Should You Buy The Glasgow 1770 Cognac Finish?
From the sounds of this review, we should all be heading out to buy this as soon as we can. If you’re a fan of a little bit of smokiness in your single malts, and the whirlwind of sweet, dessert-driven creaminess that is clearly on offer from these cask maturations – this is a perfect liquid for you, from a distillery that is gaining a reputation in every positive way with every new release.
Bottled at a high strength with no filtering, no coloring, and a bourbon cask maturation with the Cognac cask finishing, this sounds like an absolute delight to have in the cabinet, whether you’re sharing with friends or just having a glass by yourself.
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Is The Cognac Finish A Good Introduction To The Glasgow 1770 Range?
In some ways yes, and in some ways no.
Let’s start with the positives first. If you want a distillery style that has become well renowned for its creamier styles of single malt and is very consistent with its regular release, as well as bringing out some rather bespoke small batch and single cask offerings – The Glasgow Distillery is incredible to watch grow and develop.
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The only real downside is that if this was the first expression you were to try from them, it is a little exuberant, for want of a better word. It’s the distillery style turned up to 10 with a little smoke, high strength, and with a big cask finish. It’s wonderful whisky, but we’d say try the regular bottlings first. Always start at the ground floor.
Final Thoughts.
A clearly exceptional release from The Glasgow 1770 Distillery, a bottling that offers gentle smokiness, with huge dessert notes that offer a clear and delicious contrast to each other. Add it to your list!
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