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Glengoyne Single Malt Scotch Whisky tasting notes

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Glengoyne - Scotch Malt Whisky - Region: Highlands
WF Distillery Ranking: Troisième Cru Classé (all current rankings here)


Status: active - Stills: 3 (1 wash, 2 spirit) - Founded: 1833
Address: Dumgoyne, Glasgow, Lanarkshire G63 9LB - Phone: +44 (0) 1360 550254
Web: www.glengoyne.com - More info: Malt Madness


One of my favourite expressions so far:
Glengoyne 37 yo 1967/2005 (47.6%, OB, sherry butt #975, 246 bottles)
93 points - Last tasted: November 14, 2005 - Tasting notes: here
Glengoyne
General Distillery Profile - keywords (wazzat?)
Dried fruits Rum Caramel Butter Oranges Vanilla Chocolate Flowers Bananas

MM Distillery profile:
The location of the Glengoyne distillery makes it the perfect stop if you're ever in the neighbourhood of Glasgow - less than half an hour by taxi from the city centre. The friendly family atmosphere and the unique little walk to the open air bar under the waterfall makes it a 'must visit spot' during any trip through the area. The Glengoyne distillery is said to have been founded in 1833. And it was founded on the strangest of locations; right between the Highlands and the Lowlands. And while .... More on Malt Madness.
Glengoyne

Check all the 'winners' (90 points or more) on this wee list (PDF)

Whiskyfun tasting notes
OB - no vintage
  • Glengoyne ‘Balbaina’ (43%, OB, 2018) - 170918
  • Glengoyne ‘The Legacy’ Chapter One (48%, OB, 1st fill oloroso sherry and refill casks, 2019) - by Angus - 250420
  • Glengoyne 'The Legacy Chapter Two' (48%, OB, 1st fill oloroso sherry, bourbon and refill casks, 2020) - 181021
  • Glengoyne 'The Legacy Chapter Three' (48%, OB, 2022) - 030123
  • Glengoyne 'The Teapot Dram' (58.8%, OB, 3105 bottles, 2011) - 200112
  • Glengoyne 'The Teapot Dram Batch 3' (59.4%, OB, 3484 bottles, 2014) - 230117
  • Glengoyne 'Cask Strength' (58.7%, OB, +/-2013) - 110313
  • Glengoyne 'Cask Strength Batch 002' (58.9%, OB, 2014) - 131114
  • Glengoyne 'Cask Strength Batch 004' (58.8%, OB, 2015) - 041017
  • Glengoyne 'Cask Strength Batch 005' (59.1%%, OB, 2017) - 230719
  • Glengoyne 'Cask Strength Batch 006' (59.8%, OB, 2018) - 200420
  • Glengoyne 'Cask Strength Batch 007' (58.9%%, OB, 2019) - 230719
  • Glengoyne 'Cask Strength Batch 008' (59.2%, OB, 2020) - 080721
  • Glengoyne 'Cask Strength Batch 009' (59.6%, OB, 2022) - 270423
  • Glengoyne 'Cask Strength Batch 010' (59.5%, OB, 1st Fill oloroso, refill & bourbon barrel, 2023) - 170225
  • Glengoyne ‘Cuartillo’ (40%, OB, +/-2018) - 230719
  • Glengoyne ‘White Oak’ (48%, OB, First Fill Bourbon & Virgin American Oak, 2024) - 170225
  • Glengoyne 8 yo (43%, OB, black label, bottled 1973) - 270805
  • Glengoyne 8 yo (43%, OB for Grudi, early 1980s) - 220410
  • Glengoyne 10 yo (40%, OB, +/-1980) - 200112
  • Glengoyne 10 yo (40%, OB, 'Pure Malt', +/-1985) - 131112
  • Glengoyne 10 yo (40%, OB, +/-1998) - no notes - 70
  • Glengoyne 10 yo ‘Pirate’s Choice’ (40%, OB, SS Taora, Islay) - 280604
  • Glengoyne 10 yo (40%, OB, +/-2008) - 200112
