Glenugie

Glenugie Rarest of the Rare 23 Year Old, Sherry Cask, Cask #5155, 1981, Duncan Taylor, 61.9%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 32
Average Score
Avg 90
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Description

A former Highland malt distillery that was located outside Peterhead on the east coast of Scotland. The distillery spent its whole lie providing fillings for blends, latterly and most notably for the Long John brand. It was shut down by Allied Distillers in 1983 and has since been demolished. Rarest of the Rare was an independent brand of single malt and grain Scotch whiskies produced by the bottl ...

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Cask type
Sherry Cask
Bottling
Independent Bottling - Duncan Taylor
Peated
Unpeated
Single cask
Yes
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
5155
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
516
Has box
Yes
Closure
Cork
Presentation
Box
Series highlights
Rarest of the Rare
Historical context
Glenugie distillery was shut down by Allied Distillers in 1983 and has since been demolished.
Special release
N.A
Allocation
N.A
Nose
Starts with dusty sherry notes, then comes dark chocolate with a nutty/grapes character. Wood and spices.
Palate
Intens and with lots of spices (pepper, herbs, oriantal), vegetal and wood.
Finish
Great balance and length, very much on dark chocolate bitterness and green vegetables.
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