Glenkinchie 1991 Distillers Edition

Glenkinchie 10 Year Old

Glenkinchie can be found 25 kilometers south of Edinburgh, which explains its nickname ‘The Edinburgh Malt’. The whisky was fairly unknown until Diageo added it to the Classic Malts series as representative of the Lowland style. We will try the old 10 Year Old, which has been replaced by the 12 Year Old in the meantime. The nose is sweet with a...

Score 79/100

Glenkinchie 12 Year Old

At first whiff, you get nothing but alcohol. But this whisky is deceptive, and patience is required if its secrets are to be accessed. With each nosing, it reveals more of its character. A harder, medicinal quality becomes apparent followed by a softer, floral fragrance. These two interplay perfectly, with the floral quality taking centre stage...

Score 79/100

Glenkinchie 12 Year Old

Glenkinchie is one of the 6 Lowland distilleries left. It is owned by Diageo and based in Edinburgh. Here are my tasting notes. Nose: Honey, oak, floral, vanilla Palate: Sweet honey, spiced oak, vanilla, pears, citrus. Smooth and light Finish: Fairly short but with a nice peppery tang This is a nice summer dram. Light and fruity, fairly smooth...

Score 79/100

Glenkinchie Distillers Edition 1991

This is only the second Lowland whiskey I’ve drunk, the first being the Auchentoshan Three Wood I reviewed a few days ago here earlier this month. Neither the Auchentoshan nor this Glenkinchie (distilled 1991, bottled 2005, release G/279-7-D) was as light, smooth and flowery as I expected from reading some professional whiskey reviewers’...

Score 89/100