The Glenglassaugh distillery is a malt scotch whisky distillery which restarted production in November 2008 after being acquired by an independent investment group. Following a complete refurbishment by the new owners the distillery was re-opened on 24 November 2008 by the First Minister for Scotland Alex Salmond.
A milestone moment for the Glenglassaugh distillery, which fired its stills back up in 2008 after over two decades of silence. After that reawakening, a growing stash of single malt has been patiently maturing in the distillery’s coastal warehouses, under the watchful eye of master blender Rachel Barrie. 2023 sees the launch of this brand new flagship 12-year-old single malt. Drawn from a selection of bourbon, sherry, and red wine casks, it’s layered with soft stone fruits, toasted vanilla, softly salted chocolate, and sweet, nutty meringue.
This is a 42% bottling of 30 year old single malt Scotch whisky from Glenglassaugh, a Highland distillery on the coast. As with the previous release it’s presented in a beautiful teardrop decanter.
€1,350Original price was: €1,350.€1,180Current price is: €1,180.
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One of two 35 year old single malt Scotch whiskies in the first batch of Rare Cask Releases from the Glenglassaugh distillery. It was finished in a Port hogshead, before it was bottled, producing 279 bottles.
This bottle was hand selected by Master Distiller Billy Walker as a Rare Cask release.
€1,495Original price was: €1,495.€1,295Current price is: €1,295.
The pictures are from the actual bottle, if you’d like more detailed photos just get in touch!
One of two 36 year old single malt Scotch whiskies in the first batch of Rare Cask Releases from the Glenglassaugh distillery. It was finished in a Port hogshead, before it was bottled, producing 337 bottles.
This bottle was hand selected by Master Distiller Billy Walker as a Rare Cask release.
€1,495Original price was: €1,495.€1,295Current price is: €1,295.
The pictures are from the actual bottle, if you’d like more detailed photos just get in touch!
One of two 36 year old single malt Scotch whiskies in the first batch of Rare Cask Releases from the Glenglassaugh distillery. It was finished in a Port hogshead, before it was bottled, producing 337 bottles.
This bottle was hand selected by Master Distiller Billy Walker as a Rare Cask release.
The pictures are from the actual bottle, if you’d like more detailed photos just get in touch!
38 year old single malt from Glenglassaugh, presented as part of their Rare Cask Release Batch 3 – which featured only whiskies aged over 30 years! This single malt was distilled in October 1978 and bottled in November 2016 following a finishing period in a Pedro Ximenéz Sherry puncheon, resulting in 722 bottles.
A new 2013 release which marks a change for Glenglassaugh. The previous releases of their 40 year old have been single casks, but, from now on, they will be releasing a vatting of casks as an ongoing release. Presented in the same ‘teardrop’ shaped decanter as the 30yo, this has seen a lot of sherry-wood influence, so can be expected to be rich and flavoursome.
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Very well-aged single malt from Glenglassaugh’s third batch of Rare Cask Release bottlings. This was distilled in November 1973 and slumbered soundly for until it was finished in a bourbon barrel and bottled in November 2016 – 42 years of maturation! 238 bottles were produced.
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From the Glenglassaugh rare Cask Release Batch 3 comes a hugely attractive 44 year old single malt, distilled in October 1972 and finished in a Massandra sherry cask before being bottled in November 2016. Only 479 bottles were produced.
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From Glenglassaugh’s third batch of Rare Cask Release expressions comes a 47 year old single malt finished in a single Pedro Ximenéz Sherry puncheon. Cask 2230 was filled all the way back in December 1968 and cracked open in November 2016, with 404 bottles produced. Batch 3 of the Glenglassaugh Rare Cask Release features whiskies all aged for at least 30 years. Blimey.
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50 year old Glenglassaugh single malt. Goodness gracious. This was distilled in November 1965 and matured in a single hogshead until November 2016, when the distillery in the Highlands bottled it up as the oldest expression in their Rare Cask Release Batch 3. 285 bottles were produced.
It warrants saying again. 50 year old Glenglassaugh single malt. Goodness gracious indeed.
Glenglassaugh Evolution is created by maturing the whisky in a unique combination of the finest hand-picked ex-Tennessee first-fill whiskey barrels. This expression shows great depth of character and finesse, a harmonious combination of whisky and oak. Bottled at 50%, natural colour and non chill filtered, Evolution represents the heart of Glenglassaugh’s distinctive personality, and indeed the landscape in which it is set.
Glenglassaugh describe this single malt as ‘like a sweet shop by the beach’, referring to the candy and vanilla notes added to their coastal, peated whisky by the American virgin oak it’s been finished in.
After two decades of silence, the Glenglassaugh distillery reawoke in 2008, and now it’s time to discover a brand new single malt, produced under the expert direction of master blender Rachel Barrie. Portsoy is a richly peated single malt, named after the coastal distillery’s neighbouring harbour village. Matured in a selection of sherry, bourbon, and Port casks, it boasts a satisfyingly smoky, maritime character with waves of tropical fruit, salted liquorice, sticky soy, and chocolate.
The Revival is the first expression released from Glenglassaugh distillery after being mothballed for more than 20 years. The Glenglassaugh Revival has been matured in a balanced mix of ex-red wine and fresh bourbon casks, vatted and re-racked for double maturation in rich sherry casks. Bottled at 46%, non chill filtered and of natural colour, Revival is a stunning Highland single malt with a coastal charm.
After laying silent for over two decades, the Glenglassaugh stills were fired back up in 2008, and in 2023, a brand new core range is ready! The distillery sits on the rugged north Aberdeenshire coast, nestled behind the beautiful surfer’s haven, Sandend Bay. Master blender Rachel Barrie has fond childhood memories of time spent at Sandend and even learned to surf there, and now the bay is honoured in the form of this unpeated single malt. Matured in a combo of bourbon, sherry, and manzanilla casks, it’s bursting with notes of tropical fruit and tablet, with delicate coastal salinity in the distance.
We’ve seen the Revival and the Evolution, and now Glenglassaugh are adding a peated expression to their range. The Torfa (which refers to the Old Norse word for turf or peat) has been matured in ex-bourbon barrels and weighs in at 20 PPM. We love to see that Glenglassaugh is back up and running again after being closed for over 20 years, and they’ve even got enough momentum to try new things, as this is their first peated single malt Scotch whisky!
