Glengoyne 18 Year

A slightly better, more refined expression of the same tasting and nosing notes found in the Glengoyne 15yo Distillers Gold, this 18yo one is a fine dram without changing anyone's life. Bottled at 40%abv, burnished gold color. On the nose it is simple but good. Cinnamon and red apples. On the palate more of the same: honey, a very fancy refined honey and pepper. The aftertaste is cinnamon and ashy. An enjoyable dram but not one to remember. 77 over 100.

Notes of dried fruit are added to the nose. Taste is very smooth but theres an added hint of copper, caramel and dried fruit

Nose: orange, walnut, raisins predominantly. Some sherry influences with some nice and subtle oak wood aroma. Palate: very sweet and mild with a very nice character that originates from the well balanced cask mix. This whisky is really enjoyable and I definitely like Glengoynes style - I won’t be buying a whole bottle but will be keeping my eyes open for some special bottlings. I could imagine independent bottlers doing really nice things with this whisky.

Nothing amazing. But, I'm rarely amazed by Sherried Highlands, especially those missing peat dried grain. I do find myself sipping the 15 every now and then from my bar and always enjoy it. This definitely noses Sherry with fruit tangs and some light wood. The first taste is light on sweetness and more richness than fruit. The Sherry kicks in and clears out the richness really quickly but the remaining bitter wood, apple, and nuts gives it a welcomed richness. The finish is quick but reminds you there's Sherry. I guess what I like most about this is that it is smooth and clean and not blowing my mouth up with fake/manufactured/forced Sherry. But I also don't find much going on to keep my interest. With all that said, not worth the $109 I paid, especially with the better choices in that range. For the money, the 15 is much better.

Meh