Glen Keith Single Malt Scotch Whisky, 70cl

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Glen Keith stands on the riverbank beside a deep pool known as leum a’ bhradain– Scots’ Gaelic for “the leap of the salmon”, a natural event that takes place every Autumn. Though it contrasts dramatically in age from its neighbour Strathisla (one of the oldest distilleries in Scotland), the buildings that house it are of such traditional design as to effectively mask its comparative youth.Smell: Toffee apples. Pear. Caramel. Orange. Plenty of honey. Malt. Digestive biscuits. Pencil shavings. Oak. Looking for a dram to have in December to celebrate that thing that happens around the 25th? (It’s still October, so no I won’t say the banned word) 🎃

The distillery opened in 1960, but the first official bottling of Glen Keith, a 10-year-old, wasn’t released until 1994. For a moment there it seemed Glen Keith would’ve been added to the annals of Scotch whisky history, when it was mothballed by Seagrams. David Stirk of the Creative Whisky Company even included a single cask Glen Keith in his acclaimed Tony Koehl Series, a quartet of whiskies from closed distilleries completed by Imperial, Littlemill and Caperdonich. But perhaps you'd like to read a little bit more about whisky in general or single malt Scotch whisky in particular?An official bottling of Glen Keith – the only one in recent years, I believe, unless you count the Chivas Brothers bottlings as officials. As you know the distillery was mothballed in 1999 until they reopened in 2013. Nose: Quite grainy. Oily. Sweetish with something citrussy. Ginger? Woody; raw pine rather than polished oak.

If you are after something deep and complex then this isn’t for you but for a relaxing dram at the end of the evening it works well. Completed in 1958, Glen Keith was the first distillery to open in Speyside post the whisky boom in the 1890’s. Whiskybase B.V. is the Dutch private limited liability company, having its statutory seat in Rotterdam, The Netherlands and its office at Zwaanshals 530, 3035 KS Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Whiskybase B.V. is registered with the Dutch Chamber of Commerce under no. 52072819. When age statements first began disappearing from supermarket shelves there was a definite feeling they were being replaced by inferior alternatives. Over the last year or two, however, I feel like my occasional dips into the bargain bin have come up with better results, possibly due in part to the success Aldi & co have enjoyed with their budget-friendly range. The Glen Keith Distillery Edition certainly isn’t an all-time classic but it’s a very drinkable, very enjoyable wee dram that really has me wondering exactly what else this distillery is capable of. Would love to see the development of a larger range with this as the entry point. In the meantime, however, please do consider Glen Keith if you happen to be shopping on a limited budget. You may find it a more complex, more rewarding dram than you perhaps expect. James Middleton, channel director for impulse at Pernod Ricard UK, said the launch of Glen Keith Distillery Edition follows a 90% increase in sales of single malt Scotch whisky in the UK impulse segment in the eight weeks leading up to Christmas last year.For 60 long years the region remained stagnant until Canadian distilling giant Seagram’s, then owners of Chivas Brothers, began work on Glen Keith in 1957. Situated inside a former oat mill, across the River Isla from Strathisla, the new plant was up and running by 1960, inadvertently firing the starter pistol for a new wave of expansion across the industry. Grain distilleries opened at Invergordon and Girvan. Glenfarclas and Dalmore expanded. Glenturret and Caperdonich were rebuilt and a new crop of malt distilleries came onto the scene, including Deanston and Tormore. The early 20th century was a tough time for the distillers of Scotland. The industry was enduring a massive downturn even before the First World War and Prohibition came along, add the Great Depression and a second War and you have an impossible situation for even the healthiest of businesses. All over the country distilleries ceased to operate and the Speyside region that once rode the crest of the wave that was the Victorian whisky boom saw its hitherto relentless expansion abruptly halted, then reversed. Taste: Fairly weak. Sweet and toffeeish at first. Malty. Some fruits. Flat centre. Needs a higher proof?