Highlands, Scotland
Glengoyne 10 Year Old
- Fruity
- Sweet
- Cereal
Distillery
Glengoyne whiskies
Glengoyne is a distillery in Dumgoyne, north of Glasgow, right on the line separating the Highlands from the Lowlands. That is why it boasts of distilling in the Highlands and maturing its whisky across the road, in the Lowlands, although officially it is a Highland malt. It belongs to Ian Macleod Distillers. It is known for using barley dried without peat and for distilling more slowly than almost any other Scottish house.
- Founded
- 1833
- Owner
- Ian Macleod Distillers
- Origin
- Highlands, Scotland
- In the catalogue
- 5 whiskies
History, style and where to startSee it on the world mapGlengoyne official website(opens in a new tab)
Photos of Glengoyne
Photo: Jakewalk de · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons (cropped and converted) 
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Photo: Rosser1954 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons (cropped and converted)
Highlands, Scotland
Glengoyne 12 Year Old
- Sweet
- Fruity
- Dried fruit
Highlands, Scotland
Glengoyne 15 Year Old
- Sweet
- Dried fruit
- Fruity
Highlands, Scotland
Glengoyne 18 Year Old
- Sweet
- Dried fruit
- Spicy
Highlands, Scotland
Glengoyne 21 Year Old
- Dried fruit
- Toasted
- Oak
Guide to Glengoyne
History
The distillery obtained its licence at the beginning of the 1830s, in an area where illicit stills hidden in the hills had once been common. In the second half of the 19th century it passed to the Lang brothers, Glasgow merchants who ran it for decades and linked it to their blends. In the 20th century it was part of the Distillers Company and then Edrington, which in 2003 sold it to Ian Macleod Distillers, an independent family company. Since then the house has bet on its own malt, on sherry and on visitors, with a very photogenic distillery beside a small waterfall.
House style
Glengoyne’s style is fruity and clean, with apple, pear, toffee, nuts and a touch of sherry. Slow distillation favours a light spirit without harshness, and the unpeated barley lets the fruit and wood speak without smoke. The house makes extensive use of sherry casks, which bring dried fruit and spice. With age it gains richness without losing freshness.
Average flavour profile of its 5 whiskies in the catalogue
Where to start
Glengoyne 10 Year Old is the way in: fruity, smooth and with a touch of sherry, a very easy malt to recommend. The 12-year-old gains body and dried fruit. Both are good options if you’re after clean, smokeless whiskies, halfway between the lightness of the Lowlands and the body of the Highlands. Drink them neat to notice the fruit.
This text was generated and translated by AI and may contain errors. Founding year, owner and official website come partly from Wikidata.