Glen Garioch 1978 30 Year Old

Glen Garioch Mystery Dram

Through Facebook, twenty bloggers worldwide were chosen to try the soon-to-be-released, unique single malt from Glen Garioch. So when I received the e-mail confirmation a few days ago, I was quite happy. Today, the box arrived, containing some chocolate, a jar of marmalade and – obviously – a sample of the new, mysterious Glen Garioch. Taking my...

Score 89/100

Glen Garioch 23 Year Old 1990 Samaroli

Another sample from that festival in Belgium, this time around a 23 Year Old Glen Garioch that was bottled by the famous Italian label Samaroli, released only very recently. The nose is very clean. Grain and grass. Citrus and pineapple cubes. A tiny bit of smoke. Quite some vanilla after a few minutes. Then suddenly it turns creamier on toffee....

Score 83/100

Glen Garioch 14 Year Old Secret Stills 6.2 G&M

Gordon & Macphail already bottled quite a few whiskies under their Secret Stills label, although it is not so much a secret what is inside the bottled. This Highland Secret Stills 6.2 is a single cask Glen Garioch, bottled at the age of 14 years at drinking strength. The colour reveals the first fill sherry cask. I get classic sherry notes on...

Score 85/100

Glen Garioch 1999 Sherry Cask

This sample was provided by a friend who warned me that my first tasting would probably be "sulphury", but that if I gave the second half of the sample some time, the sulphur would dissipate. Well, here goes. Glen Garioch 1999 (14 years old) Batch no 30 56.3 % abv Sample bottled Oct 16, 2018 **First tasting (January 16, 2019):** * Nose...

Score 76/100