57,1° (100° Proof)
Distillery : Glendullan - Speyside
1st Fill Oloroso Sherry Butts
Independent Bottling
By Signatory Vintage
Limited Edition
Single Malt
Bottled in 2024
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured
Totally Unpeated
The 100 Proof range has been around for over a year now, and we're already on the 32nd bottling. This is an 11-year-old Glendullan, aged in a few Oloroso Sherry Butts. Glendullan is a distillery belonging to Diageo, which is almost entirely devoted to Blends, so it's interesting to have a bit of Single Malt from them, as it allows you to discover the profile.
Let's Taste It :
Quite simple and slightly alcoholic sherry. Copper and dried fruits, dates, raisins. Delicately waxed wood. Plum, peach and pear pulp. White melon. Vanilla glaze. Apple crumble, cinnamon. It"s very decent on the palate, with nectarine, brugnon, white grape and more of these copper notes. Quinces and apricots. Imposing spices, cloves, cumin, grey pepper. Long and full finish, slightly charred, burnt caramel, intense wood with a touch of bitterness. Bread dough.
In Short,
This is a representative bottling from the 100 Proof range, with an intense Sherry and a cask pushed to its maximum capacity to impregnate the distillate. The result is quite successful, despite a few slight flaws. It's pleasant to drink, but the downside is that it's hard to detect the distillery's personality behind all the Sherry. As usual, the price is very attractive, which may convince even the most reluctant to try a bottle. But you have to like Sherry.
Score : 87
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Array of Illusions - Whispers
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