Glengoyne 12 Years

Nose

A lit­tle faded with touches of autumn leaves, bung cloth, unripe mango, (bread crust on a Scot­tish plain loaf). Alco­hol in bal­ance. With water there’s more overt oak and a hint of con­densed milk.

Palate

Dense and full but a bal­ance struck between sweet and sour flavours: grape syrup, sug­ared almond, red apple. Smooth with good grip.

Fin­ish

Spice, chest­nut, over­ripe pear.

Com­ment

Greater depth and appar­ent matu­rity than you’d expect from a 12 Years Old.

Tas­tenote by Dave Broom