Glen Keith 1996 Connoisseurs Choice Gordon & Macphail

Glen Keith 1995/2015 Signatory Vintage

Once in a while, you make a calculated guess when visiting a specialist whisky shop and you pick a reasonably priced bottle from the shelf, from a distillery you appreciate by an independent bottler you trust. Not to boast but I’ve seldom been mistaken in these matters. But oh boy, how wrong was I with this Glen Keith from Signatory Vintage… ---...

Score 61/100

Glen Keith 20 Year Old 1993 Blackadder Raw Cask

This Glen Keith by Blackadder is very pale and – like all Raw Cask bottlings by Robin Tucek and his team – has some cask residue. I am not sure what the purpose is. They have to be added again after filtration after all, no? Anyway, I am looking forward to this Glen Keith 1993. It has a creamy nose on toffee and hay. Fairly quickly that is joined...

Score 82/100

Glen Keith 22 Year Old 1995 Lads of Lobland

This is the 8th and final release in the Lads of Lobland series by the Belgian Bring Your Own Bottle Club – or BYOB-C (‘biopsy’). It was bottled in collaboration with Liquid Art. They chose a Speysider: Glen Keith 1995, matured for no less than 22 years. The nose is quite atypical, because very herbal. At first I get plant roots, parsley, sage and...

Score 84/100

Glen Keith 18 Year Old 1990 Douglas Laing Old Malt Cask

Douglas Laing bottled this 18 Year Old Glen Keith way back in 2008. As is custom for the Old Malt Cask, it was bottled at the golden drinking strength of 50% ABV. Nice, round and full nose with yellow and white fruit, sugared nuts, toasted oak and some wood shavings. Touch of icing sugar and a hint of blood oranges. Some coconut. Mild spices....

Score 88/100