Glengoyne 15 Year Old occupies the sweet spot in the range — more depth and sherry influence than the 10, more accessible than the 18. Fifteen years of maturation in a combination of first-fill and refill oloroso sherry casks have given the slowly distilled spirit genuine complexity while retaining the honeyed, unpeated character that defines the distillery.
The slow distillation — Glengoyne runs its stills more slowly than any other Scottish distillery — produces a spirit with natural weight and fruitiness. At fifteen years, this weight supports the sherry influence effectively, creating a whisky that is rich without being heavy, sherried without being dominated.
Glengoyne 15 is one of the best-value sherried Highland malts. The combination of slow distillation, quality sherry casks and fifteen years of patient maturation produces a whisky that competes with better-known sherried malts at higher prices. The middle child that deserves equal attention.
