Sometimes you get really excited about a dram ( Glenglassaugh is one of the distilleries that had an above-average production in 1972 ), only to find out you’re actually experiencing a flash-back… A Carn Mor flashback today.

Glenglassaugh 40 yo 1972 (43,1%, Càrn Mòr ‘Celebration of the Cask’ 2013, sherry butt 13/08/01, 200 btl.)

Nose: a lot of polished oak, with hints of glue and even some hair spray in the background. After some airing this becomes beeswax and pollen with a lot of bright, flowery notes. Mango, tangerine, bergamot. Granny Smith. Very good, but be sure to...