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Only a dozen bottles of this presumably sherried Glengoyne are coming to KWM. This is a single malt we don't often see bottled independently, which makes it a curiosity. Rocking an impressive 90.5pts on Whisky Base.
Producer Description: "Our second batch from the Glengoyne distillery is a 19 Year Old, a release of just 1,009 bottles at 50.9% abv."
About the Label (Larger Label Under the Tasting Note)
"Our label highlights the distillery straddling the A81, the road which officially demarcates Highlands from Lowlands and also the West Highland Way. The A81 road is made of hot coals due to fact that the name of the farm distillery was Burnfoot when founded in 1833."
500ml mlAndrew's Tasting Note
Nose: polished oak, new leather sofas, sweet dark chocolate and bright fruits; nutty sherry tones and dunnage warehouse notes; red berry fruits with some more subtle and elegant fruits beneath
Palate: rich, fruity and earthy with warming spice; a classic old school sherried Glengoyne; more leather, tobacco and sweet dark chocolate; the red berry fruits are there atop a base of firm spices; darker dried fruits and coffee beans, along with some mango and papaya; thick and syrupy with nutty sherry.
Finish: long and coating with more polished oak, spices and fruits: dried and red; the leather, tobacco and chocolate return towards the finale.
Comment: this is a old school sherried malt, exactly what you'd expect from a good Glengoyne cask(s); layered, complex and refined.
Producer Tasting Note
Nose: At first there’s cobnuts and pepper before sweeter notes of vanilla and freeze dried raspberries come through. There’s the richness and bitterness of dark cocoa nibs too.
Taste: Peppery spice fills the mouth before more of that vanilla arrives. There’s juicy tropical fruit flavours coming through with time.
Finish: The spiciness dies away to reveal creamy cereal notes and lingering vanilla flavours.
That Boutique-y Whisky Company (TBWC) is part of the Atom Group, which also owns the UK retailer Master of Malt and a number of other subsidiaries. They are a dynamic and innovative firm, who by example invented the Whisky Advent Calendar concept. Established in 2012, TBWC is famous for its playful and colourful labels, which often feature prominent whisky industry figures, tell a story, and or elude to an inside joke. The labels are typically laced with hidden elements and "Easter Eggs."
TBWC bottles whiskies from around the world, though the bulk of their offerings are of Scottish origin. Most of their offerings are small-batch releases, Blended Malts, and Blends. Their "Head of Whisky" is Canadian Sam Simmons.
We are big fans of not only their whimsical labels but also the consistently high standard of liquid they bottle.
Browse all in-stock products from That Boutique-y Whisky Company.
$724.99
Limit 1 Per Customer! The price has gone up, albeit only a little, especially when compared with the 25 year olds of other distilleries. Bottled at 48%, the whisky is 100% Sherry Oak Matured!
$1519.99
Matured exclusively in Sherry Oak, the whisky is pricey at first glance, but compared to the likes of Macallan or Dalmore, it is a bargain!
$134.99
Bottled at 48% form Refill Sherry and ex-Bourbon casks.
Producer Description
"Inspired by Sir Arthur John Tedder – The Exciseman stationed at Glengoyne defining the rules of Scotch whisky, inspired by our distillery. March 2nd 1908 – He was first witness at the Royal Commission on Whiskey* and other potable spirits. A royal commission to determine the very concept of what whisky was. On one side was the purists who only thought Pot Still whisky was whisky and on the other side Blenders who thought grain and malt whisky combined was whisky.
"The Scots and the blenders won the day after 37 sittings; This was seen as the sensible outcome. Blends could still be called Whisky and called Scotch if distilled in Scotland. We will use this exceptional whisky to celebrate Tedder’s influence in defining what should make a great Scotch during his time stationed at Glengoyne – defining the rules to which we still distil to this day.
"Tedder would be proud of this exceptional whisky – bottled using some of the very finest American oak sherry casks in our Glengoyne warehouses – and we thank him as the attention to detail and his exacting standards not only creates rules the whole industry follows today, but it inspired the people of Glengoyne to constantly pursue perfection, and helping to create the Unhurried Glengoyne Way."
$84.99
Matured in a mix of 20% Ex-Bourbon, 20% First Fill Ex-Sherry and Refill casks and bottled at 43%. Glengoyne is a distillery that straddles the Highland/Lowland boundary. The whisky is unpeated and generally influenced by sherry notes.
