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.

Details about this bottle Edit
1040
Glen Garioch
Scotland, Highlands
Single Malt Whisky
12 Years
48%
0.7 l
Original bottling
Bourbon, Sherry
2 Bottles
Chill filtration - Without Artifical colouring - With
Average tasting notes Tasting notes
Calculated from 172 Tasting Notes
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Nosing
Fruit:
Sweet:
Sweet:
Fruit:
Herbs:
Herbs:
Malt:
Malt:
Heather:
Heather:
Pear:
Pear:
Oak:
Oak:
Sherry:
Caramel:
Caramel:
Floral:
Floral:
Vanilla:
Sherry:
Vanilla:
Honey:
Honey:
Spices:
Zitrus:
Nuts:
Zitrus:
Nuts:
Spices:
Peat Smoke:
Banana:
Banana:
Dried Fruit:
Dried Fruit:
Orange:
Alcohol:
Herb:
Alcohol:
Herb:
Orange:
Hay:
Peach:
Cake:
Hay:
Cake:
Peach:
Chocolate:
Apple:
Plum:
Peat Smoke:
Raisin:
Raisin:
Chocolate:
Almonds:
Apple:
Plum:
Almonds:
Ginger:
Nutmeg:
Coffee:
Mint:
Grass:
Cherry:
Fig:
Cinnamon:
Clove:
Chili:
Tropical Fruit:
Lemon:
Berries:
Strawberry:
Date:
Leather:
Mint:
Blackberry:
Tropical Fruit:
Date:
Ginger:
Clove:
Nutmeg:
Fig:
Strawberry:
Berries:
Blackberry:
Leather:
Dark Chocolate:
Chili:
Coffee:
Cinnamon:
Grass:
Lemon:
Dark Chocolate:
Cherry:
Tasting
Fruit:
Oak:
Oak:
Sweet:
Sweet:
Fruit:
Spices:
Spices:
Malt:
Malt:
Sherry:
Banana:
Banana:
Sherry:
Pear:
Nuts:
Pear:
Herbs:
Herbs:
Caramel:
Caramel:
Honey:
Honey:
Heather:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Heather:
Oil:
Oil:
Zitrus:
Herb:
Herb:
Zitrus:
Pepper:
Nuts:
Pepper:
Peat Smoke:
Chocolate:
Chocolate:
Peat Smoke:
Dark Chocolate:
Dark Chocolate:
Chili:
Chili:
Orange:
Floral:
Orange:
Floral:
Dried Fruit:
Plum:
Nutmeg:
Dried Fruit:
Plum:
Alcohol:
Alcohol:
Nutmeg:
Barley:
Green Apple:
Peach:
Raisin:
Raisin:
Peach:
Green Apple:
Barley:
Apple:
Ginger:
Fig:
Grass:
Almonds:
Clove:
Cake:
Berries:
Grapefruit:
Wheat:
Grape:
Clove:
Ginger:
Wheat:
Date:
Berries:
Grapefruit:
Leather:
Grass:
Walnut:
Fig:
Apple:
Grape:
Cake:
Walnut:
Leather:
Date:
Almonds:
Finish
Oak:
Oak:
Sweet:
Sweet:
Spices:
Spices:
Fruit:
Fruit:
Malt:
Sherry:
Malt:
Sherry:
Herb:
Herbs:
Herb:
Herbs:
Nuts:
Zitrus:
Zitrus:
Pepper:
Peat Smoke:
Peat Smoke:
Pepper:
Heather:
Heather:
Banana:
Banana:
Honey:
Honey:
Chocolate:
Chocolate:
Caramel:
Caramel:
Pear:
Dark Chocolate:
Oil:
Pear:
Nuts:
Dark Chocolate:
Oil:
Chili:
Chili:
Dried Fruit:
Vanilla:
Floral:
Vanilla:
Dried Fruit:
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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TheGreatMothra
16. Feb 2019
Nosing: Orange Kräuter Sherry Gewürze
Powerfully aromatic. Orange peel, with herbal notes.Particularly Rosemary. Background sherry, mixed spices.

Taste: Orange Vanille Süße Gewürze Pfeffer
Sweet arrival, creamy with vanilla, again orange notes, intense spice and pepper comes through over time.

Finish: Eiche Gewürze Pfeffer
Medium to long, lots of oak showing through, residual spice and pepper

Comment:
This is a very intensely flavoured malt. The nose is pungent and on the palate it is super punchy. It's actually quite well judged though at the higher ABV, In my opinion I wouldn't be adding a lot of water to it, though it does mellow out with just a little. I'm not sure if it's my favourite style of whisky, it reminds me a lot of good quality bourbon. That being said, the quality is good and the price is very reasonable.
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