Glenglassaugh 1973 The Massandra Connection
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Glenglassaugh |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1973 |
| Bottled Year | 2012 |
| Age | 39년 |
| Cask Type | Aleatico Wine Cask Finished |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 44.1% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Highlands |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
pale gold
air Nose
it’s got a ‘crafty’ side for sure, with a youth that shines through (porridge, pears) and some half-sweet, half-spicy oak, very ‘American’. Vanilla, ginger cake, then rather butterscotch and crème brulée. The earthy/bready touches in the background work well, this is not a new-oak bomb
restaurant Palate
a creamy mouth feel, it almost flows like honey, and a very pleasant acidic sweetness mingle with grassy oak. Citron liqueur and green tea, pepper, a few grassy eau-de-vie-ish notes (I’ve distilled spent lees on day, the result had a few similar notes), some bay leaves perhaps… The oak’s influence never stops growing and rather makes me think of European oak this time. But I doubt it’s European oak
timer Finish
rather long, really grassy and bitter, not in a bad way at all. Herb cordial. The vanilla is back in the aftertaste and comes with oranges or citrons