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The
Glenglassaugh Coastal Cask Collection,
10 new single cask whiskies produced
shortly after the distillery reopened in
2008.
The Glenglassaugh Coastal Collection
has been released to celebrate the
reawakening of the distillery which was
mothballed in 1986 and lay closed until
its went back into production in 2008.
Since then, the small, coastal
distillery has gone on to release a
range of whiskies and now celebrates the
release of a collection of single cask
bottlings all aged between 10 and 11
years.
The Coastal Collection of 10 single cask
Glenglassaugh whiskies has been hand
selected by Master Blender Dr. Rachel
Barrie, it is said to capture the lush,
coastal character of this
traditionally-crafted Highland single
malt, defined by its location and
elemental influences.
Each cask bottling in the collection was
distilled shortly after the distilleries
re-awakening and by its very nature, is
an exclusive one-off: bottled from a
single cask, individually hand-numbered
and with only a limited number of
bottles available.
Glenglassaugh Master Blender Rachel
Barrie said: "No matter what is
happening in the world around us, each
day the surf rolls in on Sandend Bay and
the invigorating North Sea air passes
through our coastal distillery and
warehouses. That’s the beauty of
Glenglassaugh's coastal casks, each
truly a distillation of nature’s
elements, come wind, rain or shine.
Over a decade since the spirit
reawakened in 2008, Coastal Casks is the
first global release of a selection of
Glenglassaugh cask bottlings at 10 and
11 years old. Like the surf in Sandend
Bay, each cask brings rolling waves of
flavour that intensify and evolve in
each and every sip.
Nurtured by the coast, each
Glenglassaugh Coastal Cask shares a
unique and luscious sweetness. With
tasting notes ranging from raspberry
fruit jam to salted caramel; tropical
fruit syrup to chocolate profiterole and
clotted cream, this collection is a
celebration of Glenglassaugh's coastal
malt journey, which I hope you will
savour to the full."
The 10 single cask whiskies, one peated, 9 unpeated, in the
Glenglassaugh Cask Collection are:
- Glenglassaugh Cask 559
10 Years Old -
Cask Type: Bourbon Barrel -
Spirit Type: Peated
Colour: Harvest gold
Nose: Fruit syrup and salted sea
samphire with smoked barley and
rhubarb
Palate: Rhubarb custard and salted
mango puree with lingering
pineapple, toasted sesame and
coconut
ABV: 55.9%
Available in UK
Glenglassaugh Rare Cask Release 2009
Cask No 559 Review
- Glenglassaugh Cask 1346
10 Years Old -
Cask Type: Bourbon Barrel -
Spirit Type: Classic Unpeated
Colour: Light gold
Nose: Bourbon vanilla, apple and
crisp pear with buttercream and
tropical fruit syrup
Palate: Pineapple, grapefruit and
chocolate profiterole pastry with
almond butter and lingering trace of
fresh sea salt
ABV: 54.7%
Distillery exclusive
Glenglassaugh Rare Cask Release 2009
Cask No 1346 Review
- Glenglassaugh Cask R11-008-1
11 Years Old -
Cask Type: Madeira Puncheon -
Spirit Type: Classic Unpeated
Colour: Sunset gold
Nose: Dried apricot and mandarin
with oregon pine, salted caramel and
toasted almond
Palate: Burst of tropical fruit
syrup with papaya, lychee and the
lingering balance of pine nut oil
ABV: 54.7%
Available in Australia/New
Zealand/Canada/India/Middle
East/Africa
- Glenglassaugh Cask 957
10 Years Old -
Cask Type: Sherry Puncheon -
Spirit Type: Classic Unpeated
Colour: Mellow gold
Nose: Buttered raisin brioche with
baked pineapple and lingering raisin
fudge
Palate: Toasted nutmeg, rich cocoa,
salted butter and Seville orange
marmalade
ABV: 57.9%
Available in Poland & Eastern Europe
- Glenglassaugh Cask 888
10 Years Old -
Cask Type: Spanish Wine Hogshead -
Spirit Type: Classic Unpeated
Colour: Varnished cherrywood
Nose: Chocolate toffee, hazelnut,
sultana with raisin and berry fruit
Palate: An explosion of ripe and
stewed fruit, blackberry, sultana,
chocolate cream and lasting salinity
ABV: 56.7%
Available in South East Asia
- Glenglassaugh Cask 7497
11 Years Old -
Cask Type: Pedro Ximénez Butt -
Spirit Type: Classic Unpeated
Colour: Stained teak
Nose: Waxed cherry and fruitcake
laced with brandy and salted olive
oil, filled with raisin and sultana
Palate: Date and prune oil with
notes of dark vanilla, salted black
olive and a lingering sherry
sweetness
ABV: 55.8%
Available in China/Japan/Korea/Hong
Kong
- Glenglassaugh Cask 1830
11 Years Old -
Cask Type: Port Pipe -
Spirit Type: Classic Unpeated
Colour: Ruby
Nose: Blackcurrant jam and clotted
cream with raspberry, treacle and
buttered pastry
Palate: Full bodied richness of
blackberry pie with macadamia nut
and lashings of custard cream
ABV: 55.4%
Available in
Belgium/Netherlands/Germany/Nordics
- Glenglassaugh Cask 1138
11 Years Old -
Cask Type: Oloroso Sherry Butt -
Spirit Type: Classic Unpeated
Colour: Darkest mahogany
Nose: Sun-dried raisin bread with
black treacle syrup, liquorice,
sultanas and brown sugar
Palate: Full-bodied with treacle,
luscious sherry oils and lingering
dark honey and walnut
ABV: 55.7%
Available in Taiwan
- Glenglassaugh Cask 2428
10 Years Old -
Cask Type: Pedro Ximénez Butt -
Spirit Type: Classic Unpeated
Colour: Walnut brown
Nose: Dried fruit and candied
pineapple with dark molasses,
treacle toffee and espresso
Palate: Baked pineapple and dark
chocolate with a drizzle of olive
oil and salted date caramel
ABV: 57.8%
Available in France, Italy, Iberia,
Mediterranean
- Glenglassaugh Cask R12-213-1
11 Years Old -
Cask Type: Oloroso Hogshead -
Spirit Type: Classic Unpeated
Colour: Honeyed gold
Nose: Chocolate ganache, caramel
roasted coffee and seaside toffee
and pistachio nut brittle
Palate: Orange and sherried fruit
explosion with sun dried raisin and
buttered croissant with lashings of
chocolate
spread
ABV: 51.1%
Available in USA
All 10 single cask bottlings in the
Glenglassaugh Coastal Casks Collection
are naturally coloured, bottled at cask
strength between 51.1% - 57.9% ABV, non
chill filtered, the prices range from
£89 for a 10 year old cask to £99 for an
11 year old bottling. Each coastal cask
will be made available in a different
location worldwide. Global pricing and
date availability may vary.
You will find the Glenglassaugh Coastal
Casks Collection available from
specialist online whisky retailers such
as
The Whisky Exchange,
The Whisky Shop and
Master of
Malt
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