Glen Keith 25-year-old Special Aged Release Batch GK/004 / 43%/ 0.7l
- In the spring of 2019 Chivas Brothers (subsidiary of Pernod Ricard) started releasing its biggest single malt collection to date featuring fifteen single malt Scotch whiskies from four seldom seen, yet highly sought after Speyside distilleries.
Product description
In the 20th century, the Glen Keith distillery distilled for just over 40 years (1957-1999) and almost all of its production went into Seagram's blends, primarily Passport and 100 Pipers and to a lesser extent Chivas Regal.
After a 14-year break, which ended with expansion, the plant resumed production with a potential raised to 6 million liters of alcohol per year. In the 21st century, Glen Keith whisky did not have an official edition for a long time, only in 2019 it was included in the prestigious series "The Secret Speyside Collection" alongside single malts Longmorn, Caperdonich and Braes of Glenlivet. The Glen Keith 25 years old, batch GK/004 presented here, hit the market in September 2021, composed of distillates aged in first-fill American oak barrels.
Nose: fruity, apples, pears, peaches, lemons and oranges, vanilla, toffee, cappuccino, pralines, candied ginger, cinnamon and toasted oak.
Taste : consistent with the aroma, apples, pears, gooseberries, greengages, vanilla pudding, toffee, honey, milk chocolate, ginger, white pepper, a pinch of cinnamon and oak tannins.
Finish : quite long, with notes of ripe orchard fruit, vanilla, toffee, sweet bread, ginger and oak tannins.