Glasgow Whisky

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  1770 Glasgow 2016/2023 Mac Y Selection 7 years old Virgin Oak Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 55.8%

  Item no.: 059763-615-281

  One cask, 114 bottles, and a Danish importer who sat and waited for seven years. The spirit ran off the stills on a July day in 2016 in an industrial park in the west of Glasgow, and exactly seven years and ten days later the cask was emptied. Timing like that is rarely an accident.

  The Expert's Description

  1770 Glasgow 2016/2023 Mac Y Selection 7 Years Old is a Lowland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in a 1st fill ex-bourbon cask and finished in Virgin Oak, bottled at 55.8%. Cask 16/844 was distilled on 17 July 2016 and bottled on 27 July 2023, yielding 114 bottles selected by the Danish importer Mac Y.

  Just over three years went by in the first fill bourbon cask, where the spirit picked up vanilla, coconut and a light cereal sweetness. Then came almost four years in new charred American oak. Virgin Oak has never held spirit before, and it works fast and hard: cinnamon, nutmeg, burnt sugar and a drier tannic edge shift the whole profile. Seven years does not sound like much, but in virgin oak seven years can do more than twice that in a refill cask.

  Glasgow Distillery uses malted barley and water from Loch Katrine, ferments for more than 72 hours and distils slowly in traditional copper pot stills. The whisky is neither chill filtered nor coloured.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Freshly planed oak and warm cinnamon bun first. Behind that come vanilla, toasted coconut and a hint of yellow fruit, mostly pear with a little pineapple. There is also a drier pencil shaving note that virgin oak casks tend to give.

  Palate

  Sweet and spicy at once. Burnt sugar, nutmeg and baked apple meet a firm oak tannin that tightens things up mid-palate. At 55.8% it runs warm but the body holds. A few drops of water draw out more honey and calm the wood a little.

  Finish

  Long and woody, with pepper, toasted oak and a faintly bitter cocoa note. The sweetness lets go slowly.

  Specifications

  Name: 1770 Glasgow 2016/2023 Mac Y Selection 7 Years Old Virgin Oak Single Malt Scotch Whisky 55.8%
  Distillery: Glasgow Distillery
  Region/Country: Lowland, Scotland
  Type: Lowland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 7 years
  ABV: 55.8%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: 1st fill ex-bourbon and finished in Virgin Oak, cask no. 16/844
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distilled: 17 July 2016
  Bottled: 27 July 2023
  Number of bottles: 114
  Edition: Mac Y Selection
  EAN no.: 5714772002067

  Flavour Profile

  Spiced · Vanilla · Oaky · Fresh · Cask Strength · Fruity

  Investment Potential

  Medium. A single cask with only 114 bottles, released into one market, is hard to find again once it has gone. Bottlings from Glasgow Distillery’s early years have also drawn steadily more attention as the distillery has established itself.

  Did You Know?

  The water for 1770 comes from Loch Katrine in the Trossachs, the same loch that has supplied Glasgow with drinking water since 1859. The city built an aqueduct system running more than 50 kilometres to fight cholera, and today that same water runs through a malt distillery on the western edge of town.

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    120,00EUR
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  1770 Glasgow 2018/2022 Mac Y Selection Tokaji Finish Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 52%

  Item no.: 22227865480-67093-0086

  Hungarian dessert wine and Scottish malt whisky are not an obvious match. Yet a Tokaji barrique sat waiting in a Glasgow warehouse, and for the final months before bottling the whisky was allowed to stretch out in it. You can smell that somebody took a chance.

  The Expert's Description

  1770 Glasgow 2018/2022 Mac Y Selection Tokaji Finish is a Lowland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in 1st fill ex-bourbon casks and finished in a Tokaji barrique, bottled at 52%. Cask 18/968 was distilled on 3 February 2018 and bottled on 25 October 2022, giving 303 bottles for the Danish importer Mac Y.

  Tokaji is a Hungarian sweet wine made from botrytised grapes, and its casks are used only very rarely for Scotch. Where a sherry cask brings dark fruit and nuts, Tokaji pulls towards apricot, honey and a tart marmalade note that leaves the whisky brighter and fresher than a typical finish. The bourbon wood underneath keeps the vanilla and cereal sweetness in place.

