Glenglassaugh 1973 TMWC Single Cask selected by Stuart Nickerson
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Glenglassaugh |
| Bottler | The Malt Whisky Company (TMWC) |
| Bottling Series | Single Cask selected by Stuart Nickerson |
| Vintage | 1973 |
| Bottled Year | 2014 |
| Age | 41년 |
| Cask Type | Refill Sherry Hogshead |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 43.9% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Highlands |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
gold
air Nose
could one use a mix of curry powder and antiseptic to smoke malted barley? Odd question, I know, but I do get quite some curry and quite some antiseptic, which is a combination that’s not as, well, as odd as you would think. Then we find more bandages and lemon juice, which is all fine. It’s actually got something slightly Laphroaiggy, not a bad benchmark for sure
restaurant Palate
it’s not that I’m a peat head (I can hear you!), but the young distillate offered more resistance to the octaves, and the oak’s grassy/gingery side seems to be better integrated. Nice notes of lemongrass too, but the medicinal side has been lost on the palate. After all, Glenglassaugh’s not quite a coastal distillery, is it (I know some industry people are claiming that the whole of Scotland is coastal, which should imply that the place where you mature your whiskies does not matter. A long debate, not for here and not for now…)
timer Finish
rather long, balanced, zesty/grassy and smoky. More ginger and pepper again in the aftertaste, that’s the octaves
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