Glasgow 1770 Cognac Cask Finished

Glasgow 1770 Cognac Cask Finished

Official bottling 
Single malt - Lowlands
Dark gold 
56% ABV
Dram

Nose: Green tea, smoke, cooked rice, leather, tobacco leaf, orange peel, hints of raisins. With water, brass polish, marmalade, smoke, hints of tobacco leaf. 
Mouthfeel: Heavy body, tingly, hot, thickens. 
Tasting:  Salty sour. Cooked rice, tobacco leaf, peanuts, peat, wet stones, smoke, orange peel, green tea, petrichor. With water, orange peel, gooseberries, honey, tobacco leaf. 
Finish: Long. Petrichor, smoke, cooked rice, honey. 

Comments: 

Earthy, peated and cereally, it’s not very sweet. There’s a lot of tobacco and fragrant green tea. I’d be hard pushed to say this was a cognac cask finished whisky.

Verdict:

I like this.