Glen Talloch 8 Years Blended Malt
A Glen Talloch without grain whisky. Single malts only from three Scottish regions, aged in cask for at least eight years, with heather honey and fruit notes. Fuller than the regular blend, and a great introduction to single malt.
One hundred percent malt, no grain whisky
Glen Talloch 8 Years Blended Malt is made exclusively from single malt whiskies from the Highlands, Lowlands and Speyside. Every whisky in the bottle has been aged in cask for at least eight years. No grain whisky is used, which is exactly what distinguishes a blended malt from a regular blend. This type of whisky used to be known as a vatted malt.
The standard Glen Talloch is made up of seventy percent light grain whisky; here, it’s all malt. That gives it more body, more grain and more fruit. Because the malts come from different distilleries and regions, it’s more complex than you’d expect from a blend, without the pronounced character of a single distillery. The brand is marketed by Boomsma from Leeuwarden.
In brief
Heather honey, fruit and full-bodied malt
Heather honey
Sweet heather honey with ripe fruit and the warm grain notes of malted barley.
Floral and fruity
Richer and rounder than the regular blend, with honey and fruit up front. The malt from three regions gives it layers.
Medium-length and soft
A soft, medium-length finish with honey and a hint of grain.
Flavor profile of Glen Talloch 8 Years Blended Malt neat. On the rocks, the fruit tastes fresher and the honey is less pronounced.
Three ways to drink Blended Malt
A blended malt is more versatile than an aged blend: delicious neat, and robust enough for a cocktail.
Neat with smoked salmon
3 to 4 cl in a tasting glass, at room temperature, with a piece of toast topped with smoked salmon. The honey and fruit pair surprisingly well with the fish's smoky, fatty flavors.
Glass: tasting glass →On the rocks
5 cl over one large ice cube in a heavy tumbler. The chill makes it fresher and brings out the fruit, while the malt retains enough body.
Whisky glasses →In a Paper Plane
Equal parts whisky, amaro, Aperol, and lemon juice (22 ml each), shaken hard and served in a coupe. A full-bodied malt stands up to the bitterness and acidity.
Go to recipe →Cocktails for a full-bodied whisky
With only malt in the bottle, these recipes have more grain and fruit notes than with a regular blend.
Paper Plane
Whisky, amaro, Aperol, and lemon in equal parts. Fresh, bitter, and surprisingly easy to make.
Boulevardier
Whisky, Campari, and red vermouth. The whisky version of the Negroni, richer and warmer.
Whisky Sour
Whisky, lemon, sugar, and egg white. A blended malt gives it a honeyed depth.
Rusty Nail
Scotch with Drambuie over ice. The whisky's heather honey pairs beautifully with the honey liqueur.The right glass for Glen Talloch 8 Years Blended Malt
A tasting glass for sipping neat, a heavy tumbler for on the rocks and Boulevardiers, and a coupe for the Paper Plane.
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Glen Talloch
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