Scottish Whisky : Scotch

The second batch of Glenglassaugh Octaves Classic features a more sherried profile than the first batch - something you might be familiar with when it comes to Glenglassaugh whiskies. The one was matured in octave casks made with wood from bourbon, Pedro Xim?nez and Amontillado casks, imparting huge helpings of dried fruit and vanilla notes to the single malt.

Tasting notes:

Nose: Earthy vanilla arrives first, but soon enough you'll find notes of dried cranberries and thick treacle.

Palate: Chocolate, salted caramel and hints of red chilli flakes. A backbone of barley helps it along.

Finish: Damson jam and toasted teacakes (with butter).

The sweet earthiness of our coastal peated spirit is brought to life in Peated Virgin Oak Wood Finish. During finishing in American Virgin Oak casks, Glenglassaugh is shaped by intense notes of candy and fresh spice, as if a sweet shop by the beach, spiced by land and sea. Bottled at 46% with natural colour and is non chill filtered.

Colour: Antique gold.

Nose: Creamy vanilla with toasted oak spice flows over candy store confectionery and crisp freshly peated barley.

Palate: Crisp oak and hints of candied ginger, boiled sweets and brittle toffee, all surrounded by the most deliciously sweet peat smoke.

46% ABV

Our neighbouring harbour village of Portsoy inspires the deep maritime flavour of this richly peated single malt. Matured in sherry, bourbon and port casks, over time the full-bodied depth of Glenglassaugh Portsoy grows, harmoniously balanced with the rich coastal character of our peated spirit.

Colour
Deep amber

Nose
Rich maritime waves infused with tropical fruit and sherried dark soy, rolling into port with liquorice and sea kelp.

Taste
Full-bodied with dark chocolate, fermented soy and charred mango with treacle and a crack of sea salt.

ABV
49.1%

The Revival is the first expression released from Glenglassaugh distillery after being mothballed for more than 20 years. The Glenglassaugh Revival has been matured in a balanced mix of ex-red wine and fresh bourbon casks, vatted and re-racked for double maturation in rich sherry casks. Bottled at 46%, non-chill filtered and of natural color, Revival is a stunning Highland single malt with coastal charm.

Colour: Copper

Nose: Sweet caramel and toffee with notes of nutty sherry, milk chocolate and honey. Ripe plums, red berries, and oranges. Caramelized sugar and earthy, charred oak.

Palate: Sweet, rounded and creamy. Oranges, plums, cherry and walnuts, chocolate, honey-mead, sherry, and soft, spiced oak.

Finish: Medium with warming mulled-wine spices, sherry, and caramel.

Glenglassaugh Sandend is inspired by the crescent beach of Sandend Bay where the distillery resides. Enriched in bourbon, sherry and manzanilla casks, over time the lush flavour of Glenglassaugh Sandend brightens into waves of tropical sweetness, infused with a crack of sea salt.

Colour
Summer Gold

Nose
Soft buttery vanilla ice-cream drenched in tropical fruit, with chocolate and a touch of sea salt.

Taste
Waves of salted-caramel with an effervescent burst of pineapple, cherry and grapefruit, enlivened by the ocean shore.

ABV
50.5%

Glenglassaugh Torfa with its peaty, phenolic nature, is a unique expression, and it is quite different to the usual style of whisky produced in the Highlands. Torfa, referring to the Old Norse word for peat, is a brooding, edgy character, whose personality is to be found at the darker end of the spectrum. Bottled at 50%, non chill filtered and natural colour. Looks Gleaming yellow gold. Smells: Vivid, sweet, sooty campfire smoke and sea air infuses zest of lime, apricot jam and ripe soft fruits; all gently warmed by hints of stem ginger and cracked black pepper. Tastes: An eloquent, sweet coastal peat smoke engulfs candied peel over melon, pineapple and roasted red apples. Oat biscuits, hints of heather honey and a gentle cigar box spice all combine to give a terrific balance to the expressive smoky character. Finishes: A heady, yet elegant harmony of distinct coastal peat and striking spiced fruit flavours.

Glengoyne is a small farm-style distillery located under the slopes of Dumgoyne in at the southern border of the Scottish Highlands.

The second bottling from Douglas Laing's 2020 outturn this is also from a refill hogshead REF - DL14559. Distilled in August 2005

The notes say to expect the distillery's typical clean, crisp, fruity barley but in a mouthcoating, syrupy, even sugary style with a touch of citrus tang. Non chill filtered at 48.4%. 260 bottles from a refill hogshead.

Nose: Clean and crisp, sweet and spiced, gristy and honeyed.... so fresh and fruity.

Palate: Deliciously mouthcoating in syrupy, sugary style - warming spice and runs to barley.

Finish: Gently toasted developing to allspice, tangy citrus notes and Malted barley (FHL).

Straddling the line bewteen Highland and Lowland Malts - the distillery is in the Highlands, but the warehouse is in the Lowlands. They also reckon they have the slowest distillation in Scotland - grab a bottle and see what slow distillation tastes like. Glengoyne 10 is a lightish, fruit and nut style whisky - they type that will please everyone, but might not blow the socks off a hardened Islay drinker (but that's why we have Ardbeg). Matured in sherry and refill sherry, and bottled at 40%;

Completely unpeated (unusual in the highlands), this Glengoyne is soft, fruity and very quaffable. A fine single malt!

Nose: Toffee apples, a little acacia honey, nectarine in syrup and spice, supported by toasted barley in the background.

Palate: Over-ripe grapes, honeyed with hints of vanilla, coconut milk and oak spice. Light touches of chocolate ice-cream.

Finish: Long, oily finish with lingering coffee notes.

Spicy vanilla fruit, ripe apples and a rich, luxurious mouthfeel. This is the result of eighteen long years and a generous proportion of first-fill sherry casks.

43% ABV

At the heart of Glengoyne Balbai?na are the hand-selected first fill sherry casks made from European oak which bring an intense and spicy character to the whisky.

Nose - Warming, with spiced raisin, biscuit, maple syrup and cloves

Palate - Brown sugar with dried apple, toffee and sherry richness

Finish - Dry with soft oak, ground spice and citrus

At the heart of Glengoyne Cuartillo are hand-selected first fill Oloroso sherry casks, crafted from American oak. The casks are revered by the winemakers of Cuartillo and other ancient vineyards in southern Spain. The wood brings a soft, well-balanced character, the ideal partner for Glengoyne Cuartillo as it matures in our stone-built warehouses at Dumgoyne.

Batch eight of this cask strength release has been matured in a combination of sherry, bourbon and refill casks, creating a sweet, peppery character with notes of caramel, ginger and banana.

Here we have the second chapter in Glengoyne?s ?Legacy? series. It celebrates a significant landmark in the distillery?s history, when Cochrane Cartwright struck upon a slower distillation process, and sherry-cask maturation. Expect a lot of complex sweetness in the nose and palate, with banana, peaches and maple syrup all combining with sharp lime and mint.

48% ABV

Still owned by Ian Macleod, this Southern Highlander is noted for its emphasis on sherry casks and unpeated malt. In this example from Douglas Laing, expect Glengoyne's typical clean, crisp barley combined with aromas of barley sugar sweets, gingerbread biscuits and new leather, followed by flavours of sponge cake, green apples and honey. 48.4% Alc./Vol. Non chill filtered. 366 bottles from a refill hogshead REF - DL14574.