Glenury Royal 1970 / 36 Year old

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Glenury Royal 1970 / 36 Year old

Single Highland Scotch Malt Whisky

A venerable, brilliantly-balanced mouth-coating floral beauty. This is very special whisky from a tragically lost distillery - perhaps the best of Diageo's recent releases from Glenury. Although pricey, we expect this to sell quickly.

£495.00 inc. VAT (£421.28 ex. VAT)

More Details:

Country:	Scotland
Region:	Highland
Bottler:	Distillery Bottling
Age:	36 Year old
Vintage:	1970
Strength:	57.9%
Bottle Size:	70cl
Number of Bottles:	1926

Customer Reviews:

Posted on 27 Jan 2008 :

Tried this malt over the christmas break as a friend of mine had purchased a bottle and let me sample it. As you expect from cask strength, it was harsh until diluted with water. It's nose was not as pleasant as I expected with a definate butyric overtone. There was a hint of peat, though just enough in my opinion. The taste was mellow and lingering and was enjoyable, but not, in my opinion worth the price my friend paid for it.

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Brand Info:

Glenury Royal
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Glenury Royal Distillery
Glenury Royal was founded in 1825 near Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire in the Eastern Highlands by Captain Robert Barclay. The name of the distillery was taken from the nearby Glen in the district of Ury. Barclay himself was a colourful character. As well as being the Laird of Ury and the local MP, he was also a famous athlete who had walked from London to Birmingham in two days in 1799. He also had the somewhat peculiar distinction of being the first person to have walked 1000 miles in 1000 hours, a feat he accomplished in 1808.

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Tasting Notes:

Tasting Notes by TF

Nose: Perfumed and floral (roses), hint of Chinese balloons initially. Then pear esters, fresh ginger and a hint of clove. Freshly bitten red apple, then baked apple and a hint of overcooked pie crust (getting a bit Jilly Goolden here, for which apologies). Some nice sweet notes. Very promising.

Palate: Carries on the good work of the nose. Medium-to-full weight, plenty of ripe fruit notes, pressed flowers, honey and cake spices, lovely oily mouth-coating texture. Great weight and balance - the oak is a positive presence, but not an intrusive one. This balance allows all the nuances of flavour an equal opportunity to come forward. Somehow the alcohol is not over-powering tasted neat.

Finish: Long. Drifts away very slowly with a lovely dance of spices and polished wood.

Comment: Basically this is a great malt whisky. Pricey, yes: but, given the rarity of releases from this distillery, the quality of the malt and the prevailing collector's enthusiasm for the brand (I don't like that word, but we all have to live with 'em), you'd have to say fair enough.

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