[March, 2017]  Clean sherry, no traces of sulphur - this is the best about this dram.

As older whiskies get more and more expensive a lot of bottlers go for 'paedophelic' stuff these days.  But you clearly pay the price of less maturity and this is limited complexity and an unpleasant harshness.  Even if the brand managers tell strange different stories nowadays:  Maturation time is the most important factor to the quality of whisky and most industry experts rate its impact on 60 to 65 per cent of the total result. 

So this Glentauchers by no doubt is a good quality 'baby' dram but by no means it can compare to a 15, 18 or even 21 year old 'adult' whisky.  And I wonder about ratings in the high eighties or even 90 points if there is a new whisky lovers segment out there that really adores this immature underage stuff.  I am simply too old to adopt to this new style - but whoever loves this:  Go for it and have fun!

Nose: Compared to other 2008er Glentauchers no sulfur but rather dark fruits and roasted aromas. Cola syrup, dark cherries and raisins, chocolate (whole milk), mentholic alcohol notes, bitter and aromatic roasted aromas. Great but not so complex "dark-sherry" nose that is very different from the other 2008 Glentauchers I know.
Taste: super full on without biting alcohol (and that at almost 60%). Lots of dried fruit, syrupy sweetness and at the same time chili sharpness (great combination) and now strong bitter notes (roasted coffee beans, dark chocolate and oak). But then it's a light schnapps-alcohol-stab. The medium-long finish, we determined by the dark roasted aromas and gets through the pepper / chili touch a nice kick. Of course, the sherry sweet is still present in the background. It is indeed to feel that it is still quite young (slight alcoholic), but the barrel is very dominant and brings a lot of flavor (especially in the mouth) in the whisky. Typical young sherry bomb but really fun.