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Glenturret Sherry Edition
Single Malt — Highlands, Scotland
Reviewed
October 8, 2018 (edited March 10, 2021)
This was an affordable bottle I added to a recent international order. This is from Highland distillery, Glenturret. This is a new, NAS release that was finished in refilled sherry casks. This is from Batch #3 and is bottled at 43% and cost me a cool $50usd.
It’s deep gold/Amber in color, oily with wide, watery legs and huge droplets in the Glencairn. There’s no indication of chill filtration or color added, so I assume both are present here.
The nose is sherry grapes and butterscotch with faint vanilla notes in the background. There’s absolutely no cask presence or signs of alcoholic bite. The palate is sweet grapes, butter and sherry. It’s slightly harsh with some weak vanilla and dry oak astringency. The finish is on the short side with vanilla and light oak. It’s very weak though. The finish really hurt the overall experience.
Speaking of overall, it’s a serviceable dram that would work well in cocktails and even over a cube of ice. It doesn’t need water. I’m not sure it’s worth the price. There are more easily accessible drams available at a similar, or lower, price. 2.5-2.75 stars. Cheers.
50.0
USD
per
Bottle
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