Glenkinchie Single Malt Scotch 12 Year

Ultimate Beverage Challenge 92 points - A whiff of green apples and rubber bands on the nose gives way to cereal sweetness on the palate. A light, vibrant whisky with notes of milk chocolate and citrus, and a hint of cedar on the finish..March/2017

43% alcohol

Glenkinchie is a soft, sweetly aromatic malt from the 'Garden of Scotland'. It has a fresh, grassy sweetness balanced with a warning, dryish finish. Recommendations 'This is the smokiest of all Lowland malts. Some drink this pale, slightly dry, 12-year-old as an alternative to sherry.Glenkinchie lies, as the name might suggest, in a glen of the Kinchie Burn near the village of Pencaitland, East Lothian. It is situated about 15 miles from Edinburgh. The distillery is set in farmland. The name 'Kinchie' is a corruption of 'De Quincy', the original owners of the land. Its origins date back to around 1825 when it was founded by brothers John and George Rate. The original name was Milton Distillery. The brothers probably renamed it in about 1837. In 1969 the distillery stopped malting its own grain and the malting floors were turned into a museum of malt whisky. The Glenkinchie label was relatively little known until 1989, when United Distillers started marketing it under their Classic Malts brand.