I've been following PerfectDram for a while. I even dare occasionally unasked to interfere with the way they formulate their texts; as a language purist (or taalnazi, if you will) there was sometimes something to stumble over. This is the first time I have released my language on a PD bottling. So I have something to prove here.
I have had a number of "sessions" with this bottling. Session is a nice word for having a drink on your egg and at the same time trying to find something to complain about. In addition, the exercise of describing what you taste is an exercise in humility (give it a try) and adds extra fun - provided it is a good whisky. This Glentauchers is a good whisky. He allows little murmuring.
The scent of vanilla, apricots, raisins and a hint of strawberry bodes well. This Speyside has a hefty punch - 56% - is nevertheless soft on the nose and tongue. It is a fruit basket optima forma; the promised strawberries mix with soft plums and peaches; later a small tropical hint with banana and coconut follows. A very pleasant pepper and some resin and sawn pine wood together provide a slightly savory and quite long aftertaste, in which I actually detect some smoke in the distance. Seriously good whisky, this one; the level of quality far exceeds the price in my opinion. And no, I am not saying that to raise the daily value, I only bought this bottle. But a second bottle, I wouldn't let it stand.