Singleton of Dufftown 18 Year Old

The Dufftown distillery was built in 1895, and is based a stone’s throw from its namesake town. Having various owners over the decades, it was sold to Arthur Bell & Sons in 1933, which later became part of Diageo in 1997. You’d be hard-pressed to find a Dufftown single malt in the past, but Diageo saw its potential and began to bottle them in all their glory as part of The Singleton range.

Until the opening of Roseisle in 2010, Dufftown was Diageo’s largest distillery, and one of the few distilleries whose spirit stills are larger than its wash stills. But it wasn’t always sweet and fruity – for years Dufftown was a malt-forward, nutty and spicy whisky, but in its recent history the fermentation process was extended, and the new make became grassier in flavour. It’s no surprise it’s still a crucial part of blends like Johnnie Walker and Bell’s, but we’re stoked to see it shining on its own in delicious bottlings like this!