Glenburgie distillery was largely torn down and rebuilt in 2004, with only the four old stills, the boiler, and the mill retained for the new facility. Chivas Brothers expanded the distillery further in May 2006 with the addition of another pair of stills. This Glenburgie was distilled after the rebuild and the installation of new stills putting its origin right at a moment of transition for the distillery.  It was bottled by Edition Spirits, and the keen eyed will note the cask number typically denotes something bottled by Hunter Laing.  Sure enough Edition Spirits was the company of Andrew and Scott Laing, the sons of Stewart Laing, founder of Hunter Laing in 2013 and previously with his brother at Douglas Laing.

The dram reviewed here, much like the photo on post came from my good buddy Raygun, whose own review of the whisky can be found through the link.

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Whisky: Glenburgie 15 Year (2007), Edition Spirits Cask HL 20313

Country/Region: Scotland/Speyside

ABV: 51%

Cask: Oak

Age: 15 Years (Distilled 2007, Bottled 2023)

Notes: Buttery, creamy, and fruity, the aroma had a bit of everything with brown sugar, butter rolls, melted butterscotch candies, freshly sanded lumber, and fruity yogurts. The creamier side shifted from butterscotch to full fat yogurts flavored with peach, apricot, and sour cherries— a slightly funky and sweet stone fruit delight in the vapors. Medium-bodied on the palate, old laminated wooden panels and tobacco leaf provided a musty woody quality to apples, pears, and hints of cream filled donuts. Hints of wallpaper glue and croissants carried on with some peppery spirit— the flavors were a touch funky at times and turned more tropical with the addition of some water. The finish was medium-length and drying with a woody astringency, buttery pastry, and drying fruit skins.

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Score: 6-7 (80)

Mental Image: Home Renovation Breakfast Break

Conclusion: A touch sweet, a touch woody, and a bit unusual, somehow all the elements still worked well together. This had good depth and the spirit was well-integrated so that the whisky evolved nicely over the course of the glass and each sip felt a bit different than the last. For a casual dram, that is neither too challenging nor too distracting, this was perfect.