  • Glengoyne 10 yo (40%, OB, +/-2022) - 030123
  • Glengoyne 12 yo (43%, OB, Italwell, 75cl, +/-1985) - 230117
  • Glengoyne 12 yo (43%, OB, +/-1988) - 200112
  • Glengoyne 12 yo (43%, OB, +/-2010) - 121110
  • Glengoyne 12 yo (43%, OB, +/-2012) - 290413
  • Glengoyne 12 yo (43%, OB, +/-2021) - 181021
  • Glengoyne 12 yo Cask Strength (57.8%, OB) - 280604 - 041204
  • Glengoyne 15 yo 'Scottish oak wood finish' (43%, OB, 2005 bottling) - 141105
  • Glengoyne 15 yo (43%, OB, +/-2013) - 290413
  • Glengoyne 15 yo ‘Distiller's Gold’ (40%, OB, +/-2017) - 041017
  • Glengoyne 15 yo (43%, OB, +/-2022) - 260723
  • Glengoyne 17 yo (43%, OB, +/-2002) - no notes - 88
  • Glengoyne 17 yo (43%, OB, c 2004) - 280604 - 041204
  • Glengoyne 18 yo (43%, OB, +/-2013) - 290413
  • Glengoyne 21 yo (43%, OB, c 2000) - 280604
  • Glengoyne 21 yo (43%, OB, +/- 2010) - 080811
  • Glengoyne 21 yo (43%, OB, +/-2013) - 270513
  • Glengoyne 21 yo (43%, OB, +/-2018) - 200420
  • Glengoyne 21 yo (43%, OB, +/-2022) - 270423
  • Glengoyne 24 yo ‘White Oak’ (47.8%, OB, 1st fill bourbon and virgin oak, 2024) - 190924
  • Glengoyne 25 yo (48%, OB, +/-2014) - 131114
  • Glengoyne 28 yo (50.4%, OB, Brass spirit safe, c 2000) - no notes - 85
  • Glengoyne 40 yo 1968/2009 (45.9%, OB, sherry butt, 250 bottles) - 251109
OB - vintage
  • Glengoyne 1967/1992 (43%, OB, Christmas day, 2500 bottles) - 220616
  • Glengoyne 30 yo 1967/1997 ‘Middle Cut’ (52.5%, OB, 100 bottles) - 180809
  • Glengoyne 37 yo 1967/2005 (47.6%, OB, sherry butt #975, 246 bottles) - 141105
  • Glengoyne 1968 (50.3%, OB, 4500 bottles, +/-2000) - 220410
  • Glengoyne 36 yo 1969 (45,9%, OB SC) - no notes - 89
  • Glengoyne 29 yo 1972 'Spring' (55%, OB, +/-2002) - 131112
  • Glengoyne 31 yo 1972/2003 (56%, OB, single cask #2970, 510 bottles) - 280604
  • Glengoyne 31 yo 1972 (57.9%, OB, single cask #2968, 540 bottles) - 280604
  • Glengoyne 32 yo 1972/2005 (48.7%, OB, white Rioja cask #985, 328 bottles) - 141105
  • Glengoyne 29 yo 1977 (50.7%, OB SC) - no notes - 89
  • Glengoyne 22 yo 1982/2005 'Ronnie's Choice' (53.6%, OB, bourbon barrel #449, 200 bottles) - 141105
  • Glengoyne 36 yo 1984/2021 'Russell Family Single Cask' (50.2%, OB, refill sherry butt, cask #1549, 402 bottles) - 181021
  • Glengoyne 19 yo 1985/2004 Summer (52.6%, OB, cask #608) - 041204
  • Glengoyne 19 yo 1985/2005 (55.8%, OB, refill sherry, cask #1227, 697 bottles) - 141105
  • Glengoyne 21 yo 1985 (53%, OB SC) - no notes - 92
  • Glengoyne 1985 (57.4%, cask sample, cask #1227) - 230704
  • Glengoyne 1985 (53.8%, cask sample, cask #625) - 230704
  • Glengoyne 19 yo 1986/2005 'Ewan's Choice' (51.5%, OB, sherry puncheon #441, 600 bottles) - 141105
  • Glengoyne 1986/2006 'Peter's Choice' (51%, OB, Pedro X., cask #433, 603 bottles) - no notes - 90
  • Glengoyne 30 yo 1986/2017 (54.4%, OB, for Taiwan, cask #1652, 505 bottles) - 200420
  • Glengoyne 24 yo 1987/2011 (54.8%, OB, European oak sherry, cask #354, 515 bottles) - 290413
  • Glengoyne 19 yo 1988/2007 'SC' (58.3%, OB, Pedro Ximenez, butt, cask #718) - 220410
  • Glengoyne 28 yo 1988/2016 (51.1%, OB, for Taiwan, European oak sherry cask, cask #835, 574 bottles) - 200420
