Glasgow Distillery 2016 Le Gus't Selection XXIII 7 yo

 

 

 

53,6°

Distillery : Glasgow Distillery - Lowlands

Paille Wine Cask From Fumey-Châtelain

Independent Bottling 

By Le Gus't 

Limited Edition 

Single Cask 

Bottled in 2024

Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength

Totally Unpeated

 

 

 

The Glasgow Distillery was born in 2012, and the French independent bottler Le Gus't appeared in 2013, ils ont au moins la jeunesse en commun. Et ils produisent ensemble deux embouteillages en 2024, dont le premier est celui-ci, vieilli pendant 7 ans dans un fût de vin de paille, un vin liquoreux dont le raisin a été séché pendant plusieurs mois avant d'être préssuré, afin de permettre une concentration en sucre plus intense. Cela donna 239 bouteilles qui partirent assez vite, Le Gus't jouit d'une excellente réputation en France. 

 

 

 

Let's Taste It : 

Slightly acidic red fruits, cherry and redcurrant, cranberry jam, a touch of rancio or even sulphur, but it's not disturbing. Goji and pomegranate seeds, apricots and sultanas. terracotta. But there's also honey and some yellow fruit. On the palate, it's syrupy, strawberries and amarena cherries, a bit spicy, you can feel the influence of fermented fruit, softly dirty. Relatively discreet spices, dark chocolate. Long, thick and sticky finish, prickly pear, Vieille Prune, grenadine.

 

In Short, 

It's original and pleasant to drink, but a little removed from the world of whisky. What's more, the distillery's profile is a little lost in this very distinctive ageing. Interesting nonetheless, and worth a try, without going so far as to buy it, especially given the price.

Score : 88  

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