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Glenkinchie 12 Years Review



“Not a Classic Malt in my Whisky Book”

Country: Scotland 
Region: Lowlands
Brand: Glenkinchie
Type: Single Malt Whisky
Age:  12 Years
ABV:  43 % 
Date: 29/07/2014

Colour: Light Gold

Nose: Light, Floral and with quite some Citrus. I find Grass, Honey, Cereals, Toasted Oak, Buttered Toast, Orange, Lemon, Apricot, Marzipan, Vanilla and a good serving of Peanut Butter. Not bad but not much going on as well. 

Palate: Light and Mostly Sweet with Apple, Pear, Cereals, Slightly Bitter Orange, Lemon, Tangerine, Aniseed, light Honey, light Vanilla, Oak, Floral tones and Mint.

Finish: Short, Dry and Herbal with Grass, Oak, Cereals, Oat Porridge, Aniseed and Menthol.

I added a bit of Water and on the Nose you'll get more Grassy - and Floral tones. More Citrus as well. The Palate gets a bit of an Earthy kick. You can try this Glenkinchie both neat and with a couple of drops of Water.

Rating: 80.5

Nose: 21 - Taste: 20 - Finish: 19.5 - Overall: 20


General Remarks: The Glenkinchie Distillery was founded in 1837 by John & George Rate. It is located in Pencaitland, Tranent, East Lothian. It's close to Edinburgh hence Glenkinchie is nicknamed " The Edinburgh Malt ". Today it is owned by Diageo. The 12 Years I'm tasting today belongs to the small Core Range of the Distillery and is also a part of Diageo's Classic Malt Collection. It was released in 2007 to replace the 10 Years. It costs around 50 US Dollars.

Drinking Experience Neat: Okay/Good

Conclusion: A bit understated. It's Light, Grassy and Floral with lots of Citrus and very clear Notes of Toasted Oak and Peanut Butter on the Nose. The Palate is quite forgettable while the Finish is surprisingly Dry. All in all however the Glenkinchie 12 Years can't convince me. It's not a bad whisky and it does present a certain balance and Lowland characteristics. But it's not good enough as a Single Malt to keep me interested for a long time.

Jan van den Ende                                                                   July 2014