Glentauchers 1996 16 Year Old Cask #1387 Signatory Cask Strength Collection

Glentauchers 13 Year Old 2009 Buds & Barrels

Independent bottler Buds & Barrels launched this summery Glentauchers in its 'sticky label' range at the end of last year, from a refill sherry butt. I confess, when I first read it, I looked surprised for a moment, because Manny and I had also bottled a Glentauchers 2009 from the same cask type in May of the same year. And then a monkey on...

Score 86/100

Glentauchers 25 Year Old 1992 The Nectar of the Daily Drams

Glentauchers is not really a big name, is it? This Speyside – founded in 1897 – creates mostly filling malt for blends like Black & White, Ballantines, Teachers and Chivas Regal. Official bottlings? Barely. So it is always a treat to see indepdendent bottlers selecting a nice cask. Take this Glentauchers from The Nectar which matured for a...

Score 87/100

Glentauchers 18 Year Old 1996 Highland Laird

Glentauchers is not exactly a beautiful distillery. The home of the famous Black & White is a veritable factory that produces bulk malt for the blenders. It can easily be found with independent bottlers, though. This week I will put three head-to-head, all of the 18 years old and at cask strength. Let’s start with this one from Bartel...

Score 84/100

Glentauchers 1990

The famous bottler from Elgin, Gordon & Macphail, has released a couple of semi official bottles of this obscure Speysider. This one was distilled in 1990 and, after 16 years in a cask, bottled in 2007. The nose is very creamy, almost buttery, on baked apples with cinnamon. Perfumed with a bit of rosewater. Light hints of roasted almonds....

Score 74/100