Glenlochy 1974 Speymalt Gordon & Macphail

Glenlochy 1974 Connoisseurs Choice

Glenlochy... I checked my archives and it turns out that I last tasted Glenlochy in 2014! Moreover, this is only the fourth malt of this distillery, which closed in 1983, that I taste. That's really liquid history, isn't it? You won't find much of the buildings – near the legendary Fort William – because in 1992 they were sold to West Coast Inns...

Score 86/100

Glenlochy 30 Year Old 1963 Signatory Vintage

This is truly a golden oldie: a Glenlochy (closed since 1983) from Signatory Vintage, bottled in the typical dumpy from two decades ago. The distillate dates back to 1963, the year in which Copenhagen’s Little Mermaid statue got decapitated, Profumo had to resign because of his affair with call-girl Christine Keeler, the Great Train Robbery took...

Score 89/100

Glenlochy 33 Year Old 1979 Gordon & Macphail Rare Old

I got this sample from Eric Vermeire, who promotes Gordon & Macphail in Belgium. He gave it to me at the festival for independent bottlers at a time that the bottle had just hit the shelves. Beautifully fruity nose with mild spices. Apple sauce, gooseberries, mandarin and green banana. A bit of butter. Nutmeg and ginger. Touch of wood. Dried...

Score 85/100

Glenlochy 1980 31 Year Old, Signatory, #3022

gift sample from a friend Nose: Candied and floral, like a bag of sugar, waxed flower petal nibs. Iris, lavender, and violets. A drop of lemon oil amid orange blossom honey. Faint hint of oak, very soft. Spun sugar. Well, you get the idea. (with water) Bright and more pronounced malt. Still honeyed and floral. Really a lovely and magnificent nose....

Score 88/100