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Glenglassaugh 9 - Ruby Port Finish
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Glenglassaugh 9 - Ruby Port Finish

Highlands

Glenglassaugh 9 - Ruby Port Finish

52.2% ABV9 yr70 cl

Cask
1st Fill Ruby Port
Cask no.
14367
Distilled
2016
Outturn
48 bottles
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The release

This 9-year-old Glenglassaugh was additionally matured in a 1st fill ruby port cask for 11 months. The portwood brings strawberry, raspberry and stewed plum to the Highland malt, supported by cream, biscuit, chocolate and measured cask spice. Its influence is generous, but the whisky retains enough structure and char to avoid becoming simply sweet. Presented alongside other two other Glenglassaugh cask maturations, the release provides a focused ruby port interpretation with a particularly small outturn and a long, fruit-led finish.

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Tasting notes

Berries
Spiced

Nose

Strawberry shortcake and raspberries laced with thick cream sit alongside a buttery biscuit base, whilst spiced mirabelle plums sit with milk chocolate buttons on the nose.

Palate

The arrival of the palate is thickly textured and offers a cornucopia of berry fruits alongside ginger and cinnamon spices. The mid-palate reveals chocolate torte together with well-balanaced cask char.

Finish

A long finish with vivid stewed berry fruits and lingering fine chocolate.

The distillery

Glenglassaugh

The coastal Highland distillery of Glenglassaugh, founded in 1874, is situated near the town of Portsoy, Banffshire overlooking the Moray Firth. After more than two decades of silence the distillery’s production resumed in 2008 marking a new chapter in its history.

A combination of long fermentation, wooden washbacks and lantern-shaped stills helps define Glenglassaugh's spirit character. The production includes both unpeated and peated spirit. These distilling methods contribute to a medium-weight spirit with pronounced fruit, honeyed sweetness and floral notes.

Glenglassaugh is consistently rewarding to bottle. Its fruity and coastal character provides a versatile foundation for different cask influences, allowing new dimensions of this distinctive Highland malt to be revealed.

Founded1874
LocationPortsoy, Highlands
CountryScotland
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The region

Highlands

The Highlands are Scotland's largest whisky producing region, covering a vast geographical area of the mainland along with many of Scotland's whisky producing islands. Distilleries are found across diverse landscapes, creating one of the most geographically varied whisky producing areas in Scotland.

Highland whiskies are known for their wide range of styles and flavour profiles. Expressions can vary from light and floral to rich, malty and coastal, reflecting both the broad geography of the region and the distinctive production methods of individual distilleries.

This versatility makes Highland whisky rewarding for independent bottling. Their broad spectrum of spirit styles responds exceptionally well to a variety of cask types, giving opportunities to explore the interplay between distillery character and cask influence.

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Full specification

Category
Single malt Scotch whisky
Distillery
Glenglassaugh
Region
Highlands
Country
Scotland
Age
9 years
Distilled
2016
Bottled
2026
Strength
52.2% ABV
Bottle size
70 cl
Original outturn
48 bottles
Cask number
14367
Cask
1st Fill Ruby Port

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