Glengoyne '2000' 30 Year Old Spirit Safe

Glengoyne 1972 / 38 Year Old / The Perfect Dram

The Perfect Dram is an imprint of The Whisky Agency, one of the best independent bottlers active today. This one is a Glengoyne, filled in an ex-bourbon cask in 1972, matured for 38 years and bottled in 2011, yielding 165 bottles. Glengoyne was originally called Burnfoot Distillery when it was founded in 1833 by George Connell, and was renamed...

Score 89/100

Glengoyne 1973 Malts of Scotland 2010

The title is actually an allusion to that other Malts of Scotland bottling that I didn’t quite like: the Ballindalloch 2000 that I named ‘The Devil’s Cask’. It does set the tone for this tasting note, though. This Glengoyne 1973 was selected by my fellow countryman, the well-respected whisky connoisseur and ex-Malt Maniac Luc Timmermans – aka Mr...

Score 93/100

Glengoyne 21 Year Old

A little introduction is in order for my title. Back when I had a far more inexperienced palate and was quite ignorant of the whisk(e)y world, I did not think for some reason I would ever enjoy Highland whiskies. Good thing I was introduced with this whisky, as it shut my trap and opened my mind to the highlands. Without any more wasted words, my...

Score 82/100

Glengoyne Burnfoot

Burnfoot appears to be a release for the travel market, as I don't seem to be able to find it anywhere else. The bottle comes with no age statement, and the packaging contains a load of bumf about the significance of the name and the Glengoyne production process. My bottle was a hip-flask sized 500mL bottle, made from a very sturdy plastic, which...

Score 73/100