Bottle Profile
Type	Scotch Single Malts (Disclosed Distilleries)
Distillery	Macduff
Bottler	Exclusive Malts
Brand Name	Macduff
Year Distilled	2000
Alcohol By Volume	56.5%
Other Details	Dst. 15/10/2000, Sherry Butt
Cask Number	#3525
Bottles	200
Issued	2011*
Average Score	89

Maniac Ratings
Robert Karlsson	88
Konstantin Grigoriadis	86
Ho-cheng Yao	90
Krishna Nukala	90
Rich Howard	89
David Wankel	83
Oliver Klimek	87
Ralf Mitchell	94

Retired Maniac Ratings
Keith Wood	91

Tasting Notes
Robert Karlsson	Loads of dried sherried fruits. Raisin, figs. Spent matches. Wood. Dark, big. Slightly sourly. Needs some time to settle down. Chocolate. Tastewise big on spices, wood, dry! Also sulphury notes again. Strong. Needs water to calm down. Turns well-composed then.
Rich Howard	red berries and red fruit punch, sweetened cranberries and orange marmalade, a small handful of dried twigs, hints in fresh cigar tobacco in the background, and of course a dash of vanilla. the palate is brisk and strikingly sweet, with that fruit punch and marmalade, some tobacco and drying oak throughout, and especially on the finish. a drop of water does change the profile much, although it seems to accent everything, if that makes sense, and more warm vanilla throughout now. the palate is slightly less sweet now, better balanced between the fruit, vanilla, oak and tobacco. summary: red berry preserves and warm vanilla with an oak and tobacco finish. a drop of water (at least) is essential. [tasted blind for the 2011 Awards]