The Glen Moray distillery was founded in 1897, in the village of Elgin, located in the Speyside in Scotland. It is famous for its bourbon cask ageing and its mastery on the impact of a toasted cask on its whisky. This 14-year-old single malt, aged in an ex-bourbon barrel, highlights in a very delicate way how a cask can have a distinctive, but seamless impact on the original distillate.

This Glen Moray 2010’s aromatic profile is built around aromas of white fruit, vanilla and toasted bread.

Tasting Notes

Nose: Cut grass, dusty barley fields, floral, wild flowers, sweet tropical fruits, wine gums, jellies and roasted pear. A true Speyside-er but in the best way. A light peppery note is starting to make its way through along with some grist, fennel and perhaps a little seaweed.

Palate: The palate enters with those tropical fruit notes but then the cask strength ABV kicks in to provide a bitterness reminiscent of dried fruits (apricots perhaps), vanilla, wild flowers, poached pear and malted barley all mingled with an ongoing peppery note. Very rich.

Finish: Warm and surprisingly spicy. Quite the peppery finish now. What a lovely combination.