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12th December 2017 |
Review of the
subtly peaty Speysider, Glen Moray
Classic Peated.
 I
believe the Glen Moray distillery
started distilling peated spirit back in
2010, I first tasted Glen Moray Peated
"spirit" back in 2012 before it reached
the age to officially be called whisky,
it was cask strength and around 2 years
old and very impressive and a great
indicator of things to come from the
innovative and very friendly to your
pocket Speyside distillery.
The distillery launched the Glen Moray
Classic Peated bottled at 40% ABV
in 2015 which would have been around 5
years old, a couple of more years on and
with Christmas fast approaching I
thought I would revisit this peaty
Speysider that offers whisky drinkers a
hit of peat at a very pocket friendly
price in comparison to the ever
increasing prices of Islay peated
whiskies.
You can read my review of the subtly
smoked Speysider below and you
will find the Glen Moray Classic Peated
available in most High Street
supermarkets as well as from specialist
online whisky shops such as
Master of Malt
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Glen Moray Classic Peated Review
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William
Morrison's Tasting Notes:
Nose:
Subtle peat smoke infused mildly sweet
vanilla, distant lemon. A wee touch of
leather and floral notes also in the
background.
Taste:
Light, young and fresh, delicious smoked
vanilla coats the palate, gentle sugars
and vibrant oak spice.
Finish:
Medium length finish, a little peat
smoke infused honey fades leaving a
touch of liquorice and slightly drying
oak spice.
Comment:
Glen Moray Peated is all about subtle
peat, light spice and and creamy
vanilla, it is still young but but no
less enjoyable and for the price in
comparison to other peated single malts
today this is an outstanding peaty dram,
it certainly holds it own amongst the
best peaty whiskies Speyside
distilleries have to offer and at a lot
cheaper price. I reckon if they bottled
this at 46% - 50% it would be
outstanding, but it is still extremely
enjoyable as it is.
Hopefully we do see an aged version of
this classic peated Speysider in the
future, perhaps a 10 year old around
2020, meanwhile I can highly recommend
the Glen Moray Classic Peated single
malt if you are looking for a peaty
whisky Christmas gift for friends or
family or even yourself, it certainly
has the most important attribute any
whisky should have, it is very drinkable
and very enjoyable.
SMW Score
87/100
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