Critics reviews
Menthol lozenges, candied lemon peel, demerara sugar and patisserie cream.
Palate
Very fruity and feisty on the first sip, with blackberry, pink marshmallows a little liquorice and fresh strawberry.
Finish
Malty and dry, with a distinct wheaty note on the death.
Comment
Solid and drinkable.
Neil Ridley - Whisky Magazine Issue 108 Nose
Marzipan, icing sugar and a little distant smoke. Strawberry liqueur sweetness gives way to hot buttered cornbread and barley sugar.
Palate
Needs a little water to open up a bit, but those sweet cornbread and barley sugar notes come shining through. Spices lurk.
Finish
Dries with spices and wood tannins.
Comment
Balanced and well layered, just need a drop of water to help it emerge.
Rob Allanson - Whisky Magazine Issue 108
About this SPIRIT
Glen Garioch Distillery, Highlands
Glen Garioch distillery is one of the oldest in Scotland, having been founded in 1798. This was the heartland of the northern Picts, and the district has the greatest concentration of carved stones and Pictish monuments in Scotland. It is named after the valley of the Garioch, the ‘Granary of Aberdeenshire’, where the finest Scottish barley can be grown thanks to the mid climate of plentiful sunshine and not too much rain. It was definitely working during the late 18th century under Thomas Simpson, but Historic Scotland lists its four-storey Georgian alt barn and twin pagoda chimneys c. 1780. It was extended to three stills in 1973 and has suffered several periods of closure, most recently in the mid-1990s. To the delight of many, this charming distillery in the Aberdeenshire market town of Old Meldrum was refurbished and re-opened again in 1997.
The process water is drawn from Coutens spring on Percock Hill, on the Meldrum House estate. Until 1997 the distillery operated its own floor maltings with peat cut locally from New Pitsligo. The vintage malts are therefore fairly heavily peated, but they should be much less so in future editions as unpeated malted barley is now readily available and supplied to order.
The distillery operates a stainless steel mash tun, eight stainless steel washbacks, one wash still and two small spirit stills only of which is currently in use. The whisky is matured in ex-Bourbon American Oak and ex-Sherry European oak casks, in warehouses at the site.
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Marking a milestone in Glen Garioch’s recent history, Vintage 1995 was the last to smoke its barley with peat, before being left to mature in the finest first fill bourbon barrels. Warm and spicy on the palate, with tastes of pancakes filled with layers of baked banana and toffee sauce, mocha chocolate and warm golden syrup.
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