Whisky Focus - Glen Garioch 15 Year Old Review

Review of Glen Garioch 15 Year Old by Murray Cohen.

The Glen Garioch 15 year old East Highland malt was sadly discontinued a few years back when Glen Garioch reduced the size or their core range in favour of a Vintages range. Packaged in old fashioned traditional tartan tube complete with Scottish stag this was a popular whisky which can still be found in specialist whisky retailers.

Bottled at 43% ABV this is a dearly departed and I am sure missed whisky.

Murray Cohen's Tasting Notes:

Colour:  Amber.

Nose:  Instant smokehouse hues and fireplace reminiscences impress with adorning peat fixtures, Kalamata olive juice, peach fuzz, Australian black licorice, butterscotch and essence of a working coal mine.

Taste: Sweetness pervades with cherries jubilee and a blast of marshmallow, smooth and creamy. Medium to full-bodied.

Finish: Long, sweet n’ spicy; the marshmallow now roasted at the camp fire.

Comment: A tale of two cities between nose and palate yielding a very satisfying if not dramatic dram.

Score 88.5/100

You can find the full current Glen Garioch whisky range available from specialist Whisky retailers such as The Whisky Exchange
 

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• Douglas Laing Old Malt Cask Brora 1981 18 Year Old
   
• Oban 14 Year Old
   
• Murray McDavid Lochside 1981 20 Year Old

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