The Glasgow Distillery Firm has been producing whisky since 2014 – a brand new chapter within the historical past of town. Whereas that is the primary time we’re publishing a evaluate of their very own model Glasgow 1770, we already talked about King’s Inch – a model linked to Glasgow distillery.
Unusually for the Lowlands, they distill single malt whisky from peated malt.
Glasgow 1770 3 yo 2018 (60,1%, OB for Kirsch Import 2022, virgin oak + Moscatel wine end, cask #18/959, 396 btl.)
Nostril: cigarette smoke, with leafy notes and ashes. Then the virgin oak takes over, with white pepper and loads of ginger. Beneath there may be some grape sweetness, however I wouldn’t say the Moscatel is taking part in first fiddle. Water brings out the aromatic facet of the wooden.
Mouth: loads of wooden affect once more. Ginger, pepper, with wooden char and bitter herbs. Some roughness of previous genever too, together with walnuts and leather-based. Solely a touch of fruitiness seems over time, assume orange peels and imprecise echoes of candy grapes. Means an excessive amount of virgin wooden, leaving an acrid footprint.
End: medium size, nonetheless tight and reasonably alcoholic, with inexperienced tobacco and ginger.
Not overly spectacular, I’m afraid. The virgin maturation had a big effect and the Moscatel cask can’t smoothen it out. Test Kirsch Whisky for retailers.
Glasgow 1770 6 yo 2018 (62%, OB for Kirsch Import 2022, virgin oak + Oloroso sherry end, cask #18/1192, 318 btl.)
Nostril: the Oloroso has extra to say. There are blackberries, roasted chestnuts, some cassis and autumnal, leafy notes. Loads of charcoal and campfire. Some virgin oak markers are nonetheless current (ginger, black pepper, herbs and grasses) however they’re extra balanced. Then again to tobacco leaves, chocolate coated nuts, espresso and leather-based. Actually not unhealthy.
Mouth: very sturdy, with energetic wooden once more. White pepper, natural bitters, liquorice and eucalyptus, with a tingling sensation on the tongue. Then hints of espresso, black nougat and burnt sugar. A refined rubbery edge and orange peels. Evenly charred notes too.
End: fairly lengthy, however totally on wooden tannins, bitter chocolate and black peppercorns. Espresso notes too.
Barely extreme bitterness and uncooked wooden are beginning to change into problematic, in my view. Each whiskies are affected by the virgin oak kickstarter. That mentioned, the Oloroso is way more outstanding than the Moscatel, so this pulls it off higher. Excessive alcohol, youthful whisky from overly energetic wooden – possibly we merely shouldn’t anticipate miracles from younger distilleries. This was bottled and offered two years in the past, however I believe some bottles are nonetheless on the market. Rating: 82/100
