Glentauchers 1991 Gordon & Macphail

Glentauchers 8 Year Old 2009 Asta Morris for Malt Monkeys

This is not the first Glentauchers bottled by Asta Morris, although the previous release was a lot older (and bottled for the Japanese importer Gaia Flow). This young one from 2009 was drawn from a PX cask for the Malt Monkeys (a whisky club in Belgium). I do expect some dark fruit. And a malt that is a bit quirky. After all, it was ‘Crazy Bert’...

Score 85/100

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 1990

The famous bottler from Elgin, Gordon & Macphail, has released a couple of semi official bottles of this obscure Speysider. This one was distilled in 1990 and, after 16 years in a cask, bottled in 2007. The nose is very creamy, almost buttery, on baked apples with cinnamon. Perfumed with a bit of rosewater. Light hints of roasted almonds....

Score 74/100

Glentauchers 18 Year Old 1996 Highland Laird

Glentauchers is not exactly a beautiful distillery. The home of the famous Black & White is a veritable factory that produces bulk malt for the blenders. It can easily be found with independent bottlers, though. This week I will put three head-to-head, all of the 18 years old and at cask strength. Let’s start with this one from Bartel...

Score 84/100