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11th October 2010 |
 Glen Spey 21 Year Old
One of two Speyside whiskies in the 2010
Special Releases which seldom become
available at any age, still less at 20
years plus.
This 21 year old Glen Spey has an
unusual background: it has matured in
new American Oak casks that had also
held sherry, which gives the finish some
"drying oak checked by subtle, creamy
vanilla and note of powdered chocolate".
Bottled at its natural cask strength of
50.4% ABV, it is a limited edition of
only 6000 individually numbered bottles
and has a RRP of £120.
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Glen Spey 21 Year Old Tasting Notes
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Appearance:
Rich, deep amber with long-legged
beading.
Nose:
Instant, rich and at first winey, with
over-ripe fruits (apple, pear, plum and
peach). Wonderful fruit acidity above a
sweet, waxy layer, as with a cherry
cake, marzipan, or stollen. Traces of
summer gorse, coconut and an artist’s
studio. With water, no nose-feel and a
very light aroma to start; gentle, soft
and alluring, lifting the artist’s
studio and clean mineral salts whilst
subduing the winey aromas in favour of
lashings of coconut, caramel and toffee.
Still enjoyable, but without its
straight gravitas.
Body:
Rich and oily.
Taste:
Smooth texture and clear American oak
wood influences (coconut, vanilla), with
a sweet taste overall. Initially quiet,
cooling and oily, with oaky notes of
varnish and wood shavings (as in a
woodwork room). Some charring. The top
notes are of ripe fruit with a
suggestion of menthol. Cooled and
simplified by water: minty and creamy at
first, then cocoa and mint toffee to the
fore.
Finish:
Medium, complex. Charred paper, varnish.
Drying oak checked by subtle, creamy
vanilla. A note of powdered chocolate,
in time becoming old brown sugar.
Lighter and cleaner with water, with
creaminess, gentle peppermint, white
chocolate and pleasing, subtle oak.
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Other 2010 Diageo Special Releases
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tasting notes.
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Diageo Special Releases Availability
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On sale in most markets in Europe, but
not all markets take all 9 products.
Also available in selected global duty
free outlets.
In the US market, the following will be
available: Lagavulin 12 year old, Caol
Ila 12 year old, Talisker 30 year old,
Glenkinchie 20 year old, Cragganmore 21
year old, Glen Spey 21 year old, and
Auchroisk 20 year old.
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