ABV: 43 %
Origin: Speyside
Type: Single Malt
Bottles in collection: 1
Emptied bottles: 0
Impression: 2/5

Tasting notes
Nose: This is sweet and malty. At first there’s a mild toffee sweetness sitting in the center with a mix of ethanol, vanilla and a mild perfumey floral note on top. Underneath lie some earthy notes and sour lemon. With time there’s a smoky note unraveling on top which pushes the spirity note away. There are fresh apples and a peat note slowly forming in the middle as well. This is a decent nose. Everything feels a bit unbalanced and it certainly lacks power and complexity.

Mouth: It starts out very spirity and quite harsh. There’s a bitterness in the back and it takes a while for the malt and toffee to arrive. It’s quite peppery and everything is just in disarray from the get-go. The bitterness morphs into a zesty note and a vanilla note forms out on the edges of the palate. There are still some perfumey floral notes floating around, but they are too weak to battle against most of the unpleasantries.

Finish: The spicyness peaks through the transition. When it dies down the toffee, malt and vanilla notes come through once more. They are now joined by an oakiness which doesn’t have much character to it. It mixes with the bitterness and the zesty lemon. The earthy notes peek through as well. This is a so-and-so whisky. It’s not especially easy to access, it’s a bit hot and unbalanced over all.

Additional information
There is no information to be found on the aging process of this whisky. It’s the only standard release of Glenlossie, yet it is limited.

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