Glasgow 1770 - Peated Cask Strength Batch 3

Volume: 0.7 litres | Alcohol content: 61% | Chill filtration: No | Colouring: No

Special Features:

Batch 3 is the third cask-strength release of Glasgow 1770’s peated house style. Distilled in 2018, this single malt was created by marrying three hogsheads: 18/1200, 18/1201 and 18/1202. A total of 1,000 bottles were filled at a natural cask strength of 61%.

The whisky is based on a double-distilled spirit made from malt peated to 50 ppm using mainland peat from Aberdeenshire. It initially matured for four and a half years in virgin American white oak, followed by a further three years and two months in Pedro Ximénez sherry casks. This cask regime brings deep smoke together with sweet spice and generous fruit notes.

Its aromas encompass spicy barbecue notes and smoked Ibérico ham, as well as blackberries, poached plums, grilled pineapple, dried apricot and flambéed orange zest. Coffee, tobacco, dark chocolate, raisins and toasted oak complement the powerful yet clearly structured profile.

Tasting Notes:

• Nose: Spicy barbecue sauce, tobacco leaf and richly smoked Ibérico ham initially set the tone. Ripe blackberries and sticky poached plums then emerge.
• Palate: Sweet barbecue smoke, grilled pineapple and banana come together on the palate. Slowly roasted coffee beans, dried apricot and flambéed orange zest follow.
• Finish: The whisky finishes long, rich and warming, with sweet tobacco, dark chocolate, juicy raisins and sultanas. A hint of toasted oak chips remains in the background.

Distillery/Bottler:

The Glasgow Distillery Company was founded in 2012 by Liam Hughes and Mike Hayward to bring single malt distillation back to Glasgow. The present distillery is located in Hillington and filled its first whisky cask on 5 March 2015. Launched in 2018, its Glasgow 1770 brand recalls the historic Glasgow Distillery, which was founded in 1770 and closed in 1902. Batch 3 is an official bottling from the present distillery.

For its double-distilled peated style, the distillery uses malt peated to around 50 ppm and allows fermentation to continue for at least 72 hours. During the second distillation, the heart is collected approximately between 72% and 57%; this cut is designed to produce a heavier, waxier and robustly smoky spirit. The distillery initially fills most of its peated spirit into virgin American white oak casks. For Batch 3, too, this maturation forms the basis for the subsequent long period in PX sherry casks.

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