Dailuaine 20 Year Old 1998 Cask Strength Collection Signatory 70cl, 53.6%

Description

Dailuaine 20 Year Old 1998 Cask Strength Collection Signatory 70cl, 53.6% is a mature Speyside single malt Scotch whisky bottled by Signatory Vintage as part of the Cask Strength Collection. Distilled on 27 August 1998 and bottled on 23 April 2019, this 20-year-old release was drawn from a pair of hogsheads and bottled at its natural cask strength of 53.6% ABV.

This bottling has the kind of detail that makes older Signatory releases especially attractive to enthusiasts: a proper 20-year age statement, small-batch-style two-cask presentation, cask-strength bottling, and natural presentation without added colour or chill filtration. The whisky is publicly listed as coming from casks #11370 and #11371, with an outturn of 473 bottles.

The style looks more classic and softly mature than heavily sherried or aggressively oaked. Retailer tasting notes point toward buttered toast, chocolate cereal, tobacco leaf, and sweet pear, suggesting a whisky that balances Dailuaine’s weighty spirit with age, sweetness, and gentle oak complexity rather than cask dominance. The point about balance over cask dominance is an inference based on the published tasting note and the hogshead maturation.

Why Choose Dailuaine 20 Year Old 1998 Cask Strength Collection Signatory

This is a strong Signatory bottling for customers who want mature Speyside whisky with clear release detail and natural presentation. It combines a 20-year age statement, 1998 vintage, cask-strength bottling, hogshead maturation, and a limited 473-bottle outturn in a release that feels serious without becoming overly heavy.

20-year-old Speyside single malt Scotch whisky.

Distilled on 27 August 1998.

Bottled on 23 April 2019.

Bottled by Signatory Vintage.

Part of the Cask Strength Collection.

Matured in hogsheads.

Publicly listed casks: #11370 and #11371.

Bottled at natural cask strength of 53.6% ABV.

Limited to 473 bottles.

Non-chill filtered and uncoloured.

Ideal For

Fans of mature Speyside single malt.

Collectors of older Signatory Vintage releases.

Drinkers who enjoy orchard fruit, cereal sweetness, tobacco leaf, and soft oak spice.

Customers looking for a limited bottling with a proper age statement and cask-strength presentation.

Product Details

Product: Dailuaine 20 Year Old 1998 Cask Strength Collection Signatory.

Distillery: Dailuaine.

Bottler: Signatory Vintage.

Series: Cask Strength Collection.

Country: Scotland.

Region: Speyside.

Type: Single Malt Scotch Whisky.

Vintage: 27.08.1998.

Bottled: 23.04.2019.

Age: 20 Years Old.

Cask Type: Hogsheads.

Cask Numbers: Public sources list #11370 and #11371. Your site snippet appears to show “11970 & 11371”, so it is worth checking the bottle label before publishing that line.

ABV: 53.6%.

Bottle Size: 70cl.

Outturn: 473 Bottles.

Colouring: No.

Chill Filtration: No.

Collector’s Note

This is exactly the kind of Signatory bottling that appeals to indie-whisky buyers: a 1998 vintage, a 20-year age statement, cask-strength presentation, and a clearly stated sub-500-bottle outturn. Even though it is not a single-cask release in the strict one-cask sense, the two-hogshead format still gives it a much more limited and characterful feel than a standard batch bottling. The point about stronger collector appeal is an inference based on the release format and bottle count.