Review #182: Glentauchers Gordon & Macphail SiB cask #649 11y (Loch and K(e)y pick)

 

Speyside - 11 - NCF - NCA - Sample would guess $60 - 46%

Glentauchers is a workhorse malt for blends in the Pernod Ricard family.  It is rumored to be a key component of the Ballantine and Teacher's blends.  I don't have much on this dram so lets see how it drinks.  


Color - Amber

Nose - Candied figs, raisins, vanilla, Nutmeg, sugar in the raw

Palate - caramel, spice, generic sweetness

Finish - medium - Baking spices, honey, touch of word and apple

Overall - 5 - This comes across as a blender workhorse. It is portable but nothing I would choose on my own. The sort of generic profile probably really lends itself to blending. 

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Rating system is price influenced as it is based on my shopping decisions when buying a bottle.

10 Best in Show

9 Great Dram for Special Occasions

8 Worthy of consistent spot in my collection

7 Worth picking up a bottle if in the mood

6 I would buy a bottle if it went on sale
5.5 I enjoyed but it will never be priced at where I would buy a bottle

5 I would drink it happily if offered

4 I would drink it if offered on the rocks

3 Maybe some soda will make this potable

2 I'll Pass

1 Toilet cleaner

Inclusive Ratings

Overall 6.1

Standard Deviation 0.91

Skew 0.66

Kurtosis -0.16