Darkness Archives - Flickenschild Whisky & Zigarren: WHIZITA https://www.whizita.de/en/whisky_bottler/darkness-en/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 13:35:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://www.whizita.de/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/favicon-96x96-2.png Darkness Archives - Flickenschild Whisky & Zigarren: WHIZITA https://www.whizita.de/en/whisky_bottler/darkness-en/ 32 32 Dailuaine 5 Years Darkness – 55.8% https://www.whizita.de/en/product/dailuaine-5-years-darkness-55-8/ Thu, 17 Nov 2022 12:29:21 +0000 https://www.whizita.de/?post_type=product&p=120509 With Darkness, the name says it all: refinement in small sherry octave casks for at least three months gives the independent bottlings their naturally dark colour. The specially made casks (the size of about an eighth of a standard sherry butt) ensure plenty of wood contact - and wonderfully dark fruity, spicy profiles.
This 5 year old Dailuaine was finished in a Pedro Ximenez cask and has a cask strength of 55.8%. It is a pleasantly fruity, slightly sweet whisky.
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Der Eintrag Dailuaine 5 Years Darkness – 55.8% erschien zuerst unter Flickenschild Whisky & Zigarren: WHIZITA.

]]> The name of the distillery means as much as ‘green valley’ or ‘green grassland’. It is located in the Speyside at the southern shore of the Spey and was founded in 1851 by William Mackenzie. The whisky was completely used for producing blends, mainly for Johnny Walker. Since 1960 the distillery has six instead of four stills.

Der Eintrag Dailuaine 5 Years Darkness – 55.8% erschien zuerst unter Flickenschild Whisky & Zigarren: WHIZITA.

]]> Glenrothes 12 Years Darkness – 56,6% https://www.whizita.de/en/product/glenrothes-11-years-gordon-macphail-43-kopie-2/ Fri, 11 Feb 2022 13:23:30 +0000 https://www.whizita.de/?post_type=product&p=85890 With Darkness, the name says it all: the at least three-month refinement in small sherry octave casks gives the independent bottlings their naturally dark color. The specially made casks (the size of about an eighth of a standard sherry butt) ensure lots of wood contact - and wonderfully dark fruity, spicy profiles.

This 12 year old Glenrothes was finished in an Oloroso Sherry Octave and has a cask strength of 56.6%. It is a pleasantly fruity whisky.

Der Eintrag Glenrothes 12 Years Darkness – 56,6% erschien zuerst unter Flickenschild Whisky & Zigarren: WHIZITA.

]]> Glenrothes was founded by William Grant & Co. In 1878 and is located in the Speyside in the area of Rothes. A fire destroyed warehouse number one and the 2.000 stored casks on the 15th May in 1922. The burning whiksy was flowing down the Burn of Rothes admist through the village.

Der Eintrag Glenrothes 12 Years Darkness – 56,6% erschien zuerst unter Flickenschild Whisky & Zigarren: WHIZITA.

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