There is a lot to like about Whisky Review: 2021 Glenkinchie The Distillers Edition on paper — ’s edition has been doing interesting work. At 43% ABV, let us see if it lives up to expectations.
Nose
This is a light honey color. Its legs are on the thicker and quicker side. There is a lot happening on the nose. I get notes of marzipan, caramel, honey, lemon, toast, and tropical fruit.
Palate
The front of the palate is lost to the alcohol content. I get a bit of honey and caramel on the mid palate. The finish has a slight floral quality with a good amount of spice and touch of sulfur to it. A bit of water opened this up nicely. The honey and caramel move to the front palate, while the mid palate is more robust with flavors of black pepper, raisin, leather, and yeast. The finish has that spice I got straight out of the bottle, but I dont notice the floral or sulfur notes from before.
Finish
For a lowland Scotch I find this is quite robust. While this seems to have nice flavors at individual moments, something about the way they come together is not fully satisfying to me. I tried this with a splash of soda water after my tasting and enjoyed it a lot that way, but I don’t really want to have to do that with a nice distiller’s edition.
The Bottom Line
Whisky Review: 2021 Glenkinchie The Distillers Edition is fine — not bad, not great, just fine. if you are willing to look around.
