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Might 2, 2025
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WF’s Little Duos,
right now Glen Spey younger and previous
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A beautiful industrial postcard for Glen Spey Pure Malt Whisky,
aka ‘all barley malt whisky’, W&A Gilbey, UK, circa 1910. |
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Not essentially the most well-known of distilleries right now, however Glen Spey continues to be loved occasionally – although it stays reasonably uncommon. It is a bit like, say, Gendullan. That stated, one should not neglect that Glen Spey was fairly actively promoted by its house owners, W&A Gilbey, as early because the nineteenth century – a reminder that the notion Scottish single malts solely started to be distributed from the late Fifties, unfold everywhere in the internet like a nasty meme with excessive endurance, is sheer nonsense.
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Glen Spey 9 yo 2015/2025 (57.1%, Signatory Classic, 100 Proof Version #37, 1st fill oloroso sherry butt) 
At all times these very inexpensive sequence from Signatory, with that closely labored sherry that maybe doesn’t all the time let the character of the distillate shine by means of, however does its job very, very effectively. Color: full gold. Nostril: ah that is fairly, there is a contact of exhaust fumes (not nice on the street however generally reasonably charming in your glass), then inexperienced walnuts, cherry stalks, and peach leaves. A couple of hints of satay sauce, adopted by pear cake. With water: marked saponification but it surely fades shortly, then comes a mixture of Indian spices, assume tandoori seasoning. Mouth (neat): stunning, on mustard, pepper, tar and darkish chocolate, fairly the bizarre trio. With water: this time, past the Indian spices, there’s candied ginger and fir bud. Actually very uncommon. End: lengthy, and there is even a flavour of poppadums on the finish. Feedback: very exhausting to classify, this is not your typical sherry cask. In any case, it feels far more Indian than these tremendous Indian malt whiskies, ha.
SGP:371 – 84 factors. |
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Glen Spey 29 yo 1995/2024 (54.1%, Maltbarn, The 26, sherry cask, 42 bottles) 
A reasonably demure label this time from Maltbarn, except this fish occurs to be extraordinarily venomous, or ultra-rare, or able to flight… you see what I imply. Color: gold. Nostril: it’s comfortable, floral, delicately waxy, with hints of freshly snapped twigs, dandelion blossom, a number of puffs of cedarwood, and above all, bergamot sweets, the king of sweets. At the least the place they make them, within the metropolis of Nancy, Lorraine, France. A tiny observe of coconut. With water: Chablis with touches of menthol. Recent barley within the background. Mouth (neat): ah that is pretty, taut, on natural teas and citrus, with noticeable however delicate wooden, which considerably evokes previous English cigarette tobacco. You’ll see what I imply when you’ve ever smoked untipped English cigarettes, like Senior Service or these red-pack Bensons. Not that I like to recommend doing that when you by no means have, thoughts you! (Smoking critically harms your well being and that of others round you). With water: nonetheless very elegant, this time on citrus cordials. End: medium size, on orgeat syrup and pistachio. Feedback: reasonably impressed by the stability and poise of this previous Glen Spey. A pity there aren’t extra bottles.
SGP:451 – 89 factors. |
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