  The whisky was distilled at Glasgow Distillery, where the mash ferments for over 72 hours before slow distillation in copper pot stills. Neither chill filtration nor colouring came anywhere near the bottle.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Dried apricot and orange marmalade first, with honey and a little yellow plum behind. Then the bourbon cask brings vanilla and a light pastry note, close to a Danish. A fine acidity runs through it all and stops the sweetness turning sticky.

  Palate

  Sweet and juicy to begin: apricot, honeydew melon and candied lemon. Mid-palate the oak and white pepper tighten up and a faintly waxy texture appears. The 52% gives body without heat. After a few minutes in the glass a dried mango note steps forward.

  Finish

  Medium length. Honey and citrus peel first, then drier oak and a touch of ginger. The sweetness fades calmly.

  Specifications

  Name: 1770 Glasgow 2018/2022 Mac Y Selection Tokaji Finish Single Malt Scotch Whisky 52%
  Distillery: Glasgow Distillery
  Region/Country: Lowland, Scotland
  Type: Lowland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 4 years
  ABV: 52%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: 1st fill ex-bourbon and finished in a Tokaji barrique, cask no. 18/968
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distilled: 3 February 2018
  Bottled: 25 October 2022
  Number of bottles: 303
  Edition: Mac Y Selection
  EAN no.: 5714772001978

  Flavour Profile

  Fruity · Honeyed · Fresh · Spiced · Cask Strength · Vinous

  Did You Know?

  Tokaji was for centuries the most sought-after wine in Europe. Louis XIV is said to have called it Vinum Regum, Rex Vinorum, the wine of kings and the king of wines. Casks like these almost never turn up in Scottish warehouses, and when they do it is usually because a small distillery fancied trying something the big ones cannot be bothered with.

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  1770 Glasgow 2018/2022 Red Wine & Ruby Port Cask 4 years old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 57.5%

  Item no.: 059763-615-282

  Two whiskies from the same distillery that were never meant to meet. One peated and finished in Bordeaux red wine casks. The other triple distilled and finished in Ruby Port. Somebody opened both and poured them together, and what came out makes more sense than it should.

  The Expert's Description

  1770 Glasgow 2018/2022 Red Wine & Ruby Port Cask 4 Years Old is a Lowland Single Malt Scotch Whisky finished in Bordeaux red wine casks and Ruby Port casks, bottled at 57.5%. It brings together two different malt whiskies, both made at Glasgow Distillery, released in the distillery’s Small Batch Series at 1,925 bottles.

  The first part is peated and took its finish in casks from Bordeaux, which lays dark berries and a drier tannic edge into the smoke. The second is triple distilled and unpeated, finished in Ruby Port, giving red fruit, sweetness and a fuller texture. Because every drop comes from the one distillery, the whisky is still a Single Malt.

  The water comes from Loch Katrine, the mash ferments for more than 72 hours, and distillation runs slowly in copper pot stills. The whisky is neither chill filtered nor coloured.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Dark berries first, blackberry and preserved cherry, and behind them a dry earthy smoke closer to cold ash than a bonfire. There is vinous sweetness too and a streak of liquorice. The smoke is clear but it does not fill the whole glass.

  Palate

  Sweet and full to start: raspberry, redcurrant and a little dark chocolate. Then the smoke arrives from the side along with black pepper and a drier tannin from the red wine wood. At 57.5% the body is generous, and a pleasant tension between sweet and smoky runs the whole way through.

  Finish

  Long and in two halves. The fruit lingers first, then a drier note of ash and pepper takes over and releases slowly.

  Specifications

  Name: 1770 Glasgow 2018/2022 Red Wine & Ruby Port Cask 4 Years Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 57.5%
  Distillery: Glasgow Distillery
  Region/Country: Lowland, Scotland
  Type: Lowland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 4 years
  ABV: 57.5%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Finished in Bordeaux red wine casks and Ruby Port casks
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distillation method: Traditional and triple distillation in copper pot stills
  Distilled: 2018
  Bottled: 2022
  Number of bottles: 1,925
  Edition: Small Batch Series
  EAN no.: 5714772002074

  Flavour Profile

  Smoky · Fruity · Vinous · Spiced · Cask Strength · Full Bodied

  Did You Know?

