Gillies Club Tasting notes

The Malt Whisky Tour is very pleased to be able to make available the tasting notes of the Gillies Club - Australia. For over 20 years this network of enthusiasts has been enjoying each others' company and some fine whiskies. These are their opinions - enjoy!

The link describes the background and procedure adopted by the Gillies to reach their verdicts.

WhiskyAge statementStrengthScore
Aberfeldy 16 years 40% 6.3
Aberlour 12 years 70° proof 6.6
Aberlour V.O.H.M. 10 years Unknown 6.9
Aberlour 20 years 46% 6.8
Allt - A - Bhainne 7 years Cask strength - probably around 110° proof 6.1
Ardbeg 10 years Unknown 7.0
Ardbeg 12 years 70° proof 7.2
Ardbeg 14 years 80° proof 7.0
Ardbeg 14 years 40% 7.3
Ardbeg 15 years 70° proof 7.0
Auchentoshan 10 years 43% 6.4
Auchentoshan 8 years 43% 6.7
Auchentoshan 18 years 70° proof 6.2
Auchentoshan 12 years 75° proof 6.5
Auchentoshan 5 years 75° proof 6.1
Auchentoshan 21 years Cask strength Not judged
Auchroisk 5 years Cask 6.6:
Aultmore 12 years 75° proof 6.5
Australia Club Unknown Unknown 6.0
Balblair 10 years 70° proof 6.4
Balmenach 12 years 40% 6.3
Balvenie 10 years 75° proof 6.5
Balvenie Classic Unknown 43% 6.8
Balvenie 15 years 43% 6.6
Benrinnes 18 years 70° proof 6.8
Benrinnes 17 years 40% 7.3
Benromach 14 years 70° proof 6.1
Berry's all Malt 12 years 46% 6.0
Bladnoch Unknown 70° proof 5.6
Blair Athol 12 years 46% 6.3
Blair Athol 8 years 80° proof 6.3
Bowmore 17 years Cask 7.7
Bowmore 13 years 80° proof 7.4
Bowmore 8 years 75° proof 7.1
Bowmore Distilled in 1964. Bottling date unknown 75° proof 7.6
Bowmore Distilled in 1971. Bottling date unknown Cask 7.6
Bowmore 21 years Cask 7.6
Bowmore 5 years 70° proof 5.9
Bowmore 12 years 75° proof 7.4
Bowmore Distilled in 1956. Bottling date unknown. 75° proof 7.9
Bowmore Bicentenary 13 years 75° proof 7.9
Bowmore Distilled in 1965. Bottling date unknown 50% 7.6
Bowmore 25 years 43% 7.8
Bowmore Mariner 15 years 43% 7.1
Braes of Glenlivet 8 years Cask 6.4
Brora 15 years 58.4% (Cask) 7.1
Bruichladdich 10 years 75° proof 6.5
Bruichladdich 8 years 75° proof 5.8
Bruichladdich 15 years 75° proof 7.0
Bushmills 10 years Unknown 7.1
Bunnahabhainn Unknown 40% 7.2
Bunnahabhainn 12 years 75° proof 7.0
Caol Ila 16 years Cask 7.2
Caol Ila 18 years 43% 6.9
Caperdonich 12 years 70° proof 6.5
Cardhu 12 years Unknown 6.8
Clynelish 12 years 70° proof 6.2
Clynelish 23 years 94° proof (Cask) 6.9
Clynelish 20 years 46% 6.8
Choice old Cameron Brig Unknown 70° proof 4.4
Coonemarra 3 years 40% 6.5
Cradle Mountain 3 years Unknown 3.6
Cragganmore 14 years 75° proof 7.5
Cragganmore 12 years 70° proof 6.3
Cragganmore 15 40% 6.4
Craigellachie over 10 years Cask 6.8
Dailuaine 13 years 80° proof 5.8
Dallas Dhu 12 years 70° proof 6.8
Dalmore 50 years Cask 6.8
Dalmore 12 years 75° proof 7.3
Dalmore 12 70° proof 6.7
Dalmore 19 years 106° proof 7.4
Dalmore Distilled in 1965 Cask 7.3
Dalwhinnie 19 years 70° proof 6.0
Dalwhinnie 15 years 75° proof 6.3
Deanston Unknown 70° proof 5.7
Dufftown 8 years 75° proof 6.3
Dufftown 12 years Cask 6.5
Edradour 10 years 70° proof 6.9
Edradour 19 years Cask 6.9
Glen Albyn 20 years Unknown 7.1
Glen Deveron 8 years 70° proof 5.9
Glen Deveron 12 years 40% 6.6
Glen Elgin 12 years 75° proof 4.4
Glen Elgin 14 years 80° proof 5.5
