Dallas Dhu 31 Years Old Douglas Laing Old Malt Cask 1 Of 211 Bottles 50% 1970

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Serge Valentin (84)

Colour: gold. Nose: frankly, same style as the 1980 here, with even more plastic and soot. Even exhaust fumes. Having said that, this very unsexy smoky profile can also make us a little nostalgic. No current malts are even remotely akin to these Dallas Dhus – or maybe some Longrows or Ledaigs (yes, Longrow and Ledaig are very different). Mouth: once again, we’re close to the 1980, but maybe this one saw a fresher oak because there’s rather more vanilla and ‘roundness’. On the other hand, there’s also more bitter tea and herbs. More pepper too (from the oak?) Oh, and more porridge/sour muesli. Finish: long, spicier. Peppered liquorice and lemon? Comments: again, and although some parts are very interesting, it’s all a little unlikely in my opinion. And then there’s this nostalgia that tends to hit us all in these troubled times…