It’s been a minute since we final sampled whisky from Glengoyne, the Highland single malt producer owned by Ian Macleod Distillers. And apparently, we’re a bit late to a minimum of one social gathering. Glengoyne launched their Legacy Collection again in 2019 to honor the distinctive tales of people essential within the distillery’s historical past and the broader Scotch whisky trade. We missed the primary two installments however fortunately landed a small pattern of Chapter Three, which hit cabinets this previous fall. The ultimate iteration within the collection doesn’t carry an age assertion however is reported to have been aged within the most interesting refill sherry and bourbon casks within the Glengoyne warehouses and bottled with out chill filtration. As for the legacy being honored on this remaining chapter, I’ll let Glengoyne sing his praises.
Legacy Collection: Chapter Three celebrates and honors Sir Arthur John Tedder’s legacy at Glengoyne that embodies the unhurried ethos to easily concentrate on nothing else however creating distinctive whisky. Tedder helped outline the foundations of Scotch whisky, such because the 3-year minimal maturation time, the usage of oak casks and the scale of oak casks, which might be a real reflection of the Glengoyne Manner, which remains to be utilized in modern-day whisky making.
Tedder first arrived at Glengoyne to satisfy the position of Excise Supervisor in 1889. Over his profession he progressed from an Inland Income Clerk to Chief Inspector of Excise, to being the primary witness on the Royal Fee on Whiskey And Different Potable Spirits [where blends preserved their Scotch designation], to finally being knighted for rendering inestimable help to the Royal Fee of Enquiry into whisky and different potable spirits.
Fairly the legacy, certainly. Let’s see how Sir Tedder’s tribute tastes, lets?
The nostril showcases various sherry character with deep, candy notes of darkish berry jam, sugared almonds, and sticky vanilla bean. A refined thread of smoke, light and smoldering, weaves all through, complementing a mushy baking spice and honeyed malt basis. Mild-bodied on the palate, there’s an nearly ethereal high quality to this whisky with the pronounced sherry character being the first factor tying it firmly to the bottom. Notes of darkish raisin, Medjool dates, and blackberry current a wealthy, if considerably monochromatic, profile. A little bit of marshmallow fluff and cinnamon sugar emerge earlier than the end arrives and continues this whisky’s well-sherried march throughout the palate with extra darkish berry notes and a little bit of orange oil.
96 proof.
B+ / $95 / glengoyne.com [BUY IT NOW FROM THE WHISKY EXCHANGE]
Glengoyne Legacy Collection: Chapter Three
$95
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