48°
Distillery : Glengoyne - Highlands
Sherry Seasoned European Casks
Original Bottling
Limited Edition
Single Malt
Bottled in 2014
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured
Totally Unpeated
The first Glengoyne 25yo was bottled in January 2014, it's called The First Fill, and it's 46° alcohol. This one is the 2nd Batch, bottled in March 2014, and it says 48° alcohol, which is better. According to one website, the casks used are all Oloroso Sherry, but the others say nothing about this. These are, of course, rare and highly sought-after whiskies.
Let's Taste It :
Immediately you get to the very heart of the sherry, it's heavy, syrupy, bursting with a wide variety of fruits, plums, damsons, raspberries, strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, mangoes, figs, gooseberries, covered in melting chocolate, with notes of coffee, chicory, well-integrated cereals, old varnished wood, like in those old cupboards, parchment, floral and spicy notes. On the palate, still dark fruits, toffee, cocoa powder, cinnamon. Liquorice and dried banana, the spices are full and intense. The finish is very long and fairly powerful, with lots of chocolate and coffee, dried apricots, dates, quince jam and thyme.
In Short,
It would have needed a few degrees more alcohol, and I would have ranked this whisky among the best I've drunk. And with a few ppm of peat, I would have put it in my personal top 5. But 48° is already very good. Let's face it, it really is a magnificent product, perfectly crafted, and the nose in particular is sublime. As for the price, it's obviously extremely high, but less than some other 25-year-olds, such as Macallan. It is obviously a major investment to acquire it.
Score : 91
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Bonny B. - Roll Jordan Roll
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