Glenturret 30 Years Old Signatory 30th Anniversary Cask 532 52.4% 1988

Professionele reviews

Serge Valentin (90)

So far everything else in this series has been pretty cracking. Let’s see if this one can match the 1989 though… Colour: gold. Nose: similar ballparks but this one is a tad shier initially. More on metal and shoe polishes, ripe guava, melon, elderflower cordial and sunflower oil. In the background there’s hints of fennel, caraway and some oils sheep wool. Excellent but more subtle and playful. With water: develops beautifully towards jasmine, dried herbs, passion flower, nutmeg and waxes. Beautiful. Mouth: Did I say subtle and playful? Actually this is just another fruit bomb in waiting. Only here the extra strength adds layers of syrups, oils, waxes and fat medical tinctures. Mead, lime oils, treacle pudding, banana bread, light notes of vegetable stock, honeysuckle and mint tea. Just superb! With water: fruits, oils, medicines, waxes and herbs all come together perfectly. A brilliant, cohesive, fat, textural whole. Finish: Long and oily, you really feel the texture in this whisky, like its gloopyness is hanging around and sticking to things in your mouth. Various exotic fruit teas, menthol tobaccos, pine wood, camphor and fruit cordials. Comments: I really thought the 1989 would be victorious but this 1988 is just a total killer! Seriously, Glenturret, where have you been all my life!

Words of Whisky (89)

Nose:
A fresh touch on the nose in the likes of orange peel and zest. Marmalade on scones and fresh rosehip, or even a funky maraschino cherry. The baked goods of the aforementioned scones also start to reveal some toasted notes, or maybe almonds? All of this under a blanket of warm lingering spices, that raise this lovely dram to the next level.

Taste:
More creamy in the taste than the nose, hazelnuts… I love hazelnuts that much. Tones of fresh-cut grass, and of course all of this combined with the oranges and marmalade that were hinted at in the nose. Lads, to be honest, there isn’t even a trace of soap or cardboard to be found. Just plain excellence!

Finish:
A medium-long finish with hints of cream, and this is where the rosehip comes back. It has more of those nutty flavours of hazel… more like hazel wood.
Balance and complexity:
A well-balanced dram in both nose and taste. In terms of complexity: to have rosehips and maraschino cherry vying for attention without becoming overpowering, is a job well done!

Comments:
Truly a good dram. You don’t get to taste a decent ‘turret very often. I’d even petition them to make more Glenturrets like these, and change the name back to Hosh to signal it’s the good stuff. This is truly a hidden gem. After tasting this lovely Glenturret I’m curious about all their coming releases if they maintain this quality.
89/100 points in my book

Nils van Rijn

BOW (89)

Nose:
A fresh touch on the nose in the likes of orange peel and zest. Marmalade on scones and fresh rosehip, or even a funky maraschino cherry. The baked goods of the aforementioned scones also start to reveal some toasted notes, or maybe almonds? All of this under a blanket of warm lingering spices, that raise this lovely dram to the next level.

Taste:
More creamy in the taste than the nose, hazelnuts… I love hazelnuts that much. Tones of fresh-cut grass, and of course all of this combined with the oranges and marmalade that were hinted at in the nose. Lads, to be honest, there isn’t even a trace of soap or cardboard to be found. Just plain excellence!

Finish:
A medium-long finish with hints of cream, and this is where the rosehip comes back. It has more of those nutty flavours of hazel… more like hazel wood.
Balance and complexity:
A well-balanced dram in both nose and taste. In terms of complexity: to have rosehips and maraschino cherry vying for attention without becoming overpowering, is a job well done!

Comments:
Truly a good dram. You don’t get to taste a decent ‘turret very often. I’d even petition them to make more Glenturrets like these, and change the name back to Hosh to signal it’s the good stuff. This is truly a hidden gem. After tasting this lovely Glenturret I’m curious about all their coming releases if they maintain this quality.
89/100 points in my book

Nils van Rijn