19.12.2011
GLEN KEITH 18 YO - 1991 - SILVER SEAL


Glen Keith 18 yo 1991 (46%, Sestante Collection,+/-2010)  
I believe a part of this cask was bottled in magnums under the ‘Silver Seal’ flag. Aren’t our Italian friends good as designing old-
style whisky labels? Colour: gold. Nose: it’s a rather grassy and flinty Glen Keith, well in the style of some other rather fairly recent middle-aged versions by other bottlers. It’s also delicately floral, with whiffs of dandelions and buttercups, then touches of vanilla and mild honey and finally a light earthiness, with notes of leaves, moss, clay... It’s all a little shy but I must say it’s very elegant malt. Let’s only hope the palate will be a little more talkative. Mouth: it is! A very oily, almost creamy mouth feel, it’s almost like liquid honey. Bags of fruits, all dried, such as sultanas and figs, but no ‘fruitcake’ here. Date liqueur, baklavas, old style triple sec (orange liqueur), not too ripe bananas... It’s actually less sweet than it sounds despite the faint ‘bubblegumminess’ in the background. Balance is perfect, all is extremely elegant. Finish: medium long, still extremely elegant. Bananas and pineapples with just touches of cloves and pepper in the aftertaste. Comments: this one’s much to my liking. Nose a big enigmatic, palate unfolds, then does the peacock’s tail... Almost perfect! SGP:652 - 90 points.