Glenglassaugh Rare Cask Release #6801 Whisky 40 Year Old · 1973 Vintage

Colour

A rich burnished amber with coppery edges and a honey-gold core, glowing with mahogany warmth.

Nose

Salted dark caramel entwined with roasted almonds and old-fashioned ginger cake, dark treacle, Armagnac-soaked prunes and sticky dates; stewed apple, all wrapped in rich, dark oak.

Palate

Honey-glazed ham meets dark treacle on brown bread, with meat stock lending savory depth, and a lingering salted treacle tart note.

Finish

Fizzy cola-cube brightness yields to salted honey-glazed ham, caramelised pineapple drying into treacle. Roasted nuts resonate with dark, brooding sherry oak, leaving a meaty, mouthfilling coastal Speyside that lingers with multi-layered, dark, mysterious richness.