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Miltonduff- Scotch Malt Whisky - Region: Speyside
WF Distillery Ranking: Cinquième Cru Classé (all current rankings here)


Status: active - Stills: 4 (2 wash, 2 spirit) - Founded: 1824
Address: Elgin, Morayshire, IV30 3TQ - Phone: +44 (0) 1343 547 433
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One of my favourite expressions so far:
Miltonduff 1966/1990 (61.4%, Antica Casa Marchesi Spinola, 75cl)
94 points - Last tasted: September 13, 2007 - Tasting notes: here
Miltonduff

General Distillery Profile - keywords (wazzat?)
Wood Dried fruits Caramel Honey Oranges Sherry Flowers Toasted bread Sugar


MM Distillery profile:
Miltonduff Distillery is said to be located on the site of the meal mill of Pluscarden Abbey, six miles Southwest of the town of Elgin and two miles from the abbey itself. The abbey was founded in 1236 by Benedictine monks, destroyed but revived again in the year 1948. A stone from the original Abbey is retained by the distillery. The distillery's water source is the Black Burn which flows from springs near the aforementioned Abbey. Thanks to the excellent supplies of water and barley in the 'Pluscarden' area of Speyside (where more than 50 illicit stills operated during .
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MILTONDUFF

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Whiskyfun tasting notes
OB - no vintage
  • Milton-Duff Glenlivet 5 yo (40%, OB, Italy, 1970's) - 130907
  • Milton-Duff-Glenlivet 12 yo (43%, OB, Ballantines, 70’s) - 170705
  • Milton-Duff 12 yo (43%, OB, Spirit Genova, early 1980's) - 130907
  • Milton-duff-Glenlivet 12 yo (43%, OB, German import, -/+ 1980) - by Angus - 130620
  • Miltonduff 12 yo (43%, OB, 1990’s) - 130907
  • Milton-duff 13 yo (85° proof, OB, George Ballantine & Son, 1950s) - 020517 - by Angus - 250818
  • Milton-Duff 13 yo (85 proof?, OB for Italy, 1960s) - by Angus - 070821
  • Milton-Duff 13 yo (43%, OB, Salengo Import, Screw cap, Ballantine bottle shape, late 70's) - 130907
  • Miltonduff 15 yo (46%, OB, Special Distillery Bottling, +/-1998) - 130907
OB - vintage
  • Miltonduff 20 yo 2003/2023 'Lost in Time' (49%, OB for The Whisky Exchange, first-fill American oak cask, cask #63397, 192 bottles) - 250424
Alambic Classique
  • Miltonduff 22 yo 1987/2009 (56.1%, Alambic Classique, bourbon hogshead #9470, 209 bottles) - 030210
Berry Bros & Rudd
  • Miltonduff 33 yo 1982/2016 (48.9%, Berry Bros & Rudd, for for Japan, cask #3734, hogshead) - 020517
  • Miltonduff 1989/2012 (54.3%, Berry Bros & Rudd, cask #449009) - 130113
  • Miltonduff 1998/2011 (57%, Berry Bros & Rudd, Berry’s Own Selection, cask #3605) - 270112
Blackadder - Clydesdale - Riverstown
  • Milton Duff 13 yo 1998/2011 (61.4%, Riverstown, cask #3603, 324 bottles) - 270112
Cadenhead
  • Miltonduff-Glenlivet 10 yo (54.2%, Cadenhead's for Edinburgh Shop, bourbon hogsheads / sherry firkin finish, bottled 2020) - by Angus - 070821
  • Miltonduff-Glenlivet 25 yo 1964/1989 (51.9%, RW Duthie & Co for Europvin) - by Angus - 070821
  • Miltonduff 13yo 1978/1992 (59.4%, Cadenhead Authentic Collection) - by Angus - 250818
  • Miltonduff-Glenlivet 36 yo 1978/2015 (44.9%, Cadenhead Single Cask, hogshead, 126 bottles) - by Angus - 250818 - 180319
  • Miltonduff-Glenlivet 38 yo 1978/2017 (46.5%, Cadenhead, Authentic Collection, bourbon hogshead, 180 bottles) - 300517 - by Angus - 250818
  • Miltonduff-Glenlivet 39 yo 1978/2018 (44.6%, Cadenhead Authentic Collection, Hogshead, 204 bottles) - 040718 - by Angus - 250818
  • Miltonduff-Glenlivet 17 yo 1984 (57.9%, Cadenhead) - 240607
  • Miltonduff-Glenlivet 22 yo 1990/2012 (56.7%, Cadenhead, wine cask, Claret) - 170713
  • Miltonduff-Glenlivet 20 yo 1994/2015 (51.5%, Cadenhead, Small Batch, 366 bottles) - 040718
