58,3°
Distillery : Glenglassaugh - Highlands
Pedro Ximénez Puncheon
Original Bottling
Limited Edtion
Single Cask
Bottled in 2021
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
Totally Unpeated
Within the extremely abundant Rare Cask Releases range, this one was hand-selected by Rachel Barrie herself
(because she doesn't do it for others?) and reserved for the French
market .Released in 680 copies, it is currently sold exclusively at the
Comptoir Irlandais. Fully aged in a Pedro Ximénez Sherry cask, it isn't peated but the flavours still promise to be intense.
Let's Taste It :
A very wide, round, creamy nose. The fruits are obviously predominant, blueberries, blackberries, muscat grapes, rhubarb, apple, cinnamon, but in the background I still feel the Highlands character, slightly earthy and maritime. A pinch of salt. On the palate, the spices give a certain robustness, but the whole is ethereal and well-balanced, with a few hints of iodine. Otherwise, it's still very fruity, of course, and sweet, raspberry with custard cream, red fruit tart, shortcrust pastry, a hint of citrus fruits and brown sugar. Very strong, delicious, dry and earthy finish. Tannins.
In Short,
A fine and successful ageing in Pedro Ximénez casks for connoisseurs. It gives this distillery a nice sweetness and a certain breadth, but it has to be said that the salty flavour that is its hallmark is somewhat kept away. It remains a fine product, a little expensive, even for a Single Cask, but a pleasure to drink.
Score : 87
To Be Listened While Sipping :
FKJ & Maségo - Tadow
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