Glenlossie 44-year-old (D.1975, B.2019) Old & Rare / 43.3% / 0.7l
- The Old & Rare Platinum Selection was introduced by Douglas Laing & Co. in 2002. It included rare and well-aged single cask whiskies bottled at natural strength and without chill-filtration.
Product description
The Old & Rare Platinum Selection series debuted in 2002 in the Douglas Laing & Co. offering (the first editions were bottled for the Japanese market).
The series soon arrived in Europe, where it is still considered the most prestigious offering from independent publishers. In 2013, after 40 years of success, the Laing brothers decided to split the assets of the family company and operate separately. The Old & Rare series currently belongs to Hunter Laing & Co., founded and managed by Stewart Laing, and has lost none of its appeal. The Glenlossie presented here, distilled in 1975, spent over four decades in an oak barrel, the contents of which in 2019 translated into 278 bottles of cask strength whisky (43.3% abv).
Aroma : fruity and herbal, apples, peaches, oranges, banana cake, vanilla, lemongrass, white pepper, a handful of fresh herbs, notes of wax and oak.
Palate: rich, ripe nectarines, apples and gooseberries, vanilla, toffee, nut nougat, a pinch of cinnamon, a herbal blend and a pleasant oak bitterness.
Finish: long, with notes of summer fruits, roasted peanuts, vanilla, lemon pepper, cinnamon, hay and oak.