Glengoyne Cask Strength Scotch Whisky Batch 8
Glengoyne Cask Strength Scotch Whisky Batch 8 is a Highland single malt bottled at its natural cask strength of 59.2% ABV (118.4 proof) — un-chillfiltered, with no added colouring, exactly as it came from the wood. Glengoyne, famously Scotland's slowest distillery, vatted this eighth batch from first-fill sherry casks, first-fill bourbon barrels, and hand-selected refill oak, and bottled it straight. Available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- ABV/Proof: 59.2% ABV / 118.4 proof — natural cask strength
- Size: 700mL
- Age: No age statement
- Origin: Glengoyne Distillery, Dumgoyne, Scotland — Highland single malt (the distillery sits on the Highland Line; the whisky matures in the Lowlands)
- Production: ~29% first-fill sherry casks, ~16% first-fill bourbon barrels, ~55% refill oak; un-chillfiltered; no added colouring; released circa late 2020
Cask Strength, the Glengoyne Way
Glengoyne distills slower than anyone else in Scotland — roughly three times the distillation time of a typical distillery — and that patience shows in the spirit's weight. Batch 8 leans on the house style: sherry-cask richness (about a third of the vatting) rounded by refill oak with a smattering of bourbon barrels for lift, all bottled untamed at 59.2%. The official tasting notes promise an amber-gold dram: enticingly malty, apple pie, peach, vanilla, nutmeg, and white chocolate on the nose; thick and rounded on the palate with buttery toffee, caramel popcorn, banana, soft oak, and fruit; and a long finish of summer fruits, digestive biscuit, and kiwi, with a peppery tingle and ripe banana and cinnamon up front. Browse our whisky shelf and the Glengoyne range.
Tasting Notes
Amber gold; nose of apple pie, peach, vanilla, nutmeg, and white chocolate over enticing malt; thick, buttery palate of toffee, caramel popcorn, banana, soft oak, and fruit; long finish of summer fruits, digestive biscuit, and kiwi with peppery tingle.
How to Enjoy
Add water slowly — at 59.2%, a few drops open the fruit dramatically. This is a contemplative neat pour for the end of the evening, not a cocktail base.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ABV of Batch 8?
59.2% ABV (118.4 proof), bottled at natural cask strength.
Is it chill-filtered or colored?
No — un-chillfiltered with no added colouring.
What casks were used?
Approximately 29% first-fill sherry casks, 16% first-fill bourbon barrels, and 55% hand-selected refill oak.
How old is it?
There is no age statement on Batch 8.
Untamed Highland malt at full strength — buy Glengoyne Cask Strength Scotch Whisky Batch 8 online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.