Glenglassaugh 1972

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Glenglassaugh 1972

Category	Single Malt Whisky from
District	Eastern Highlands
Bottler	Distillery Bottling
Bottling	for Andrea Caminneci
Vintage	05.1972
Bottled	2010
Age	38 years old
Cask type	Refill Hogshead
Cask no.	2891
Number of bottles	303
Strength	59.1 % Vol.
Bottle size	700 ml
Market
Availability
Price	± € 280.00 \| £ 236.53 \| $ 360.33

Added: 1 Dec. 2010 5:44 pm by cherokee0815

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cherokee0815

posted 19 Mar. 2012

cherokee0815 gave this whisky 96 points

Andrea´s Masterpiece! Can not wait for the older Brother/Sister

alectron

posted 17 Jul. 2011

alectron gave this whisky 94 points

Color

Gin clear

Nose

First: overly ripe mirabelles +, a bit spirity+/o, unperfumed pipe tobacco o/-, (93)
A bit later (<3 mins): sweetness accelerates, sweet chocolate +,complex vanilla & wood + , more fresh & very ripe fruits (again mirabelles +, plums+/o, guava o, ), cinnamon o, white leather o, a touch of smoke/charred wood o/- , a drop of glue/uhu/spirit o/-, (96)
Later (>10 mins): fruits turn red ( cherries +, raspberries o), more direct vanilla ++ & wood +/o , preserved cinamon plums +, honey +/o, heather o, a touch of wax o/-, (95)

Taste

honeycomb wax +, honey o, a some fruits but much less defined than in the nose o/-, Later: Fruits come to the fore, a tad more artificial, & some vanilla

Finish

then suddenly quite an astrigent/sour mouthfeel & wood comes through, complex malt +/o, chocolate o, mint o/-, somewhat bread-y /starch-y notes o/- (you know if you chew on a grey-bread rind for a bit ? That.), (90)
Later: more fruits again, honey, vanilla, rubarb streusel cake (rhabarber streuselkuchen), again a tiny touch of smoke/charred wood (92)
W Water: upfront astrigency is gone, very pleasant & complex malt sweetness with quite a few fruits (artificial) & floral notes, still a bit of the honeeycomb wax and a few bitter but pleasant tea notes o (93)

Remember - whisky scores and impressions are highly subjective and situational by nature - so don't go and buy whisky according to someone else's taste...

cherokee0815

posted 11 Jul. 2011

cherokee0815 gave this whisky 96 points

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