Rachel Barrie, Grasp Blender at Glenglassaugh Distillery, stated:
“The brand new portfolio brings collectively all the important thing parts of Glenglassaugh’s spirit. Impressed by its really distinctive coastal location, the brand new expressions transport us to a spot the place the spirit is woke up and soul invigorated, inviting us to cease, take a breath and admire our environment.”
“To style Glenglassaugh Single Malt is to expertise the coastal affect of Sandend Bay and the traditional harbour cities close by. Formed by the coalescence of land and sea, the senses are woke up by the imposing but calming crash of waves and the candy scent of gorse within the air.”
Two different new whiskies, Sandend and Portsoy, respectively categorical the luscious and deep coastal parts of Glenglassaugh. Sandend, impressed by the crescent seashore of Sandend Bay, is matured in bourbon, sherry and manzanilla casks bringing luscious waves of tropical sweetness with a contact of sea-salt. Portsoy, taking its identify from the neighbouring harbour village, displays the daring and deeply maritime flavour of this richly peated single malt, matured in sherry, bourbon and port casks.
To have fun this milestone, Glenglassaugh has partnered with acclaimed panorama photographer Richard Gaston, to launch a pictures collection which is able to seize the distillery’s intertwined connection to the land and sea. Richard is a Scottish journey & way of life photographer and co-author of Wild Information Scotland.
Later this yr the portfolio will welcome numerous releases relationship again to the 60s and 70s, honouring Glenglassaugh’s heritage expressions, revisiting a time which helped to form immediately’s distinctive Highland coastal malt.
