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Glengoyne
Whisky: Glengoyne 16 year old Port Wood Finish
Age: 16 years
Type: Single malt
   
Cask Type: Port Finish
Strength: 54.6%
   
Distillery: Glengoyne Distillery
Country: Scotland: Highlands
   
 
Date: 23-10-2010
Nose: Sweet, on the dark side, faint acetone, round.
Flavour: Acetone, dark, wood, sweet ripe pear, some dark wine elements which turn more into port after adding some water.
Body: Acetone sharpness, dryish, oily.
Comments: It need quite a lot of water, but then it'll bloom into a glengoyne with both body and flavour.
Rating: ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ +++- ---- ---- (7.75)