  Glasgow Distillery runs peated, unpeated and triple distilled production within the same year. Most Scottish malt distilleries stick to one style, but here the recipe is deliberately switched so there is something different to build with when the casks are brought together. This bottle is a direct result of working that way.

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  1770 Glasgow Mac Y 25th Jubile Release Single Malt Scotch Whisky 50 cl 55,3%

  Item no.: 22227865479-1106-197279953

  Twenty-five years as a Danish whisky importer deserves more than a speech. Mac Y picked a peated cask from Glasgow that had spent its final months in Ruby Port and marked the anniversary with 482 half bottles. Smoke and red fruit in one glass. There is a reason that cask was chosen.

  The Expert's Description

  1770 Glasgow Mac Y 25th Jubile Release is a Lowland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in a 1st fill ex-bourbon cask and finished in a Ruby Port barrique, bottled at 55.3% in 50 cl format. Cask 17/803 was distilled on 12 October 2017 and bottled on 4 November 2021, yielding 482 bottles.

  The spirit is peated, and that matters: Glasgow Distillery only runs peated malt for part of the year, so the volume is limited from the outset. The bourbon cask laid down vanilla and coconut, and the Ruby Port cask stacked red fruit and sweetness on top. That combination gives the whisky its unusual balance of sweet smoke and berries.

  The bottling was created for Mac Y’s 25th anniversary in September 2021, and the whisky is neither chill filtered nor coloured.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Sweet peat smoke first, close to a toasted marshmallow held near a fire pit. Then rich chocolate cake, freshly planed oak and a note of rolling tobacco. Further back sit cracked leather and a hint of preserved cherry.

  Palate

  Rich and smooth. Strawberry and raspberry open, then sponge cake, cocoa and milk chocolate with coffee beans in the background. The smoke lies underneath as a warm floor rather than a point. At 55.3% there is body without hard edges.

  Finish

  Long and layered. Full red fruit, a smoked barbecue note and dried dark fruits that release slowly.

  Specifications

  Name: 1770 Glasgow Mac Y 25th Jubile Release Single Malt Scotch Whisky 50 cl 55.3%
  Distillery: Glasgow Distillery
  Region/Country: Lowland, Scotland
  Type: Lowland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 4 years
  ABV: 55.3%
  Size: 50 CL
  Cask type: 1st fill ex-bourbon and finished in a Ruby Port barrique, cask no. 17/803
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distilled: 12 October 2017
  Bottled: 4 November 2021
  Number of bottles: 482
  Edition: Mac Y 25th Jubile Release
  EAN no.: 5060411501232

  Flavour Profile

  Smoky · Fruity · Sweet · Chocolate · Cask Strength · Vinous

  Did You Know?

  Mac Y started in 1996 in Frederiks in central Jutland as a hobby that got out of hand, and in its early years imported mainly whisky from Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Canada, Kentucky and Japan. Rum arrived after 2000, and today the house covers everything from port and armagnac to absinthe. This anniversary bottle marks the first quarter century.

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  1770 Glasgow Miniature The Original Single Malt Scotch Whisky 5 cl 46%

  Item no.: 059763-615-622

  Five centilitres is enough to work out whether a distillery is for you. This small bottle holds the Glasgow Distillery house style in undiluted form: bright, fruity and bottled at 46% with no filtration and no colouring. An honest sample, not a splash in a plastic cup.

  The Expert's Description

  1770 Glasgow The Original is a Lowland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in 1st fill ex-bourbon and Virgin Oak casks and bottled at 46% in 5 cl format. It is the distillery’s core release and carries the subtitle Fresh & Fruity, which describes what happens in the glass rather accurately.

  The whisky is unpeated and double distilled. The bourbon casks give vanilla, coconut and a soft cereal sweetness, while the Virgin Oak lays in spice and a drier edge so the profile never turns cloying. There is no age statement; the distillery bottles when the casks are ready rather than when the calendar says so.

  The mash ferments for more than 72 hours and distillation runs slowly in copper pot stills using water from Loch Katrine. Neither chill filtration nor colouring is involved.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Pear and green apple first, clear and fresh. Beneath sit vanilla, desiccated coconut and a light honey note. There is a fine cereal thread too, close to warm porridge oats.

