Glenglassaugh 1979 32 Year Old Cask #1545 Signatory Cask Strength Collection

Glenglassaugh Revival

Nose: Very fruity and almost new make-ish. Pear drops. Malty and sweet with some vanilla and sweet dough a minute before it’s inserted into the oven. Very nice. Palate: Cinnamon dough with nutmeg to balance it. Then getting fruitier with a hint if dried fruit. Buttery wood. less fruity than the nose. Feels older than it’s three years on the...

Score 81/100

Glenglassaugh 1973 25 Year Old Family Silver

This Highland distillery was founded in 1875, closed for more than 40 years between 1908 and 1950 and produced primarily for blends like Teacher’s, Cutty Sark and the Famous Grouse. She closed again in 1986, until a Dutch energy giant, Scaent Group, suddenly put 5 million pounds on the table in 2009 to give her a new lease on life. Sutart...

Score 88/100

Glenglassaugh Peated Spirit Drink

The innovation of selling new make was enhanced by Glenglassaugh when they changed their 500ml Spirit Drinks () to 200ml spirit drinks and added two more varieties. They now offer Clearac (new make), Blushes (matured 6 months in wine casks), Fledgling XB (matured 12 monhts in bourbon barrels) and Peated (peated new make). I’m tasting the last one....

Score 76/100

Glenglassaugh 1978 27 Year Old Artist Edition

I visited the Whisky Fair in Limburg for the very first time in 2018. What a blast, indeed. And every self-respecting festival has its own bottling. Whisky Fair has several each year and this is one of them, albeit from many years ago. This Glenglassaugh – with a gorgeous label, I might add – was launched in 2009. The whisky had matured for 27...

Score 86/100