5 points Jim Murray's Whisky Bible
The name originates from the founder of Hermanus Hermanus Pieters who in 1855 helped take a little fisherman’s village and turn it into the town it is today
The sherry in this case refers to a cask finishing / secondary maturation in Pedro Ximenez (PX) sherry butts
This edition was launched in summer 2010 with a jump in strength to 46
The spirit might seem dark to the eye owing to its time in the casks
Dufftown 1997 (17 Year Old) Signatory Vintage Cask Strength Collection Glenfiddich 5 points Jim Murray's WhiskyFounded as Dufftown Glenlivet Distillery, this Speyside distillery is currently owned by Diageo. Once used as a mill, the building was converted in 1896, and today the distillery operates six stills and has a capacity of 4,000,000 litres per year. A 1997 vintage Dufftown from independent bottler Signatory as part of the Cask Strength Collection. Distilled on 9 December, it was aged in a pair of hogsheads for 17 years, yielding 385 bottles on 8 June