  Palate

  Soft and lightly creamy. Vanilla and baked apple arrive first, then a brief spicy tightening from the new oak, cinnamon with a little white pepper. The 46% gives good body for a bottle this size.

  Finish

  Short to medium. Vanilla, malt and a dry oak note that lets go cleanly without bitterness.

  Specifications

  Name: 1770 Glasgow The Original Fresh & Fruity Single Malt Scotch Whisky 5 cl 46%
  Distillery: Glasgow Distillery
  Region/Country: Lowland, Scotland
  Type: Lowland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  ABV: 46%
  Size: 5 CL
  Cask type: 1st fill ex-bourbon and Virgin Oak casks
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  EAN no.: 5060411500952

  Flavour Profile

  Fresh · Fruity · Vanilla · Soft · Malty · Spiced

  Did You Know?

  The number 1770 is not the founding year of the current distillery but of the original Glasgow Distillery, which opened that year. When the modern distillery was built it became the first malt distillery inside Glasgow itself for more than a century, and the name was chosen to tie the two together.

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  1770 Glasgow Miniature Triple Distilled Single Malt Scotch Whisky 5 cl 46%

  Item no.: 222354523214-8

  A third pass through the stills takes something away. That is the whole point. The heavy oily compounds are left behind, and what comes out is softer, lighter and cleaner at the edge. Five centilitres is plenty to hear the difference.

  The Expert's Description

  1770 Glasgow Triple Distilled is a Lowland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in ex-bourbon and Virgin Oak casks and bottled at 46% in 5 cl format. The distillery calls it Smooth & Vibrant, and it is triple distilled, a technique that has all but vanished from Scottish malt production.

  On the third distillation only the lightest and purest part of the spirit is collected, and the heavier fatty acids stay behind in the still. That gives a whisky with less oily body but more clarity in the fruit. The bourbon casks lay in vanilla and coconut, and a smaller proportion of Virgin Oak tightens things with spice.

  The whisky is unpeated, non-chill filtered and free of colouring. The water comes from Loch Katrine and fermentation runs beyond 72 hours before distillation.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Bright and clean: lemon peel, white flowers and a hint of pear. Vanilla sits underneath as a soft floor, and there is a note of damp sponge cake. No smoke, no weight.

  Palate

  Silky to begin, with cream, honey and fresh apple. Then a light chalky minerality arrives with a touch of white pepper from the oak. The body is lighter than in a double distilled malt but it is not thin.

  Finish

  Short and clean. Vanilla, citrus and a final breath of malt. It disappears neatly without leaving bitterness.

  Specifications

  Name: 1770 Glasgow Triple Distilled Smooth & Vibrant Single Malt Scotch Whisky 5 cl 46%
  Distillery: Glasgow Distillery
  Region/Country: Lowland, Scotland
  Type: Lowland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  ABV: 46%
  Size: 5 CL
  Cask type: Ex-bourbon and Virgin Oak casks
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distillation method: Triple distilled
  EAN no.: 5060411500976

  Flavour Profile

  Soft · Fresh · Creamy · Citrus · Light · Vanilla

  Did You Know?

  Triple distillation is standard in Irish whiskey but rare in Scotland. Only a handful of Scottish malt distilleries do it routinely, with Auchentoshan in the Lowlands and Hazelburn from Springbank in Campbeltown the best known. Glasgow Distillery runs it for a substantial part of the year and has made the technique part of its identity.

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  1770 Glasgow Peated Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 46%

  Item no.: 22227865480-67093-0021

  Smoke from the Lowlands is a rarity. For decades the region stood for the light and floral while peat was left to the islands. Glasgow Distillery decided to do it anyway, and laid the smoke down in Pedro Ximénez casks where it found sweetness to lean against.

  The Expert's Description

  1770 Glasgow Peated is a Lowland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in Virgin Oak and PX Sherry casks and bottled at 46%. The distillery calls it Rich & Smoky, and it is their peated core expression, made from peated malt during part of the production year.

  The cask choice is what makes it. Virgin Oak gives spice, cinnamon and a drier wood edge, while the PX Sherry casks lay in a thick, almost syrupy sweetness: raisins, dates and dark sugar. The smoke sits between the two and comes out rounder for the company than it would have on neutral wood.

