Coilltean 1975 Glen Garioch Bottled 1990 Samaroli

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 1991

Knowing that Glen Garioch used peated malt until 1993, I expect a bit of classic smokiness in this whisky. It is from one of Scotland’s oldest distilleries, founded in 1797. The nose is very aromatic with loads of white and yellow fruit. Juicy pear, peach and even mango. But quite a bit of grass as well. Make that hay. Heathery flowers. Sweet on...

Score 86/100

Glen Garioch 12 Year Old

This Glen Garioch is fresh, crisp, creamy and sugary. A warming desert. The nose offers aromas of a refreshing mint julep and milky caramel drizzled over a red and delicious apple. The cold woodsy scent of a frozen tree branch breezes in at the end. On the palate, sugar and cinnamon jump out immediately chased by a sharp dryness. The dryness...

Score 82/100

Glen Garioch 30 Year Old 1978

This Glen Garioch is no less than 30 years old and thus produced in the old style, meaning I am expecting peat. It comes in a beautiful box and commands around 500 EUR. Surprisingly high alcohol percentage for such and oldie, if you ask me. It matured on bourbon casks. The nose starts off pretty closed, but when warmed by hand it turns into a...

Score 87/100