Serpentine Coastal Cask Collection from Glenglassaugh
Glenglassaugh distillery is located on the edge of the Speyside region (though already outside it) and almost literally on a cliff on the east coast of Scotland. Serpentine marble is found among the rocks of the nearby cliffs. A good reason to celebrate and commemorate it. For example, some edition of an exquisite old whisky. Or even a whole series of.
It's hard to say whether this is exactly how the decision-making process for marketing a new series of whiskies from the Glenglassaugh distillery took place - most likely not - but it can be said with certainty that we have a remarkable new series of whiskies.
Glenglassaugh Serpentine Coastal Cask Collection is a series of old and rare whiskies, compiled from three single cask editions. As the producer says, each of them contains an aspect of the spirit of the local coastline. And as you can easily guess, each of the three editions - as befits a single cask - is strictly limited.
Glenglassaugh Serpentine Coastal Cask Collection 48yo (46.1% vol.) is a whisky distilled in May 1974 and matured in a single Aleatico Red wine barrique cask. The purchase of a single bottle will deplete our wallet by £7,500.
Glenglassaugh Serpentine Coastal Cask Collection 49yo (42.1% vol.) flowed from the alembic in November 1973, and the distillate went for maturation in a bourbon barrel. In her case, the necessary funds to purchase a single bottle are £8,300.
Glenglassaugh Serpentine Coastal Cask Collection 51yo (44.2% vol.) is a single malt whisky dating back to its tempering in October 1972, and its warehousing life took place in an oloroso sherry puncheon cask. If we want to enjoy its taste, for a single one we need to spend £10,600.
A few days ago, the new series premiered in Singapore, where it is already available for purchase. Its appearance in other world markets is scheduled for later dates.
The whiskies included in the new series are some of the oldest Glenglassaugh editions ever bottled. The only older one was a single bottle of Glenglassaugh Coalescence of the Coast 55yo, prepared for last year's Distillers One to One charity auction. It was auctioned for £37,500.
Glenglassaugh is an unassuming distillery located near the village of Portsoy, on the picturesque Sandend Bay, on the east coast of Scotland. Founded in 1875, it has never been an object of sighs for whisky lovers. On the contrary, until recently few people knew of its existence at all, as almost all production was sold to blenders, and only a few barrels went to independent bottling. In truth, Glenglassaugh, for all intents and purposes, had no way to appear in the consciousness of whisky consumers, as it was out of business for several decades in the first half of the 20th century. It was raised from ruins and practically built and equipped anew in 1957-1960, but even after this new opening the situation did not change much. The distillery continued to produce primarily for blenders. The first swallow was its acquisition by the Scaent Group in 2008, which resulted in the release of several limited editions and the first official permanent edition of Glenglassaugh Revival. The situation changed dramatically in 2013, with the purchase of the distillery by a consortium headed by Billy Walker, a living legend of the Scottish distilling industry. Glenglassaugh then joined a group that included such stalwarts of the Scottish distilling industry as Glendronach and Benriach. Disparities in the market position of BenRiach Distillery Company's individual distilleries, however, continued to cause Glenglassaugh to be treated like a poor provincial cousin for many years. This, however, began to change dynamically as soon as all three distilleries were acquired by the American conglomerate Brown Forman, and the role of master buyer was taken over by Rachel Barrie.
Glenglassaugh from the new Serpentine Coastal Cask Collection series is not yet in the offer of the House of Whisky Online, but you can find with us several other Glenglassaugh, including the latest entry-level offering. We invite you to visit.
[24.01.2024 / photo: Glenglassaugh]