  The whisky is neither chill filtered nor coloured, and bottling at 46% was chosen to keep the body intact. The water comes from Loch Katrine and fermentation runs beyond 72 hours.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Sweet smoke first, closer to singed raisins than a bonfire. Behind it come dates, dark sugar and a note of burnt orange. There is a layer of cinnamon and dried ginger from the new oak as well.

  Palate

  Full and sweet. Raisins and molasses open, then the smoke steps in as a dry earthy floor. The spices arrive last: cinnamon, clove, a touch of chilli. The texture is thick and slightly clinging, which is the PX cask signature.

  Finish

  Long. Smoke and dark sweetness go hand in hand, and a drier, almost coffee-like bitterness lingers at the end.

  Specifications

  Name: 1770 Glasgow Peated Rich & Smoky Single Malt Scotch Whisky 46%
  Distillery: Glasgow Distillery
  Region/Country: Lowland, Scotland
  Type: Lowland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  ABV: 46%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Virgin Oak and PX Sherry casks
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  EAN no.: 5060411501218

  Flavour Profile

  Smoky · Sherry Matured · Sweet · Spiced · Full Bodied · Dried Fruit

  Did You Know?

  Glasgow Distillery launched Makar Gin long before the first whisky was ready. It is a common strategy at new distilleries: the gin can be sold immediately and pays the bills while the whisky sits maturing for years. Without the gin, 1770 would probably have had a harder time reaching 2018.

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  1770 Glasgow The Original Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 46%

  Item no.: 22227865480-67093-0023

  For more than a century nobody distilled malt whisky inside Glasgow. The city had shipyards, cranes and a proud industrial past, but no copper stills. This bottle is the one that broke the silence, and it comes from an industrial estate rather than a glen.

  The Expert's Description

  1770 Glasgow The Original is a Lowland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in 1st fill ex-bourbon and Virgin Oak casks and bottled at 46%. It is the distillery flagship and carries the subtitle Fresh & Fruity, the bottle everything else in the range is measured against.

  The malt is unpeated and the spirit is distilled twice in traditional copper pot stills after a fermentation of more than 72 hours. That long fermentation is no accident: it develops fruity esters, and those are what you meet as pear and apple in the glass. First fill bourbon casks add vanilla and coconut, while a smaller proportion of Virgin Oak lays in spice and structure.

  The whisky is neither chill filtered nor coloured. The water comes from Loch Katrine, and there is no age statement, as the distillery bottles when the casks say so.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Fresh pear, green apple and a touch of melon. Vanilla follows along with toasted coconut and a soft cereal sweetness, close to white bread straight from the oven. Clean and inviting, with no hard edges.

  Palate

  Soft and lightly creamy, with baked apple and custard first. Mid-palate the new oak tightens things with cinnamon, nutmeg and a drier wood note. The 46% gives enough body that the whisky handles a few drops of water without turning watery.

  Finish

  Medium length. Vanilla and malt linger, and a dry, lightly spiced oak note arrives at the end.

  Specifications

  Name: 1770 Glasgow The Original Fresh & Fruity Single Malt Scotch Whisky 46%
  Distillery: Glasgow Distillery
  Region/Country: Lowland, Scotland
  Type: Lowland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  ABV: 46%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: 1st fill ex-bourbon and Virgin Oak casks
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distillation method: Double distilled in copper pot stills
  EAN no.: 5060411501201

  Flavour Profile

  Fresh · Fruity · Vanilla · Soft · Malty · Spiced

  Did You Know?

  The distillery sits in Hillington, an industrial area in the west of Glasgow, between warehouses and businesses. There are no whitewashed walls, no pagoda roof and no burn running past. That was a deliberate decision: the whisky was to be made in the city, not in a postcard version of Scotland.

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  1770 Glasgow Triple Distilled Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 46%

  Item no.: 22227865480-67093-0022

  A third of the production year goes to this style. It is not a side project or a trial, it is a deliberate decision to use a technique almost every other Scottish malt distillery has put down.

