Glenkinchie Distillers Edition 2023
Glenkinchie · Glenkinchie Distillery
This Distillers Edition demonstrates what Glenkinchie does best: gentle Lowland malt character given added complexity by careful cask finishing. The Amontillado sherry wood adds savory depth without burying the distillery's natural elegance. A textbook example of calibrated cask influence.
Kit Aromas
Nose
Bright peach and honey on first approach, with supporting notes of vanilla and a light floral rosewater character. A whisper of cut grass gives it a Lowland freshness.
Palate
Silky texture with layers of caramel, peach, and almond. The Amontillado sherry cask finish adds a gentle nuttiness and depth without dominating the delicate malt.
Finish
Medium-length with lingering honey, dried fruit, and a faint earthy dryness.
- Region
- Lowlands
- Cask Type
- Amontillado sherry cask finish
- Peat Level (PPM)
- Unpeated
- Distillation
- Double distilled in copper pot stills
- Maturation
- Matured in American oak refill casks, finished in Amontillado sherry casks
- Chill-Filtered
- Yes
Cocktail Suggestion
Lowland Peach Sour — 2 oz Glenkinchie Distillers Edition · 0.75 oz fresh lemon juice · 0.5 oz peach liqueur · 0.5 oz simple syrup · 1 egg white · Dry shake, then shake with ice, strain into a coupe, garnish with a lemon wheel.
Food Pairing
The whisky's peach and honey notes play beautifully against the richness of cold-smoked salmon, while the Lowland grassiness echoes the fresh dill in the crème fraîche topping.
Glenkinchie sits just 15 miles from Edinburgh in East Lothian's barley country, where some of the tallest stills in Scotland produce a characteristically light and grassy new make spirit.
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