Glengoyne 25 Year

What can I say, to date (19.06.2020) the best whisky I have ever drunk. Complex yet very balanced, non-challenging: the substance is that it cannot fail to please. The constant I found is hazelnut chocolate, gianduia type, which accompanies the nose, palate and finish. Then a mixture of honey, caramel, sherry and sticky toffee pudding for those who know it. The finish is infinite, light and sweet, with a pinch of pleasure on the tongue. In short, I found my masterpiece. ______________________________________________________________________________ Che dire, ad oggi (19.06.2020) il miglior whisky che abbia mai bevuto. Complesso eppur molto equilibrato, non inpegnativo: la sostanza è che non può non piacere. La costante che ho trovato è il cioccolato alle nocciole, tipo gianduia, che accompagna naso, palato e finale. Poi un misto di miele, caramello, sherry e sticky toffee pudding per chi lo conosce. Il finale è infinito, leggero e dolce, con un pizzicorio da goduria sulla lingua. Insomma, ho trovato il mio capolavoro.

I tasted it in a Glengoyne whisky tasting line up. Glengoyne 25 is the best whisky I have ever tasted. A lot of different tastes: raisin, dark chocolate, marzipan, orange, oaky, toffee... The color is dark. The finish is very very long. Perfect!

On the countdown of my last remaining samples (I believe a kind benefactor in the form of one PBM will be remedying my sample scarcity plight god and customs willing)...no 4. Damn fine whisky. Very rich spicey sherried nose. Brilliant flavouring. Spice, spice and more spice from the European oak. Rich cinnamon chocolate prune and cherry and an aftertaste which lingers for eternity. Now the one fault is it's very slightly thin of body..water rather than oil based if that makes sense however the overall taste and that never ending aftertaste move it from a 4.25 to a 4.5 then by the end 4.5 to 4.75 territory. The average rating here and on whiskey base is the highest I've ever seen (for a large number of reviews). Not sure it's nirvana but it's a brilliant whisky with perfect balance and amazing flavour. I'm sure I saw it round the $250USD mark once here but now not around in NZ and overseas its closer to the $350USD mark. If you have that money to spend on whisky buy with confidence...I reckon with more time open and a number more samplings it may have had a chance of creeping slightly higher score wise into the very rare solid 4.75 territory. With a bit of water and 45 mins it really went up a notch. I had a single cask Glendronach post which I thought would best it but nope I was still pining for this one!

Nose: strong notes of sherry and oak. Some baking spice with a candied fruit sweetness. Palate: Strong sherry and toffee dominate the initial tasting. That sweet candied fruit continues but with a crispness of ripe apples. Finish: More toffee and that apple character expands with some orange peel as well! Wonderful expression from Glengoyne!

Buttery, toffee, spicyness and complexity for about 5 minutes.