Glenturret 15 Year Old Frosted Bottle

Glenturret Triple Wood / European Edition

Glenturret is not the most famous of Highland distilleries, while it is one of the oldest, founded in 1775. But I’m sure you’ve heard of the Famous Grouse before, which has its spiritual home here. In 2015 Glenturret also jumped on the NAS-bandwagon and released three new expressions: Triple Wood, Sherry Cask and Peated. I will try all three,...

Score 80/100

Glenturret 1977/2012 Maltbarn

Even though it can boast the title of being the oldest surviving distillery in Scotland, Glenturret has a slandered reputation with whisky enhusiasts. To most it is nowadays little more than a Potemkin distillery, serving as a tourist forefront to promote the Famous Grouse blend. Just an opinion by posh connoisseurs, or has this distillery truly...

Score 90/100

Glenturret Fly's 16 Masters Edition

A photo that was unearthed in the back of a cupboard at Scotland’s oldest working distillery earlier this year has inspired the latest release from the distillery. The picture dating from 1905 and featuring 16 stillmen, along with a collie dog that is believed to be the distillery manager’s dog at the time, has provided the inspiration for the...

Score 85/100

Glenturret 30 Year Old 1982 The Maltman

Glenturret is a distillery that does not appear on my radar often, but recently my whisky buddy Manny offered me a sample of a 30 years old. Could not pass that up, obviously. It was bottled several years ago by the Meadowside Blending Company under their ‘The Maltman’ label. The nose is very pleasant and sweet on vanilla, lime sorbet, fresh kiwi...

Score 86/100