Glenglassaugh 1972 The Master Distillers' Selection
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Glenglassaugh |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1972 |
| Bottled Year | 2012 |
| Age | 39년 |
| Cask Type | Sherry Cask Finish |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 57.5% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Highlands |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
gold
air Nose
the wonders of old refill sherry. I could stop here but as you paid dearly to come here, I guess I’ll have to deliver ;-). Well, I don’t know if it’s the vintage (1972 equals great stuff at many distilleries, which is still a kind of mystery today) but this nose is pretty magnificent and, above all, very complex. There are tropical fruits ala 1972 Clynelish, honey ala 1972 Caperdonich, a little smoke ala 1972 Ardbeg (well, quite), raisins ala 1972 Glen Grant and even some farmy, ‘organic’ touches ala 1972 Brora. Excuse me? Ah, yes, and prunes ala 1972 Glendronach – and I won’t even mention Glengoyne, or Longmorn, or... All that with due apologies to the good people at Glenglassaugh ;-). With water: extraordinary notes of a newly cut round of genuine and very fruity Swiss Gruyère. Marvellous
restaurant Palate
fantastic. It’s big, it’s just as fruity as on the nose (many topical fruits, both dried and fresh) and it’s wonderfully spicy. Zwetchke pie with a lot of sweet cinnamon. Love this. With water: this feeling of ‘rich fruit salad’ plus some mead and other honeyed tones. Passion fruits and very ripe red apricots (the sweetest ones)
timer Finish
long, with more Xmas spices. Cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger… Merry Christmas!