Whisky Review: Girvan 20 Years Old 1993 The Clan Denny
Single grain scotch whisky
56.7% ABV, £88.25 for 70cl
Score: 86/100
What they say:
The Clan Denny range of single grain whiskies are always bottled at natural cask strength by Douglas Laing & Co Ltd.
Bottled from one refill barrel -Ref. DH10439
Official tasting notes:
Opens sweetly on the nose, superbly vanilla’d, carrying a creamy custard character with toffee. Still sweet on the palate, now with spicy honey & butterscotch, running to more vanilla. The finish is very moreish, replicating the nose and palate, now with candied orange. (J)
What I say:
Our second dram during our visit to the Douglas Laing & Co Ltd. HQ was this 20 year old Girvan single grain from the Clan Denny range
Colour:
Amber gold
Nose:
Toffee, vanilla fudge, cereal, malt and oak wood
Taste:
Sweet toffee and fudge, rum and raisin ice cream with wafers, golden syrup and candied peel
Finish:
Medium/long sweet toffee oak
Overall:
A delicious single grain, full of ex-bourbon cask characteristics and old enough to have eroded the ‘chemical / rubbing alcohol’ nature of the grain spirit away. Easily as good as many single malt whiskies we have sampled. There are some deep and dark oak wood characteristics in here which we know and love!
Categories: Grain
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