Glenglassaugh 30 yo (bottled 2015) 44.8% - LJ70365 code on this particular bottle. In 2016 they switched to 42.0% strength in 30 yo expression, should taste it some day.
Nose: fresh, fruity and creamy, lots of honey, green tobacco leaves, some old wood, beeswax and propolis. Just beautiful.
Taste: dry, spicy, tobacco is more obvious, but fruits (namely oranges, mangos and rasins) are still there.
Finish: pretty long and mineral, drying at first and mouthwatering after a while.
Overall: great 30 yo malt at reasonable price, fruits and tobacco work perfectly together.
Score = 23 22.5 22.5 23, 91/100!
Glenglassaugh 39 yo 1972/2012 Massandra connection 53.3% - 328 bottles released.
Nose: sweet, creamy and very intense, heaps and stacks of tropical fruits here - bananas, ripe pineapples, passion fruit, grapes, peaches, mangos and so on...
Taste: a bit thicker, than in 30 yo, the same fruits and as bonus you get soaked cucumbers and lovely minerality.
Finish: long and chiselled, touch of salt, umami layer.
Overall: tropical beast it is and the best nose today.
Score = 24 23 23 23, 93/100!
Glendronach Grandeur 25 yo batch #7 50.6% - unexpectedly fresh and elegant Glendronach, full review is here.
Score = 23 22 23 23, 91/100!
Score = 23 22 23 23, 91/100!
Brora 30 yo 1981/2012 IM Chieftain's Choice cask #1525 50.0% - not all Broras were created equal, looks like the cask strength was reduced.
Nose: quite civilized, dried pears, light wood smoke and couple of used bandages, rotten apples on earth.
Taste: smooth, creamy, sherry notes combined with old leather and extinguished fireplace.
Finish: medium-long, slightly peaty and salty.
Overall: very soft and drinkable if I can say this about legendary Brora. Official releases show more power and character though.
Score = 23 22 22 22, 89/100!
Ardbeg Kelpie Committee Reserve 51.7% - already was tasted here, impression is more or less the same: good Ardbeg but tad simple comparing to exemplary Airigh Nam Beist.
Score = 22 21 22 22, 87/100!
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