Glengoyne
Fact Sheet
Founded: 1833
Current owner: Ian Macleod
Stills: 1 wash, 2 spirit
Capacity: 1.1 million litres per year
Location: Dumgoyne, Stirling
Website: www.glengoyne.com
Notable Facts: Glengoyne is located right at the border to the Lowlands. In fact the warehouses are on Lowland soil.
Bottlings
April 9, 2013
This is Glengoyne’s answer to Aberlour A’bunadh, and it is a good one. There still is a youthful edge to it but the first fill sherry aromas are wonderful. – Rating: 88/100
January 1, 2013
Despite being 12 years old, this dram feels a bit immature to me, the taste profile is not unpleasant but rather generic. – Rating: 72/100
March 18, 2012
A thick and delicious dram from a Pedro Ximenez sherry cask. – Rating: 87/100
March 8, 2012
Full-bodied and rich in flavour but the wood influence is quite prominent. – Rating: 84/100
March 5, 2012
A rich and full dram from a rather unusal amontillado cask. Some savoury flavours add another dimension. – Rating: 86/100
December 9, 2011
Rich and creamy, sweet and fruity, and a little spicy: There is a lot to discover in this excellent old malt. – Rating: 89/100
August 21, 2011
A very rich sherry monster with a fantastic nose. The palate lacks a little depth, despite the driness you can feel that it is still rather young. – Rating: 85/100
March 1, 2011
Despite the dark colour, the sherry is not overwhelming but of course very noticeable. The whisky lacks a bit of complexity but it is still very enjoyable. – Rating: 85/100
February 28, 2011
This Glengoyne gives very coherent impressions on nose and palate. It is amazingly complex for its rather young age. – Rating: 86/100
January 14, 2011
I’m not absolutely convinced by this malt. All parts of the tasting experience leave a somewhat shy impression even though the general plavour profile is rather pleasant. – Rating: 79/100
December 13, 2010
Extremely complex and richly-flavoured, this is a terrific fruity luxury digestive to enjoy after your Christmas dinner. – Rating: 91/100
August 23, 2010
The taste reminds me of German Bratapfel, an oven baked apple with a filling of nuts, raisins and spices that is usually served around Christmas. Quite complex and quite enjoyable. – Rating: 84/100
April 19, 2010
This whisky has a “million dollar nose” suggesting a very rich sherry bomb. But the palate does not quite meet the expectations raised by the nose as it lacks complexity. – Score: 83/100
February 8, 2010
The wood spicyness is a bit too dominant for my taste, it takes quite a bit of water to soften it down. But still quite a nice dram. – Score: 81/100
October 18, 2009
I was a little disappointed with this one. It’s hard to pin it down, but somehow it lacks “depth”. But I am sure that some will find it excellent, it’s just not quite my taste. – Score: 82/100
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October 18, 2012
Just like last year I took the opportunity to combine a few days of mini holiday in London with attending the Whisky Exchange Whisky Show.
October 11, 2012
After the first blind tasting round with only Scotch single malt whiskies, most competitors also signed up for the ‘Freestyle’ tasting.
September 22, 2012
I have done some number crunching with the bottle data in the Whisky Monitor to see if there is a noticeable trend how independent bottlings do for a specific distillery.
June 17, 2011
Yesterday’s 10 Essential Things About Scotch Whisky Everybody Should Know was the theory. Here comes the practice.
May 25, 2011
During my Scotland whisky trip I made quite a lot of experiences that are not really worthy of an entire blog post but should not go unmentioned nonetheless.
May 10, 2011
In the immediate surroundings of Glasgow there are two distilleries, Auchentoshan and Glengoyne. I already visited Auchentoshan last year, so it was more or less obvious that I would see Glengoyne now.
May 9, 2011
The first stage of my dramming adventures in Scotland led me to Glasgow
February 4, 2011
Just a mixed bag of assorted whisky wierdness I came across.
November 30, 2010
Year of Birth: 1975
Place of Residence: Glasgow, Scotland
Profession: Web Design
Whisky Involvement: Multiple
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