Glenburgie 12 Years Old 2011 Cask #800684 (Archives)

The Fishes of Samoa

700ml / 59.8%

Single Malt

$166

This Glenburgie was bottled by Archives, a 12 year old, at 59.8%. Light and clean, with apple, citrus and a waxy note. A blending malt, rarely seen on its own and mostly from independents. Owned by Chivas Brothers, part of Pernod Ricard, since 2005. Made on local spring water near Alves in Moray. This is a light, waxy Speyside single malt.

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SKU GBG016 Categories Glenburgie, Scottish Whisky, Speyside, Whiskey

Description

A 12 year old Glenburgie from Archives, distilled in 2011, from cask 800684, at 59.8%, one of 223 bottles. Glenburgie is a clean, fruity Speyside malt, light and fresh in the glass. It was founded in 1810 as Kilnflat by William Paul, taking the Glenburgie name in 1878. It was rebuilt in 1881 by Charles Chree Doig, the architect behind so many Speyside stillhouses.

It was worked unhurried through the stillhouse, giving a fragrant, orchard led Speyside spirit. It was matured in refill ex-Bourbon oak, a soft vanilla beneath the fruit. Through integration spirit and wood marry, vanillin rounding out as esters lend a riper apple, pear and a soft honey. The spirit deepens with time, the cask drawing out a soft beeswax. A soft waxiness from the spirit carries a thread through the maturation. Years in oak deepen the spirit to old gold, the body growing rounder and waxier with time. First fill wood drives the maturation, the cask clear in the spirit.

At 59.8%, undiluted, it is rich and waxy. A delicate, soft malt with a waxy edge, over a gentle, creamy oak. Pear, grass and a creamy oak fill the middle. A fresh finish closes on apple and a soft oak. This is a fruity Speyside malt rarely seen on its own.