Glen Garioch 10 years 75° proof 6.8
Glen Garioch 8 years 75° proof 6.7
Glen Garioch 22 years 55.4% 8.0
Glen Grant 5 years 70° proof 4.7
Glen Grant Distilled 1961, bottled 1984 70° proof 6.5
Glen Grant Distilled in 1980, never bottled, and tasted in 1993 Cask 6.5
Glen Grant 10 years 70° proof 7.1
Glen Grant 14 years 46% 6.6
Glen Grant 20 years Unknown 6.5
Glen Grant 45 years 70° proof 7.8
Glen Mhor 8 years 70° proof 6.4
Glen Mhor 10 years Unknown 6.7
Glen Mhor 19 years 43% 6.5
Glen Moray 10 years 75° proof 6.5
Glen Moray 12 years 75° proof 6.2
Glen Moray 12 years 40% 7.0
Glen Moray 16 years Unknown 6.9
Glen Moray 12 years 57% 6.7
Glen Ord 12 years 40% 6.5
Glen Rothes 8 years 70° proof 6.4
Glen Rothes 19 years Cask 6.4
Glen Scotia 5 years Unknown 5.3
Glen Scotia 8 years 75° proof 5.9
Glen Sloy 25 years 75° proof 7.2
Glen Tauchers 5 years 70° proof 6.2
Glenallachie 12 years 70° proof 6.0
Glenburgie 5 years Unknown 6.2
Glenburgie 5 years Unknown 6.2
Glenburgie Royal Wedding 20 years 70° proof 6.7
Glenburgie 8 years 40% 5.9
Glendronach 25 years 70° proof 7.1
Glendronach 12 years 70° proof 5.1
Glendronach 12 years 75° proof 6.5
Glendullan 12 years 82.3° proof 6.5
Glenfarclas 8 years 70° proof 5.7
Glenfarclas 8 years 105° proof 6.7
Glenfarclas 10 years 70° proof 6.6
Glenfarclas 12 years 70° proof 7.3
Glenfarclas 15 years 80° proof 7.4
Glenfarclas 17 years 43% 7.2
Glenfarclas 21 years 70° proof 7.5
Glenfarclas 21 years 75° proof 7.3
Glenfarclas 12 years 75° proof 6.9
Glenfarclas 25 years 75° proof 7.1
Glenfarclas Unknown 43% 7.1
Glenfarclas 30 years 43% 7.3
Glenfiddich 8 years 75° proof 5.9
Glenforres 12 years 70° proof 6.4
Glengoyne 8 years 70° proof 5.6
Glengoyne 10 years 43% 6.3
Glengoyne 12 years 43% 6.1
Glengoyne 17 years 43% 7.0
Glenkeith 17 years 40% 6.6
Glenkinchie 10 years 75° proof 6.6
10 Years 10 years 43% 6.8
Glenleven 12 years 75° proof 6.8
Glenlossie 12 years 70° proof 6.6
Glenmorangie 10 years 75° proof 7.1
Glenmorangie 18 years 43% 7.3
Glenmorangie 19 years 46% 7.4
Glenordie 12 years 43% 7.4
Glen Turret 8 years 75° proof 5.1
Glen Turret 12 years 70° proof 6.5
Glenury Royal 12 years 70° proof 6.2
Highland Park 8 years 100° proof 6.8
Highland Park 8 years 75° proof 6.9
Highland Park 18 years 75° proof. 8.0
Highland Park 12 years 75° proof 8.0
Highland Park 19 years 47% 7.5
Highland Park 12 years 40% 6.9
Inchgower 12 years 70° proof 6.0
Inchmurrin 10 years 40% 6.3
Inverleven 17 years Unknown 6.6
Isle of Jura 14 years Unknown 6.5
Isle of Jura 8 years Unknown 6.5
Isle of Jura 10 years 70° proof 6.5
Jackie and Stuart 25 years 75° proof 7.8
Karuizawa 21 years 43% 5.9
Karuizawa 15 years 43% 6.3
Kinclaith 13 years unknown 6.7
Kinclaith 18 years 46% . 6.3
Knockando 12 years 70° proof 6.4
Knockdhu 10 years unknown 6.8
Ladyburn 7 years Cask 5.7
Lagavulin 12 years 75° proof 7.2
Lagavulin 16 years 43% 7.4
Lammerlaw 12 years 75° proof 6.7
Laphroaig 10 years 75° proof 7.1
Ledaig 11 years Unknown 6.9
Linkwood 12 years 75° proof 6.4
Linkwood 15 years 80° proof 7.0
Linkwood Distilled in 1982. Never bottled Cask 6.6
Linkwood 21 years 40% 7.4
Linlithgow 9 years 62.6% 6.9
Littlemill 5 years Unknown 4.5
Littlemill 8 years 75° proof 5.6
Littlemill 18 years 90° proof 6.4
Lochnagar 12 years 43% 6.5
Lochnagar 27 years 45% 7.1
Lochnagar 27 years 80° proof 7.5
