Glengoyne distillery is a whisky distillery continuously in operation since its founding in 1833 at Dumgoyne, north of Glasgow, Scotland. Glengoyne is unique in producing Highland single malt whisky matured in the Lowlands. Located upon the Highland Line, the division between the Highlands and Lowlands of Scotland, Glengoyne’s stills are in the Highlands while maturing casks of whisky rest across the road in the Lowlands. It’s safe to assume that this bottle of Glengoyne 8 Years Old Malt Scotch Whisky comes from Italy. It is a Black Label bottling released in the early 1970s. Nose: a pleasant mix of sweet breakfast cereals with honey, oranges and light herbal notes. Some minty freshness, vanilla cake and apple pie. Light sherry notes such as figs and golden raisins. Just a hint of OBE (shoe polish and cardboard) and latte. Not very complex, but nicely balanced. Mouth: rather thin, with a big grainy core. Actually I would have thought this was an old blend. Hints of spicy young wood, with some herbal tea and drops of cough syrup. Then it moves towards nutmeg, orange, toffee and cocoa. Finish: medium length, mostly on grains and these old cardboard notes now. Apple peelings and marmalade too.