Glenkichie 1964 16 Year Old

Glenkinchie 12 Year Old

Glenkinchie is one of the 6 Lowland distilleries left. It is owned by Diageo and based in Edinburgh. Here are my tasting notes. Nose: Honey, oak, floral, vanilla Palate: Sweet honey, spiced oak, vanilla, pears, citrus. Smooth and light Finish: Fairly short but with a nice peppery tang This is a nice summer dram. Light and fruity, fairly smooth...

Score 79/100

Glenkinchie 2007 Distillers Edition

The Glenkinchie distillery has been renovated and since October 2020 has been turned into the Lowland Home of Johnnie Walker. This Lowlander is one of the fingerprint malts in that famous blend. Today I will try this so-called Distillers Edition, in which the malt has gotten a second maturation. In the case of Glenkinchie this is on a Amontillado...

Score 85/100

Glenkinchie 20 Year Old Diageo Special Releases 2007

Ah, a golden oldie from Glenkinchie from the Diageo Special Releases of 2007, so it's been in the bottle for a while. The first ten years this Lowlander spent on refill American oak and then another ten years on brandy barrels. That brandy is already prominent on the nose with aromas of tropical fruits and wood. Some more caramel and vanilla,...

Score 87/100

Glenkinchie 12 Year Old

It had already been 8 years since I last tried the Glenkinchie 12. That may seems like a very long time (well, it is…), but that has everything to do with the fact that this malt does not have a very good reputation. But going back to basics from time to time is not a bad idea. So… here we go. You may call this a floral nose. Quite some grasses...

Score 73/100