Glenglassaugh 1967 Connoisseurs Choice Gordon & Macphail

Glenglassaugh 9 Year Old 2009 Distillery Exclusive

A hand-filled bottle that you can only get at the distillery? That’s a lovely souvenir to take away from a distillery visit. That’s what my buddy Anthony thought when he went to Glenglassaugh last year. A bourbon cask was filled with spirit in 2009, then re-casked to an oloroso sherry cask in 2014. Unique: the ABV noted on the label has two digit...

Score 86/100

Glenglassaugh Evolution

This is the new Glenglassaugh, with which I mean to say that it was produced under the stewardship of Stuart Nickerson and his new team. After the Glenglassaugh Revival, the first release, comes this Evolution. This whisky matured on first fill bourbon casks from Tennessee, the George Dickel distillery. The nose is not grainy or spirity as I would...

Score 85/100

Glenglassaugh 31 Year Old 1978 The Whisky Exchange

Specialty Drinks Ltd, the bottler behind the British The Whisky Exchange, released a couple of bottlings in 2009 to celebrate the first ten years of the webshop. One of those was this 31 Year Old Glenglassaugh from 1978. It matured on a refill sherry hogshead. The nose firstly reminds me of a good rum, with some eucalyptus and menthol in the mix....

Score 89/100

Glenglassaugh Port Bomb

Earlier this year independent bottler Cooper’s Choice launched a single cask Glenglassaugh with no age statement, but with the resounding name ‘Port Bomb’. I guess it’s fair to assume that the influence of the port cask finish will be significant. It certainly is on the nose. I get a very candy-like nose on strawberry marmalade in combination with...

Score 81/100