Glen Moray 1959 25 Year Old Sherry Butt Cask Samaroli

SMWS 35.34 - Moroccan tea-room masculinity

A 13 year old Glen Moray from a "designer" new charred oak cask. It is a dark reddy-gold in colour and has a rather low viscosity in the glass. Without water, there is a lot of alcohol on the nose. So much that I almost recoiled on the first breath, although this is to be expected at 55%ABV. There are aromas of nuts (unsalted peanuts?),...

Score 94/100

Glen Moray 20 Year Old 1995 A.D. Rattray

I just tried a 14 Year Old Glen Moray from this independent bottler. Now let us try a 20 Year Old from 1995, just out. It is a bit darker and strangely enough has a higher ABV. The nose is wonderfully aromatic on sweet malt, marzipan and Turkish Delight. Some freshly cut grass, citrus and yellow plums make it complete. This is a nice nose, even...

Score 85/100

Glen Moray 10 Year Old 2008 Cider Cask Finish Distillery Exclusive

A Glen Moray Distillery Exclusive? That must have been a gift from Anthony Van Sele. He is a fan of this distillery and often goes to visit his very own casks that are slowly maturing in their warehouses. Obviously when he visits he takes the opportunity to fill a bottle of their distillery exclusive. He offered me a sample of their last one: a...

Score 84/100

Glen Moray Chardonnay Cask Mellowed

A close friend of mine purchased the 12 yo expression a year ago. I've been putting it off all this time, I guess I just simply forgot. So, I started researching online and find out that Glen Morays are a great "bang for the buck" whiskies. I figured I start with the 10yo. A great value at $35, especially that it's been aged for its...

Score 86/100