Glengoyne 1986 19 Year Old Ewan's Choice Sherry Puncheon

Glengoyne 12 Year Old cask strength

This bottle was my first natural cask strength whisky. I remembered liking the Glengoyne 17yo some time ago, so some time last year I decided to track down another bottle from the distillery. I found the 12yo in a cask strength version and jumped at the chance. This review will be partly based off some tasting notes from late last year and part...

Score 85/100

Glengoyne 15 Year Old

It’s Glengoyne’s 15 year old today. I’ve tried more from their older lineup than I have the new one. Despite its many fans, the brand’s always been hit or miss for me. Let’s see which this is. Nose: Typical, fruit-forward sherry nose. Loads of sultanas, cinnamon, vanilla, red apple, lemon lollipops, fruit & nut chocolate, apricot, and gentle...

Score 83/100

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 17 Year Old

The elder brother of the 10 year old reviewed below. More depth here, greater body and a few more layers of complexity to show that the extra ageing has added something worthwhile. The finish is a bit disappointing though. Nose: Sherry, toffee and rum and raisin. Taste: Creamy smooth sweet, more of the rum and raisin flavours dominating palate....

Score 88/100