Glengoyne Cask Strength Batch 006

Glengoyne launched their NAS Cask Strength Batch 006 earlier this week.

Batch 006 is the very first in the series to have been matured 100% in Sherry Oak Casks, it is available from specialist shops and Glengoyne’s webshop now.

The Glengoyne Cask Strength Batch series is a NAS whisky series launched in 2012 when the distillery rebranded itself. The Cask Strength Batch series replaced the 10 yo Cask Strength and a new batch has been released, almost, annually. Batch 001 was launched in late 2012 just as the GlenDronach Cask Strength Batch 1 was, current batch is 7. As a comparison, the Aberlour A’bunadh Batch 1, current batch is 62, was released already in 1997.

 

Glengoyne Cask Strength Batch 006
Cask type: 1st fill European Oak Sherry Casks, American Oak Sherry Butts, and Refill Sherry Butts
ABV: 59.8%
RRP: ?54.99

Tasting notes

Appearance: Amber gold.
Nose: Ripe banana, warm baked custard, peppered strawberries, digestive biscuits, soft oak and a short sherbet tingle.
Taste: Thick rosehip syrup, Demerara sugar developing into a spicy, gooseberry dryness. Wonderful balance, nothing dominates. Splash of water brings intensified syrup and green fruits.
Finish: Very long.

 

Glengoyne Cask Strength Series

Batch 001 – 2012
Cask types: 1st fill European Oloroso Sherry Casks, and Refill Casks
ABV: 58.7%

Batch 002 – 2013
Cask types: 1st fill Sherry casks and Refill Casks
ABV: 58.9%

Batch 003 – 2014
Cask types: 1st fill Sherry casks and Refill Casks
ABV: 58.2%

Batch 004 – 2015
Cask types: European & American Oak Sherry Casks, and Refill Casks
ABV: 58.8%

Batch 005 – 2017
Cask types: 20% 1st fill European Oak Sherry Casks, 10% 1st fill American Oak Sherry Casks, 70% Oak Refill Casks
ABV: 59.1%