Glenglassaugh Cask Strength Collection 33 Year Old, Hogshead Cask, Cask #1548, 1979, Signatory Vintage, 44.2%

Gunpowder tea appears in the notes, but that alone doesn’t establish peat smoke. The documented character instead reads delicate and savoury, with a grassy, herbal finish; that contrast is more compelling than a smoke-led profile.

Reviewed by RedkiteRadio

Nose

Honey, green apple, citrus and toasted oak, Waxy, flinty notes with gunpowder tea

Palate

Delicate, savoury malt with salted butter and preserved lemon, Waxy and creamy, with anise and old oak

Finish

Anise liqueur, gunpowder tea and toasted cereal, Medium-long, grassy and herbal