  • Miltonduff-Glenlivet 21 yo 1994/2016 (51.5%, Cadenhead, Wine Cask, château Lafitte, 228 bottles) - 020517
  • Miltonduff-Glenlivet 11 yo 2006/2017 (56.4%, Cadenhead, Authentic Collection, bourbon hogshead, 300 bottles) - 040718
  • Miltonduff-Glenlivet 12 yo 2006/2018 (54.8%, Cadenhead, Authentic Collection, bourbon hogshead, 288 bottles) - 180319
  • Miltonduff-Glenlivet 10 yo 2008/2018 (55.7%, Cadenhead, bourbon hogshead, 168 bottles) - 190221
  • Miltonduff-Glenlivet 11 yo 2007/2019 (56.6%, Cadenhead, Authentic Collection, bourbon hogshead, 180 bottles) - 030820
  • Miltonduff-Glenlivet 11 yo 2008/2019 (56%, Cadenhead, Small Batch, bourbon hogsheads, 1116 bottles) - 030820
  • Miltonduff-Glenlivet 12 yo 2008/2020 (54.5%, Cadenhead for Whisky & More Biden, oloroso sherry hogshead finish, 318 bottles) - by Angus - 070821
  • Miltonduff 9 yo 2009/2019 (62%, Cadenhead, Rum Cask, 258 bottles) - 040919
Chieftain's - McLeod
  • Miltonduff 22 yo 1989/2012 (50%, Chieftain's, hogshead, cask #6, 8 & 10, 1058 bottles) - 220513
Decadent Drinks - WhiskySponge
  • Miltonduff 11 yo 2012/2023 (48.5%, Decadent Drinks, Equinox & Solstice, Winter 2023, First Fill Sherry Hogshead) - 250424
Dewar Rattray
  • Miltonduff 27 yo 1980/2007 (51.9%, Dewar Rattray, cask #12499, 241 bottles) - 210508
  • Miltonduff 30 yo 1980/2011 (44.5%, A.D. Rattray, bourbon, cask #12427, 240 bottles) - 170411
Douglas Laing
  • Miltonduff 7 yo (46%, Douglas Laing, Premier Barrel, 448 bottles, +/-2013) - 100914
  • Milton Duff 36 yo 1966/2002 (41.7%, Douglas Laing Platinum, 184 bottles) - 210508
  • Miltonduff 23 yo 1994/2017 (50.6%, Douglas Laing, Old Particular, refill hogshead, cask #DL 12200, 262 bottles) - 250424
  • Miltonduff 21 yo 1995/2016 (51.5%, Douglas Laing, Old Particular, refill bourbon, cask # DL 11537, 244 bottles) - 020517
  • Miltonduff 7 yo 2005/2012 (46%, Douglas Laing, Provenance, cask # 9239) - 100315
Duncan Taylor
  • Miltonduff 8 yo (43%, Duncan Taylor ‘Battlehill’, 2007) - 100108
  • Miltonduff 36 yo 1966/2002 (42.7%, Duncan Taylor, Peerless, cask #1014, 182 bottles) - 020517
  • Miltonduff 38 yo 1966/2004 (41.3%, DT Peerless, cask #1011, 178 bottles) - 130907
  • Miltonduff 1966/2008 (40.0%, Duncan Taylor, Lonach) - 170808
  • Miltonduff 36 yo 1967/2004 (40.1%, Duncan Taylor, cask #5418) - 240607
  • Miltonduff 8 yo 1999/2008 (46%, Duncan Taylor, Whisky Galore) - 170808
  • Miltonduff 9 yo 2008/2017 (52.6%, Duncan Taylor, sherry octave finish, cask # 8316503, 82 bottles) - 030820
  • Miltonduff 13 yo 2008/2021 (54.7%, Duncan Taylor for Whisky Picnic Bar Taiwan, sherry octave, cask #8332833, 75 bottles) - 250424
Exclusive Malts
  • Miltonduff 11 yo 1996/2007 (54.1%, Exclusive Malts, finished in a Châteauneuf du Pape wine cask, cask #5566, 327 bottles) - 100108
Gordon & MacPhail
  • Miltonduff 10 yo (40%, G&M OB) - 290604
  • Miltonduff 10 yo (40%, Gordon & MacPhail, +/-2000?) - by Angus - 270118
  • Miltonduff 10 yo (43%, Gordon & MacPhail, Discovery, 2018) - 040919
  • Miltonduff 21 yo 1963 (40%, G&M Connoisseur’s Choice, old brown label) - 191005
  • Miltonduff 1963 (40%, G&M Connoisseur’s Choice, old map label, early 1990’s) - 191005
  • Milltonduff 1968/1998 (40%, Gordon & MacPhail, Green Label) - 270710
  • Miltonduff 1984/2014 (43%, Gordon & MacPhail, licensed label, refill bourbon barrels) - 030820
  • Miltonduff 12 yo 1993/2005 (61.8%, G&M Cask, sherry butt, cask #9400) - 240607
  • Miltonduff 1994/2016 (60.4%, Gordon & MacPhail, Cask Series, first fill sherry, cask #15221) - 040718
  • Miltonduff 1997/2017 (58.8%, Gordon & MacPhail, Cask Strength, 1st Fill Sherry Butt, cask #9179) - 180319
  • Pluscarden Valley 14 yo (57.4%, Sestante, 75cl, +/-1985) - 180319 (Mosstowie?)
