Glen Garioch 12 Years
Glen Garioch is one of the oldest distilleries in Scotland (etd. 1797). Situated in the Eastern Highlands, in the valley of the Garioch in Old Meldrum between the Speyside and the east coast, Glen Garioch has been producing whiskies that please the connoisseur with subtle sweetness, the intensity of malt and the floral notes in the finish.
Glen Garioch is one of the oldest distilleries in Scotland (etd. 1797). Situated in the Eastern Highlands, in the valley of the Garioch in Old Meldrum between the Speyside and the east coast, Glen Garioch has been producing whiskies that please the connoisseur with subtle sweetness, the intensity of malt and the floral notes in the finish.
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| 1040 | |
| Glen Garioch | |
| Scotland, Highlands | |
| Single Malt Whisky | |
| 12 Years | |
| 48% | |
| 0.7 l | |
| Original bottling | |
| Bourbon, Sherry | |
| 2 Bottles | |
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| Average tasting notes Tasting notes |
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Nosing
Fruit:
Sweet:
Sweet:
Fruit:
Herbs:
Herbs:
Malt:
Malt:
Heather:
Heather:
Pear:
Pear:
Oak:
Oak:
Sherry:
Caramel:
Caramel:
Sherry:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Floral:
Spices:
Floral:
Honey:
Honey:
Nuts:
Nuts:
Zitrus:
Zitrus:
Spices:
Peat Smoke:
Banana:
Banana:
Herb:
Dried Fruit:
Herb:
Dried Fruit:
Orange:
Orange:
Alcohol:
Alcohol:
Cake:
Hay:
Peach:
Peach:
Cake:
Hay:
Apple:
Peat Smoke:
Apple:
Plum:
Dark Chocolate:
Chocolate:
Almonds:
Raisin:
Almonds:
Plum:
Chocolate:
Raisin:
Cinnamon:
Dark Chocolate:
Cinnamon:
Strawberry:
Blackberry:
Clove:
Fig:
Chili:
Grapefruit:
Cherry:
Tropical Fruit:
Ginger:
Mint:
Nutmeg:
Date:
Cherry:
Nutmeg:
Ginger:
Date:
Blackberry:
Leather:
Coffee:
Grass:
Lemon:
Grapefruit:
Fig:
Chili:
Leather:
Coffee:
Grass:
Lemon:
Berries:
Clove:
Strawberry:
Mint:
Tropical Fruit:
Berries:
Tasting
Fruit:
Sweet:
Sweet:
Oak:
Oak:
Fruit:
Spices:
Spices:
Malt:
Sherry:
Malt:
Banana:
Sherry:
Banana:
Nuts:
Caramel:
Caramel:
Honey:
Pear:
Honey:
Pear:
Herbs:
Herbs:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Heather:
Heather:
Herb:
Herb:
Zitrus:
Zitrus:
Nuts:
Oil:
Oil:
Chocolate:
Chocolate:
Dark Chocolate:
Dark Chocolate:
Peat Smoke:
Pepper:
Pepper:
Chili:
Orange:
Peat Smoke:
Orange:
Chili:
Floral:
Floral:
Alcohol:
Nutmeg:
Dried Fruit:
Alcohol:
Raisin:
Plum:
Plum:
Nutmeg:
Raisin:
Dried Fruit:
Peach:
Green Apple:
Grapefruit:
Barley:
Green Apple:
Peach:
Grapefruit:
Barley:
Grape:
Fig:
Fig:
Leather:
Almonds:
Clove:
Coffee:
Walnut:
Grape:
Cake:
Apple:
Grass:
Date:
Wheat:
Ginger:
Apple:
Coffee:
Grass:
Berries:
Walnut:
Cake:
Leather:
Clove:
Almonds:
Date:
Wheat:
Ginger:
Berries:
Finish
Oak:
Oak:
Sweet:
Sweet:
Spices:
Spices:
Fruit:
Fruit:
Malt:
Sherry:
Malt:
Sherry:
Herbs:
Herbs:
Herb:
Herb:
Nuts:
Heather:
Heather:
Pepper:
Zitrus:
Zitrus:
Pepper:
Peat Smoke:
Peat Smoke:
Banana:
Banana:
Chocolate:
Honey:
Honey:
Chocolate:
Caramel:
Oil:
Nuts:
Oil:
Caramel:
Pear:
Vanilla:
Dark Chocolate:
Dark Chocolate:
Pear:
Chili:
Vanilla:
Chili:
Dried Fruit:
Dried Fruit:
Floral:
Floral:
Alcohol:
Grapefruit:
Barley:
Maritime Notes:
Almonds:
Salt:
Orange:
Almonds:
Barley:
Orange:
Maritime Notes:
Grapefruit:
Salt:
Alcohol:
Grape:
Wheat:
Cinnamon:
Walnut:
Cinnamon:
Ginger:
Peach:
Peach:
Grape:
Walnut:
Plum:
Tobacco:
Date:
Wheat:
Tobacco:
Ginger:
Date:
Plum:
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Quality rating of this bottle
3.9
Rate
240
172
Quality comparison of bottles
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All tasting notes
25. Mar 2015
Spice cake, heather, nutmeg, vanilla, esters and Ethyl-Acetate, malt and coal on the nose. With water, more caramel, clean oak and dried fruit emerging.
Sweet, malty, soapy and oily palate.
Somewhat clipped/short finish dominated by caramel notes.
Sweet, malty, soapy and oily palate.
Somewhat clipped/short finish dominated by caramel notes.
03. Oct 2015
28. Mar 2019
Nosing: green fruits, mostly pears, punch of alcohol.
Taste: Classic Speyside profile for me, but going more for souerness and sharp peppery notes.
Finish: medium long, but what I can feel is mostly bitter and pepper oakiness. Not pleasant at all.
Comment: After enjoying the Glen Garioch founder's reserve I am disappointed with this dram. The taste is nothing special, only 48 abv makes it stronger than normally, but it does not help too much as for me without water it is really hard to drink it. Might be interesting for someone who like Speyside style and is looking for something more defined and sharper.
Taste: Classic Speyside profile for me, but going more for souerness and sharp peppery notes.
Finish: medium long, but what I can feel is mostly bitter and pepper oakiness. Not pleasant at all.
Comment: After enjoying the Glen Garioch founder's reserve I am disappointed with this dram. The taste is nothing special, only 48 abv makes it stronger than normally, but it does not help too much as for me without water it is really hard to drink it. Might be interesting for someone who like Speyside style and is looking for something more defined and sharper.
16. Sep 2020
Nosing:
Taste:
Finish:
Comment:
Neat prate has mixture between oak, sherry, dried fruits, caramel then after emitting ginger and spices. But once I add a bit water, nosing became very different the one with sharing ginger and pepper then emitting oak, malt, fruits.
Taste:
Finish:
Comment:
Neat prate has mixture between oak, sherry, dried fruits, caramel then after emitting ginger and spices. But once I add a bit water, nosing became very different the one with sharing ginger and pepper then emitting oak, malt, fruits.
20. Feb 2012
07. Jan 2024
07. Feb 2014
13. Apr 2015
16. Jun 2020
Nosing:
Taste:
Finish:
Taste:
Finish:
09. Aug 2015
