Glengoyne
7.4

Glengoyne

12 Years Old

ABV 43%

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It really sticks to the back of the palate in a cloying way. Not hugely complex, though the palate was, at first, quite interesting.

Alwynne Gwilt

Specification

Glengoyne

Brand

12 Years Old

Expression

Single Malt

Type

12

Age (Years)

2015

Year of Bottling

43%

ABV

Highland

Region/Country

Standard (Distillery or blended)

Bottling Type

Tasting Notes

Alwynne Gwilt

Taster

Nose: A bit shy at first, takes a while to come through. Spicy on the nose and gentle fruitiness (peaches, melons, strawberries). Becomes buttery and toffee-like as it airs out. Notes of vanilla fudge and a coffee milkshake.\n

Palate: Butterkist toffee, butter, bread, something a bit herbal and some underlying ash make for a well-rounded palate.\n

Finish: Quite short at the end. Then oozes quite a fake sweetness – like aspartame.\n

Comment: It really sticks to the back of the palate in a cloying way. Not hugely complex, though the palate was, at first, quite interesting.

Score: 7.2

Chris Goodrum

Taster

Nose: Very subtle aromas of old barley husks, straw, orange blossom honey, satsuma, tangerine and lightly creamy oak. This definitely has some years on the clock. Give it some time and the mature notes are quite delightful.\n

Palate: A little watery on the palate. The ghost of barley past swamped by the toffeed oak.\n

Finish: Medium length with some lingering straw-like notes. Pleasant spicy after-\ntaste though! \n

Comment: I don’t think this fell out of the complexity tree at birth, and time and oak hasn’t helped. In saying that, it has a pleasant nose.

Score: 7.5

7.4
Overall Score

From The Distillery

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