Secret Stills 6.5 Glen Garioch 1988 Gordon & Macphail

Glen Garioch 21 Year Old

Among the barley fields of Aberdeenshire lies Old Meldrum, a small town which John and Alexander Manson found ideal to built their distillery in, in 1797. Glen Garioch (say ‘glen geerie’) was purchased at the start of the 20th Century by Sanderson & Son, the makers of the famous VAT69 blend. Early ‘70s Stanley P Morrison took control before it...

Score 84/100

Glen Garioch Founders Reserve

Wow at 48% abv this malt packs a punch. Alcohol peppery 3 alarm fire gives way to buttery dry vanilla alchol grainy malty warm dry medium cleam finish.

Score 75/100

Glen Garioch 15 Year Old

This 15 Year Old is no longer part of the core range since the overhaul of the brand in 2009. This is a somewhat older bottling at drinking strength. The label still shows the proud stag, which is no longer featured on the new bottles. The nose is a lot grassier than recent releases. Loads of caramel and heather, but also something that reminds me...

Score 77/100

Glen Garioch 14 Year Old Secret Stills 6.2 G&M

Gordon & Macphail already bottled quite a few whiskies under their Secret Stills label, although it is not so much a secret what is inside the bottled. This Highland Secret Stills 6.2 is a single cask Glen Garioch, bottled at the age of 14 years at drinking strength. The colour reveals the first fill sherry cask. I get classic sherry notes on...

Score 85/100