Sadly I don't have any samples of the dreamy Glengoyne '72s, rather just a modest 1999 sherried hoggie that produced some dark stuff after only 14 years.
Distillery: Glengoyne
Distilled by: The Edrington Group
Current Owner: Ian MacLeod Distillers
Current Owner: Ian MacLeod Distillers
Region: Highlands, but almost Lowlands!
Independent bottler: Malts of Scotland
Independent bottler: Malts of Scotland
Age: 14 years (July 1999 - October 2013)
Maturation: sherry hogshead
Cask number: MoS 13044
Outturn: 247 bottles
Cask number: MoS 13044
Outturn: 247 bottles
Alcohol by Volume: 54.3%
(from a bottle split)
(from a bottle split)
NEAT
Not just a generic sherry beast! Ocean water, raw walnuts, and citronella are the first nose notes to show. Then there's molasses and dunnage, orange oil and black plums. The moderately sweet palate delivers a mix of grape jam, orange marmalade, and cinnamon Red Hots. Hints of iron and musty old wood drift through the background. It concludes with sweet citrus, dates, and a whiff of iron.
DILUTED to ~46%abv, or 1 tsp of water per 30mL whisky
Its nose holds on the walnuts and orange oil, while picking up creme de cassis. But it also gets meatier and finds a Hampden-esque funky note. The palate gets sweeter and oakier. Honey and marmalade up front, peppery mint leaf in the back. The finish nearly matches the palate, adding in ground white pepper.
WORDS WORDS WORDS
My read on a whisky's color does not work well with the current market. Dark whiskies that spent less than two decades in oak turn me off, because I see nothing in them but extraction. So this single cask's color didn't inspire me. But I should not have judged a whisky by its color, and I'm happy to say that this Glengoyne is neither oak juice nor a generic sherried thing. It has an excellent nose and a very good palate that wobbles a bit when diluted. So keep it neat!
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