Dalwhinnie 15 year is a new one for me, from the central highlands, in a class by itself.

The nose is very delicate, sweet and floral to my nose.

The taste is medium strength, not as strong as a peaty smoky Islay.  I taste a combination of sweet, malt, floral and fruit.  The fruitiness is mild citrus flavor.  The sweetness is honey and candies fruit, I want to say apricot.  There is a very nice sweet floral aftertaste to this.  The profile is similar to Glenlivet Nadurra and Auchentoshen 12 year but Dalwhinnie is gentile where the others I compare it to have a harsh, severe flavor.  Malt is the first flavor that I notice when I take a sip.  As I swallow the sweeter floral and fruit flavors come out.  Cost wise this was within my “reasonable” price range, less than $55 for a 750ml bottle.  I like it but it doesn’t leave me wanting more.  In general I am not as much a fan of the gentile, sweet, fruity, floral scotches.  I would recommend this one to fans of highland scotches it definitely has more dimension than Glenfiddich, Genlivet and others like it.