Glen Wyvis 6yo 2018/2024

Glen Wyvis 6yo 2018/2024

Official bottling
Single malt - North Highlands
Amber
60.2% ABV
Dram

Nose: Raisins, red grapes, honey, lohan fruit, cloves, black tea, hints of molasses. With water, menthol, raisins, eucalyptus. 
Mouthfeel: Heavy body, hot, evaporates, mouth coating. 
Tasting:  Bitter sweet. Black tea, lohan fruit, cloves, menthol, damson jam, orange peel, hints of cinnamon. With water, menthol, damson jam, eucalyptus. 
Finish: Long. Black tea, menthol, raisins, orange peel. 

Comments: 

Cask 59. A well sherried whisky, plenty of the sweet red fruit notes you’d expect, but also plenty of complexity like black tea, menthol and cloves. Surprisingly layered for such a young dram.

Verdict:

I like this a lot. 

Glen Wyvis The Drover

Glen Wyvis The Drover

Official bottling

Single malt - North Highlands
Yellow
46.5% ABV
Dram

Nose: Peaches, malted grains, lemon zest, malted grains, mangoes, hints of vanilla. 
Mouthfeel: Light body, loosens, tingly, cool. 
Tasting:  Sweet sour. Malted grains, vanilla, peaches, gooseberries, mangoes, white grapes, hints of white pepper. 
Finish: Short. Coffee, white pepper, malted grains, white grapes. 

Comments: 

Fruity and malty. There’s quite a lot of noticeable change from the early releases from this distillery, it’s improving quite a lot as the distillate gets to a stable footing.

Verdict:

I like this.

Glen Wyvis 2019/2023 Batch 01/19

Glen Wyvis 2019/2024 Batch 01/19

Official bottling 
Single malt - North Highlands
Dark gold 
46.5% ABV
Dram

Nose: Yoghurt, limes, lemon zest, white chocolate, sour cream, hints of vanilla. 
Mouthfeel: Light body, cool, loosens, tingly. 
Tasting:  Sour sweet. Sour cream, yoghurt, honey, brown sugar, limes, hints of meringue. 
Finish: Short. Yoghurt, honey, white chocolate, sour cream. 

Comments: 

Citrusy and tart malt, with gentle lactic notes. It’s also rather sweet for the lactic style of whisky. It all builds to a short but intense finish.

Verdict:

I like this.

Glen Wyvis 3yo 2018/2022 Batch 02/18

Glen Wyvis 3yo 2018/2022 Batch 02/18

Official bottling 
Single malt - North Highlands
Green gold
46.5% ABV
Dram

Nose: Fresh cut grass, camphor, white grapes, thyme, kiwifruit, hints of lemon zest. 

Mouthfeel: Light body, loosens, airy, slippery. 
Tasting:  Sour. Sour cream, fresh cut grass, white grapes, lemon zest, green apples, hints of pear drops. 
Finish: Long. Thyme, lemon zest, green apples, kiwifruit. 

Comments: 

Quite lactic, but also shot through with fruit and grassy notes. I do find this whisky promising, it should deepen and become more complex with age, whilst remaining fresh and bright. That’s the hope, anyway.

Verdict:

I like this.

Glen Wyvis 3yo 2018/2021 Inaugural Release

Glen Wyvis 3yo 2018/2021 Inaugural Release

Official bottling 
Single malt - North Highlands
Straw, hints of green
50% ABV
Dram

Nose: Peaches, fresh cut grass, malted grains, lemon zest, cream cheese, apricot jam. With water, apricot jam, fresh cut grass, lemon juice. 
Mouthfeel: Light body, tingly, astringent, hot. 
Tasting:  Sour. Fresh cut grass, lemon juice, peaches, apricot jam, white pepper, cinnamon, sourdough bread. With water, lemon juice, sourdough bread, raisins. 
Finish: Long. Apricot jam, white pepper, chillies, lemon juice. 

Comments: 

Heard a lot of good things about this distillery. The distillate is good, citrusy and light with accents of herbal grassiness. I like the stripped back nature, it’s a way for the distiller to show his skill. Very enjoyable. 

Verdict:

I like this.