Rating 95 2023 Top 50  
Style
Whiskey
Classification Single Malt
Produced In Scotland
ABV 50.5%
Availability Year Round
Price $70.00 
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Review Updated 2023-12-19

Glenglassaugh Sandend Highland Single Malt Review

In the realm of Scotch, more importance is often placed on age than alcohol content, but this whisky challenges that dynamic. At a well-balanced 50.5 percent ABV, with no age statement given, it dances between decadent sweetness (caramel, butterscotch) and vibrant tropical fruits, with a touch of briny salinity to round out the palate. This Highland single malt is truly outstanding and more than deserving of its recent packaging redesign.

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Glenglassaugh Sandend Highland Single Malt
In the realm of Scotch, more importance is often placed on age than alcohol content, but this whisky challenges that dynamic. At a well-balanced 50.5 percent ABV, with no age statement given, it dances between decadent sweetness (caramel, butterscotch) and vibrant tropical fruits, with a touch of briny salinity to round out the palate. This Highland single malt is truly outstanding and more than deserving of its recent packaging redesign.

Reviewed On: 10-23-2023
95
POINTS
Glenglassaugh Sandend Highland Single Malt
In the realm of Scotch, more importance is often placed on age than alcohol content, but this whisky challenges that dynamic. At a well-balanced 50.5 percent ABV, with no age statement given, it dances between decadent sweetness (caramel, butterscotch) and vibrant tropical fruits, with a touch of briny salinity to round out the palate. This Highland single malt is truly outstanding and more than deserving of its recent packaging redesign.

Reviewed On: 10-23-2023