Glenburgie 19 Years Old 1995 Cask #6467 + 6468 (Signatory)

A 19 year old Glenburgie from Signatory Vintage, distilled in 1995, from cask 6467 + 6468, at 43%, one of 894 bottles. Glenburgie is a light, fruity Speyside malt of orchard fruit, grass and a soft waxy thread. The old distillery was demolished and rebuilt in 2004, only the little stone office left standing. It was expanded to six stills after the rebuild, one of the bigger distilleries in the group.

It was distilled in tall onion shaped pot stills, for a light body with a gentle, waxy edge. It rested in ex-Bourbon oak, oak lactones lending a creamy vanilla. Through oxidative maturity the esters concentrate, the apple and pear turning to a waxy honey and soft tropical fruit. Years in oak deepen the spirit to old gold, the body growing rounder and waxier with time. Active wood frames the fruit without ever crowding the Speyside spirit. The spirit deepens with time, the cask drawing out a soft beeswax.

Bottled at 43%, it is light and rounded. Baked apple, grass and a light honey, with a soft vanilla from the oak. A green apple and a gentle citrus lift the middle. A fresh finish closes on apple and a soft oak. This is a fragrant Speyside single malt of real lightness.