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glenugie 1997 32 years old signatory vintage

Glenugie 1977 32 Years Old (Signatory Vintage)

27 February 2017 2 comments Article Glenugie, Highlands, Scotland, Tasting Notes

To say that you don’t encounter Glenugie often, is an understatement. So when a friend offered me a sample of one, I quickly accepted. I’ve only ever had one other Glenugie, so I need to grab my chances when it comes to this closed Highland distillery. Today I’ll review a Glenugie 1977 32 Years Old from Signatory Vintage.

If you want to know more about Glenugie in general, be sure to check out this website. This particular Glenugie was re-racked after 24 years and spend another 90 months in an oloroso sherry butt. That’s 7,5 years!

Glenugie 1977 32 Years Old (46%, Signatory Vintage, C#5)

Nose: Lots of milk chocolate, but also menthol and plenty of Earl Gray tea. There’s probably a hint of smoke in there too, but it remains rather closed. Let’s see if water helps. Brings out a fruitier side with kiwi, and lime. Finally just a teensy bit of smoke.
Taste: Rather dry at first, but strangely somewhat syrupy too. Cherry, cocoa powder, and dark roast coffee. A rather meaty side as well. Water helps with the dryness and brings out thyme, but also some citrus fruits.
Finish: Drying, with sherry notes and menthol. The finale is almost ashy.

Rating: 90

I found this one very difficult to rate, mainly because this is a profile I haven’t encountered much before. The important thing is, I like it a lot and would love to have a bottle of this on my shelves. Although, just to clarify, that’ll never happen. Way too expensive.

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Thijs Klaverstijn

Thijs is a spirits writer and accredited liquorist from The Netherlands. He runs the blog Words of Whisky and contributes to a number of Dutch and international publications.

Tags: 1977, 32yo, closed distillery, glenugie, highlands, signatory vintage

2 comments

  • Peter A. 6 September 2018 at 09:05 - Reply

    I have a bottle of 1977/32y/58,6% to sell. What do you think is a fair price?

    • Thijs Klaverstijn 6 September 2018 at 09:13 - Reply

      Hi Peter, that’s certainly a nice whisky to have in your collection. A fair price would be whatever has been paid for it at auction recently, so maybe you can check out websites of some of the big auction houses.

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