{"product_id":"glenglassaugh-2011-rare-cask-release","title":"Glenglassaugh 2011 Rare Cask Release 10 Year Single Cask Highland Single Malt Scotch","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe distillery slept for nearly 20 years. This cask was filled three years after it woke up.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGlenglassaugh sits on the north-east coast of Scotland, between the villages of Sandend and Portsoy. It was founded in 1875, went quiet more than once, and stopped production in 1986. Only the warehouses kept going. New owners restarted the stills in December 2008, after what Glenglassaugh calls \"a near twenty year period of closure.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis whisky was distilled on 1 March 2011, in the revived distillery's third year. It spent the next 10 years in one Pedro Ximénez butt, cask No. 4789. A butt is a big cask, around 500 litres, and Pedro Ximénez is the darkest, sweetest style of sherry. That's where the deep copper color and the raisin notes come from.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's a single cask, so every bottle came out of that one butt, with nothing blended in. It's also cask strength: bottled at 56% ABV (112 proof), the strength it came out of the wood. Master Blender Rachel Barrie selected the cask and signed the label.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt 112 proof, start with a small pour and add water a few drops at a time. The sherry gets louder as it opens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColor:\u003c\/strong\u003e deep copper-gold\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNose:\u003c\/strong\u003e raisin, coconut and grape vines by the sea, then baked pineapple, Brazil nut toffee and iced café latte\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePalate:\u003c\/strong\u003e toffee meringue and sun-dried raisin with cinnamon-spiced espresso\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBottle Specifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCategory: Highland single malt Scotch whisky, single cask\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAge: 10 years (distilled 1 March 2011, bottled 2021)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCask: Pedro Ximénez sherry butt, cask No. 4789\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProof \/ ABV: 112 proof \/ 56.0%\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDistillery: Glenglassaugh, Portsoy, Scotland\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBottle size: 750ml\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePoured by Scotch-of-the-Month Club Explorer members in May 2026.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFAQ\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat does single cask mean?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery bottle came from one cask. Most whisky is a mix of many casks, averaged out to taste the same every year. A single cask can't be repeated, so when it's gone, that exact whisky is gone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is a Pedro Ximénez butt?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA large cask, around 500 litres, that held Pedro Ximénez sherry before it held whisky. PX is a very sweet, dark sherry made from sun-dried grapes, and it leaves raisin, toffee and dark fruit in the whisky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy does the label mention another retailer?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRachel Barrie selected this cask for a US retailer's single-cask program, and the label says so. We picked it up through our distributor for the club.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Glenglassaugh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68003347431578,"sku":"VWS_200424008","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0126\/5647\/6250\/files\/glenglassaugh-2011-rare-cask-release-home-bar.jpg?v=1793327898","url":"https:\/\/pourmore.com\/products\/glenglassaugh-2011-rare-cask-release","provider":"PourMore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}