Glengoyne White Oak is a brand-new expression matured solely in first fill bourbon and virgin American oak barrels. For a bottling with no age assertion, it’s good to see it comes at a beneficiant 48% ABV.
Outdated bourbon matured Glengoyne will be heavenly, however the distillery is usually identified for its use of sherry casks after all.
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Glengoyne White Oak (48%, OB 2024)
Nostril: as anticipated, fairly pure, virtually a barley eau-de-vie. Shortbread, almonds and hints of vanilla. Then some recent oak shavings, crisp inexperienced apple, lime and unripe pineapple. Gentle gingery notes and delicate white flowers.
Mouth: a tad over-oaked now, with the virgin wooden very a lot in entrance row. Some plankish notes, barely harsh however shortly balanced by lemon sweet and candied lemon peels, in addition to mild caramel and inexperienced banana. Then white pepper and ginger add just a little warmth, together with grainy biscuits.
End: medium, on toasted wooden, plain malt, caramel and lemon.
Glengoyne does work in bourbon wooden. It’s clear and brilliant, however the wooden makes it a bit harsh across the edges. Highball materials? Not a should in any means, except you actually need to expertise the summery aspect of this distillery. Verify The Whisky Change or Whiskysite.nl.
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