57,4°
Distillery : Glengyle - Campbeltown
Oloroso Sherry Cask
Original Bottling
Limited Edition
Single Malt
Bottled in 2024
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
Peated from 12 to 15 ppm
This is already the 10th Batch of this annual limited edition, which has sometimes been biennial, launched in 2017. It is aged in Oloroso Sherry casks, and is the 5th to have undergone this maturation, there are 4 aged in Bourbon casks, and 1 aged in Port casks. We don't know how many bottles were produced, but certainly more than 10,000.
Let's Taste It :
Very gourmand sherry, vergeoise, genoise, brown sugar, caramel éclair, and behind, beautiful dry smoke, hay is burnt, with vanilla and a touch of iodine. Shortbread biscuits, but with the air of the sea, as if soaked in foam. A zest of lemon adds freshness. Breton cake with orange blossom. On the palate, it's a little watery at first, then becomes denser, dry vanilla, high herbs, and the spices rise, white pepper, liquid honey, peanut butter, and finally a long, barely explosive finish, hazelnut cream, buttered corn, sweet almonds.
In Short,
Absolutely marvellous, the distillery has really taken things up a notch with this Batch, with its bold, perfectly balanced profile. Only the palate is a little off, slightly watery at first. It's a shame, because otherwise this would be a truly exceptional bottling, especially at this price, which is still relatively reasonable, given that this bottle is highly sought-after. Every year, it becomes a little harder to find.
Score : 89
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Fairport Convention with Sandy Denny - Who Knows Where the Time Goes?
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