Richard-ModernDrinking
Glenturret 1987 26 Year (Adelphi)
Single Malt — Highlands, Scotland
Reviewed
March 14, 2019
Another distillery that is new to me. Owned by Edrington, I think most of the output goes into Famous Grouse and is rarely bottled as a single malt. That’s a shame, because if this cask is typical it deserves to see the light of day more often. The nose is creamy with hints of coconut. The cream continues on the palate, where it is joined by shortbread and malty flavors. Another worthy bottling sampled at an evening with Adelphi.
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@PBMichiganWolverine some independents will purchase casks from the distillery directly either by the cask or by lot. I would have to believe that the more desirable casks (first fill, PX, Port, etc) would fetch a much higher price than a refill or 3rd fill bourbon barrel. The other method is to purchase bulk new make and mature it in their own casks that the purchased from wineries, bodegas or independent wine merchants or they can have custom cask made from a cooperage. That way they can control the wood and conditions of the maturation to their liking.
@PBMichiganWolverine A lot of it goes through brokers. The Single Cask Nation guys lift the curtain a bit on their excellent podcast, One Nation Under Whisky.
@Richard-ModernDrinking @LeeEvolved. How does cask picking work? So—we can just go over and pick any cask for IB bottling? Or a producer sets aside a bunch of casks for IBs? Why would they not keep the best for themselves? This sounds like something our resident auditor and encyclopedia @Generously_Paul might know
@LeeEvolved Could be the age statement, could be Adelphi’s exceptional cask picking. Or it could be that this was something like the ninth whisky of the evening and everything tasted amazing.
Wow, I’ve had 3-4 Glenturret malts to this point and they’ve all been rather underwhelming. I guess this is a distillery where an age statement is a must. Great review.