Glen Ord 7 Year Old 2004 Provenance Douglas Laing

Glen Ord Singleton 15 Year Old Diageo Special Releases 2022

Matured to Refill American and European oak and then 'double matured' on wine barrels. N: The nose starts a bit timid on white and yellow orchard fruit with some floral notes, chamomile tea and Frosties cereals. Fresh, though. Some icing sugar and LU cookies. In the background the hint of sweet dessert wine. Pleasant! S: It starts out soft and...

Score 86/100

Glen Ord 30 Year Old

A couple of months (or years?) ago, Diageo dumped some of its premium whisky stock on the market. Suddenly € 600 bottles were available for € 200. One of them was this Glen Ord 30 years old, a limited release from the Black Isle distillery. Glen Ord 30 yo (58,7%, OB 2005, 6000 btl.) Nose: starts malty and grassy (hay, dried flowers). Geraniums?...

Score 87/100

Glen Ord 1973 / 23 Year Old / Rare Malts

This is the second of three Glen Ord bottlings that were released within Diageo's Rare Malts series. It was distilled in 1973 and bottled in September 1997 as a 23-year old and in a 75cl bottle for the overseas markets. The nose is rich and lush. Notes of passion fruit and malted barley are followed by honey and caramel flavours. Later on there is...

Score 86/100

Glen Ord 15 Year Old 1996 Malts of Scotland

It has been a while since I tasted some Glen Ord, so this week, I’ll be trying a few. I’m starting off with a 15 Year Old from Malts of Scotland. This is a very pale Glen Ord from a bourbon hogshead that yielded 310 bottles. The nose starts on grassy notes, but soon develops some nice aromas of young apples and hard pears, as well as a touch of...

Score 81/100