{"product_id":"glenglassaugh-12-year-old-pedro-ximenez-cask-matured","title":"Glenglassaugh 12 Year Old Pedro Ximénez Cask Matured","description":"\u003cp\u003eGlenglassaugh was a ghost distillery for years. Now safely under the reigns of Dr Rachel Barrie, who’s famous for heading both Glendronach and Benriach, this previously mothballed distillery is BACK.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDecades ago, a smooth and easy-drinking blend was a good blend. Glenglassaugh’s distinctive tropical-maritime Highland vibes were deemed ‘too flavoursome’, which ultimately contributed to the distillery’s demise in the 1980s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen, in 2008 the distillery began to once again crank out unedited flavour bomb spirit – with its original stills and equipment to boot, run the same way it was in 1986 – with only a handful of staff and tiny output volumes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf this sounds familiar, that’s because the fabled ghost distilleries of Port Ellen, Rosebank and Brora were each shut down in the same era, and recently resurrected. Unlike Glenglassaugh, some of their old bottlings saw regular releases during their mothballed era, and launched both their auction prices and brand names into the stuff of legend. Glenglassaugh never had these types of releases while it was shut down so never gained the same mythical status.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll that’s about to change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaving released their new 12 Year Old spirit and already taken out Whisky Advocate’s Whisky of the Year, Glenglassaugh is on a path of redemption and then some.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur exclusive release has been created by Dr Rachel Barrie just for Club Members, and Glenglassaugh don’t do this for anyone else. As their first ever aged PX release, this was matured in first-fill Spanish ex-Solera Pedro Ximénez butts and first-fill Pedro Ximénez puncheons – the exact same cask types that Glendronach has access to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr Rachel explains: ‘I’ve selected two different PX cask types to go into this. The PX butts amplify more of the syrupy nature of Glenglassaugh with less of the oak influence, and the PX puncheons give you the full oomph of the PX with the Spanish Oak. Marrying casks together is such a joy. These bring out the chocolate and salted treacle with its unctuousness, oiliness and depth, which takes it from the beach to the deep blue sea in the sweetest possible way.’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBearing in mind this is the same genius behind the world-famous Glendronach Cask Strength Batch series, Dr Barrie has unparalleled knowledge when it comes to making Highland PX-matured malts. Her selection has added incredible layers to the malt’s classic tropical fruit character, ending with a chewy finish that’ll leave you wanting to top up your glass again and again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRolling in at 46.9% ABV, non-chill filtered and with natural colour, this 12-year-old single malt is as moreish as they come.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot yet a part of New Zealand’s favourite whisky community? \u003ca title=\" Sign up free now \" href=\"https:\/\/thewhiskyclub.co.nz\/subscriber\/account\/create\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSign up free now \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eand you won’t regret it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGold Medal \u0026amp; 95 points – International Wine \u0026amp; Spirit Competition 2024\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGold Medal – San Francisco World Spirit Competition 2024\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Glenglassaugh Distillery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62236228485490,"sku":"NZ0372","price":118.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0994\/3597\/0930\/files\/glenglassaugh12pxmedals_pdp_main_1.png?v=1787705842","url":"https:\/\/thewhiskyclub.co.nz\/products\/glenglassaugh-12-year-old-pedro-ximenez-cask-matured","provider":"The Whisky Club NZ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}