Glengoyne 17 Year Old 35cl

Glengoyne 12 Year Old 2005 Single Cask for the Netherlandsdisti

For the 100th jubilee of the Dutch importer De Monnik Dranken, the distillery manager Robbie Hughes selected this single cask from 2015. It was presented a little over a year ago, but only now reached my neck of the woods thanks to my Dutch buddy Manny. Now that is a dark and sweet nose. Figs, raisins and dates, candied sugar and cherries. The...

Score 86/100

Glengoyne 1972 Creative Whisky Company Exclusive Casks

The bottlings by the Creative Whisky Company are divided into three exclusive series, the Exclusive Malts (single cask, cask strength, not finished), Exclusive Range (single cask at 45%) and Exclusive Casks (single cask, cask strength, finished on a second cask). Deze Glengoyne 1972 Exclusive Cask, at the respectabel age of 37, was finished on...

Score 70/100

Glengoyne 14 Year Old 1999 Malts of Scotland

The 2013 Christmas release from Malts of Scotland also contained a new Glengoyne. MoS clearly has a soft spot for Glengoyne as they have already released more than 20 single casks, of which I have been able to try six. This single cask from 1999 yielded 247 bottles. Wonderfully sweet and creamy nose. Cuberdons, yellow raisins, butterscotch and a...

Score 87/100

Glengoyne 1973 Malts of Scotland 2010

The title is actually an allusion to that other Malts of Scotland bottling that I didn’t quite like: the Ballindalloch 2000 that I named ‘The Devil’s Cask’. It does set the tone for this tasting note, though. This Glengoyne 1973 was selected by my fellow countryman, the well-respected whisky connoisseur and ex-Malt Maniac Luc Timmermans – aka Mr...

Score 93/100