The Dalwhinnie distillery is located in the Inverness-shire
or Strathspey area in the western Highlands, but
according to some sources it is a Speyside distillery.
Dalwhinnie was built in 1897 by the Strathspey Distillery
Co Ltd. under the guidance of the investors John
Grant, Alex Mackenzie and George Sellar. The bill
for the construction work was just 10,000 pounds.Production
at Dalwhinnie started in February 1898 - but the
owners soon encountered finacial problems and the
original name 'Strathspey' was changed to 'Dalwhinnie'
when it was sold to new owners; the aptly named... More
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- Dalwhinnie ‘Game Of Thrones House Stark Winter’s Frost’ (43%, OB, 2018) - 081019
- Dalwhinnie ‘Winter’s Gold’ (43%, OB, 2015) - 290715
- Dalwhinnie ‘Winter’s Gold’ (43%, OB, +/-2017) - 210318
- Dalwhinnie 8 yo (40%, OB, UK, early 1980s) - by Angus - 250720
- Dalwhinnie
15 yo (40%, OB, probably late 1970’s)
- 220206
- Dalwhinnie
15 yo (43%, OB, mid 1980’s) - 220206
- Dalwhinnie
15 yo (43%, OB, circa 1986) - 130607
- Dalwhinnie
15 yo (43%, OB, +/-1990, Old label) - no notes
- 86
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Dalwhinnie 15 yo (43%, OB, +/-1995) - no notes
- 80
- Dalwhinnie 15 yo (43%, OB, +/-2013) - 250314
- Dalwhinnie 15 yo (43%, OB, +/-2014) - 290715
- Dalwhinnie 15 yo (43%, OB, +/-2015) - 181115
- Dalwhinnie 15 yo (43%, OB, +/-2017) - 210318
- Dalwhinnie 15 yo (43%, OB, +/-2018) - 081019
- Dalwhinnie 15 yo (43%, OB, +/-2019) - 020920
- Dalwhinnie 15 yo (43%, OB, +/-2021) - 050822
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- Dalwhinnie 36 yo 1966/2002 (47.2%, OB 'Special Releases', 1500 bottles) - 210405 - by Angus - 240922
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Dalwhinnie 29 yo 1973/2003 (57.8%, OB, Limited
Edition) - 011004
- Dalwhinnie
1980 ‘Distiller’s Edition’
(43%, OB) - 010704
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Dalwhinnie 1981 Distiller’s Edition (43%,
OB, Late 1990's) - no notes - 88
- Dalwhinnie
20 yo 1986/2006 (56.8%, OB) - 130607
- Dalwhinnie 25 yo 1987/2012 (52.1%, OB, Special Release, 5358 bottles) - 201012
- Dalwhinnie 31 yo 1987/2019 (56.4%, OB, Casks of Distinction, for TDW Whisky Club, oak butt, cask #1528, 492 bottles) - 170420
- Dalwhinnie 33 yo 1987/2020 (49.8%, OB, Casks of Distinction for Abbot Society, 1st fill American oak, cask #819, 156 bottles) - 050822
- Dalwhinnie 25 yo 1989/2015 (48.8%, OB, Special Release, 5,916 bottles) - 181115
- Dalwhinnie 30 yo 1989/2020 (51.9%, OB, Special Releases 2020, refill hogsheads) - 020920
- Dalwhinnie 1992/2009 'Manager's Choice' (51%, OB, cask #431, 270 bottles) - 180310
- Dalwhinnie 1997/2013 'Distiller's Edition' (43%, OB, D. SU. 312) - 250314
- Dalwhinnie 1997/2014 'Distiller's Edition' (43%, OB, D. SV. 312) - 290715
- Dalwhinnie 2002/2017 'Distiller's Edition' (43%, OB, D. SY. 313) - 210318
- Dalwhinnie 2006/2021 'Distiller's Edition' (43%, OB, D.SC.315) - 050822
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| Cadenhead
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- Dalwhinnie
27 yo 1966/1993 (45.5%, Cadenhead’s)
- 210405
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| Gordon
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- Dalwhinnie 16 yo (40%, Sestante, decanter, +/-1986) - 210318
- Dalwhinnie 16 yo (43%, Sestante, +/-1980) - 201012 - 050822 - by Angus - 250720
- Dalwhinnie 20 yo 1962/1982 (40%, Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseurs Choice) - by Angus - 250720
- Dalwhinnie
20 yo 1963 (40%, G&M Connoisseur’s
Choice old brown label) - 220206
- Dalwhinnie 20 yo 1963 (40%, Gordon & MacPhail, Connoisseurs Choice, old brown label, +/-1983) - 170420
- Dalwhinnie 1970/1993 (40%, Gordon & MacPhail, Connoisseurs Choice, Old Map Label) - 250314
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- Dalwhinnie 37 yo 1965/2003 (58.1%, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, #102.14, ‘An off-road oldie’) - 210318 - by Angus - 240922
- Dalwhinnie 20 yo 1977/1997 (57.3%, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, #102.13, ‘Soap in a Linen cupboard’) - 180310
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(all
current rankings 
90 points
- Last tasted: October 1, 2004
- Tasting notes: 
