Glentauchers 1990 15 Year Old Douglas Laing Old Malt Cask

Glentauchers 38 Year Old 1976 Cadenhead

For my 20th encounter with Glentauchers, I will also taste the eldest I have ever tried. This one was distilled in 1976 and bottled five years ago by Cadenhead. It’s fair to say that Glentauchers is a bit of a noble unknown, which has everything to do with the fact that it is actually a blender’s malt, to be found in Ballentine’s, Chivas Regal,...

Score 90/100

Glentauchers 10 Year Old 2009 Asta Morris

I’ve heard people pronounce the name of this distillery in many different ways, but apparently ‘Glen-toch-ers’ is the only correct one. It was founded near Keith, in the heart of Speyside, in 1897 by James Buchanan, the man who would become world famous for his Black & White blend. Currently owned by Chivas, they use it for their own blends as...

Score 88/100

Glentauchers 30 Year Old 1981 Signatory

I have not yet tried that many Glentauchers and those that I have tried were somewhat hit & miss. An 11 Year Old from the Creative Whisky Company was fish nor fowl while a 16 Year Old from G&M left me disappointed. So I was quite happy to taste the 21 Year Old from Asta Morris, but that one was released on the other side of the world. This...

Score 86/100

Glentauchers 4 Year Old 2010 C&S Dram Collection

A Glentauchers of only 4 years old? Matured on a sherry cask and bottled at 66.6% ABV. That sound devlish and I am not only referring to the alcohol percentage. As was to be expected, this is very spirity on the nose. Young and green with lots of garden herbs. At first it reminds me of Jägermeister instead of whisky. Some farmer’s butter shines...

Score 76/100