Glen Keith 1963 15 años Connoisseurs Choice Gordon & Macphail

Glen Keith 40 Year Old Malts of Scotland

Glen Keith’s official bottles are few and, like the 10 Year Old, rather uninteresting. The stocks are still being used for Passport, Chivas Regal and 100 Pipers. The real gems – and Glen Keith has more than its fair share of those – are to be found with the Indies. This 40 Year Old from 1970 (my year of birth!) could well be one of...

Score 94/100

Glen Keith 10 Year Old

The nose is very light, sweet and floral. Simple and straightforward, but certainly pleasant. The flavour starts light and sweet, like the nose, but then there is a warm wave of spiced-honey spirit. Again, a straightforward malt, but nicely pleasant. The finish is longer than I remembered, but isn't terribly long, the floral notes come back as a...

Score 69/100

Glen Keith 40 Year Old 1970 Silver Seal

I tasted this 40 Year Old Glen Keith from Silver Seal before at a festival in Beglium. I enjoyed it so much, that I took a sample to try again later. Later is now. It was distilled in my year of birth. The nose is exceptional, to say the least. Not a fruit bomb, although I do get whiffs of pineapple and mango. Weirdly enough, I cannot get the...

Score 88/100

Glen Keith 18 Year Old 1998 Maltman

Glen Keith has recently been reopened by owners Chivas Brothers (in favour of Imperial that will thus remain closed). Perhaps in the (distant) future we will be able to enjoy some new expressions of this single malt then. This is still old stuff (well, sorta), bottled by the Meadowside Belding Company. The nose is pretty malty and soft with dried...

Score 86/100