Glenglassaugh 43 Year Old Manager's Legacy Walter Grant

Glenglassaugh 1986 / 28 Year Old / Cask 2101

Until recently, Glenglassaugh released some single casks in their highly acclaimed Rare Cask Series. But with the sale by Billy Walker (who then went on to purchase Glenallachie), I am not sure if we’ll see many more of these rare casks. This is one from the very first batch: a 28 Year Old from 1986 that was released in 2014 and by now has become...

Score 89/100

Glenglassaugh Revival

Legs: Thinner than a 40% and quite slow Nose: Straight from the new bottle, undiluted – Old dessert wine, toffee and vanilla in the background. With a little water more emerges – milk chocolate, orange, dried apricot. Palate: A really delicious whisky! Undiluted remains quite closed, warm on the tongue with sherried sweetness. With water – The...

Score 89/100

Glenglassaugh 36 Years / 1975

I had the pleasure of meeting Stuart Nickerson (MD of Glenglassaugh) almost two years ago when he decided to visit my neck of the woods. I remember him to be an extremely humble person who was immensely proud of the whiskies he was sharing with us that day. Among some stunning whiskies (which included a 39 year old Massandra Connection) was this...

Score 94/100

Glenglassaugh 1978 30 Year Old

Glenglassaugh got a new lease on life in 2009 after a silent period of almost 20 years (before that, it had even been closed for over 40 years). In 2013 Billy Walker (known from BenRiach and GlenDronach) added this Highlander to his portfolio. In the same year, this 30 Year Old was released, making sure Glenglassaugh made a nice re-entry. The...

Score 89/100