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18th August 2020 |
Review of Glen Moray 2004 Chenin Blanc
Single Cask No. 341
 The
Glen Moray 2004 Chenin Blanc Single Cask
No. 341 is one of three new single cask
whiskies launched by the Speyside
distillery in July this year.
Distilled in 2004
and fully matured in a ex-Chenin Blanc wine cask then bottled as it
came from the cask, non-chill filtered, naturally coloured and at a
cask strength of 60.3% ABV.
This single cask release is normally
reserved exclusively for distillery
visitors to purchase but due to the
ongoing Covid-19 and travel restrictions
in place the distillery has made all
three of their Glen Moray 2020
Distillery Edition whiskies available to
purchase via their Dial A Dram service,
simply give them a call on +44 (01343)
550900 if you want to get hold of a
bottle.
Priced at £85.
William
Morrison's Tasting Notes:
Nose:
Sour pear drops and cooking apple which
needs some sweetening, rather floral, a
little oak and nuttiness hiding in the
background.
Taste:
The apple and pear from the nose has
picked up some sweetness from the oak,
some zesty orange, it is joined by some
milk chocolate covered puff candy and a
late sour and savoury edge.
Finish:
Longish, the fruit bows out quickly
leaving a bitter floral and slightly oak
spicy edge.
Comment:
On the nose it doesn't appear to be one
for the sweet toothed but it sweetens up
in the mouth but bitters out again on
the finish. I doubt this is a wine cask
finish which will make the core range,
it is certainly interesting to try at
this age and cask strength but I doubt
it would ever be offered at a much
younger or lower strength but great to
see Glen Moray try different types of
maturation and sharing it with whisky
enthusiasts but after all these years
and at this price I want my whisky to
score higher than this, interesting
though.
SMW Score
80/100
If you want to explore the current Glen Moray
core whisky range you will it available from
specialist online whisky retailers such
as
The Whisky Exchange,
The Whisky Shop and
Master of
Malt
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