Glenglassaugh 43-year-old Rare Cask Series

Remarks:
For me personally an absolute top class single malt.
Incredibly complex, especially on the nose.
You don’t want to stop smelling it.
The barrel has left its mark with age, but in a very positive way. There is nothing bitter or dry here. Wonderful! A treat.

Overall I rate this Whisky 95/100 points

• Nose: 96/100 points
  well that smells awesome. I call that a wonderful experience.
  Has something of a very old brandy in the very first moment, which then quickly disappears again and reveals a completely new profile. intense dark dried fruits, raisins, dates. Then the fresh fruits come through that would be there, peaches, cherries. This is followed by tropical fruits such as mango and bananas.
  And again he changes the profile.
  Now I have notes of grandma’s old oak kitchen furniture, aged leather, furniture polish, dark honey, caramel and dark chocolate. I don’t want to stop smelling it, but I have to try how it tastes.
  
  
• Taste: 95/100 points
  Wonderful start, grandma’s old kitchen furniture again, furniture polish, leather, chocolate, dried fruit, raisins, peaches, cherries, honey, wax, creamy, very complex and voluminous.
  
  
• Finish: 94/100 points
  Here, leather and light clove notes dominate at first, before the notes of old oak penetrate. The fruity notes are still present here, but they stay more in the background and let the barrel take precedence.
  

Review written on 2022-06-11