Review #120: Glen Spey 25 yr 1988/2014, Archives, 47.3% abv, bourbon hogshead, C#356079, 163 bottles

found another one!

I happened to have another Glen Spey sample lying around (just like #119), so let's get to it. It's from the Fish of Samoa series from Whiskybase. Very cheap for 25yr whisky these days.

Nose: wow, really minimal barrel effect, unlike the last one. Very, very pale and straightforward: malt, pear, vanilla cream, hay. After a while it opens up to some very soft fruit: peaches, currants, lemon, maybe even some blueberries. Marzipan. There's some charred oak in there, too. It's all very mellow.

Palate: Soft and creamy. The fruit comes out more, and there's a nice herbal sting that's not quite bitter and not quite minty.

Finish: well, pretty short.


This is very subtle stuff, but develops nicely and shows maturity without relying on any big barrel effects. It requires some attention, but I like this a lot.

score: 87