Glen Keith 27yo 1992/2020

Glen Keith 27yo 1992/2020

Spirits Shop Selection, Sansibar
Single malt - Speyside
Buttercups
48.4% ABV
Dram

Nose: Pear drops, clay dust, white pepper, apricot jam, white grapes, honey, hints of sarsaparilla, hints of lilies. 
Mouthfeel: Medium body, loosens, cool, astringent. 
Tasting:  Sour sweet. Clay dust, vanilla, honey, apricot jam, fresh baked bread, lilies, sarsaparilla, gooseberries, white pepper. 
Finish: Long. Hay, clay dust, white pepper, lilies, fresh cut grass. 

Comments: 

Fruity, slightly dusty, with herbal, jammy notes. It’s very floral, especially on the tongue. Many layered and complex, a great whisky.

Verdict:

I like this a lot. 

Glen Garioch 23yo 1991/2014

Glen Garioch 23yo 1991/2014

Limited Edition, Sansibar
Single malt - East Highlands
Dark gold
51.7% ABV
Dram

Nose: Coffee, dark chocolate, tobacco leaf, mint, malted grains, palm sugar, hints of damson jam. With water, fresh cut grass, tarragon, mint, blueberry jam. 
Mouthfeel: Medium body, mouth coating, warm, tingly. 
Tasting:  Sweet. Dark chocolate, blueberry jam, palm sugar, cloves, orange peel, hints of burnt sugar. With water, malted grains, dark chocolate, blueberry jam, tarragon. 
Finish: Long. Palm sugar, damson jam, blueberry jam, cloves, blackcurrant cordial, hints of mustard. 

Comments: 

Amazing old Glen Garioch. It’s sweet and sherried, but with water, some more burnt sweet notes appear, and a herbal edge which I think is a characteristic of Geery. Lovely whisky, this.

Verdict:

I like this a lot.