Glenburgie-Glenlivet 2010 Cadenhead Original Collection 13 yo

 

 

 

46°

Distillery : Glenburgie - Speyside

Refill Bourbon Barrels, Port Casks and Refill Bourbon Finish

Independent Bottling 

By William Cadenhead Limited 

Limited Edition 

Single Malt 

Bottled in 2023

Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured

Totally Unpeated

 

 

 

These gentlemen from Cadenhead are definitely very thorough, and here they have once again opted for triple maturation. The whisky first spent 10 years in Refill Bourbon Barrels, then 26 months in Port casks. At this point, the team felt that the Port casks overpowered the spirit, so they put the liquid back into Refill Bourbon Barrels, for 11 months. They're always looking for the right balance.

Let's Taste It : 

Slightly acidic and sour notes, pink currants, dried oranges, ginger, ginseng roots. Candied cherries, quetsches, clafoutis. Soft wood, candies, sweet herbs. A few hazelnuts and cashew nuts. On the palate, meaty caramel, viandox, wine sauce. We're more into blackberries and forest berries. Perhaps a little blackcurrant. Small tomatoes, pomegranate seeds, muscat grapes. Spices quite present. Fairly long finish, not very powerful, coffee and dark chocolate, damp earth, pipe tobacco, crushed nuts.

 

In Short, 

The Port is still quite powerful, it must have been very strong before the finish in Refill Bourbon Barrels. Here, the result is pleasant, but with a slight acidity. I like the influence of the Port casks, so I liked it. The price is just decent. 

Score : 87

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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