Home Food Restaurant Reviews Recipes Drink Distilleries Whisky Gin Craft Beer Locations Scran Podcast A new whisky has been released, just in time for the longest day of the year. Glengoyne distillery says it distils its whisky slower than any other in Scotland so it is perhaps no surprise it has waited for the longest summer night of the year to release the new Summer Solstice edition. Drawn from the Glengoyne 2008 Bourbon Barrel, only 168 bottles will be sold and they will be available exclusively to members of the Glengoyne Family club.
They will be able to buy the whisky on 20 June at 13.19 - the sun's meridian. A whisky dedicated to the sun is designed as a 'reflection and celebration' of the year so far and comes with a 59% ABV.
It is priced at £260 per bottle and is available on the Glengoyne website. Glengoyne says the whisky will have a nose of raspberry and vanilla, desiccated coconut, white grape, lime, soft oak, swiss meringue and dark coffee beans. The palate is described as fruity and syrupy, vanilla, strawberry coulis, banana, apricot and white chocolate.
The limited edition whisky has a finish of toffee and biscuit with refreshing citrus and gooseberry, according to the tasting notes. Robbie Hughes, Glengoyne Distillery Manager, said: “I’m so pleased to unveil the first expression in Glengoyne’s Solstice Series, with our Summer Solstice expression. "Inspired by a solography project that took place at our distillery over 12 months, the expression celebra.