Description

Glentauchers 2012 Aged 11 Years Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky – The 100 Proof Collection Signatory Vintage (700ml)

Volume: 700ml           ABV: 57.1%           Age: 11 Years Old       Country: Scotland

Cask Number: Edition #8
Date of Distilling: NA
Date of Bottling: NA
Matured In: 1st Fill Oloroso Sherry Butts
Un-Chillfiltered Natural Colour

Signatory Vintage are an independent bottler founded in 1988 by Andrew and Brian Symington. The name ‘Signatory’ was derived from the initial intention to find a person of suitable standing to sign the labels for bottles drawn from a single cask. The first cask bottled was a 1968 Glenlivet which quickly sold through long before any suitable signee could be found. Signatory currently bottle at three strengths: 43%, 46% Unchillfiltered (UCF) and Cask Strength.To add proof of authenticity to their cask strength bottlings, Signatory always include the cask numbers, date of distillation, date of bottling and number of bottles produced.Signatory Vintage’s aim is to offer as wide a range of whiskies as possible, some of which are not even bottled by the proprietary distillery. This allows malt enthusiast to sample the huge variety of subtle differences which occur between casks.

Glentauchers Distillery is a Speyside distillery which mainly produces whisky for blends, initially Buchanan’s and Black & White, and these days Ballantine’s. The distillery was founded in 1897 by W P Lowrie, a Glasgow-based whisky trader, and James Buchanan, a renowned blender. The distillery was built on the Tauchers farm which sits four miles west of the town of Keith. The distillery boasts long fermentation and slow distillation making the whisky more floral and light than earthy and weighty.

This Signatory Vintage bottling was distilled at the Glentauchers Distillery in 2012. It was matured in 1st fill Oloroso Sherry Butts for no less than 11 years and in 2024 was bottled at 57.1% alc/vol as part of the Signatory Vintage 100 Proof range. This whisky has no added colouring and is non-chillfiltered.

Our Tasting Notes

Nose: Lovely dark fruits and red berries, orange segments, spicy oak and subtle vanilla.

Palate: A strong hit of alcohol then there’s a wonderful drying oak, bursting with fruit and spice. Plenty of red fruits with a hint of tobacco leaf.

Finish: Medium to long, drying oak with dark fruits and spice.