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12th September 2011 |
Glenury Royal 40 Year Old
1970
Glenury
Royal is a closed distillery near
Stonehaven in the Eastern Highlands.
This Glenury Royal 40 Year Old 1970 is
the second oldest bottling to be
released by the original distillers.
A very limited release of individually
numbered bottles which have been matured
in American Oak refill casks filled in
1970. It is a limited edition of
only 1404 and has a RRP of £525.
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Glenury Royal 40 1970 Tasting Notes
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Producer's Tasting Notes:
Appearance:
Deep amber. Moderate beading.
Nose:
Tentative at first. Mild nose-feel; soft
and rounded. Soon deepening into a rich,
dark cherry-scented chocolate torte;
followed by mouth-watering fruit
pastilles, soft apples, pear skins and
tart red berries. Later, buttery vanilla
fudge or a rich, soft ginger cake. A
dash of water introduces more complex
fruit notes; peach cream chocolates,
fresh figs and cherries, developing into
light orange oil with just a faint
suggestion of smoke.
Body:
Medium to rich.
Palate:
Enjoyable even at natural strength, when
an attractively oily, thick texture
leads to cool, dry sandalwood, then to a
sweet/bitter contrast; sugar crystals in
spent coffee grounds or a slightly burnt
fruit scone. A dash of water increases
the sweetness; those peach-cream
chocolates are back, and the overall
effect is cooling and softly bitter,
with fresh tarragon, grapefruit pith.
Finish:
Long, with a pronounced dry oakiness
followed by fresher cedary notes and a
truly delicious cocoa powder conclusion.
Later delicately savoury with some
chocolate after-dinner mint. With water,
long, silky and fragrant with late,
drying, bitter chocolate torte. Light
fragrant ash in the aftertaste (as with
Assam tea).
Summary:
A sumptuous old-style after-dinner malt,
proudly displaying its forty years
without a trace of fatigue. Another
regal old Glenury Royal that’s easy to
drink even at this high strength; oily,
rich textured sweetness with a bitter
edge and a long, elegantly drying and
spicy finish.
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