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

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, dark treacle on brown bread, meat stock, salted treacle tart.

Finish

Fizzy coke cubes, salted honey glazed ham, caramelised pineapple drying into treacle, roasted nuts and that dark and brooding sherry oak goes on and on and..A meaty mouthfilling coastal Speyside that oozes complexity of dark and mysterious flavours.