🥃 Deanston 18 Year Old
The oldest expression in the Deanston core range: 18 years in bourbon casks of American white oak, 46.3% ABV.
Deanston 18 Year Old is the oldest expression in the core range of the Deanston distillery. It is a Highland single malt Scotch whisky with a stated age of 18 years. Its strength is 46.3% ABV, like the other permanent expressions of the brand. The producer counts it in the core range along with the 12-year-old and Virgin Oak.
According to the producer, the whisky spends all 18 years in bourbon casks made from American white oak. The Scotch Noob, in a 2022 review, also mentions a separate version with a brown label that was finished in first-fill bourbon casks. It is bottled without chill filtration and without added colouring.
Why it matters to you. Compared with Deanston 12 Year Old, this one is aged much longer. The producer describes the taste as sweet and spicy, with gingerbread, manuka honey and white pepper. Deanston Virgin Oak is younger and finished in new casks. Versions of the 18-year-old have differed in their casks, so read the label. The WHO reminds us that there is no safe dose of alcohol.
Facts
| Alcohol (% vol.) | 46.3% ABV |
|---|---|
| Minimum maturation | 18 years |
| Cask type | bourbon casks of American white oak |
| Raw material | unpeated Highland malted barley; water |
| EU category | 2 - whisky |
| Legal basis | Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009 (SI 2009/2890): Single Malt Scotch Whisky; Highland |
How it connects to Spirits
🥃 Deanston 18 Year Old → packed in → 🍷 Oak barrel ← packed in ← 🥃 Spirits
Links
- Packed in
- 🍷 Oak barrel, 🐝 American white oak, 🥃 Ex-bourbon barrel
- Made from
- 🥃 Barley and malt in whisky
- What it affects
- 🍷 Alcohol and health, 🍷 Drunk driving
- Part of
- 🥃 Deanston, 🥃 Single Malt Scotch Whisky, 🥃 Highland whisky, 🥃 Scotch Whisky
- Similar and different
- 🥃 Deanston 12 Year Old, 🥃 Deanston 12 Year Old, 🥃 Deanston Virgin Oak, 🥃 Deanston Virgin Oak
Frequently asked questions
Is Deanston 18 matured in sherry casks?
No. According to the producer, it spends all 18 years in bourbon casks made from American white oak.
What is the ABV of Deanston 18 Year Old?
46.3% ABV, according to the producer and The Scotch Noob.
Is Deanston 18 coloured?
No. The producer says the whisky is not chill filtered and has no added colouring.
What to read next
- 🍷 Alcohol and health — Alcohol in any drink is harmful in large amounts, and the risks grow with the quantity.
- 🍷 Oak barrel — A wooden barrel of oak staves in which wine matures and breathes.
- 🥃 Barley and malt in whisky — Malted barley is the base of whisky: malt enzymes convert starch in the mash, and EU whisky is distilled below 94.8% vol.
- 🍷 Drunk driving — Never drive after drinking wine: alcohol slows your reactions.
- 🥃 Ex-bourbon barrel — American white oak cask of 180–200 litres used for bourbon: bourbon may only be aged in new charred casks, so used ones go to Scotch, Irish whiskey and rum.
Similar
🥃 Deanston Virgin Oak · 🥃 Deanston 12 Year Old · 🥃 Tobermory 12 Year Old · 🥃 Glen Garioch 12 Years Old · 🥃 Balblair 12 Year Old · 🥃 Fettercairn 12 Year Old
⚠️ Spirit drinks contain alcohol and are for adults only. Alcohol harms health. Do not drink during pregnancy or before driving; check the label for ingredients and possible allergens.
Sources
- Deanston (official): Deanston 18 Year Whisky (46.3 %; Core Range; fully matured 18 years in American white oak ex-bourbon barrels; non-chill filtered, no added colour)
- The Scotch Noob: Deanston (18 year) (07.02.2022; 46.3 %; non-chill-filtered, no added colour; a separate brown-label 18 year had a first-fill ex-bourbon finish)
- Deanston (official): Core Range (12 Year Old, Virgin Oak, 18 Year Old)
- The Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009 (SI 2009/2890), reg. 3: definition and categories of Scotch Whisky
- WHO/Europe: No level of alcohol consumption is safe for our health (04.01.2023)
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