Glenturret 1978 27 Year Old TWE

Glenturret Sherry Edition

The Sherry Edition from Glenturret, which saw the light of day in 2015, is comparable to the Triple Wood. The only thing lacking in the mix is the bourbon cask matured whisky – this is solely a vatting of both American and European sherry oak. Ha! Lovely nose. Baker’s spices and vanilla precede some red fruit. Mildly sweet and sour as if from...

Score 81/100

Glenturret Triple Wood / European Edition

Glenturret is not the most famous of Highland distilleries, while it is one of the oldest, founded in 1775. But I’m sure you’ve heard of the Famous Grouse before, which has its spiritual home here. In 2015 Glenturret also jumped on the NAS-bandwagon and released three new expressions: Triple Wood, Sherry Cask and Peated. I will try all three,...

Score 80/100

Glenturret 30 Year Old 1982 The Maltman

Glenturret is a distillery that does not appear on my radar often, but recently my whisky buddy Manny offered me a sample of a 30 years old. Could not pass that up, obviously. It was bottled several years ago by the Meadowside Blending Company under their ‘The Maltman’ label. The nose is very pleasant and sweet on vanilla, lime sorbet, fresh kiwi...

Score 86/100

Glenturret 16 Year Old 30th Anniversary Scottish Weekend

The Scottish Weekend in Alden-Biezen (Belgium) took place for the 30th time this year. That was celebrated with a festival bottling: a 16 Year Old Glenturret. One of the 750 bottles was open at the Antwerp Whisky Festival where I scored my sample. Lemon, gooseberries, vanilla and – most of all – a truckload of caramel. That is this Glenturret’s...

Score 82/100