Glenglassaugh 26 Year Old

Glenglassaugh 36 Year Old 1978

Glenglassaugh has been seriously busy with bottling single casks in their Rare Cask Releases since 2014. This is one of those, bottled for the Belgian bottler The Nectar. It was a sherry cask that yielded 337 bottles. It has a nice dark color and was bottled at 47,6% ABV. I think I am in for a treat. Boy, what a succulent nose! Dried oranges,...

Score 91/100

Glenglassaugh 1978 30 Year Old

Glenglassaugh got a new lease on life in 2009 after a silent period of almost 20 years (before that, it had even been closed for over 40 years). In 2013 Billy Walker (known from BenRiach and GlenDronach) added this Highlander to his portfolio. In the same year, this 30 Year Old was released, making sure Glenglassaugh made a nice re-entry. The...

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 40 Year Old 1972 Carn Mor Celebration of the Cask

Celebration of the Cask is a series in which Morrison & Mackay bottle exceptional casks at high(er) age. This is a Glenglassaugh that was distilled when I was a two year old toddler. Liquid history, always a little bit of a magic moment, eh? In all honesty the nose starts a bit… err… weird. A mix of cooked vegetables, potato skins, wilted...

Score 89/100