Singleton of Glen Ord 18 Year Old

Glen Ord 30 Year Old

10 years ago, back in 2005 Diageo distiller Glen Ord released a 30yo expression. To this day it will remain their oldest official expression, but who knows maybe they'll release a 40yo statement this year. Description: the cask that was used is unknown, but I suspect refill or second fill sherry. burnished gold colour, most likely bottled at cask...

Score 88/100

Glen Ord 1990 18 Year Old

On the nose, a gentle waft of beeswax opening up to honey, followed by distant yet distinct flavours of cinnamon, basel, Sinhalese pine, lemon peel, quince and vanilla. Chilly powder. Palate: Big. Waxen and chocolate malt-sugar sweet. Clotted cream, Italian lemon, dried fruits - nectarines, apricot, Asian gooseberries and tangerines. French...

Score 95/100

Glen Ord SMWS 77.24 "Mouth-numbing hand bags"

Nose: Floral and almost lightly grapy. It reminds me rather of a very young and light cognac. Butter salted caramel. Malt and pepper! Dusty and floury, too, along with vanilla frosting. Pralines! I like pralines (and turtles). A nice save there. This is nice. (with water) More on the powdered sugar notes. Palate: A bit rough and oak-forward. There...

Score 81/100

Glen Ord 25 Year Old

I was able, thanks to a good friend, to obtain samples of several official releases of Glen Ord : the 25 Year Old, 28 Year Old and 30 Year Old. Let’s try those head-to-head, shall we? Let’s start out with the… err… ‘youngest’ for lack of a better word. After all, this one is already a quarter of a century. The nose offers a range of dark fruits,...

Score 82/100