Glengoyne 1996-2018 | 21 Year Old Douglas Laing Old Particular Single Cask DL12388Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky Bottled by: Douglas Laing 70cl 49. 5% A single cask Glengoyne 1996 21 year old Highland single malt whisky released by indie bottlers Douglas Laing in 2018 as part of their Old Particular range. This 21 year old Glengoyne 1996 was bottled by Douglas Laing without colouring or chill filtration from single cask 12388, a refill hogshead cask that yielded a total of 211 bottles at its natural cask strength of 49. 5%.

Early batches like this one were especially fantastic with lush green and tropical fruit notes over thick tarry peat and notes of creosote

nutmeg and aniseed

which matured for 16 years in a single refill sherry butt #13601101 that yielded just 672 bottles at a natural strength of 57

Exceptional indeed

cereals and spice

yeast and some slightly tart white wine

loads of distillery character with super clean

It's always great when an old favourite makes a triumphant return

an Aultmore 2008 bottled by Duncan Taylor as a 12-year-old in 2021 for their Dimensions series from sherry cask 959003300

all bursting with complex tobacco

long-aged single grain whiskies over the last few years and this 1993 single cask Girvan is no different - it ticks all the boxes so you would be silly not to a this price

This should be a tasty drop with a good edge of smoke