Glengoyne reviews

Glengoyne claims to be the only Scottish distillery to not use peat as fuel to dry its malt. This is the third expression of Glengoyne I've tried - the other being the 10yo, (far too malty and cereal…

Glengoyne, for me, is a bit of a hit or miss distillery. Their 17 year old is quite terrible while the 21 is sheer class. At the same time the 10 and 12 are decent in their own rights. So, while I had…

I recently began a discussion concerning sherried whiskies. As always, my fellow connosr members were very helpful, and replied with no shortage of wonderful suggestions and ideas. Among the many dist…

This is my first review, so I thought I'd start with something simple. I bought this bottle when I wanted something completely different from all the peated and smokey whiskies I had bought. So this was…

I could not pass this up when I saw a bottle of this for only $58 US. Basically, the sweetness and sherry without smoke remind me of a Glenlivet 18, but at about $30 US less. The only problem is this one…

The reviewed bottle has been open approximately 2 years and is 70% full. This is an unpeated malt. Nose: pleasant light wine flavours, gentle rounded flavours of malt; light apple and pears; moderate…

Sweet warm complex strong arrival balanced vegetable middle develops a long and sustained pleasant finish.

Over the last couple of months I've been updating my blog with adventures of my time in Scotland and Singapore, exploring the different distilleries and whisky bars. Over the course of the last couple…

The only reason that I bought this one without the benefit of tasting it first was that this distillery in the only one in Scotland who never uses peat smoke. Others have special editions of unpeated,…

Strong nose of sugared plums and sherry along with hints of vanilla, cedar, citrus, caramel and anise. Unpeated.Sweet and slightly sharp on the tongue, giving way to a warm, mellow mouth feel.