Hart Bros
  • Miltonduff 34 yo 1966/2000 (43.6%, Hart Bros) - no notes - 86
  • Miltonduff 23 yo 1973 (43%, Hart Brothers, +/-1996) - by Angus - 270118
  • Miltonduff 10 yo 1989/2000 (43%, Hart Bros) - 270112
Hunter Laing - First Edition - Distiller's Art - Hepburn's Choice
  • Miltonduff 11 yo 2007/2020 (46%, Hunter Laing, Hepburn's Choice, bourbon hogsheads, 756 bottles) - 250424
Jack Wiebers
  • Miltonduff 1980/2012 (41.9%, Jack Wiebers, Prenzlow Portfolio Collection, bourbon) - 100413
James MacArthur
  • Miltonduff 10 yo (43%, James MacArthur, 2005) - 240607
  • Miltonduff 13 yo 1996/2009 (57.2%, James MacArthur, bourbon, cask #5563) - 030210
Malts of Scotland
  • Miltonduff 1980/2011 (44.7%, Malts of Scotland, bourbon hogshead, cask #12429, 259 bottles) - 170411
  • Miltonduff 1995/2012 (56.8%, Malts of Scotland, cask #MoS 12033, 192 bottles) - 130113
  • Miltonduff 2007/2018 (55.2%, Malts of Scotland, Marsala hogshead finish, cask #MoS18031, 307 bottles) - 040820
Master of Malt
  • Miltonduff 8 yo ‘Batch 2’ (45.5%, That Boutique-y Whisky Company, 254 bottles) - 300517
  • Miltonduff 28 yo (46.1%, That Boutique-y Whisky Company, Batch 3, 149 bottles) - by Angus - 250818
  • Miltonduff 40 yo (47%, That Boutique-y Whisky Company, Batch 4, 478 bottles) - by Angus - 250818
The Nectar
  • Miltonduff 27 yo 1982/2010 (46%, The Nectar of the Daily Drams) - 250610
  • Miltonduff 8 yo 1999/2008 'Mille Tonnes d'Œufs' (46%, The Nectar, Daily Dam, 336 bottles) - 210508
Norse Cask
  • Miltonduff 1994/2006 (55.8%, Norse Cask, 329 bottles) - 130907
Samaroli
  • Milton Duff 1964/1999 (49.5%, Samaroli, Cask# 1153, 240 bottles) - 100413
Sestante
  • Milton Duff 12 yo 'Pluscarden Valley' (61.1%, Sestante, 75cl, 1980s) - 250424
  • Milton Duff 21 yo 'Pluscarden Valley' (57%, Sestante, 75cl, 1980s) - 250424
Signatory
  • Miltonduff 42 yo 1964/2006 (45.1%, Signatory, hoghsead, cask #1152, 295 bottles) - 250610
  • Miltonduff 21 yo 1978/1999 (59.2%, Signatory, butt #1685) - 260704
Single Malts of Scotland - Specialty Drinks - TWE
  • Miltonduff 17 yo 1999/2016 (54.8%, The Single Malts of Scotland, hogshead, cask #5012, 243 bottles) - 020517
  • Miltonduff 20 yo 1999/2019 (52.2%, The Single Malts of Scotland, hogshead, cask #5014, 236 bottles) - 040820
  • Miltonduff 20 yo 1999/2019 (50.7%, The Whisky Exchange, hogshead, cask #5015, 222 bottles) - 040820 - by Angus - 070821
SMWS
  • Miltonduff 34 yo 1981/2016 (40.3%, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, #72.48, refill bourbon hogshead, ‘Summer celebration dram’, 84 bottles) - 040919
  • Miltonduff 35 yo 1982/2017 (49.5%, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, refill bourbon, #72.56, ‘Maturing in style’, 154 bottles) - 040718
Thompson Bros. - Dornoch
  • Fiddlers Pluscarden 12 yo 2010/2022 (50%, Thompson Bros. for Fiddlers, 1st fill bourbon, 277 bottles) - 250424
Whisky-Doris
