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Glengarioch (21 year old, 43%)
Amber gold color. Surprisingly smoky aroma balanced nicely with mature oak notes, roasted nuts, tobacco, and malty sweetness in the background. Firm body. Delicious flavors of toasted oak, roasted nuts, smoke, leather, and malt. The flavors are interwoven nicely with great balance. Satisfying finish.
Style: Highland single malt Scotch whisky. Price: approx. $110. Available nationwide (imported by White Rock Distillers, 207/783-1433).
Nostalgic in nature. Reminds me of the way single malts probably used to be. More expressive, smoky, and complex than younger expressions of Glengarioch. A whisky that should be better known.
(1st Quarter 2001 Issue-Vol. 10#1)
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Glengarioch, 1979 Vintage, (Cask #6489), 52.1%, $140
(A Park Avenue Liquors exclusive). Shimmering gold color. Lovely creamy texture. This creaminess comes through in its flavors too, binding to notes of vanilla, malt, shortbread, and delicate honey. Floral notes, citrus, red currants, and a wisp of peat provide contrast. An enjoyable, nicely polished dram from a distillery whose whisky is underappreciated-especially the older expressions.
(1st Quarter 2005 Issue-Vol. 14#1)
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