7,000+ Whiskey Database
Liquor
Glengoyne 14 Heritage Gold
Type
ABV
40%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Nuts, Dried Fruits (Raisins and Apricots), Honey, Oak and Sawdust, Vanilla, Oloroso, Caramel, Buttered Toast, Pear and Sweet Barley.
Taste
Dried Fruits, Oak, Cinnamon, Hazelnut, Honey, Licorice, Caramel and a sprinkle of Pepper and Nutmeg.
Finish
Middle-Long with Oak, Cinnamon, Toffee and Lemon/Lime.
Nose
Rich and pronounced fresh-fruit notes: apple, pineapple and papaya, with malt and toffee in the background, along with a hint of cinnamon.
Taste
The richness continues, but with the fruit notes of apple and pineapple superseded by prominent notes of nut and spice: hazelnut, nutmeg and clove.
Finish
Medium to long, with the fruit and nut slowly dissipating to leave the spicy flavours.
Liquor
Glengoyne 21 1996 Cadenhead Small Batch
Type
ABV
52.9%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Unctuous maple syrup and red fruits lifted by more tropical fruits and a vanilla spice. Some menthol sneaks in, too.
Taste
Super honeyed, loads of vanilla, a nice balance of oak, with stewed orchard fruits, dark chocolate and a wine tannin-like mouthfeel.
Finish
More spicy here, along with those tannins and a touch of leather. Intriguing.
Liquor
Glengoyne Cask Strength (batch 1)
Type
ABV
58.7%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Black pepper,cooked apple, candy canes, buttery toffee apple and zest.
Taste
Baked pear,gooey, unctuous malt,apple peel and marzipan.
Finish
Dry, oak-led finish with just a hint of banana loaf.
Liquor
Glenlivet 11 Old Malt Cask
Type
ABV
59.5%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Vanilla an white chocolate.
Taste
Green apples, mint and coconut.
Finish
Sweet almond finish is mellow and smooth.
Liquor
Glenlivet 1977 Old Malt Cask
Type
ABV
55.3%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Suprisingly fresh/aromatic/citric – honey, orange zest character.
Taste
Sweetly spiced, more citrus fruit (now candied), barley sugar, crushed sugar.
Finish
Medium long – still honied & vanilla’d – now with a malty style.
Liquor
Glenlivet 2001 Gordon & MacPhail Smiths Edition
Type
ABV
43%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Custard, lemon, char, mango, caramel, celery salt
Taste
Caramel, mango, coffee, nectarine, cream
Finish
Pepper steak, toffee, orange, char, beets
Nose
Quite full and rich, notes of sandalwood and pine with a resinous note. Potpourri creeps in with barley sugar and cereal notes with acacia honey.
Taste
Rich and full. There are notes of oily walnuts and winter fruitcake with spice and sugar. There is a golden syrup note.
Finish
The finish is long and sweet with a soft, chewy oak.
Nose
Light, Young, Sweet, Fruity and Grassy
Taste
Young, Thin, Light, Bitter-Sweet and Medium Dry
Finish
Short, Light, Young and Nervous
Nose
Ripe orchard fruits, creamy caramel
Taste
Luxurious, velvety, juicy pears, honey
Finish
Balanced, complex
Nose
Honey, precious woods, dried fruits (prunes, raisins) and stewed fruits (apples, plums), various spices, old leather and dusty books, chocolate and toffee.
Taste
Rum raisin, coconuts, vanilla, spices, honey, various nuts, liquorice.
Finish
Long. Lingering fruits and spices.
Liquor
Glenlochy 1965 DL Platinum Old & Rare
Type
ABV
42.3%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Plenty of stewed fruit like orange, peach, mango and a little apricot note mixed in with some subtle peat.
Taste
Spice, sweet orange note almost like a liqueur.
Finish
Long finish, remaining sweet & fruity with a sweet peat.