  • Glengoyne 15 yo 1989/2004 (55.8%, OB for Corman-Collins, Belgium, cask #1219, 264 bottles) - 220616
  • Glengoyne 15 yo 1989/2005 'Duncan's Choice' (55.7%, OB, sherry hogshead #1204, 350 bottles) - 141105
  • Glengoyne 1989/2006 'Charlie's Choice' (56%, OB, Sherry, cask #1231, 279 bottles) - no notes - 80
  • Glengoyne 1989 (59.7%, cask sample, cask #1220) - 230704
  • Glengoyne 1989 (57.8%, cask sample, cask #702) - 230704
  • Glengoyne 19 yo 1990/2010 (59.6%, OB for The Whisky Exchange, cask #2848, 201 bottles) - 290413
  • Glengoyne 14 yo 1991/2005 (57.4%, OB, claret finish, cask #90474, 324 bottles) - 210206
  • Glengoyne 1991/2006 'Jim's Choice' (57%, OB, sherry butt, cask #1083, 693 bottles) - no notes - 87
  • Glengoyne 14 yo 1992/2006 (59.2%, OB for LMdW, refill sherry butt #1811, 606 bottles) - 170909
  • Glengoyne 10 yo 1994/2005 (61.9%, OB, rum finish, cask #9093, 264 bottles) - 210206
  • Glengoyne 1994/2008 ‘Manzanilla Cask Finish’ (50%, OB) - 230117
  • Glengoyne 13 yo 1995/2009 ‘SC’ (56.1%, OB, Oloroso Hogshead, cask #2082, 256 bottles) - 180711
  • Glengoyne 11 yo 1997/2008 (56.3%, OB, Sherry hogshead, cask #2692, 301 bottles) - 101109
  • Glengoyne 17 yo 1998/2015 (54.8%, OB for Taiwan, cask #2047, 1st fill European oak sherry butt, 606 bottles) - by Angus - 250420
  • Glengoyne 10 yo 2000/2011 (59.8%, OB, sherry butt, cask #1181, 621 bottles) - 220616
  • Glengoyne 2009/2020 (57.1%, OB, The Family Legacy, PX hogshead, cask #1009, 318 bottles) - 080721
Berry Bros & Rudd
  • Glengoyne 13 yo 2000/2014 (46%, Berry Bros & Rudd, cask #1073) - 220616
Cadenhead
  • Glengoyne 26 yo 1969/1996 (63%, Cadenhead's Authentic Collection, gold seal) - 290413
  • Glengoyne 27 yo 1969/1996 (62.8%, Cadenhead, sherywood matured) - 040810
  • Glengoyne 19 yo 1996/2016 (55%, Cadenhead, Wine Cask, Château 'Lafitte', 240 bottles) - 181021
  • Glengoyne 21 yo 1996/2017 (52.9%, Cadenhead, Small Batch, Bourbon Hogshead and Château Lafitte Hogshead, 510 bottles) - 230719
  • Glengoyne 14 yo 2001/2015 (46%, Cadenhead, Small Batch, sherry butt, 840 bottles) - 041017
Douglas Laing
  • Glengoyne 20 yo 1996/2016 (51.5%, Douglas Laing, Old Particular, refill hogshead, cask # DL11212, 245 bottles) - 230117
  • Glengoyne 20 yo 1996/2017 (50%, Douglas Laing, Old Particular, cask # #11629, 287 bottles) - 170918
  • Glengoyne 21 yo 1996/2018 (49.5%, Douglas Laing, Old Particular, cask # #12388, 211 bottles) - 170918
  • Glengoyne 7 yo 2007/2014 (46%, Douglas Laing, Provenance, cask #10566) - 220616
  • Glengoyne 8 yo 2007/2016 (43%, Douglas Laing, Single Minded, hogshead) - 041017
Exclusive Malts
  • Glengoyne 37 yo 1973 (48.7%, Exclusive Malts, cask #976, 158 bottles) - 040810
Hunter Laing
  • Glengoyne 19 yo 1996/2016 (48%, Distiller’s Art, refill hogshead) - 041017
  • Glengoyne 7 yo 2007/2014 (46%, Hepburn’s Choice, 407 bottles) - 220616
  • Glengoyne 14 yo 2008/2022 (55.1%, Hunter Laing, First Editions, refill barrel, cask #HL9265, 223 bottles) - 260723
Jack Wiebers
  • Glengoyne 1972 (51.2%, Jack Wiebers, Prenzlow Collection, cask #4201, +/-2009) - 220410
