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3rd June 2020 |
Review of the
Glen Moray Classic Speyside single malt.
 As
I sat down with the new
Glen Moray Madeira Cask Project
today to review I thought I would
first revisit the Glen Moray Elgin
Classic (to give it its full name) the
Speyside distillery's entry level single
malt with which I am sure many of you
begin your whisky journey and come back
to revisit it once and a while.
With Father's Day on the horizon and
with the Glen Moray Classic now on offer
for around £20 in most high street
supermarkets and online whisky shops I
thought that there would be a few gift
buyers interested in knowing if this whisky
would make a welcome gift.
In general the Glen Moray distillery
produces what you could call a classic
Speyside region whisky, a sweet, floral,
light bodied single malt whisky and
their entry level whisky is very aptly
named the Glen Moray Classic.
Although the whisky doesn't carry an age
statement the distillery tells me that
the single malts which it combines to
make up the Glen Moray Classic has been
aged for an average of 7 years, all entirely
in American ex-bourbon casks, the
majority of which are first-fill casks
which should add to the sweet oak
vanilla toffee influences the whisky
picks up from the casks.
William
Morrison's Tasting Notes:
Nose: A fresh, clean nose, some sweet
vanilla toffee with a gentle icing sugar edge,
a light touch of pear and lemon adds
some fruitiness and just the
mildest of grassy notes
lurking in the background.
Taste: The sweet vanilla toffee
from the nose leads, infused with lemon
from the nose, a little oak, ginger and
nutmeg spice things up a little.
Finish: The sweet toffee and fruit quickly bitters out
leaving a little lingering spice.
Comment: On the nose is
where the Glen Moray Classic excels, on
the palate it isn't quite as sweet as
the nose suggested but still a lovely
duet of toffee and fruit,
it is a little youthful but it doesn't
claim to be anything else. A young
classic Speyside dram and certainly
worth its asking price, if you are
looking to step up from cheaper blended
whiskies and you are on a budget I can
recommend this at around £20 a bottle.
SMW Score 85/100
You will find the
Glen Moray Classic along with the
rest of the current Glen Moray whisky
range available from specialist online
whisky retailers such as
The Whisky Exchange,
The Whisky Shop and
Master of
Malt
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