Glenlochy 1979 Rare Old Gordon & Macphail

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 24 Year Old 1980 Duncan Taylor

It is always exciting, even after all these years, to still come accross a whisky that I have not tried before. Glenlochy, near the legendary Fort William and at the foot of the Ben Nevis, was founded in 1898, survived the Pattison Crash but also closed quite a few times in her career. The final curtain fell under the stewardship of Diageo in...

Score 87/100

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