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Glenkinchie 12 Year Old Single Malt Whisky

Glenkinchie 12 Year Old Single Malt Whisky

Glenkinchie lies, as the name might suggest, in a glen of the Kinchie Burn near the village of Pencaitland, East Lothian. It is situated about 15 miles from Edinburgh. The name ‘Kinchie’ is a corruption of ‘De Quincy’, the original owners of the land. The distillery origins date back to around 1825 when it was founded by brothers John and George Rate. The original name was Milton Distillery. The brothers probably renamed it in about 1837.

The Glenkinchie label was relatively little known until 1989, when United Distillers & Vintners started marketing it under their Classic Malts brand. A replacement for the soon-to-be discontinued 10 Year Old. The distiller’s say this version is ‘richer, fuller’ and the notes certainly sound like it has an extra creaminess over its for runner.

70cl / 43.00% – Glenkinchie is one of the Classic malts of Scotland and this 12 year old example is bright gold in colour, light bodied, sweet and creamy with a subtle floral fragrance.

Drinking Instructions
Glenkinchie Single Malt Whisky is best drank neat, or with a little mineral water at room temperature. The aroma or nose of the whisky is a subtle floral fragrance, with sweet and creamy pallate. Roll it around on your tongue will release sweet and smooth, this whisky is easier to drink than many.

The Six Classic Malts Of Scotland

The Six Classic Malts of Scotland where carefully selected collection of single malt whiskies by United Distillers & Vintners which is now owned by Diagio. The six selected malts are not a true reflection of the six Scottish Malt Whisky regions, but have been selected from their ever increasing range of single malts. They have been selected to embrace the full diversity of regional tastes and styles.

The region of West Highland was created to separate the Oban and Dalwhinnie distillery’s. Talisker is the only distillery on the Isle of Skye, which is in the Island region. Creating this new category has allowed for the inclusion of both Talisker and Lagavulin, which both have a very large followings around the world.

Campbeltown’s association with the distillation of whisky has diminished with only three working distilleries in the remaining in the region, none owned by United Distillers & Vintners. The Lowlands have followed the trend and only four distilliarys remains, of which Glenkinchie is owned by United Distillers & Vintners.

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  Cragganmore 12 Year Old

  Speyside Region
  A sophisticated Single Malt from Speyside, characterised by complex sweet floral fragrances with a firm body and malty taste, a long finish with delicate aromas and light smoke.

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  Dalwhinnie 15 Year Old

  Highland Region
  A delicate malt from the wild and windswept Scottish Highland region, this Single Malt is characterised by a crisp, dry aromatic nose, then soft flavours of heather, honey-sweetness, malt and citrus-fruits, leading to a lingering, sweet finish and finally more smoke, peat and malt.

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  Glenkinchie 12 Year Old

  Lowlands Region
  From the Lowlands region is often refered to as the (Ladies whisky). It has a light, sweet nose, fresh slightly sweet flavours of grass, fruits and Malt giving way to an intense, smoky-dry, spice-filled finish.

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  Lagavulin 16 Year Old

  Islay Region
  From Islay region, Lagavulin is renowned for its powerful, peat-smoke nose with seawood and some sweetness, salty and sweet flavours with hints of wood and a long velvety complex finish.

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  Oban 14 Year Old

  (West Highland Region)
  From the West Highlands this Oban combines the sophistication of the Highlands with a touch of the Islay and Island Malts. The Single Malt has a sweet peat and fruity nose, a spicy mouth-filling sweetness and a long drying finish with smoke and some salt.

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  Talisker 10 Year Old

  Islands Region
  The 10 year old Single Malt Scotch Whisky is the only malt to be produced on the Isle of Skye. The Single Malt is characterised by a pungent peat and sea-salt nose, a smoky sweetness with malt flavours and developing warmth, with a huge long peppery finish.