• Country: Scotland
• Region: Highlands (Scotland) (on the border with the Lowlands)
• Distillery: Glengoyne Distillery
• Type: Single Malt Scotch Whisky
• Age: 18 years
• Alcohol content: 43%

Glengoyne 18 has a strong sherry influence:

• First-fill European oak (Oloroso sherry)
• First-fill American oak (sherry)
• Refill sherry casks
• Small proportion of ex-bourbon casks

This results in:

• plenty of dried fruit (raisins, dates)
• nuts, chocolate, spices
• soft oak and sweetness

• PPM: ~0 ppm
• Peated: ❌ No (completely unpeated)

Glengoyne is known precisely for not using peat:

the barley is not dried over a peat fire → so no smokiness

Result:

• purely fruity and malty profile
• no smoke or medicinal notes

Nose:

• ripe apple
• honey
• sherry / raisins
• vanilla and spices

Taste:

• rich and rounded
• dried fruit
• nuts and dark chocolate
• soft spiciness

Finish:

• sweet, slightly spicy
• oak and nutty