Glenglassaugh 21yo (43%, OB, +/-2009)

Hand bottled at the distillery and is winning award after award. The nose is pleasantly sherried; rich Christmas fruit cake, delicate apricots and pear, marmalade, warmed Demerara sugar along with spicy oak notes. All in all a sensational collection of aromas that work very well together. The taste is on the dry side and still fruity but the oak spice and associated flavours are dominate and very good. After a moment the sweetness from the sherry comes to the fore, all very nice. Warming, sherried but still some nice dryness.  The finish quite oaked, dark unsweetened chocolate and oak spice, cold tea (no milk or sugar please!) and then the sherry comes back after a few minutes. Quite sensational. After some more time the finish continues but is very delicate but does not collapse. Fragrant moments; light.

A really enjoyable dram and well deserving of the recent awards.

C$260

Score 88 points