Glen Keith 1995 21 Year (Alexander Murray & Co.)

As part of our trading team, this was a sample provided by my internet celebrity friend @Telex . My first Glen Keith, at a ripe mature age of 21. From 1995...wow those are some years I’d personally would love to forget...was just a hazy cloud of chemical engineering, biochemistry and calculus classes. Anyway... I love the nose on this;: tropical fruits like kiwi , mango, and coconuts. I can smell this all day. I can picture tropical beaches, palm trees, crystal clear waters, tanned glistening beach bodies. I’m not so sure I’ve had this pronounced of a coconut aroma in a whiskey anything outside an Irish single malt. But the palette...WTF? Fell apart. What the hell? I was hoping the tropical fruits would carry through the palette. But no. So so SOOOOO wrong to tease like that. The beach with the tanned bodies suddenly became a NJ Turnpike with a Soprano looking mobster in a sweatsuit. Quick finish. As if I just got whacked by Tony and Paulie themselves.

Tropical nose! Pineapple, coconut, slight floral, but not earthy or herbal notes. Slight tobacco leaf in there as well. The palate has a thin mouth coat, but a blend of caramel, light grapefruit, banana, white grapes, and tobacco notes come in the forefront here. The mouth coat improves in time. I tried it with water, but it was not beneficial, and actually a couple drops was even too much. It brought out sourdough bread and green beans. Finish was medium length with oranges, butter, and cream. The major tobacco tones should effect the theme song. I am thinking something by Johnny Cougar (Mellancamp for all you outsiders) like "I Need A Lover". Slap a 4.25 on it!