Glengoyne 40-year-old ElD The Single Malts of Scotland - Director's Special
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Glengoyne |
| Bottler | Elixir Distillers (ElD) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | - |
| Bottled Year | - |
| Age | 40년 |
| Cask Type | First Fill Sherry Butt |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 56.8% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Highlands |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
Deep amber
air Nose
Intense Oloroso, precious hardwoods, five spice, firecrackers, earthen floors, all manner of figs, dates, prunes and other dark fruits in compote form. Then there is also old leather, aged library books and quite a lot of rancio and mushroom powder. Impressively dense, spicy and sumptuously sherried. Not unlike some older Karuizawas in some aspects. With water: some baked apple tart with a drizzle of aged Moscatel. With time it gets more bready and earthy in a pleasingly savoury way. Some bitter chocolate and toasted hazelnuts
restaurant Palate
Rather immense delivery, all on dried dark and tropical fruits. Some orange cocktail bitters, aged demerara rum, wet earth, tobacco leaf, muscovado sugar and ground black pepper. More simmering Chinese spices and rancio qualities. With water: softens up with some wonderful notes of lemon peel, wet leaves, moss and various dried herbs such as sage and thyme. Still rather massive and thrillingly spicy in a way that never spills over into overly extractive tannin
timer Finish
Long and elegantly drying with masses of spice, dark chocolate, raisins, aged cognac and earth. A lingering hint of rancio and very old balsamic