Glengoyne 1968 Vintage Reserve / 50.3% / 0.7l

Glengoyne is a picturesque distillery located on the conventional border separating the Highlands and Lowlands.

The distillery buildings are on the ‘upland’ side, while the warehouses are on the lowland side, which is why we can classify the whisky as ‘inter-regional’. The distillery is around 12 miles north of Glasgow and is visited by over 75,000 whisky lovers each year. Traditionally, Glengoyne single malt is distilled from air-dried barley, without the slightest trace of peat, and the current owners, Ian Macleod, have maintained this profile. The 1968 Vintage Reserve, presented here, has been aged in white oak barrels for 25 years and bottled at cask strength (50.3% abv) in an edition of 4,500 bottles.

Aroma: grassy-fruity, blossoming apple tree, freshly cut grass, dried oranges, grapefruits, nectarines, coconut flakes, cappuccino, vanilla and oak.

Taste : sweet with a subtle spiciness, milk chocolate, honey, vanilla, apples, oranges, lemon peel, walnuts, licorice, notes of cinnamon and oak tannins.

Finish: quite long, with notes of honey, vanilla, sugared nuts, orange peel, a pinch of ginger and pepper and a delicate bitterness of oak.