
The
Glengoyne distillery is situated on the Highland Line, symbolic
border separating the Highlands and the Lowlands.
Originally founded under the name Burnfoot Distillery (or "Burnfood of Dumgoyne"),
then known as Glen Guin Distillery when it became property of Lang Brothers,
it has been renamed in Glengoyne Distillery in 1905.
Due to lack of place, the distillery stopped using its own malting floors as
soon as 1910.
It has been rebuild and modernised in 1966. The distillery who belonged to Lang
Brothers since 1876 came under control of the Edrington group in the 1960's.
Lang Brothers has been purchased by Ian McLeod, famous independent bottler in
2003.
About 20% of the production are marketed as single malt, the remaining part
being used in the blends Lang Supreme and Lang Select.
| Glengoyne | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sample | |||
| O.B. | 10 years | 15 2/3 | |
| 12 years | 17 | ||
| 17 years | 17 1/3 | ||
| Cask Strength | 18 1/3 | ||
| 15 years, Scottish oak finish | 16 | ||
| 21 years | 17 1/2 | ||
| Scottish Oak | 17 3/4 | ||
| Duncan's choice | 19 | ||
| Single Cask 19 years | 18 1/2 | ||
| Ewan's choice | 19 | ||
| Jean Boyer | Best Casks of Scotland 1997 | ||
| 1995 | 18 | ||
| 1997, Whisky in the Church 2009 bottling | 18 | ||
| Malts of Scotland | 1997, sherry butt | 16 | |
| 1998, sherry hogshead #1130 | 16 | ||
| 1972, sherry butt #3195 | 19 | ||
| 1973, Bourbon barrel | 18 | ||
| 1998, sherry hogshead #1131 | |||
| 1972, sherry hogshead, #3195/2 |
Glengoyne 10 years |
|
Age |
10 years |
Alcohol percentage |
40% |
Bottler |
Official |
The
nose announces a "round" relatively simple whisky. The
absence of any peat in this whisky who calls itself "the unpeated
whisky" is characteristic. The taste is light and without
lots of depths, but is pleasant. A short finish coming back to
malt.
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The second tasting just confirmed the first one, a whisky dominated
by the malt, and without complexity.
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The nose seems to be marked by malt, but not only by malt. Nice fruity notes and some discrete notes of marshmellow
complete the impression, giving a quite "clean" whole. In the palate, a great sweetness, still very "clean",
I mean without the wild character peat gives to a whisky. Despite this moderation, this whisky developes a nice
tastes palette, rather close to each other, which gives the impression of a kind of flatness. An interesting
finish, marked by some malty notes, mixe to walnut hints. Even if this whisky is not a real must, it does not
deserve the first quotations.
Colour: Bright polished brass.
Nose: Very easy, smooth and floral. There is hay, leaves of grass and very discreet meadow honey and softly burnt caramel. All in all this nose is in every aspect a real discreet nose.
Taste: Again honey, this time far more intense. Also those very sympathetic floral notes, hazelnuts and almonds trying to offer some company, and, yes, as the label says, there is really no peat indeed, but also no fruits neither. Also herbs and wood are missingn and so is any trace of smoke and leather. So it is just plain grass, honey and caramel, no more and no less.
Finish: Sweet, fine and pleasant, soft and malty, for a good while there is soft prickling alcohol on the tongue.
Conc.: So it is just plain grass, honey and caramel, no more and no less. If you think there is no more needed for a good whisky so far, this is the dram for you.
Glengoyne 12 years |
|
Age |
12 years |
Alcohol percentage |
40% |
Bottler |
Official |
Glengoyne 17 years |
|
Age |
17 years |
Alcohol percentage |
43% |
Bottler |
Official |
The colour is gold with amber glints. The nose is warm, dry and
fruity.
Some sherry hints are detected.
The palate is sweet and fruity, and the finis is long with strong sherry touches.
Glengoyne 21 years |
|
Age |
21 years |
Alcohol percentage |
43% |
Bottler |
Official |
The colour is deep gold and the nose evokes fruits and oak.
The palate confirms the nose and the very long finish is especially pleasant.
.
Glengoyne
|
|
Age |
16 years |
Alcohol percentage |
53,5% |
Bottler |
Official |
Glengoyne
|
|
Age |
12 years |
Alcohol percentage |
57,2% |
Bottler |
Official |
Natural
colour - Un chill-filtered
Colour: Rich Oak
Nose: Subtle sherry, toffee apples
Palate: Honey, cocoa and fruits
Finish: Long and fruity
(comments from the producer)
Glengoyne
|
|
Age |
19 years |
Alcohol percentage |
55,8% |
Particularity |
Single Cask Cask strength unchill filtered |
Cask |
refill sherry |
Bottler |
Official |
Glengoyne
|
|
Age |
19 years |
Alcohol percentage |
51,5% |
Particularity |
Single Cask Cask strength unchill filtered |
Cask |
Sherry puncheon |
Bottler |
Official |
Glengoyne
|
|
Age |
15 years |
Alcohol percentage |
55,7% |
Particularity |
Single Cask Cask strength unchill filtered |
Cask |
Sherry hoghshead |
Bottler |
Official |
Glengoyne
|
|
Age |
11 years |
Alcohol percentage |
58,5 % |
Bottler |
Jean Boyer |
Glengoyne
|
|
Age |
11 years |
Alcohol percentage |
43 % |
Bottler |
Jean Boyer |
Glengoyne |
|
Alcohol percentage |
43% |
Bottler |
Jean Boyer |
Glengoyne
|
|
Age |
36 years |
Alcohol percentage |
52,8% |
Bottler |
Malts of Scotland |
Glengoyne
|
|
Age |
36 years |
Alcohol percentage |
55,1% |
Bottler |
Malts of Scotland |
Glengoyne
|
|
Age |
12 years |
Alcohol percentage |
57,2% |
Bottler |
Malts of Scotland |
Glengoyne
|
|
Age |
11 ans |
Alcohol percentage |
54,5% |
Bottler |
Malts of Scotland |
Glengoyne
|
|
Age |
11 years |
Alcohol percentage |
54,8% |
Bottler |
Malts of Scotland |
Glengoyne
|
|
Age |
37 years |
Alcohol percentage |
52,5% |
Bottler |
Malts of Scotland |
This wild and hilly area with a windy seaside was not favourable for distillation. Only two distilleries in the North of the area and two others in the South are still active.
Click on the map for a list of the distilleries of the area, on the title for further information about the Western Highlands area, and if you want to make an "alphabetical journey" through the area, please click on one of the pagode roofs, according to the direction you want to follow
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