Longmorn Distilled 1960. Bottled 1984 Cask 7.0
Longmorn 12 years 70° proof 6.9
Longmorn 15 years 43% 6.6
Longmorn 25 years 40% 6.5
Longrow Distilled 1973. Bottling date unknown 40% 7.0
Macallan Distilled 1962. Bottling date unknown 100° proof 7.7
Macallan Distilled 1965. Bottling date unknown 75° proof 7.6
Macallan Distilled 1938. Bottling date unknown Unknown 8.5
Macallan Distilled 1957. Bottling date unknown 75° proof 7.1
Macallan 16 years 70° proof 7.3
Macallan 16 years 43% 7.6
Macallan Distilled 1950. Bottling date unknown 75° proof 7.3
Macallan Distilled in 1940. Bottling date unknown 75° proof 7.6
Macallan Distilled in 1961. Bottling date unknown 80° proof 7.4
Macallan 12 years 75° proof 7.4
Macallan 25 years 75° proof 7.1
Macallan 17 years 75° proof 7.5
Macallan 18 years 75° proof 7.5
Macallan 18 years 80° proof 6.6
Maltage (Mars) 8 years 43% 6.3
Mannochmore 13 years Cask 6.6
Mars Lodge 12 years 43% 6.9
Mannochmore 10 years 40% 6.5
Mill Burn 12 years Unknown 6.3
Mortlach 45 years 70° proof 7.4
Mortlach 12 years 70° proof 6.6
Mosstowie 12 years 70° proof 5.8
Nikka 12 years 43% 6.0
North Port 14 years 40% 6.3
North Port 17 years Unknown 6.9
Oban 12 years 75° proof 6.7
Oban 14 years 75° proof 6.3
Old Fettercairn 8 years 70° proof 6.5
Old Pulteney 8 years 100° proof 7.8
Old Pulteney Distilled 1961. Bottling date unknown 70° proof 7.5
Old Pulteney 8 years 70° proof 7.3
Old Pulteney 8 years 40% 6.9
Old Pulteney 15 years 40% 7.2
Ord 12 years Unknown 6.7
Pittyvaich 8 years Cask 6.2
Pittyvaich 16 years 80° proof 7.3
Port Ellen 15 years 70° proof 7.2
Port Ellen Distilled 1979. Bottled 1991 58.8% 7.6
Rosebank Distilled 1965. Bottling date unknown 100° proof 7.0
Royal Brackla 12 years 40% 6.7
Royal Brackla 16 years 40% 6.6
Royal Culross 8 years 43% 5.3
Royal Lochnagar 29 years 70° proof 7.1
St. Magdelene 23 years 58% 7.1
Scapa 8 years 70° proof 6.0
Sheep Dip 8 years 40% 6.8
Singleton Distilled 1975. Bottling date unknown 40% 6.8
Singleton Distilled 1981. Bottling date unknown 40% 7.1
Society Malt 5 years 70° proof 3.3
Springbank 12 years 75° proof 6.2
Springbank 25 years 46% 6.6
Springbank 21 years 46% 7.1
Springbank 19 years 59% 7.5
Strathconnan Unknown Unknown 6.4
Strathisla 8 years 70° proof 6.1
Strathisla 15 years 70° proof 6.5
Strathisla 30 years 40% 7.0
Suntory Distilled 1981. Bottling date unknown 43% 6.3
Talisker 12 years 75° proof 7.1
Talisker Distilled 1958. Bottling date unknown 75° proof 7.2
Talisker 10 years 45.8% 7.1
Talisker Distilled 1979. Bottling date unknown Cask 7.2
Talisker Distilled 1957. Bottling date unknown 53.3% 7.0
Talisker 37 years 50.4% 6.8
Tamdhu 16 years 75° proof 7.3
Tamdhu 8 years 43% 6.7
Tamdhu 10 years 75° proof 6.5
Tamdhu 15 years 75° proof 6.8
Tamdhu Unknown 40% 6.4
Tamnavulin 8 years 75° proof 6.0
Tamnavulin 10 years 40% 6.5
Teaninich 22 years 80° proof 6.6
Teaninich 16 years 40% 6.8
The Glenlivet 12 years 70° proof 7.2
The Glenlivet Distilled 1961. Bottled 1983 95° proof 7.6
The Lark 5 days Unknown 7.6
Tobermory 8 years 70° proof 5.9
Tomatin 17 years 70° proof 6.5
Tomatin 10 years 75° proof 6.4
Tomintoul 8 years 75° proof 6.1
Tomintoul Special 8 years 100° proof 6.2
Tomintoul 12 years 43% 5.8
Tormore 10 years 75° proof 6.4
Tormore 5 years 43% 5.9
Tullibardine 10 years Unknown 6.4