Glengoyne 10 y.o.

I know of a 12yo with the old "black and white" label, the 12/100, and the

Was there a 12yo between the black and white label and the 12/100?

Bart

I *wish* I had an unopened 79/16! (So it was a 16yo then.)

I've had both, and the '79/22 is a superior bottle; it stands up against the other Berry Bros. bottlings that have been available here and against most other malts as well. At least, *I* thought it was marvelous!

But the old '79 was no slouch either. Just a bit more subtle. It has long been my example of a whisky that is better appreciated head to head against other whiskies than all by itself, where its subtle refinement could easily be missed.

Michael Jackson prefers it to the subsequent releases in the 4th edition, but gives a higher rating to the yellow labelled early seventies vintage if I recall correctly. In a head to head between the '79 (the first Berry Bros. Glenrothes available here) and the '82, I prefered the '82; MJ gives the '79 a point over the '82. But while I slightly preferred the '82, I still loved the '79, and they sold so slowly I thought I would always have time to lay in one later, until one day I realized they were all gone.

The 79/16 is best described by words like "refined", "elegant", and "subtle". The 79/22 is more powerful. It's still a refined speyside with charm and good behavior, but with extra layers of maturity, oak and sherry, all in perfect balance. I've had a lot of whiskys that cost more and offered less.

Bart