Glengoyne 12 Year Old
Golden Barley Goodness
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Review by @vrudy6
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After trying their 10 year old expression and loving it, naturally, I wanted to get my hands on the 12. This is a very special distillery. They distill their spirits the slowest in all of Scotland. It's suppose to deliver a smooth and rich whisky. Furthermore, they air-dry their barley, giving the whisky a clean sweet-barley finish.
Nose: Sweet, delicate, fresh barley, toffee, brown sugar, brazilnuts, lemon zest, apples, caramel, coconut. A bit musky.
Palate: Sweet, fresh barley comes through in a gentle manner. Then it Intensifies slowly into caramel toffee sprinkled with white pepper. Caramel coated apples. The sweetness rises once more, but at a higher scale right in the center of the tongue. a touch of cumin.
Finish: Soft, sweet toffee, fresh barley continues. It becomes just dry enough not to let it's sweetness overbearing. Finishing it all off with a dash of white chocolate.
When first opened, it was a touch herbal. As time went, it settled into the aforementioned description. I think that the slow distilling really makes a difference, because this is scary smooth. Furthermore, air drying their barley, IMHO, really puts the barley center stage allowing to savor its deepest cereal flavors. Some people describe this whisky as a "digestif." I think that's an understatement. This is a gem that can be enjoyed at any time of the day that is appropriate to sip an alcoholic beverage, "of course."
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I would agree about Glengoyne...the 10 yo is, for me, malt Scotch at its most elemental. Anybody that wants to taste what whisky tastes like at its most basic (in the best possible meaning of the term) must give Glengoyne a try.