Monday, 12 August 2024

Glencraig 33yo 1976/2010

Glencraig 33yo 1976/2010

Vintage, Signatory
Single malt - Speyside
Bright gold 
53.8% ABV
Dram

Nose: Orange peel, pineapples, pencil lead, wet stones, brown paper, smoke, hints of papayas. With water, pineapples, pencil lead, wet stones, brown paper. 
Mouthfeel: Light body, cool, static, airy. 
Tasting:  Bitter sour. Pineapples, gunpowder, pencil lead, wet stones, black tea, lemon zest, brown paper. With water, pencil lead, pineapples, cream, hints of gunpowder.
Finish: Long. Vanilla, malted grains, pineapples, orange peel, wet stones. 

Comments: 

Cask 6782. Very sulphurous, very citrusy dram, but curiously, it works. The magic of long aging, perhaps. There are also huge flinty, minerally notes that offset the peat beautifully. Lovely whisky.

Verdict:

I like this a lot. 



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