Brand
Glengoyne
Age
40 years old
Whisky type
Single Malt
Distillery
Glengoyne Distillery
Origin
Highland, Scotland
Source
Glengoyne
In collection

Review by Glengoyne

Colour

Dark, old copper. Deep and inviting. Teardrops linger, then reluctantly roll down the glass.

Nose

Oily, red apples, créme brulee, ripe strawberries and cream. World class.

Palate

Mouth feel: Oily.

Initial taste: Layers of ripe bananas, spiced plums, honey and cereal, dries into grapefruit, then soft oak. Complex.

Finish

Long, dry and lingering.

Conclusion

It's a joy to open casks after four decades and find such great balance between cask and still.

Note

The oldest and possibly finest Glengoyne ever released. This sumptuous Single Malt has been a long time in the making. Distilled in 1969, it first resided in selected 2nd fill hogsheads. Twenty eight years later it was re-racked in to 1st fill Sherry butts. Twelve years after that it filled into elegant, hand-blown, bespoke Glencairn whisky decanters, at full strength, un-chillfiltered. The result is a silky smooth 40 Year Old whisky of extraordinary depth and complexity.

Source: Glengoyne