Glenesk 5 Year Old

Glenesk 20 Year Old 1984 Gordon & Macphail Connoisseurs Choice

Glenesk has been closed since 1985, so it is a whisky you do not come across often. This is my very first, in fact. Well, not counting the Hillside that I tasted before and comes from the same distillery. In her lifetime (1887-1985) she was also named Highland Esk Distillery, North Esk Distillery and Montrose Distillery. In 1954 she was...

Score 82/100

Glenesk 1971/2001 Silver Seal

This 30yo whisky comes from the lost Eastern Highland Distillery formerly known as Glenesk or Hillside, so you may, and bottled by Silver Seal about 14years ago. Safe to say that this whisky comes at a price. Description: pale gold in colour, long and fairly narrow legs in the glass, bottled at 49% ABV. Nose: A faint but evolving nose. It opens...

Score 88/100