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Glenglassaugh releases first single cask bottlings
Glenglassaugh has released its first batch of single cask bottlings, which include eight expressions aged between 28 and 45 years.
Glenglassaugh has released eight single cask expressions ranging from 28 to 45-years-old
The collection, hand-selected by managing director and master distiller Billy Walker, is described as “crisp, fresh, sweet Highland malts that hit the palate with the power of complex fruit bombs – from apples, bananas, pineapples, grapefruit, prunes and plums to lime, cantaloupe melon and caramelised orange”.
The oldest 45-year-old was distilled in Mar 1968 and is bottled at 44.3% abv. Meanwhile the youngest expression, the 28-year-old, was distilled in February 1986 and is bottled at 43.7% abv.
Each bottle comes packaged in a gold box.
“We took over Glenglassaugh last year and were thrilled to discover a treasure trove of old and rare spirits slumbering in the warehouses,” said Alistair Walker, sales director.
“Revived from the dark, selected by Billy Walker for their excellence and personality and bottled last month, this is an extraordinary collection of rare casks which will be warmly welcomed by connoisseurs worldwide. Taken together, they are stunning examples of Glenglassaugh at its finest.”
The eight bottlings from Batch 1 are as follows:
- 1968 cask # 1601 / 45 years old / Finished in the finest Sherry Hogshead / 44.3% vol
- 1972 cask #2114 / 41 years old / Matured in the finest Sherry Butt / 50.6% vol
- 1973 cask #6801 / 40 years old / Finished in the finest Manzanilla Sherry Puncheon / 52.1% vol
- 1975 cask #7301 / 38 years old / Finished in the finest Oloroso Sherry Hogshead / 40.7% vol
- 1975 cask #7801 / 38 years old / Finished in the finest Moscatel Hogshead / 42.4% vol
- 1978 cask #1803 / 35 years old / Finished in the finest Sherry Hogshead / 41.6% vol
- 1978 cask #1810 / 35 years old / Finished in the finest Port Hogshead / 42.9% vol
- 1986 cask #2101 / 28 years old / Finished in the finest Hogshead / 43.7% vol
The Glenglassaugh distillery in Speyside reopened in 2008 having been inactive for 20 years and was acquired by the BenRiach Distillery Company in March 2013.