Glen Talloch
The Scottish blend that has been on shelves in the Netherlands for decades, with an unusually high proportion of malt. Everything about the types, the percentages and the glass that goes with it.
A blend with thirty percent malt
Glen Talloch is a blended Scotch whisky: a mixture of malt whisky from pot stills and grain whisky from column stills. What distinguishes the blend is the ratio. While an average blend contains around fifteen to twenty percent malt, Glen Talloch contains thirty, and those malts are aged for at least five years. You can taste the difference: the whisky is fuller and rounder than the price would suggest.
The whisky comes from Scotland, but the brand is marketed by the Frisian distillery Boomsma from Leeuwarden, which also makes Esbjærg. That explains why you mainly find Glen Talloch on Dutch shelves and much less elsewhere. In addition to the standard blend, there is a twelve-year-old Gold and an eight-year-old blended malt made entirely without grain whisky.
In brief
What types of Glen Talloch are there?
Glen Talloch
The standard blend with thirty percent malt aged for at least five years. Soft, rounded and slightly sweet; a whisky that doesn't intimidate anyone.
Glen Talloch Gold 12 Years
Aged for twelve years and clearly fuller-bodied: more vanilla, oak and dried fruit. The bottle to drink neat.
Glen Talloch 8 Years Blended Malt
Not a grain whisky, but exclusively malts from different distilleries, aged for eight years. Fuller and grainier than the regular blend.
Glen Talloch 1 litre
The one-liter bottle of the standard blend. More economical per glass if you mainly mix it.
Glen Talloch 1.5 liter
The largest bottle in the range. Intended for parties and for those who want to keep a steady supply.
The standard blend for mixing; the Gold 12 Years for drinking neat.
Smooth, rounded, and lightly sweet
Grain & vanilla
Soft grain with vanilla and a light oak note. No smoke, no sharp edges; this is a blend that does not impose itself.
Rounded and lightly sweet
Full and rounded for a blend, with vanilla, caramel, and grain. The high malt content gives it more body than you would expect at this price.
Short and smooth
A short, smooth finish with grain and a lightly peppery edge. Never harsh.
Flavor profile of the standard Glen Talloch. The Gold 12 Years and the 8 Years Blended Malt are fuller and score higher on sweetness and spice.
Three ways to drink Glen Talloch
A smooth blend is the ideal bottle for mixing. Only the Gold 12 Years is worth drinking neat.
On the rocks
5 cl over two or three ice cubes in a heavy tumbler. The whisky is smooth enough to remain enjoyable when chilled, and the ice takes the final edge off.
Glass: tumbler →As a highball
40 ml Glen Talloch in a long drink glass filled with ice, topped with 120 ml ice-cold sparkling water or ginger ale and a strip of lemon peel. Light, refreshing, and very suitable with food.
Highball recipe →The Gold neat
4 cl Glen Talloch Gold 12 Years in a tulip-shaped tasting glass, at room temperature. Twelve years in cask gives it noticeably more vanilla and oak than the standard blend.
Glass: tasting glass →The best cocktails with Glen Talloch
A neutral, smooth blend is exactly what you want in a whisky cocktail where the other ingredients do the work.
Whisky Sour
Whisky, lemon, sugar, and egg white. Easy to make with a smooth blend.
Rusty Nail
Scotch with Drambuie over ice. Sweet, spicy, and ready in thirty seconds.
Godfather
Whisky with amaretto over a large ice cube. Two ingredients, plenty of impact.
Hot Toddy
Whisky with hot water, honey, lemon and cloves. For cold evenings.The right glass for Glen Talloch
A heavy tumbler for whisky on the rocks, a long drink glass for the highball and a tasting glass for the Gold. These are the glasses we recommend ourselves.
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