ABV 58.1%
Glasgow 1770 - Tokaji Cask Finish 3cl Sample Single Malt Whisky - £5.50
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Unusually savoury, with a sweet-and-sour element that’s balanced by plenty of fruit. Needs water to tame it.
Christopher Coates
Glasgow Distillery Company
Brand
Glasgow Distillery Company
Bottler
Tokaji Cask Finish
Expression
Single Malt
Type
No age statement
Age (Years)
58.1%
ABV
Lowland
Region/Country
Standard (Distillery or blended)
Bottling Type
Taster
Nose: Fresh blueberry, Greek yoghurt, waxy green apple, lemon juice, and under-ripe kiwi. Cookie dough and peanut brittle. Hot mash and worts. Savoury and yeasty, like malt extract.
Palate: Light bodied but hot. Apricot, baked red apple, and subtle balsamic, like found in old fortified wine. Some chestnut mushroom and peanut sauce. Sweet-cured beef jerky, too.
Finish: Medium, on jerky and mushroom.
Comment: Unusually savoury, with a sweet-and-sour element that’s balanced by plenty of fruit. Needs water to tame it.
Score: 7.9
Taster
Nose: Sweet yeasted buns with fresh cream and a sprinkle of baking spice. Pear drops, demerara sugar, and some candied pineapple and ginger. Fresh thyme.
Palate: A pear and apple crumble, with ground almonds and oats in the topping. Chamomile tea and blossom honey. Clementines. Then an umami mushroom note emerges.
Finish: Medium-short. Mushrooms and thyme butter on sourdough toast.
Comment: An interesting transition of flavours, overtaken slightly by its proof.
Score: 7.9
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