Glenglassaugh 26yo 46% OB
One that claims to be hand bottled at the distillery... What difference can it achieve by that(?!?) Anyway, this is some of the whisky left from last period of distilling at Glenglassaugh, and although often very good I have at times found myself wondering why of all the mothballed distilleries in scotland Scaent Group chose this one. Full flavor of honey and cinnamon on this one, probably from one of the youngest casks in the warehouse. The taste is dry, sweet, prunes, chalkdust, grapefruit, something lowland-ish. The finish is earthy with some oloroso notes, quite unexpected but very well received.
Smooth and shy Glenglassaugh: 7
Glenglassaugh 21yo 46% OB btl.0988
I know Glenglassaugh is back in business with som undaring and blushing spirits. If one of the old mothballed should some back I believe I'd put my money elsewhere than Glenglassaugh, but let's see if this will make me stand corrected. A light bronze colour, seems to have a good portion of sherried malt in the mix. A nice sherried smell, sweet, prunes, very nice if not the most complex. The taste is definately sherried, fino, bitterness, lime, dryness, just too spirity for my taste.
I hope the new owners can bring a renaissance to Glenglassaugh: 2.5
Glenglassaugh 32yo 1976-2008 44.4% Signatory Vintage
After the brilliant young, old/young verical last time I will now try three real oldies, all cask strengths from Signatory and G&M. Starting with this Glenglassaugh, frankly not one of my favourite distilleries, but I've heard some of the older stuff's great. Fresh, hay, leather, citrus and dry liquorice on the nose. Sweet and citrussy flavours, honey, lemon, oranges and pineapple, lots of pineapple. The aftertaste becomes sort of earthy and waxy, a bit strange. Anyway, a very good example of a fruity Glenglassaugh, one of the best so far in my book.
A fruity aperitif: 6.5
Glenglassaugh 13yo 1977-1991 59.8% Cadenhead's
Such a young Glenglassaugh from the good old days are far between. It smells really malty, like the old styled Glenlivets or Glenfiddichs. It's very salty on the palate, salty at first, then finishes minty, a bizzare combination. It needs a bit of water as it's peppery as hell, and spirity as well. With water it becomes a bit winey, moscatel, pretty boring actually, far from what I expected, but it's worth trying. Give it a chance, then judge, as I did.
A pretty obscure malt: 5
Glenglassaugh 31yo 1978-2010 44.6% Whisky Exchange's 10th Anniversary
Glenglassaugh is back from a long period of inactivity with new owners and some newmake bottles with glorious names like "the spirit drink that dare not speak its name" and "the spirit drink that blushes to speak its name". Well well, this one is from the old era and matured in a sherry cask. It smells dry with some sherry sweetness, a bit burnt as well, Oloroso? Give it some time and it develops a fruitier character with some unripe banana notes as well. The taste is fruity sweets, raddish, very peppery, a bit sulphur and some wool-like taste, hard to explain. The aftertaste is long and peppery.
A bit too straight-forward, little complexity: 6
Glenglassaugh 25yo 1984-2009 54.7% Malts of Scotland cask#186 x/213 btls.
I'm doing a cask strength verticale today, and starting off with Glenglassaugh, who will soon be back on the market with some new malt after a 20-something break from distillation. This one is from a sherry cask, smells very phenolic, dry red wine, blackberries and rum, it needs time to open up. The taste is very sherried, and dry, like some of the young fino casks, it needs some water. With a small percentage additive water it gets a lot more peppery and gives a real kick. I usually do not enjoy these ultra-dry sherried malts too much, but this one is pretty good as the sherry doesn't dominate as much here.
A fine Glenglassaugh with balanced sherry and dryness: 6
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