Fresh and aromatic. Toffee apples, cherries and a basket full of dried red fruits, from cranberries and redcurrants through to raspberries. Notes of smouldering cigars, leather and salted almonds provide sherried depth alongside some already perceptible spicing and light herbalness akin to eucalyptus. An inviting start.

 An unctuous mouthfeel which is not as sweet as you expect it to be. Whilst this is clearly a very sherried whisky, the sweetness is well managed, balancing sugars with some sourness of fruit and bitterness from cask maturation. Sour cherries and stewed raspberries sit alongside soft but pronounced spice – cinnamon, cloves and a dash of oak char.

Medium to long in length with some tannic quality (to be expected from 21 years in European oak) which is pleasantly soft and not grabbing. The emphasis here is on spice once again - specifically cinnamon.

I’ll state this from the off - Glengoyne 21 year old is delicious. That out of the way, it’s worth highlighting the wonderful balance that’s been achieved between the sweeter notes and the deeper ones. High quality European oak has been used well here to add complexity and richness, whilst impressively still maintaining lightness and vivaciousness. Characterful, captivating and right up my street.

https://www.thedramble.com/tastings/glengoyne/glengoyne-21-year-old/

Schwerer, schöner, dunkler Sherryduft.

Kommt rund auf die Zunge, füllt den Mundraum weich und voll aus. Sehr ölig. Kräftiger Sherry, Lack und Leder, dunkle Früchte. Wärme entwickelt sich, nur ganz zarte Eiche. Dunkle Schokolade gesellt sich dazu.

Der mittellange Abgang ist geprägt von der etwas stärker werdenden Eiche.

Sehr rund, sehr elegant. Einfach gut.