Glenglassaugh 1967 17 Year Old Connoisseurs Choice Gordon & Macphail

Glenglassaugh 1986 / 28 Year Old / Cask 2101

Until recently, Glenglassaugh released some single casks in their highly acclaimed Rare Cask Series. But with the sale by Billy Walker (who then went on to purchase Glenallachie), I am not sure if we’ll see many more of these rare casks. This is one from the very first batch: a 28 Year Old from 1986 that was released in 2014 and by now has become...

Score 89/100

Glenglassaugh Revival

Legs: Thinner than a 40% and quite slow Nose: Straight from the new bottle, undiluted – Old dessert wine, toffee and vanilla in the background. With a little water more emerges – milk chocolate, orange, dried apricot. Palate: A really delicious whisky! Undiluted remains quite closed, warm on the tongue with sherried sweetness. With water – The...

Score 89/100

Glenglassaugh - The Spirit Drink That Dare Not Speak Its Name

The Glenglassaugh Distillery was originally built in 1875 and produced a fruity whisky that was mostly used for blends like The Famous Grouse and Cutty Sark – until, in November 1986, the distillery closed. It took twenty years, until 2008, before the distillery got a new owner: the Dutch Scaent Group from Amsterdam. The likeable Stuart Nickerson...

Score 80/100

Glenglassaugh Torfa

After Billy Walker and his team took over the Glenglassaugh Distillery in 2013 (from the Scaent Group), they release three entry level malts in short succession. It started with the Revival, followed by the Evolution. This Torfa is a bit of an odd one out as it was distilled from peated barley (20 ppm). The nose is somewhat rough and reveals the...

Score 81/100