It is no secret I love these summer ’95 Glenburgie, whether the handful of casks the Thompson Brothers snuck out of Signatory Vintage’s warehouses, or the ones that Signatory Vintage has put out themselves. Any opportunity I have try one, I will take it.

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Whisky: Glenburgie 27 Year (1995), Thompson Brothers

Country/Region: Scotland/Speyside

ABV: 52.3%

Cask: Refill Hogshead

Notes: Tea and pastries in a tropical garden, the aroma promised pineapple shortbread cakes and guava scones with passion flower tea and the wafting scent of musty underbrush and plumeria. Cinnamon and ginger cookies lingered further in with woody, peppery spice and unsweetened cola. Medium-bodied, the flavor profile was immensely fruity with a tropical explosion of guava, soursop, kiwi, and mango at different times, occasionally a touch peppery. Floral elements were more subdued, with mellow caned sweetened passion flower tea, melon rind, varnished deck chairs, and some musty underbrush in the garden. The finish was long with a mellow peppery tickle and plenty of tropical fruit jams and malty shortbread pastries.

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Score: 8 (89)

Mental Image: Lazy Lanai Afternoon

Conclusion: Wonderful stuff— I love the immensely tropical profile of these Glenburgie and I prize the casks such as this, that maintained some lovely heft on the palate (some are much mellower and lighter). This was only occasionally juicy in its fruits, but it provided a consistent dose of pastries, fruits, earth, and occasional florals to put me in mind of a lovely shaded afternoon tea on a lanai.

Overall, wonderful, this grew on me with each visit. I wish I had more of these.