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    Glenkinchie Distillers Edition 87
    Distillery
    Glenkinchie
    Style
    Single Malt
    Release
    1988
    Age
    Unspecified
    Alcohol
    43% abv.
    Region
    Scotland, Lowlands
    Bottled For
    Distillery

    After mellowing in a refill cask to develop the soft distillery character for a decade, a secondary maturation in a specifically chosen amontillado sherry wood cask ensures that all the good work continues. This edition is testimony to the skills of the Master Distiller.

    review by coloradodram

    87
    Color
    Orangy amber.
    Nose
    Wet hay/grass, a fermenting sour apple...but kind of sweet.
    Body
    Very oily and syrupy, meaty for a Lowland.
    Palate
    Confirms the nose, hay with floral fruit.
    Finish
    Medium heat, rather long, very smooth and excellently dry, A classic and memorable one.

    If the standard Glenkinchie is an aperitif, this is the after dinner dessert (no need to pair with any food - this dram provides enough chewy mouthfeel on its own). A unique and great Lowland expression!