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Review of
Glen Moray Sauternes Cask the inaugural
release from the distillery’s new
‘Warehouse 1 Collection’.
The Glen Moray Sauternes Cask is a 14
year old cask strength dram which Glen
Moray has released just in time for
Christmas, it is actually the inaugural
release from the distillery’s new
‘Warehouse 1 Collection’.
Distilled in 2006 and fully matured for
14 years in five sweet Sauternes wine
casks in the distillery's Warehouse 1,
this new expression is exclusive to the
UK market and with just 1248 bottles
available it wont be around forever.
Glen Moray Sauternes Cask Matured is the
first in a new collection of eclectic,
small batch releases from Glen Moray,
named in honour of Warehouse 1: the
Elgin distillery’s blue-fronted dunnage
warehouse where an adventurous
assortment of interesting and innovative
casks are tucked away, quietly maturing
for future release.
The
Glen Moray Sauternes Cask is bottled at
cask strength, 59.6 % ABV, it is naturally
coloured, non-chill-filtered and has an
RRP of £79.95
Glen Moray’s Head of Whisky Creation Dr
Kirstie McCallum said: "We’re very proud
to be releasing our Sauternes Cask
Matured expression in time for the
festive season – and as the first whisky
in our new Warehouse 1 Collection. This
is an absolute cracker of a dram, and a
perfect marriage of Glen Moray’s spirit
with all the rich, deliciously sweet
flavours you would enjoy in a glass of
Sauternes. It’s a real celebration of
flavour and Glen Moray’s passion for
unusual cask maturation".
Commenting on the new Warehouse 1
Collection, Glen Moray Brand Ambassador
Iain Allan added: "There are a good few
warehouses at our Elgin site, but
Warehouse 1 is special. Over the years,
this is where our distillery teams have
quietly stored the results of their
experiments and cask adventures. As a
result we have pockets of casks holding
the most interesting and incredible
tasting whiskies scattered throughout
the warehouse, which we are now
uncovering, tasting and making plans to
release. It’s fitting and very exciting
that, starting with this superb
Sauternes bottling, these whiskies will
now be enjoyed by drinkers as part of
our Warehouse 1 Collection in years to
come."
You will find the Glen Moray
Sauternes Cask available from
specialist online whisky retailers such
as
The Whisky Exchange,
The Whisky Shop and
Master of
Malt
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