Glenury Royal 1968 Diageo Special Releases 2005
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Glenury Royal |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1968 |
| Bottled Year | 2005 |
| Age | 36년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 51.2% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Highlands |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
gold
air Nose
much rubberier at first nosing, but also very smoky, with some bold notes of bonfire, torrefaction, roasted nuts, meat on the barbeque, toasted bread. Goes on with lots of fruit jams and bitter orange before it gets both a little farmy and maritime. Wet hay, sea air and all that jazz. No medicinal smells, that is. Most enjoyable, very clean – yet less clean than the Whisky-Doris version
restaurant Palate
punchy, powerful, and quite similar to the Whisky-Doris this time, even if there’s some sherry in there, obviously. Lots of coffee, peat smoke, dried fruits, pepper, strong honey (chestnut, heather). Very nicely sweet and very compact, with a little salt. Dried herbs, highly reduced meat sauce… Just perfect again, with a long, very satisfying finish on peppered cooked fruits. Many Bowmores from the 1990’s I could taste were much better than the numerous poor ones they produced in the 1980’s, no doubt about that. I think we can say it’s a fact, and I hope we’ll be able to double-check that with the new OB’s to come. Let’s just hope they won’t vat them with some old stock, and not add too much caramel. Anyway, 90 points for this baby as well. SHOPPING - Seen on eBay: peat 'incense'! It's called Peat Reek , and it's ' peat from Strath Brora, formed into cones, that bring the aroma of the Highland croft to your home, no matter where in the world that might be. ' And they add: ' If a country has a soul, and a soul has an aroma, Peat Reek is the aroma of Scotland, in particular the Highlands and Islands .' Isn't that clever? The price is £9.00 for 30 cones, plus £2.30 postage worldwide. Just type 'Peat Reek' on eBay. November 2, 2005 TASTING - TWO GLENURY ROYALS Glenury Royal 36 yo 1968/2005 (51.2%, OB, 2100 bottles)
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