10-12: Scotch is Getting Younger.
The notion that all scotch must be at least 12 years
to be enjoyed is a common understanding among scotch drinkers everywhere. However, one company is out to prove them
wrong. This scotch is just two years shy
of the twelve year mark, but is growing in popularity.
Enter Glenkinchie; this ten year old malt is 86 proof
and a very pale gold in color. It has a reminiscent fragrance of peat and a
grassy meadow that ends rather sweet.
Its body is light to medium, it is considered to be well-rounded lowland
malt. In the end it stays dry, and carries a hint if ginger.
Originally formed in 1837 by a farmer, this malt
clearly has some history. The original owner of the distillery sold it to
another farmer who used the distillery as a cattle shed and sawmill. This
property was again sold in 1880 and returned back to its natural intention to
make fine malt just in time for the whiskey boom in the 1890’s.
This single malt will be enjoyed by the new and
revered by the old single malt enthusiasts.
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