Product Description

Bottled exclusively for The Whisky Exchange, this 1996 vintage Glenburgie boasts vibrant tropical character. Aromas of fresh melon and toffee apples unfold into vanilla custard and fresh citrus, leading into toasted coconut and a delicate hint of white pepper. Matured for 28 years in a single refill bourbon barrel, this exceptional single malt is a true showcase of Glenburgie's fragrant and full-bodied elegance.

Style

4
Body
3
Richness
0
Smoke
4
Sweetness

Character

Vanilla
Coconut
Milk Chocolate
Melon
Honey

Product Facts

Bottler
Gordon & MacPhail
Series
Connoisseurs Choice
Age
28 Year Old
Vintage
1996
Bottling Date
August 2024
No of Bottles
147
Country
Scotland
Region
Speyside
Cask Type
Bourbon Barrel
Cask Number
5816
Chill Filtered
No
Colouring
No

Glenburgie 1996 28 Year Old Connoisseurs Choice for The Whisky Exchange

Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Gordon & MacPhail

70cl / 54.8%

FREE UK standard delivery

In stock online

£229.17 ex VAT

(£392.86 per litre)

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Delivery

Express delivery(Choose a day)
£6.95
Standard delivery (2-4 Working Days)
Free
Click & Collect (Mon-Fri 10am - 5pm)
Free

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Eco-friendly packaging
Our boxes are made of 100% recyclable cardboard and our protective honeycomb paper wrap keeps your package safe and significantly reduces our need for plastic.
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Returns

30-Day returns policy

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Tasting Notes

Billy Abbott, The Whisky Exchange
- Nose
  Ripe pineapple and mango, honeydew and cantaloupe melons, bright and sweet green apples, and honey and honeycomb. Tarte tatin with vanilla cream, shortbread and custard cream biscuits develop.
- Palate
  Rich and oily in texture, with a millefeuille of vanilla cream and fruit: layers of milk bottle sweets, apple sauce, custard creams, pineapple cubes, Garibaldi biscuits and dried mango. Baking spice notes build alongside gentle warmth.
- Finish
  Long and softly spicy, with vanilla cream and nutmeg interspersed with orchard and tropical fruit flashes.
Producer's Notes
- Nose
  Desiccated coconut with milk chocolate aromas lead to vanilla pod and butterscotch.
- Palate
  Tropical fruit flavours combine with heather honey, cantaloupe melon and malted cereal.
- Finish
  A medium length, nutty finish with citrus.

Glenburgie distillery’s whisky is seldom seen as a single malt, and long-aged examples are particularly unusual. This 28-year-old, 1996-vintage whisky has been bottled exclusively for us by Gordon & MacPhail as part of the Connoisseurs Choice range, and shows off the distillery’s classically fruity character, amplified by years in a single refill bourbon barrel.

Gordon & MacPhail is one of Scotland’s oldest independent bottlers, starting out as a grocers in Elgin in 1895. Apprentice John Urquhart worked with founders James Gordon and Alexander MacPhail, specialising in the purchasing of wine and spirits took over the business in 1915, the Urquhart family has run it ever since.

The fourth generation of the Urquhart family now leads the company, which now focuses on whisky. G&M also owns Benromach and has built their own new distillery – The Cairn – which started distilling in 2022. These, along with the unrivalled stocks of whisky it has in its warehouses, keep Gordon & MacPhail as one of the biggest names in Scottish whisky, all around the world.

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