Glenburgie 22 Year Old 1988 Cask 11240 Rare Auld Duncan Taylor

Glenburgie 17 Year Old 2003 Art Malts

Do you remember the Longmorn 2012 from Art Malts? That was very limited with only 25 bottles. But the same can be said of this Glenburgie 2003. Also limited to 25 bottles and bottled at cask strength – a whopping 62% - after 17 years of maturation on a bourbon cask. Boy, oh boy… The cask owner Steven sent me a sample of this bronze powerhouse. Let...

Score 88/100

Glenburgie 1995 / 21 Year Old / Signatory

Here is another one of those casks selected by – and bottled fort he 10th Anniversary of – Belgian importer The Nectar. This Glenburgie – the so-called fingerprint malt of Ballantine’s – came from the warehouses of Signatory, near Pitlochry, and was bottled at cask strength. The nose starts fairly closed, but be patient. It is worth it. After a...

Score 88/100

Glenburgie G&M 10YO

The nose is floral with a hint of peaches. However there is an underlying suggestion of what I can only think of as dust. Hmmm, different but not sure it will catch on. The palate is initially quite pleasant - lightly sweet with caramel. But then it all goes horribly wrong. It leaves a very bitter taste with a finish that descends into notes of...

Score 55/100

Glenburgie 1964

After the teens and tweens, we now get to the big boys. Gordon & Macphail bottled this Glenburgie from 1964 at the age of 46 years. Ah, now that is the better nose. Creamy and sweet on dark fruit, toasted oak, light hints of coffee. Slightly salty farmers butter. Again a hint of cooked vegetables, but also marzipan and hazelnuts. It even...

Score 88/100