Glengoyne 1989 17 años Charlie's Choice

Glengoyne 17 Year Old

I'd like to refer you to my previous Glengoyne review, that of the 10yr, where I said it was a solid young malt that shouldnt be overlooked. Well after having such a good experience with that standard botting, I thought I would treat myself to the next expression up so to speak. And that brings me to this 17yr Glengoyne, it holds a lot of the...

Score 88/100

Glengoyne 12 Year Old cask strength

This bottle was my first natural cask strength whisky. I remembered liking the Glengoyne 17yo some time ago, so some time last year I decided to track down another bottle from the distillery. I found the 12yo in a cask strength version and jumped at the chance. This review will be partly based off some tasting notes from late last year and part...

Score 85/100

Glengoyne 14 Year Old Heritage Gold

The first smell that came to mind was play-doh--needless to say, it was not that enticing. The taste provides hints of licorice and mint that helps overcome the initial doughy experience, but falls flat very quickly. Not my favorite dram.

Score 66/100

Glengoyne 10 Year Old

Nose: Very fresh with notes of Malt, Oak and Green apples , clean and refreshing. Palate : Oak, Again we meet the baked apples, some butterscotch, and wee vanilla. Finish :Nice finish, buttery, a bit of oak, and some more vanilla. Bottom line : A very refreshing dram, great for summer. Not very complex, but well made. a great pre-dinner...

Score 80/100