  • Miltonduff 8 yo 1999/2007 (55.7%, Whisky-Doris, cask #C810) - 100108
The Whisky Fair - The Whisky Agency
  • Miltonduff 30 yo 1980/2010 (49%, The Whisky Agency, bourbon hogshead, 196 bottles) - 270710
  • Miltonduff 30 yo 1982/2013 (50,1%, The Whisky Agency, refill bourbon hogshead, 269 bottles) - 220513
  • Miltonduff 22 yo 1995/2017 (56.1%, Liquid Treasures, bourbon hogshead) - 180319
  • Miltonduff 1996/2015 (47.4%, Sansibar, S Spirit Shop, bourbon cask) - 031215
Various IB
  • Miltonduff 9 yo (58.3%, Chorlton Whisky, 1st fill bourbon barrel, 137 bottles) - 040919
  • Miltonduff 9 yo (46%, James Eadie, Small Batch, 1st fill bourbon, 2019) - 040919
  • Miltonduff-Glenlivet 20 yo (95.5° proof UK, Forth Wines Ltd Milnathort, +/-1970) - 130113
  • Miltonduff 1966/1990 (61.4%, Antica Casa Marchesi Spinola, 75cl) - 130907
  • Miltonduff 30 yo 1980/2010 (46%, Mo Or Collection, bourbon hogshead, cask #12431, 321 bottles) - 170713
  • Miltonduff 36 yo 1981/2018 (53.8%, North Star Spirits, refill hogshead, 176 bottles) - 040919
  • Miltonduff 30 yo 1982/2013 (49.5%, Maltbarn, sherry, 63 bottles) - 100914
  • Miltonduff 23 yo 1987/2010 (56.7%, Riegger's Selection, cask #7057) - 100413
  • Miltonduff 12 yo 1989/2001 (65.28%, Single Barrel Collection, cask #30322, 289 bottles) - 191005
  • Miltonduff 25 yo 1989/2015 (51.2%, Maltbarn, bourbon, 156 bottles) - 040820
  • Miltonduff 1992 (56.7%, Kreuzritter, sherry cask, +/-2014) - 100914
  • Miltonduff 18 yo 1995/2014 (51.2%, Whisky-Fässle, bourbon barrel) - 190414
  • Miltonduff 19 yo 1995/2014 (56.3%, Pearls of Scotland, bourbon, cask #2599, 228 bottles) - 040718
  • Miltonduff 21 yo 1995/2016 (56%, A Few Barrels Company, Uniqueness of The Cask, cask #2849, 179 bottles) - 300517
  • Miltonduff 21 yo 1998/2019 (49.7%, Chapter 7, bourbon hogshead, cask #10142, 238 bottles) - 040820
  • Miltonduff 17 yo 2006/2023 (52.9%, Kirsch Import, Simply Good Whisky, bourbon barrel, cask #KI-2) - 250424
  • Miltonduff 6 yo 2008/2015 (65.1%, Chapter 7, sherry butt, cask #900109, 663 bottles) - 031215
  • Miltonduff 10 yo 2008/2018 (59.7%, The Taste of Whisky, Daily Collection, first fill bourbon barrel, cask #700985, 158 bottles) - 180319
  • Miltonduff 10 yo 2008/2019 (55.8%, Claxton’s, 1st fill barrel, 248 bottles) - 040919
  • Miltonduff 11 yo 2008/2020 (62.7%, Double V, PX hogshead, cask #180612, 323 bottles) - 190221
  • Miltonduff 8 yo 2009/2018 (62.1%, The Whiskyfind ‘Filmnik - District 9’, cask #701586, bourbon barrel, 240 bottles)  - by Angus - 130620
  • Miltonduff 8 yo 2009/2018 (60%, The Golden Cask, cask #CM245) - 030820
  • Miltonduff 10 yo 2009/2020 (46%, James Eadie, Small Batch, first fill bourbon, 576 bottles) - 030820
  • Miltonduff 11 yo 2009/2021 (59.7%, Infrequent Flyers, PX puncheon, cask #6341, 646 bottles) - 240921
  • Miltonduff 13 yo 2010/2023 (48%, Hogshead Imports, refill barrel, 268 bottles) - 250424