Glenglassaugh 12 Year Old Bottled 1990s

Glenglassaugh Evolution

Nose: A lot of vanilla and butterscotch. Very nice. The High ABV is not evident. Pepper. Apple peel and hint of pear and fresh cut grass too. Palate: Lovely oak influence here. Quite buttery with ample vanilla , Pear juice. Soft cinnamon spice , sprinkled with white pepper. ending on toasted oak. Finish: Wood , pear and apple peel. Bitter and dry....

Score 80/100

Glenglassaugh 1978 27 Year Old Artist Edition

I visited the Whisky Fair in Limburg for the very first time in 2018. What a blast, indeed. And every self-respecting festival has its own bottling. Whisky Fair has several each year and this is one of them, albeit from many years ago. This Glenglassaugh – with a gorgeous label, I might add – was launched in 2009. The whisky had matured for 27...

Score 86/100

Glenglassaugh Blushes

Glenglassaugh, founded in 1875 and since then more closed than open, started a new life in 2008, after the Dutch energy Group Scaent bought the distillery and remaining stocks for the round sum of 5 million pounds. Only 400 casks were included in the deal, so they needed to start distilling quickly. To keep the funds flowing, they decided to...

Score 68/100

Glenglassaugh Revival

Legs: Thinner than a 40% and quite slow Nose: Straight from the new bottle, undiluted – Old dessert wine, toffee and vanilla in the background. With a little water more emerges – milk chocolate, orange, dried apricot. Palate: A really delicious whisky! Undiluted remains quite closed, warm on the tongue with sherried sweetness. With water – The...

Score 89/100