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25th July 2024 |
Review of the
Glen Moray Elgin Classic Port Cask
Finish, a cracking young port rich Glen
Moray single malt packed with a
delicious combination of sugar sweet
raisin, toffee and oak and like many of
Glen Moray's whiskies available at a
very drammable price for all pockets.
 Although
I have had the pleasure of a few bottles of the the Glen Moray Port Cask
Finish in my time since it was added to
the distillery's Elgin Classic range
back in 2014 I realised I haven't
actually posted a review of it on the
website.
What brought it to mind was the Glen
Moray visitor centre recently marked its 20th
Anniversary with the release of some
Whisky & Music pairings which you can
see
HERE.
With the Glen Moray Port Cask Finish
being one of the pairings I thought
would add my thoughts on the whisky to
the site.
The Glen Moray Port Cask Finish was
initially aged in American oak casks
imbuing it with classic Speyside characteristics,
the whisky was then finished for several
months ( 8 - 12 months) in port pipes
from Porto Cruz, the world's leading
port producer.
These sweet Portuguese wine casks
enhance the single malt with deep fruit
flavours and smooth port wine notes as
well as imparting a unique rosy hue to
the whisky.
The result is a light, easy drinking,
fruity, and well-balanced, Port Cask
Finished single malt which I am sure
would delight both single malt
enthusiasts and those new to whisky.
The Glen Moray Port Cask Finish is
bottle at 40% ABV and is usually priced
around £28, and you will find it
alongside the current Glen Moray whisky
range available from specialist online whisky
shops such as
The Whisky Exchange
and
Master of Malt
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Glen Moray Port Cask Finish Review
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Bottled at 40% ABV.
Producer's
Tasting Notes:
Nose: Vanilla
toffee infused with sweet ripe raisins,
a wee touch of toasted oak and some
distant sugared almond and milk
chocolate.
Taste: Barley
sugared sweet juicy raisin with a lemon
citrus edge leads followed by some soft
vanilla toffee and gentle oak spice
Finish: Long,
some more toffee, the fruit piggy backs
on the sugars for a while before bittering out
and being over taken by the now slightly
drying oak spice.
Comment:
Some very good quality port pipes at
work here making for a cracking young
port rich Glen Moray single malt packed
with a delicious combination of sugar
sweet raisin, toffee and oak and like
many of Glen Moray's whiskies available
at a very drammable price for all
pockets. Incidentally, I have been
listening to the Sunny Side Up album by
Scottish singer Paolo Nutini, I highly
recommend the album as well as the
whisky, just stick the earphones on,
pour yourself a large one and lay back
in your chair. Slainte.
SMW Whisky Score
86/100
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