Glenburgie 1995 Artist #14 Rothes Glen Over 25 yo

 

 

 

54,7°

Distillery : Glenburgie - Speyside

Bourbon Hogshead

Independent Bottling 

By La Maison du Whisky 

Limited Edition 

Single Cask 

Bottled in 2024

Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength

Totally Unpeated 

 

 

 

Still in the 14th Batch of the Artist range, and subtitled Rothes Glen to pay homage to the architect Charles Doig, this Glenburgie distilled in 1995 is considered to be over 25 years old, but in fact it's more like 28 years old that should be claimed on the label. The latter is adorned with a work by Victor Ekpuk entitled Returnee. 200 bottles have been crafted, and reserved for the French market.

 

 

Let's Taste It : 

The nose is very creamy, with cake pastry, custardy vanilla, and some exotic fruit in the background, pineapple, grapefruit, banana, but also pear, peach, mirabelle plum, cereals galore and acacia honey, puffed rice, cracked wheat, barley. Almond milk, semi-salted butter. The palate is delicate, even silky, the cereals are there, sprinkled with lemon, but also pastry cream, pulpy white fruit, cinnamon, rosemary and black pepper. The finish is as long as I'd hoped, as creamy as ever, liquorice, caramel, almond paste, candied fruit, shortbread biscuits.

 

In Short, 

It's an excellent Glenburgie, less saturated with fruit than some others I've tasted, but infused with cream, almonds, vanilla and icing sugar. It really is beautifully made. Unfortunately, the price is excessive, which is often the case with this range. So it's best reserved for absolute fans and, if possible, wealthy.

Score : 90

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                           To Be Listened While Sipping :

                                            Nina Nesbitt - The Mountain & The Man