Description
Glengoyne 17 Year Old 1990s. Built in 1833, what is now known as Glengoyne is a Highland distillery so close to the Lowland region border that its warehouses across the road actually fall into the latter geographical category. The distillery was owned by the Lang Brothers for 89 years, who used it as provision for their blends. In that time it was also important to those of Robertson & Baxter, who would eventually acquire the site in 1966, and bottled it as a single malt for the first time in the 1970s. It was not until the 1990s that the single malt brand became the distillery's main focus. Glengoyne is unique amongst Scotland's distilleries in that the spirit is produced in the highlands, however the maturing warehouse is in the lowlands, with the road outside the distillery splitting the two being the border. Unlike many malt whisky distilleries today, Glengoyne does not use peat smoke to dry their barley, but instead uses warm air, resulting in an unpeated whisky. This 1990s bottling of Glengoyne 17 year old is noted for having a higher sherry content than younger expressions.
