Glentauchers 2011 Aged 10 Years Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky – The Single Malts Of Scotland (700ml)

Volume: 700ml           ABV: 58.6%           Age: 10 Years            Country: Scotland

Cask Number: 110000395
Date of Distilling: 19/04/22
Matured In: A Single Barrel
Un-Chillfiltered

The Single Malts Of Scotland range is brought to us by London based Elixir Distillers. They specialise in independently bottling Japanese and Scottish whisky but also bottle American and Irish whisky from time to time.The company’s three core whisky brands are Elements of Islay, Port Askaig and The Single Malts of Scotland, while it also bottles navy rum under the Black Tot brand. The Single Malts of Scotland range provides independent bottlings of vintage single malt Scotch from many distilleries and at a variety of ages.

Glentauchers Distillery is a Speyside distillery which mainly produces whisky for blends, initially Buchanan’s and Black & White, and these days Ballantine’s. The distillery was founded in 1897 by W P Lowrie, a Glasgow-based whisky trader, and James Buchanan, a renowned blender. The distillery was built on the Tauchers farm which sits four miles west of the town of Keith. The distillery boasts long fermentation and slow distillation making the whisky more floral and light than earthy and weighty.

This single cask single malt whisky was distilled at the Glentauchers distillery before being placed in an ex Bourbon Barrel and left to mature for 10 years. In April 2022 it was bottled at 58.6% abv by Elixir Distillers. Only 215 bottles were produced for worldwide distribution.

Tasting Notes

Nose: Sweet poached summer fruits, butter cakes and fresh vanilla toffee

Taste: Continued sweet fruits, pears, peaches and pineapple, spiced honey and soft cinnamon notes.

Finsih: A long sticky-sweet finish on this one.