Glenturret 30 Years (1987/2018) Xtra Old Particular - Douglas Laing
The Glenturret 30 years was bottled as part of the XOP (Xtra Old Particular) by the independent bottler Douglas Laing. The XOP bottlings come from the rarest and best stocks of the bottler and are always bottled from a single cask at natural cask strength. Unfiltered and uncoloured - just as natural as a whisky has to be.As befits a unique single malt, the packaging is correspondingly elaborate. In addition to the handwritten bottle number (40 of 229), the bottle comes in a magnetically closing, high quality wooden packaging.
The panel
Mean 91.5 · spread 3
Value for money 0/5
- Distillery
- Glenturret
- Bottler
- Douglas Laing
- Type
- Single Malt
- Region
- Highlands
- Country
- Scotland
- Age
- 30 years
- Strength
- 45.3% ABV
- Character
- delicate
Tasting
Nose
Delicate and multifaceted, we smell spicy oak aromas, nutty notes and old grey bread. Behind that lies a velvety softness, something buttery and vanilla-floral characteristics.
Palate
Just as buttery as the nose, notes reminiscent of oatmeal with honey in orange juice spread out on the palate. Further back, precisely integrated spicy oak notes, some apple juice and a malty sweetness come to full effect. The individual aromas are clearly distributed and are suitably transported by alcohol.
Finish
A long-lasting finish with spicy oak, which later turns into a delightful sweetness, rounds off the pleasure in style.
Verdicts
Marcel
This 30-years Glenturret from the Xtra Old Particular range is like a cozy breakfast – rich, versatile, and simply enjoyable. Every sip reveals new nuances that are fun and make you want more. A true experience for connoisseurs that you won’t forget anytime soon!
Sascha
The Glenturret 1987/2018 impresses with its balanced structure and clear harmony between spicy oak, malty sweetness, and delicate fruitiness. The precisely integrated aromas and the long finish demonstrate the quality of a carefully matured Highland whisky at natural cask strength. A technically convincing single malt with plenty of character.
What it is worth
We do not yet hold bottle-level auction results — that sits behind Whisky Hunter’s authenticated feed. What follows is the market for Glenturret as a whole, which sets the weather for this bottling without pricing it.
Latest mean bid £171 across 77 lots · 2024-08