Glengoyne 21 Year Old

Glengoyne 21 Year Old

This is part of a search through written (paper) reviews and samples from (unmarked) bottles that have been looming (forgotten!) in my collection over the years. I will at the end of this series do a re-tasting of some Springbank 12 batch 5 and then do a comparison with the newly released batch number 9. But first things first, this will be my...

Score 84/100

Glengoyne 21 Year Old

Nose: Extraordinary, a real lift, one of my favourite noses. I've seen it described as "punch" elsewhere, I don't understand this at all, for me it's a lovely drawn lift from the glass. Yum. Buttersctoch, fruit, booze. Mouth: Delicious and sweet. Huge up front but immediately cools, it bites your mouth then makes friends. Sherry...

Score 85/100

Glengoyne 21 Year Old

Well I’ve tried and reviewed both the 10 and 17 year Glengoyne malts, and done a few video reviews of others in their range, but now its time for me to move up from my previous reviews and look at the 21 year old. This is matured in a Sherry cask, so already you expect a certain look and set of features to be apparent in the malt, and in a way it...

Score 92/100

Glengoyne 21 Year Old

A little introduction is in order for my title. Back when I had a far more inexperienced palate and was quite ignorant of the whisk(e)y world, I did not think for some reason I would ever enjoy Highland whiskies. Good thing I was introduced with this whisky, as it shut my trap and opened my mind to the highlands. Without any more wasted words, my...

Score 82/100