Glenkinchie 19-year-old (D.1964) Connoisseurs Choice G&M / 40%/ 0.75l

Connoisseurs Choice is one of the oldest whisky series in the Gordon & MacPhail portfolio.

It debuted in the mid-1960s, when most Scottish malt distilleries were producing for blenders, not even considering promoting their whiskies as single malts. Today, over half a century later, Connoisseurs Choice is still a successful competitor in the single malt market and has its devoted fans. Distilled in 1964, when the distillery was malting its own barley, the Glenkinchie presented here was aged mainly in European oak barrels for 19 years.

Nose : rich, fruity, ripe apples, grapes, nectarines, honeydew melon, vanilla, caramel, hazelnuts, marzipan, a hint of dry herbs and a hint of furniture polish.

Taste: fruity with a hint of spice, oranges, apricots, sultanas, vanilla cream, milk chocolate, marzipan, licorice, nutmeg, a pinch of cinnamon and oak.

Finish: quite long, with notes of caramel, orange jam, nutmeg, licorice and a hint of charred oak.