Glentauchers 2008 BD

Overall rating: 85.88/100
votes: 74

Category: Single Malt
Distillery: Glentauchers
Bottler: Best Dram (BD)
Vintage: 2008
Bottled: 2016
Stated Age: 08 years old
Casktype: Oloroso Sherry Butt
Strength: 55.7 % Vol.
Size: 700 ml
Added on: 31 Aug 2016 6:08 pm by Vermiethai

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Whisky Reviews for Glentauchers 2008 BD

23 users have left a review for this whisky and scored it an average of 85.88 points

maltaholic scored this whisky 88 points
23 Jan 2019 12:51 am

What kind of colour!
And what a flavor!

I have not approached yet and the smell already fills the environment with fresh and fruity sherry flavors. Class!

I smell sweet sherry, soft and round.
Not strong, as the alcohol content suggests.
No - soft, mild, ... with soaked raisins, old leather, oak barrel.

Somewhat spicy in the mouth, but mixed again and again with this sweet sherry.
Strong, yet somehow light and fresh.
I'm blown away ...

What a poem!
Albaron scored this whisky 85 points
16 Sep 2017 9:39 pm
A young sherry bomb. Unfortunately, some immature and poorly integrated alcohol, water helps a little against it, but not completely and in addition then some nice flavors disappear. One should have done the whisky the favor and should let him at least 2, better even 4 years in the barrel. So he is just one of many. Too bad, but there will be many who like him and that not unjustified, because he is still delicious.

Nose

fat sherry, fleshy, oily, blackberries, raisins, alcohol flashing over again, cherries and plums with water:
everything is less concentrated and it comes a kind of praline note, unfortunately still strong alcohol

Taste

Black currants, here the alcohol is restrained, sherry, raisins, boiled cherries, the slightly fleshy comes through, as well as the oily consistency, give him a liquor note, then comes the nutty noble moldy, but also a slight heat with water:
Is even sweeter and more fruity, especially the plum, unfortunately, but the heat is still there and the alcohol is still burning and the nutty disappears almost completely

Finish

quite a long finish, which remains nutty, as well as the cherries and very light tannins of younger oak
Monte Gehro scored this whisky 85 points
16 Jul 2017 10:20 pm
Strong, young Sherrymalt in cask strength, of which there are now many. Very nice nose, mouth and finish can not quite keep up.

Nose

Immediately after pouring a clear alcohol note that covers much. Give the dram half an hour in the Premium Snifter. The alcohol recedes, making room for strong and spicy aromas: dark fruits, raisins, caramel, gingerbread, chocolate. Dark chocolate with raisins.

Taste

Strong on the tongue, strong alcohol. Raisins, plums, sweetness, and chocolate are there, but weaker than the nose can expect. Pepper sharpness out the back.

Finish

Medium. Rather briefly, the flavors flash from the nose, it quickly becomes dry and astringent on the tongue. Dark chocolate and oak.
Mr.Aberlour scored this whisky 87 points
22 Jun 2017 4:16 pm
- Nose
  
  91 91
- Taste
  
  88 88
- Finish
  
  83 83
Tom na Gruagaich scored this whisky 85 points
24 May 2017 10:15 pm
I like something, the sherry is not artificially put on, of course, is very dominant, but there are also beautiful oak notes.

Nose

Lots of sherry on the nose, old wood, some alcohol (biting his nose) and quite a bit of sweetness, almost balsamic-like, sour over time. With the time floral, some tobacco.

Taste

very strong, pepper, cloves, oak, slightly sour-fruity.

Finish

Pepper, menthol, sherry sweet, almost a little sticky, PX-like, towards the end then rather tart, but not as bad as expected.
ASWhisky scored this whisky 85 points
24 May 2017 9:37 pm
Ranking 1.Nase, 2.Mund, 3.Abgang

Nose

Sherry notes, dark raisins, leather, spiciness, liquor mix in the background, citrus, nut, a bit sparkling, reminds me of a Glengoyne, it smells oily and after Uwes furniture polish

Taste

spicy, vigorous starter, such as Christmas cookies, gingerbread, chocolate, potash, cloves, very spicy, nuts, lemon, light ethereal note, tingling on the tongue, yes that could have cask strength, on the palate tart oak

Finish

medium, again bitter oak, cask notes, sweet sugar praline with schnapps, nutty like noble drops in nut: o, after a while you can taste the finish again - but only briefly - a little bit of roasted apple juice and cask notes
Noface83 scored this whisky 86 points
24 May 2017 9:31 pm
Nose: Nut nougat, caramel, raisins, brown apples, chocolate powder, vanilla, pine needles, grape sweetness, some spicy oak and light acidity
Taste: strong and pure chocolate, chocolate with raisins, milk chocolate with some pepper, some mint, sweet berry wine, wood (but rather sour fresh, not an old one). Medium length finish with dark chocolate and dry sweetness
Typical delicious young sherry bomb with a lot of chocolate - I like it. But something "thin" (you notice the lack of depth) and it decays completely after addition of water. Tap 8-10 years to fill the 55%, Dark Sherry and a UA. Distillery can not be guessed - these sherry bombs are too interchangeable.
Notes from a blind tasting.
- Nose
  
  86 86
- Taste
  
  88 88
- Finish
  
  86 86
Archer scored this whisky 84 points
24 May 2017 9:24 pm
He jumps on his sherry flavors quite nicely, starting with the nose. Unfortunately, he does not wear until the end, where he eventually kinks and watered down. wlk 17-5

Nose

Heavy and sweet with dark forest berries, blackberries, blueberries and fermented grapes. A slightly vinous note at the beginning. If you can smell oiliness, then I do that here. Leather and tobacco notes, spices from the Christmas bakery. Chocolate & cocoa powder.

Taste

Strong start. First, it is oily / creamy on the tongue, but soon it tends to go dry. The berries from the nose can also be found on the tongue, as well as the wine notes of a rose. Again the spices that remind of a Christmascake. Hazelnuts and almonds, a raisin bun, a chocolate croissant. Over time, wood makes itself felt, it is slightly harsh on the tongue. The berries are always present.

Finish

Medium long and dry with a slight oak impact. The berries are still heavy on the tongue and just do not want to say goodbye.
Okto-Bull scored this whisky 84 points
20 May 2017 9:50 am

No, sorry, again something like that, where you have mixed a few liters of whisky in a sherry keg. The youth is noticeable very clearly. For me, therefore, confirm two findings: 1. No young whisky from "sherry casks" more & 2. Nothing more from the German UA mafia ...
p4blo scored this whisky 83 points
09 Apr 2017 1:34 pm
A decent young spirit from a highly reactive cask.

Nose

Notes of thick sherry, stewed red fruits, prunes, raisins, a touch of rubber. There is also a lighter layer with honey, vanilla, yellow apples. The young age already shines through on the nose.

Taste

Heavy cask influence. Some indistinctive red fruits, rubber and burning alcohol and wood spices. Tons of pepper. Young and quite chaotic.

Finish

Quite short, hot, burning, but also slightly sweet.

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