On the 27th March 2024 I was fortunate to have taken part in my 3rd Tweet Tasting with Glasgow Distillery hosted by Steve @TheWhiskyWire
The whisky tasting line up for the evening was as follows:
- 1770 Triple Distilled
Triple Distilled Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Cask: ex-Bourbon barrels and Virgin American oak casks
ABV: 46%
RRP: £52.00
Glasgow 1770 Triple Distilled, combines concerto malted barley with the pure water of Loch Katrine and is fermented for over 72 hours, before being distilled slowly in their traditional copper pot stills, three times. - 1770 Tequila Cask Finish
Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Cask: Initially matured in a first fill ex-Bourbon cask, before being finished for two years and six months in a Tequila cask.
ABV: 55.3%
Bottles: 272
RRP: £59.00 - 1770 The Original
Cask: ex-Bourbon barrels and Virgin American oak casks
ABV: 46%
RRP: £49.00
It combines concerto malted barley with the pure water of Loch Katrine and is fermented for over 72 hours, before being distilled slowly in their traditional copper pot stills. - 1770 Calvados Cask Finish
Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Cask: Initially matured in a first fill ex-Bourbon cask, before being finished for two years and five months in a Calvados cask
ABV: 58.7%
Bottles: 270
RRP: £59.00 - 1770 Manzanilla Sherry Cask
Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Cask: Refill Manzanilla Sherry butt, that was previously used to mature peated single malt Scotch whisky
ABV: 59%
RRP: £59.00
Bottles: 813
The following are my tasting notes from the evening together with any additional thoughts I may have had:
1770 Triple Distilled
On the Nose: Very fresh and Lively. It has vinous quality, possibly some grape juice together with the wine character. It is a sweet mixed fruit cocktail - the grapes are certainly there maybe a touch vegetal and some floral or herbal notes. It is a very inviting whisky which makes you linger over the nose for quite sometime, enticing you to take a sip
The Palate: As expected it is sweet and juicy. Instead of grape there is Apple blossom, tinned pear syrup which develops into pear drops (candy). Keeping with the orchard fruits, there comes the sensation of a cinnamon topped apple crumble with candied ginger. This is a very tasty dram.
Finish: Its Oaky, juicy sultana with apple skin.
1770 Tequila Cask Finish
On the nose: Initially spirity, this quickly subsides (it is cask strength) to reveal a honeyed and golden sugar almost demerara sweet sensation, then herbaceous and floral note of perhaps primrose and fennel.
The Palate: Like the nose it is sweet, but with a lovely fresh quality. It serves up a creamy rice pudding with tropical fruits, white chocolate and a caramel sauce. It's such an amazing palate.
Finish: Desiccated coconut, peppercorn and oak.
1770 The Original
On the Nose: It is fresh with a candy sweetness provided by toffee apple and apple juice. There is vanilla, honey, maybe sensations of a maple bourbon syrup (which I sometimes add to my morning latte)
The Palate: Drier than nose. The apple is present with apple skin, but now joined by pear juice, cinnamon and ginger spices. Over a short time it gets creamier and develops into an orchard fruit smoothie.
Finish: Dried cream oak, lemon and pepper.
1770 Calvados Cask Finish
On the Nose: It is very expressive with lots going on. As expected it is sweet and fruity. The orchard fruit develops unsurprisingly into Apple, but more of an apple strudel topped with powdered spices. Its a very inviting whisky tempting you to go for a sip.
The Palate: It is sweet and syrupy. Providing creamy apple custard sprinkled with caramelised apple pieces, ginger and candied citrus peel.
With water the nose: cream soda, citrus & toffee apple.
The Palate with water: creamier! Vanilla & toffee. Floral
Finish: vanilla caramel & oak spice
1770 Manzanilla Sherry Cask
On the Nose: It is very funky, but in a great way. It is vegetal with a satisfying brine. There is a dunnage earthy funk, cherry, brimstone, a touch sulphur which can result, beach smoked hot dogs, menthol and cherry tunes (a menthol based cherry flavoured candy - made to help you breathe easier).
The Palate: It is earthy with a caramelised sherry sauce, touch of sulphur, charred cherry pie, cola cubes, red liquorice laces. Then weirdly I picked out a note that reminded me of 'A stack of old newspapers', which isn't a bad thing, it make the dram memorable.
How did I choose between the 5 on the evening?
Scores out of 10. They were all superb.
Triple Distilled 8.61
The Original 8.63
Tequila Cask Finish 8.8
Calvados Cask Finish 8.7
Manzanilla Cask Finish 8.76
They were all so closely matched with demonstrates the quality of the spirit which has been matured and great cask selection.
But I was not expecting the Tequila Cask to be my favourite, I typically am drawn to sherry or port cask influence.
It was an incredible #TweetTasting with @GlasgowDC @TheWhiskyWire
A huge Thank you for letting me be part of it. #GlasgowDistillery #Scotch #TweetTastings