Glen Garioch 1986 25 Year Old Old Malt Cask #7866 Douglas Laing

Glen Garioch 1984

The nose start off pretty promising, but doesn't seem to fully develop. Fresh apple is at the forefront, followed by subtle spice, dust, and brown sugar. On the palate, creme it detected first, followed by cinnamon, lime, and rather pronounced soapy taste (down a few points). Something is a little off here. The finish is rather dry and salty. Kind...

Score 83/100

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

Glen Garioch 1997 Vintage

My first Glen Garioch was a 1797 Founders Reserve. I thought it was OK. Nothing to really excite me. Pleasant enough without being marvelous and I think that's fine. I just place far too many expectations on every whisky I try for the first time. My second Glen Garioch is this 1997 Vintage (bottled 2012) at a lovely cask strength of 56.7%. This is...

Score 89/100

Glen Garioch 12 Year Old 1990 Cadenhead

Cadenhead is one Scotland’s oldest independent bottlers. Their Authentic Collection contains, among others, this Glen Garioch from 1990, bottled at cask strength in 2003. The nose is very feisty, almost piquant. I get a fair amount of nuts, a wonderful smokiness and a truckload of both vanilla and cake, whipped cream on top. A fruit cake with...

Score 88/100