  • Glengoyne 37 yo 1972 (51.5%, Jack Wiebers, Auld Distillers, cask #4211, 178 bottles) - 040810
Jean Boyer
  • Glengoyne 1997/2009 (57.5%, Jean Boyer 'The WitC's Bottling’ for Whisky-Distilleries Forum, 46 bottles) - 101109
Malts of Scotland
  • Glengoyne 1972/2009 (52.8%, Malts of Scotland, sherry butt, cask #3195, 305 bottles) - 180809
  • Glengoyne 1972/2012 (55.5%, Malts of Scotland, Warehouse Diamonds, sherry hogshead, cask #MoS 12044, 254 bottles) - 131112
  • Glengoyne 1973/2009 (55.1%, Malts of Scotland, Bourbon cask #677, 138 bottles) - 251109
  • Glengoyne 1973 (50.4%, Malts of Scotland, Belgium exclusive, cask #678, 97 bottles) - 040810
  • Glengoyne 1997/2009 (57.2%, Malts of Scotland, sherry butt, cask #582, 314 bottles) - 170909
  • Glengoyne 1997/2013 (54.6%, Malts of Scotland, bourbon, cask #MoS 13020, 211 bottles) - 220616
  • Glengoyne 1998/2009 (54.5%, Malts of Scotland, sherry hogshead, cask #1130, 292 bottles) - 170909
  • Glengoyne 1998/2010 (54.8%, Malts of Scotland, sherry hogshead, cask #1131) - 080711
  • Glengoyne 1998/2010 (55.2%, Malts of Scotland, sherry hogshead, cask #1132) - 080711
  • Glengoyne 13 yo 1998/2011 (53.7%, Malts of Scotland, cask # MoS 11006, 289 bottles) - 200112
  • Glengoyne 1998/2012 (54.8%, Malts of Scotland, sherry hogshead, cask #MoS 12024, 258 bottles) - 110313
  • Glengoyne 1998/2012 (52.7%, Malts of Scotland, Finest Spirits, sherry hogshead, cask #MoS 12003, 160 bottles) - 131114
  • Glengoyne 1998/2013 (55.1%, Malts of Scotland, sherry hogshead, cask #MoS 13043, 238 bottles) - 131114
  • Glengoyne 16 yo 1998/2014 (49.3%, Malts of Scotland, World Single Malt, sherry hogshead, cask #MoS 14013, 245 bottles) - 131114
  • Glengoyne 14 yo 1999/2013 (59.6%, Malts of Scotland, World Single Malt, sherry hogshead, cask #MoS 13068, 240 bottles) - 131114
  • Glengoyne 1999/2013 (54.3%, Malts of Scotland, sherry hogshead, cask #MoS 13044, 247 bottles) - 131114
The Nectar
  • Glengoyne 37 yo 1972/2010 (52%, The Nectar of the Daily Drams) - 040810
Single Malts of Scotland - Specialty Drinks - TWE
SMWS
  • Glengoyne 8 yo 1996/2005 (56.7%, Scotch Malt Whisky Society 123.2, 317 bottles) - 210206
Whisky-Doris
  • Glengoyne 13 yo 1997/2010 (46%, Whisky-Doris, The Dram, sherry butts, 120 bottles) - 291010
The Whisky Fair - Whisky Agency etc.
  • Glengoyne 37 yo 1972/2010 (57%, The Perfect Dram, refill sherry wood, 220 bottles) - 040810
  • Glengoyne 37 yo 1972/2010 (63.5%, The Perfect Dram, refill sherry, 289 bottles) - 131114
  • Glengoyne 22 yo 1981/2004 (49.1%, OB for The Whiskyfair, cask #410, 234 bottles) - 141105
  • Glengoyne 12 yo 2001/2013 (46%, Sansibar, sherry, 216 bottles) - 220616
Various IB
  • Glengoyne 17 yo Batch 1 (49.1%, The Boutique-y Whisky Company, 1204 bottles) - by Angus - 110720
  • Glengoyne 37 yo 1972/2010 (51.8%, The Whisky Cask, bourbon) - 230117
  • Glengoyne 18 yo 1997/2016 (52.1%, Gleann Mor, A Rare Find, 243 bottles) - 170918
  • Glengoyne 12 yo 2005/2019 (57.9%, Archives, cask #1938, 248 bottles) - 200420 - by Angus - 110720
  • Glengoyne 16 yo 2007/2023 (52.5%, Asta Morris, sherry, cask #AM124, 249 bottles) - 190924