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Glengoyne Teapot Dram IV Not Your Average Cup Of Tea

Glengoyne Teapot Dram IVWhen one thinks of teapots and drinks associated with them, tea is obviously the first thing which comes to mind. For some Scottish workers, however, the teapot instead was a place to store up some whisky during the day in a rather interesting ritual. That’s part of the background story anyhow around the Glengoyne Teapot Dram non-age statement Scotch release, now in its forth iteration.

Known as Teapot Dram IV this release, available only through Glengoyne directly, was crafted in honor of a tradition in which, according to the distillery, one took part in

Three fingers of whisky, three times a day. That was the daily regime for the Glengoyne workers for over 150 years – gathering in the canteen for a dram at nine o’clock, midday, and three o’clock.

Wonderful, certainly, for the seasoned workers – but a bit much for the younger ones. To save face, they’d take the first dram, then discretely pour the next two into a copper teapot on the windowsill. However, it certainly didn’t go to waste. Their older colleagues – veterans of the dram one and all – would intersperse official drams with unofficial “cups of tea”.

A total of 3,178 bottles, each pricing £90 (around $140 USD), are available in this batch. It was created by marrying together seven first fill sherry casks before being bottled at 58.7% ABV. Official tasting notes for this dark mahogany colored whisky are below.

  • Nose: Porridge, pineapple, sweet oak, cherry liqueur, dark chocolate.
  • Mouth: Sweet, soft, treacle, soft oak, pepper.
  • Finish: Long with developing black pepper as it goes.
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