Workers at Glengoyne distillery were allowed an allowance of whisky every day - it was meant to be 3 fingers but they found a colleague with massively chubby fingers so it was quite a large amount so they had to use a small copper teapot which some sipped from all day. The cask was selected by the Master Brewer each week. Managers then began to notice they were picking the best first fill Oloroso casks for themselves. In the 1970's this 150 year old tradition ended at Glengoyne and across the whole industry as new health and safety legislation came into being. Now there is a Legendary annual sherry bomb release from Glengoyne that honours the workers and their ability to pick the best casks in the warehouse. Aged in first fill European oak oloroso sherry casks. This edition was bottled in 2023 at a cask strength of 58.9%.
In my YouTube Review this scored 5 out of 5 for Quality
The pinnacle of the Glendronach core range, the 21 Year Parliament, is a truly amazing dram. My review here: https://engineered.network/whisky/episode-22-glendronach-21-year/
Thank you Horny Pony for helping me try before I buy! (I since bought a bottle of this)
Some lovely ocean spray and subtle smoke on the nose. More of the ocean than the fire on the nose at least. Sweet upfront and then a little prickly, but beautifully done. Apricot jam which reveals freshly cracked black pepper, that smoothens into cured meats and honey. This dram gives a charcuterie board alongside a cigar. A taster is well worthwhile as this has certainly moved me towards buying a bottle.
I've actually been wanting to taste this so I can make up my mind to buy a bottle. When I found your site and saw it had this I immediately bought some tasting samples and absolutely loved it! Will definitely invest in a bottle