Glen Keith 24 Year Old 1997 (casks 72598 & 72599) – Cask Strength Collection (Signatory) | 700ML

Introduction

Whiskey: Glen Keith 24 Year Old 1997 (casks 72598 & 72599) – Cask Strength Collection (Signatory) | 700ML

Distilled at Glen Keith in May 1997, this single malt spent the following two dozen years maturing in a pair of hogshead casks. In April 2022, the casks were opened by the team at Signatory, independently releasing a total of 518 bottles for its Cask Strength Collection.

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Size: 700ML

Proof: 103.4 (51.7%ABV)

Origin: Scotland

Distillery: Glen Keith

Distilled at Glen Keith in May 1997, this single malt spent the following two dozen years maturing in a pair of hogshead casks. In April 2022, the casks were opened by the team at Signatory, independently releasing a total of 518 bottles for its Cask Strength Collection.

Glen Keith 24 Year Old 1997 (casks 72598 & 72599) – Cask Strength Collection (Signatory) | 700ML Tasting Notes

Nose: Crisp orchard fruits, honey, and banana chips, with delicately floral malt and creamy white chocolate.

Palate: Nutty, honeyed baklava, jam tarts, and toasted marzipan lead to prickles of peppery warmth, and resinous oak beneath.

Finish: Fragrant anise is balanced by vanilla pod and praline, with warming allspice and peppercorns in tow.

Distillery Information

The American market for blended Scotch whisky has always been very lucrative. It was with this in mind that Sam Bronfman of Seagram, a part of Chivas Brothers, planned the build of the Glen Keith distillery. Glen Keith was founded in 1957 and distillation began a year later. The most popular blends being sold in America at that time were of a light, easy drinking style and, accordingly, Glen Keith started producing triple distilled whiskies, not unheard of in Scotland, but perhaps so in Speyside. The resultant spirit was light and perfect for blends, hence it is a major constituent in the 100 Pipers blend, which is currently among the top ten bestselling blends in the world. The Glen Keith whisky distillery sits in the beautiful village of Keith, not far from the River Isla. The buildings once played host to the Mill of Keith and are rather charming with the elegant pagoda roof sitting atop the 3.5 million litre capacity distillery. Lying in close proximity to Strathisla, a fellow Seamgram owned distillery, Glen Keith draws its waters from the Balloch Hills springs and produces delicate, honeyed single malts. In 1970, the whisky distillery became Scotlands first to gas-power its stills. Six years later the onsite floor maltings were decommissioned. Independent bottlings are available, despite the comparative scarcity of official house expressions. During the 1970s, experimental Glenisla malt whisky was made at Glen Keith, destined primarily for use in the Chivas Brothers blends. Glenisla was made using both peated malt and peated water (the water was flavoured with smoke and then run through a still to concentrate this smokiness). In was not until recently however, in 2006, that the first bottling of this extremely rare whisky became available courtesy of Signatory.