Glentauchers 1990
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Review by @markjedi1
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- Brand: Glentauchers
- Type: Scotch
- Region: Speyside
- ABV: 40%
The famous bottler from Elgin, Gordon & Macphail, has released a couple of semi official bottles of this obscure Speysider. This one was distilled in 1990 and, after 16 years in a cask, bottled in 2007.
The nose is very creamy, almost buttery, on baked apples with cinnamon. Perfumed with a bit of rosewater. Light hints of roasted almonds. Pleasant in all its simplicity.
It is rather weak on the palate. Sweet on apples and nuts, but also very grassy and somewhat bitter. Cold Earl Grey tea. Not very good, I must confess. Some cinnamon, but also nutmeg and ginger.
The finish is even more bitter than the palate, making this one, as far as I am concerned, going downhill.
The nose is the only element of this Glentaucher that was pleasing. The palate leaves a lot to be desired and the finish is way to bitter to call this a beautiful whisky.
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I have the 1991/2007, while I'm not expecting a lot, I do hope I enjoy it slightly more than you enjoyed the 1990!