Glengarry Highland Blended Scotch Review

Company: Loch Lomond Group

Distillery: Loch Lomond Distillery

Region: Alexandria, Scotland

Aging: 6 Years

ABV: 40% ABV

Proof: 80 Proof

Mash Bill: 100% Single Malt

Non-Chill Filtered: No

MSRP Price: $20

Glengarry Highland Blended Scotch Tasting Notes

Appearance: Light Golden Honey

Nose: Sweet honey, candied fruits, apricot, apple, citrus, banana, brown sugar, vanilla, light smoke, subtle hints of peat

Palate: Sweet honey, brown sugar, maple, light smoke and peat, light fruits, crisp green apple, apricot, citrus zest, banana, light oak, oaky spice, vanilla

Finish: Smooth and easy finish – has a tiny bit of heat and spice – leaves you with sweet honey and brown sugar, toasted oak, and light fruits with lingering spice on the tail end

Is Glengarry Highland Blended Scotch an Approachable Whisky?

Glengarry Highland Blended Scotch is quite approachable.

It drinks very smoothly and is full of rich Highland Scotch fruit notes like apricot and apple but also nice layers of oak, honey, smoke, and peat.

Is Glengarry Highland Blended Scotch Complex?

Glengarry Highland Blended Scotch has a few layers of flavors and depth that exceeded my expectations.

For a bottle that costs less than $20, you get a lot of flavor for the price.

It has a nice honey and brown sugar sweetness to it that is followed up by rich light fruits like apples, apricots, hints of banana, and raisin.

On the palate, you get a bit more of the oak notes layered with light peat and smoke.

Overall, this pour is easily worth the cost of admission and you get a lot more flavor than you’d expect.

What are Glengarry Highland Blended Scotch’s strongest attributes/flavors?

Glengarry Highland Blended Scotch’s strongest attribute is absolutely its price tag.

Is Glengarry Highland Blended Scotch a go-to whisky?

Glengarry Highland Blended Scotch could easily be a go-to Scotch for the whisky drinker on a budget.

It’s smooth, full of flavor, and easy to drink.

Is Glengarry Highland Blended Scotch priced accurately to its quality?

Glengarry Highland Blended Scotch delivers on its price tag.

For just $20, you are getting a Scotch that delivers nice honey and brown sugar flavors layered with tons of fruit, oak, and slight spice with hints of peat and smoke.

Conclusion for Glengarry Highland Blended Scotch

Glengarry Highland Blended Scotch is a much better Scotch whisky than I anticipated.

I have seen it on the shelf and never purchased it, but decided to give it a shot and an honest review.

I have to say, I was quite impressed.

While this Scotch whisky isn’t going to blow your mind with flavor or be in your top 10 whisky list, it is an excellent buy if you’re looking for a nice bottle of Scotch on a budget.

My guess is that if you put this bottle in a blind taste test with your friends, it might shake up the results and add a little action to the tasting.

And if you’re looking to spend a little more money, I absolutely recommend upgrading to the Glengarry Highland Single Malt Scotch for about $15 more.

It’s absolutely worth the price and packs a lot more flavor than the blended bottle, but also costs about twice as much.

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