Woodrow's Deanston 16 Year Old

Name: Woodrow's Deanston 16 Year Old
Brand: Woodrow's of Edinburgh
SKU: WDW-DEA-16-498
Price: 93.95 GBP
Availability: InStock

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Key Facts About This Single Malt Scotch

Bottler: Woodrow's of Edinburgh

Founder: Woody Tan

Range: Warehouse Reserve

Distillery: Deanston

Age: 16 years old

Distilled: 27/10/2008

Bottled: 12/05/2025

Region: Highlands, Scotland

Spirit: Single malt scotch

Cask Type: Finished in second fill ex-Staoisha Oloroso quarter cask

Cask Ref: 216

Alcohol by Volume: 49.8%

Bottled: Natural colour and without chill filtration

Outturn: 84 bottles

Bottle Size: 700ml

Deanston 16 Year Old Tasting Notes

Nose: Pineapple and orchard fruits, with hints of tobacco and charred wood.

Palate: Exceptionally waxy, with crème brûlée, lemon meringue, peaches, lychee and cigar smoke.

Finish: Lingering smoke, softened by white chocolate and a touch of nutmeg.

About this Woodrow's whisky

This striking Highland single malt from Woodrow's of Edinburgh showcases Deanston in a particularly thoughtful and characterful guise. Distilled in October 2008 and bottled in May 2025, this 16-year-old expression forms part of the Warehouse Reserve range, a series defined by careful cask selection and a willingness to explore less conventional finishing styles.

After its initial maturation, the whisky was finished in a second fill ex-Staoisha Oloroso quarter cask. This is a fascinating choice: quarter casks accelerate interaction between spirit and wood, while the second-fill Oloroso tempers overt sweetness, allowing texture and savoury complexity to shine. The fact that the cask previously held Staoisha (Bunnahabhain’s heavily peated style) adds an additional, subtle layer of smoky influence rather than dominating the profile.

On the nose, bright pineapple and orchard fruits lead, followed by hints of tobacco leaf and gently charred wood. The palate is where this whisky truly distinguishes itself: exceptionally waxy and mouth-coating, with flavours of crème brûlée, lemon meringue, ripe peaches, lychee, and a measured thread of cigar smoke weaving through the sweetness. The finish lingers with soft smoke, gradually mellowing into white chocolate and a warming touch of nutmeg.

Bottled at 49.8% ABV with natural colour and without chill filtration, this is a composed yet quietly expressive Deanston - one that balances fruit, wax, smoke, and restrained sherry influence with real finesse. With an outturn of just 84 bottles, it is a genuinely limited release that will appeal to those who enjoy layered Highland malts with texture and nuance rather than overt cask dominance.

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Woodrow's Deanston 16 Year Old

£93.95

Meet The Founder

Woody Tan

Originally from Hong Kong, Woody Tan has lived in Scotland since 2011. He studied an MSc in Brewing and Distilling at Heriot-Watt University, and then went into the cask trade and warehouse keeping. While looking after casks, he started to discover gems that he felt had to be shared with fellow whisky lovers. He bottles these special casks under his Woodrow’s of Edinburgh label.

Woody has an excellent palate, and a knack for uncovering really flavoursome casks. He’s also a wizard when it comes to cask experiments, and has released some interesting cask-finished whiskies.

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