Description
Filled from a single sherry cask, this is an exceptional limited-edition bottling of Glengoyne 40 Year Old. A rich dram that shows its sherry influences through exotic notes of spice and a cornucopia of fruits.
Glengoyne
Glengoyne Director's Special 40 Year Old, First Fill Sherry Cask, 1977, The Single Malts of Scotland, 56.8%
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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
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LatestSGD 4,790
HighSGD 4,790
LowSGD 4,596
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- Region
- Highland
- Age
- 40 Years
- Vintage
- 1977
- Bottled
- 2017
- ABV
- 56.8%
- Volume
- 70cl
- Distillery
- Glengoyne
- Origin
- Scotland
- Cask type
- Sherry Cask
- Bottling
- Independent Bottling - The Single Malts of Scotland
- Peated
- Unpeated
- Single cask
- Yes
- Non-chill filtered
- N.A
- Cask origin
- N.A
- Cask no.
- N.A
- Batch
- N.A
- PPM
- N.A
- Barley
- N.A
- Fermentation
- N.A
- Master distiller (bottling)
- N.A
- Master distiller (distillation)
- N.A
- Limited edition
- Yes
- Bottle count
- 418
- Has box
- Yes
- Closure
- Wax Seal
- Presentation
- Wooden Box
- Series highlights
- Director's Special is a premium subcategory in the Single Malts of Scotland brand.
- Historical context
- N.A
- Special release
- Limited Edition
- Allocation
- N.A
- Nose
- Cherry compote and toasted almonds form the backbone of a full and fruity aroma. Aromas of navel oranges studded with cloves, drizzled with vanilla cream and served on rich toffee sauce build with time, with gentle aromatic spices building and coming to the fore.
- Palate
- Juicy and thick with rich blackberry sweetness. Warming cinnamon spice and herbaceous tones intertwine with blood-orange citrus, crushed pink peppercorns and barley-sugar notes. Dense, dark fruit – juicy damsons and sloes, and baked apples – shows the influence of slow maturation in high-quality sherry casks.
- Finish
- Lingering spice and dried fruits envelop the palate.