Glengoyne 14 Year Old Single Malt Whisky 70cl

Nose: Beautifully clean despite coal-gas bite. The barley is almost in concentrate form with a marmalade sweetness adding richness.

Palate: Crisp, firm arrival with massive barley surge, seriously chewy and textbook bitter-sweet balance; but now some oils have tucked in to intensify and lengthen.

Finish: Incredibly long and refined for such a light malt. The oak, which made soft noises in the middle now intensifies, but harmonises with intense barley; an added touch of coffee signals some extra oak in recent bottling.
(Tasting Notes by Jim Murray, Whisky Bible 2011.)