Glenburgie 27 Years Old 1995 Cask #6723 (Milroy’s of Soho)

Milroy's of Soho bottled this Glenburgie, a 27 year old, distilled in 1995, from cask 6723, at 52.3%, one of 237 bottles. Glenburgie is a Speyside single malt, owned by Chivas Brothers and one of the larger Speyside distilleries. It has been a core malt of the Ballantine's blend since Hiram Walker bought it in 1936. 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.

The spirit was distilled in tall onion shaped pot stills, for a light body with a gentle, waxy edge. Maturation came in ex-Bourbon wood, the oak gentle behind the spirit. In the oxidative, evaporative years the spirit concentrates to tropical fruit, honey and a waxy, candle wax depth. Maturation runs slow and even in the cool Speyside warehouses. First fill wood drives the maturation, the cask clear in the spirit.

At a hearty 52.3% it carries real weight. Apple, pear and a soft honey, with a soft vanilla from the oak. Soft apple and a waxy honey sit behind the cask. A long, fruity finish carries a waxy honey. This is the fragrant blending malt of Alves.