Glenburgie 8-year-old (D.2012, B.2021) Marsala Cask Finish, The Cooper's Choice/ 54.5%/ 0.7l
- The Cooper’s Choice is the range of single malt and single grain whiskies bottled by The Vintage Malt Whisky Company (founded by Brian Crook in 1992).
Product description
The Cooper's Choice is a range of single malt and single grain whiskies from the portfolio of The Vintage Malt Whisky Company, founded in 1992 by Brian Crook.
The Cooper's Choice followed a year later and pays tribute to the coopers, whose role in Scotch whisky is often underestimated. The Glenburgie 8 year old featured here is the 2021 Cooper's Choice - distilled in October 2012, aged in American oak casks, finished in a No. 128 Marsala cask and bottled at cask strength (54.5% abv) and without chill filtration in an edition of 312 bottles. Glenburgie is a key component of Ballantine's blends. The distillery is based in Speyside and has three pairs of stills that can produce 4.2 million litres of spirit per year.
Aroma : barley malt, caramel, marzipan, vanilla, strawberries, raspberries, milk chocolate, lemongrass, notes of cinnamon and oak.
Palate : sweet breakfast cereals, caramel, honey, raisins, multi-berry jam, sugared nuts, allspice, notes of hay and oak.
Finish: medium long, with notes of currants, raisins, dark chocolate, cinnamon, licorice and oak.