Glencadam 1964 14 Year Old Dumpy Bottle Cadenheads

Glencadam 1996/19 Year Old/Old Malt Cask HL 12775

For the last three or four years I have made a concerted effort to investigate and taste malts from the smaller and lesser known distilleries. I have been trying for some time to get my hands on a bottling of Glencadam, and finally took the plunge and ordered one from Scotland. Shipping costs were quite high, but in the end it was all worth the...

Score 91/100

Glencadam 10 Year Old

The distillery, established in 1825, has changed owners a few times, the last time being in May 2003. The distillery then became the property of Angus Dundee Distillers. Most of the Glencadam production goes into the Ballantines blend, but under the new owners, several official bottelings were marketed, including this 10 Year Old, since the end of...

Score 75/100

Glencadam 10 Year Old

I found the palate of this malt particular hard to unwind. Stand out flavour notes are difficult to discern, but suffice to say it’s a very pleasant malt if light floral malts are your thing. Nose: Light clean aroma citrus fruit, grassy, touches of lavender and honey suckle. Taste: Syrupy sweetness and mouth feel, some citrus, flavours closely...

Score 87/100

Glencadam 15 Year Old 70cl

Halfway between Dundee and Aberdeen you’ll find the village Brechin, where the Glencadam Distillery was founded in 1825 (near the closed North Port-Brechin distillery, by the way). In 2003 the distillery was taken over by Angus Dundee Distillers PLC (who also own Tomintoul) that – besides bulk delivery to Ballantine’s and Stewart’s Cream of the...

Score 82/100