Glenturret 1977 29 Year Single Cask

It has a surprisingly light, fruity nose with still a richness suggesting malt and long, slow aging. There are hints of tropical fruits on the nose that remind me of Westward and funky rum. Ultimately, it smells quite nice, though there isn't anything particularly neat on the nose. The palate has some great fruity sweetness that is beautifully executed and makes my mouth water. There's some delightful lemon mixed with sweet apricot. If it were just that fruitiness, this could be a unique and delightful success, but alas there is also mildewed bread. Still. It holds up even with that gross bread flavor. There are some spices that come along with it and some robust black licorice surprisingly comes out. This is so, so much richer and more candy-like than Glenfiddich Grand Cru. It has that problematic flavor though. It has an interesting composition of flavors, but they never come into balance. The licorice and numbing cardboard are quite strong, yet there isn't the underlying barrel flavor or rich fruit to support them. It doesn't taste more than 18 years old - and even that would be pushing it. This is definitely better than the Glenturret 28 and I'd be happy to drink this, but I'd rather drink something like Port Charlotte 10 or Glenfarclas 25 any day - regardless of the price. There are some mild Sherry cherry notes in here eventually that make this a little bit more interesting at least. Sadly, I don't think this quite rises to the quality of 15. It's interesting, but I think I'm terms of raw quality this is more of a 14. There are some nice hints of sweet apricot, but they really aren't enough to make up for the cardboard and general weirdness.

Just amazingly well-rounded & delicious. Smooth, sweet. Had it without water.

Very strong alcohol and wood aroma, smells super rich and complex. A fruit or berry smell too. Flavors are very strong oak and cherry, balanced super well. Long rich tail, melts all over. Very nice