Glenkinchie 12
I married with this one
Today a review of the Glenkinchie 12 year old.
This whisky has been available in my household ever since September 2020.
Although it is not my favourite whisky, it does hold a special place in my heart.
Let me divulge a little of my personal life here, to explain the above statement.
In September 2020 I was supposed to have my wedding on the Island of Aruba.
As we all know, 2020 was a year that ended up totally different for everyone around the world. At the end of July, my then fiancé and myself got the news that there was no way we would get married on Aruba. Since no one knew how long the worldwide lockdown was going to be, we decided not to postpone, but move the whole wedding to the Netherlands. And my now wife managed to arrange everything within 4 weeks.
Since we had some Aruba money to spend, we could get all kind of extra's on the wedding party. Among the options, a 'whisky bar' was offered by the location. And I got my whisky bar! (Three bottles of single malt.)
Right after dinner, I ordered a friend to get me a whisky, and for the rest of the night I was drinking Glenkinchie 12 years old. I have a bottle in my house ever since.
The Glenkinchie distillerie was the first distillerie I ever visited. And I enjoyed that tour. I even greeted a nice man with a top hat while walking to the entrance.
The Glenkincie 12 year old is bottled at 43% Vol. This Lowland whisky has a warm straw colored yellow hue when I dance it around my glass.
On the nose you have this thick sweet and floral smell that lingers a bit in the front of your nose. It has some honeyed hazelnuts and malt coming straight after the dried grasses and fresh apple. It also carrys some heavy spiced notes, that are not really dominant. Like Kurkuma.
The first sip always catches me off guard. Although 43% is not the highest percentage, I get a small kick of the spirit to start. After that initial kick, I get sweetened lemon pudding, apples, pears and a small dose of oak. Most is paired with malty notes going from sugared cereal to a small piece of toast.
The finish is rather medium short and rather straight forward: Some bubbly apple cider with a lot of oak.
