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This Signatory Vintage bottling of Glenburgie was distilled in 1995 and put into a hogshead for 28 years before being bottled at a cask strength of 54.3%. 90pts Whisky Base
700ml mlAndrew's Tasting Note
Nose: bright and honeyed, with tropical fruits and vanilla bean; dried apricots, bright orange, ripe mango and candied almonds; old English butterscotch and creme caramel.
Palate: oily, fruity and rich with late spices; more butterscotch, vanilla beand and candied almonds before the tropical fruits make an appearance alongside dried apricot and orage; a touch of soft leather, firm decadent spices and a dash of dark milk chocolate.
Finish: long, elegant and very fruity; more tropical fruits including some roasted pineapple; vanilla and old English butterscotch.
Comment: this is rich, fruity, oily and elegant stuff; if I were a betting man, I put money down on this being a sherry seasoned American oak cask; regardless, a fine malt and the price is nae bad for something so tasty which is also just shy of a quater of a century old!
Signatory Vintage was established in 1988 by Andrew Symington. The quality of whiskies released by most Independent Bottlers can vary a lot, and be rather hit or miss. Signatory Vintage is an exception to this, and we have consistently been impressed by the quality of its offerings. Accordingly Signatory Vintage has been a staple in our shop for more than a decade.
One of the reasons for Signatory's consistently high level of quality is that it doesn't bottle casks in the hand-to-mouth fashion, of many other independent bottlers. But rather it purchases parcels of casks, storing them in their own warehouses, while patiently waiting for the whiskies to mature.
Originally located in Edinburgh, the business was moved to Pitlochry in 2002, after Symington purchased the Edradour Distillery from Pernod Ricard. Edradour is tucked into the hills above the scenic Highland town of Pitlochry. This farm distillery has a charming, rustic, and understated esthetic, which was maintained by Symington when building a new bottling facility and warehousing.
The distillery bottles single cask and small batch bottlings of both single malts and single grains. Its ranges include the Un-Chill Filtered and Cask Strength Collections. In 1988 the firm celebrated its 30th Anniversary with a range of specially chosen, exceptionally rare single casks.
