Dufftown-Glenlivet 8 yo (80° proof, OB for Ghirlanda, Italy, +/-1968)
Colour: straw.
Nose: old Highlands style in full swing, with great whiffs of shoe polish, metal polish, engine oil, Seville oranges, camphor, soot, ashes and walnuts. Perfect power.
Mouth: absolutely superb, just like their bros the Blair Athols from the same era could be, although the Dufftowns used to be fatter and less fruity. That's exactly the case here, it's very waxy and kind of petroly, with then a lot of old liqueurs, tars, oils and crystallised oranges and citrons.
Finish: long, pleasantly sour (towards lemons and green apples). Wonderful freshness and the aftertaste is unexpectedly salty. A wee bit of mustard too.
