Glenkinchie is one of the few Lowland distilleries in Scotland. We’ve never really been a fan of Lowland whiskies, but we don’t know exactly why. I think it’s just too easy to overlook them.

However, when we attended a Diageo Distiller’s Edition themed tasting last year, we got introduced to Glenkinchie. I personally didn’t like what they did with the Distiller’s Edition, but I was rather impressed with the ‘default’ 12yo. It’s not mind blowing of course, but it’s a great one to start a tasting session with. It has a variety of flavours, is well balanced and doesn’t taste watered down. It’s bottled at 43% and is a beautiful representative for the Lowland style.

Especially good on a warm spring day!