Glenkinchie The Manager's Dram

Glenkinchie 1989 Distillers Edition

Yellow gold coloured in the glass, a little darker in the squat bottle. A peal of sherry and spices ring loud and clear on the nose supported by some apricots, almonds and vanilla, a sweet heady mixture. The mouth feel is medium, and almost completely lacks any of the sweetness promised by the nose. The flavours seem dominated by bitter almonds,...

Score 82/100

Glenkinchie 33 Year Old 1975 Malts of Scotland

The German bottler Malts of Scotland also has a Glenkinchie, from their first year of operation, i.e. 2009. It matured for 33 long years on a sherry cask. Well, by now we know that Thomas Ewers usually bottles little gems. The rest is history. The nose is rather dry, but wonderfully sweet. Almost tropical, in fact. Passion fruit! Some baked...

Score 90/100

Glenkinchie 12 Year Old

NOSE: apple cider vinegar, apple juice, green apple skin, tangerine notes and a touch of floral. Vanilla. TASTE: smooth, slightly oily, cookies, almonds, spice and apples again. FINISH: short, apples and faint almonds again. BALANCE: ok. But apples do stand out big time. OVERALL IMPRESSION: not much to write home about. It's ok, but it's easily...

Score 78/100

Glenkinchie 10 Year Old

Smells delicately sweet with a hint of green grass. The taste has all the above plus a little smoke - nicely dry and sweet together. The finish is fairly gentle, and not that long, but is pleasantly sweet with a hint of spice. Quite pleasant, even refreshing.

Score 79/100