Glen Moray 1989 Distillery Manager's Choice

Glen Moray 12 Year Old

Nose: lively and aromatic with lots of citrus and fresh wood shavings. Also apple peel and toffee. Very nice! Taste: light and crisp with immediate sweetness, followed by a nice balancing tartness. Vanilla, toffee apples, creamy custard. Finish: falls a bit flat but nothing off-putting. Balance: I was underwhelmed on my first tasting but this...

Score 84/100

Glen Moray SMWS 35.51- “Every Flavour Beans”

Nose: Thick nose. With quite some alcohol up front ; Starts with honey sweetness, ample wood, wood spice, mint, pine . then gets fruity : red apples, peaches and some pear. some vinegary sour note too. With time it gets dusty. Palate: Yea. Starts hot and spicy peppery with a lot of wood. Spices arrive on a second wave. Ginger powder. Apples in...

Score 88/100

Glen Moray 20 year cask strength

If I didn’t know that Cadenheads don’t chill filter. I would know without a second glance at this bottle. There are literally bits floating in it... nom! If I didn’t know that Cadenheads don’t add caramel. I would know by simply appreciating the light gold, almost honey like hue. Nose Buttery brioche, Lemon penny sweets, lemon sherbert, honey, a...

Score 94/100

Glen Moray Chardonnay Cask Mellowed

This Glen Moray still enjoys an age statement, i.e. 10 years. It got a finish on Chardonnay wine casks. That particular grape can be found all over the world, but primarily in Burgundy, France. I was unable to find out how long said finish was, but I presume several months. Oh, this nose is surpringly fruity with peach, apricots, fresh apples,...

Score 78/100