  The Expert's Description

  1770 Glasgow Triple Distilled is a Lowland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in 1st fill and refill ex-bourbon casks plus Virgin Oak and bottled at 46%. The distillery calls it Smooth & Vibrant and runs triple distillation for a third of the year.

  The malt is Concerto, a barley variety widely used in Scottish distilling, and the water comes from Loch Katrine. The third distillation removes the heavier oily compounds so that only the lightest and purest part of the spirit is collected. Most of the maturation happens in bourbon casks, while a smaller share, around five to eight per cent, comes from new American white oak barrels supplied by Kelvin Cooperage in Kentucky.

  The result is a whisky with less fat and more clarity. Neither chill filtration nor colouring is involved, and there is no age statement.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Shortbread and light honey first, then double cream and a hint of lemon peel. There is a fine bakery quality to it, close to freshly baked biscuits, and a warm drier wood note sits at the back.

  Palate

  Round and lightly creamy, with honey, vanilla and juicy apple. The body is lighter than in a double distilled malt but it is not thin, and a warm spicy wood edge arrives mid-palate. Clean and well balanced the whole way.

  Finish

  Medium and soft. Honey and malt linger, and a warm oak spice note closes things quietly.

  Specifications

  Name: 1770 Glasgow Triple Distilled Smooth & Vibrant Single Malt Scotch Whisky 46%
  Distillery: Glasgow Distillery
  Region/Country: Lowland, Scotland
  Type: Lowland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  ABV: 46%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: 1st fill and refill ex-bourbon casks plus Virgin Oak
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distillation method: Triple distilled in copper pot stills
  EAN no.: 5060411501225

  Flavour Profile

  Soft · Creamy · Fresh · Honeyed · Light · Spiced

  Did You Know?

  The new oak barrels for this whisky come from Kelvin Cooperage in Louisville, Kentucky, a cooperage originally founded in Glasgow in 1963 that later moved to the United States. The casks therefore travel from Kentucky back to the city where the business began. It is a coincidence, but it makes a good story.

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  Glasgow Distillery 2017 Little Brown Dog Sherry Hogshead Single Lowland Malt Whisky 55,7%

  Item no.: 222355-9875

  The label salutes the Barrowland Ballroom, the old dance hall in the East End of Glasgow whose neon stars above the entrance have lit the way for just about every band that ever passed through the city. The whisky inside is every bit as local, and about as loud.

  The expert description

  Glasgow Distillery 2017 Little Brown Dog is a Lowland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in a refill oloroso hogshead and bottled at cask strength 55.7%.

  Little Brown Dog buys single casks from distilleries across Scotland and bottles them under its own label with the little brown dog on it. Here they got hold of a cask from The Glasgow Distillery, the first malt distillery in the city in over a century, which opened in 2015 and makes whisky under the name 1770.

  The cask is a highly active oloroso hogshead that has been working on the spirit since 2017. That gives a young whisky with far more colour and body than the vintage suggests, and the cask strength of 55.7% holds it all together. The cask yielded only 339 bottles, neither chill filtered nor coloured.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Dark cherry and raisin first, then cocoa and a touch of leather, with the young malt sweetness poking up underneath.

  Palate

  Powerful and juicy. Sherry fruit and muscovado in front, then orange peel, clove and a dry oak edge from the active cask.

  Finish

  Long and warm with dried fruit, dark chocolate and a peppery close.

  Specifications

  Name: Glasgow Distillery 2017 Little Brown Dog
  Distillery: Glasgow Distillery
  Bottler: Little Brown Dog
  Region/Country: Lowland Scotland
  Type: Lowland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  ABV: 55.7%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Refill oloroso sherry hogshead
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distilled: 2017
  Number of bottles: 339
  Edition: Single Cask

  Flavour profile

  Sherry matured · Fruity · Spiced · Cask Strength · Single Cask

  Investment potential

  Medium. One cask, 339 bottles and a distillery still young enough that its early vintages can be counted. Single cask releases from new Scottish distilleries have in recent years been among the most sought after by collectors following a house from the start.

  Did you know?

  The Glasgow Distillery opened in 2015 and was the first malt distillery in the city since 1902. Glasgow had otherwise been a centre of Scotch whisky for more than a century, but it was trading, blending and bottling the city lived on, not distilling.

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    79,75EUR