Glentauchers 2012 12 Year Cask Strength Collection (Signatory)

A small batch Glentauchers 2012 12-year-old Speyside single malt whisky bottled in 2024 by Signatory Vintage for their amazing 100-Proof Editions series, all of which are released at 57.1% without colouring or chill filtration. This 100-Proof Signatory Glentauchers 2012 came from a small batch first fill Oloroso sherry butts and it’s picked up a beautiful dark chestnut colour. Glentauchers is a relatively obscure Speyside distillery that it’s fair to say not a great deal of whisky fans get super excited about - in other words, the perfect candidate for a range of bargain cask strength whiskies like this. Thrifty sherried whisky fans should fill their boots here. Nose - Straigth hit with raisin, sweet red fruit and fig. With water there is more of the original malt to be found. A bit of sweet fruity notes show up. Overall it is the hardy Oloroso notes which you get. Taste -Initially the sherry is dominant. After some time and air there is some more sweetness of fruit and a hint of sour oranges. The balance is best after half an hour and with a little water added. Finish - Medium length. The hardy notes are very well presented but are complimented by sweet red fruits, figs and a hint of almond. My thoughts are for this money you will struggle to (Infact you won’t) find a better off trend non run of the mill whiskey. It delivers in spades and is definitely not a whiskey you will find in the supermarket ……… so my advice is, if you are at the stage of being ‘Whiskey Curious’ and are tired of the mass peddled 40-43 % coloured, chill filtered garb the big brands are pumping out, give this a go. Great Value and Great Whisky, not just within this price point this can stand toe to toe easily with whiskey priced in the mid hundreds.