Glen Ord 11 Year Old 2000 Provenance Douglas Laing

Glen Ord James MacArthur's Fine Malt Selection 12 Year Old

So tonight is the last night before TIFF starts, so am celebrating it by reviewing this excellent Scotch. I thought about cracking open something new and interesting, but I still have a few open bottles around that I haven't written about yet, so thought I would choose one of my recent favourites. Glen Ord, just north of Inverness was founded in...

Score 94/100

Glen Ord 30 Year Old

We end the Glen Ord tasting with the lightests of the three. In colour, I mean. ABV-wise, this one is the heavyweight from the family with no less than 58,7%. Let’s see if it can compete with it’s younger brothers. The nose is wonderfully sweet with freshly cut grass and both fresh and dried flowers. Apricots and honey. Some polish. But it becomes...

Score 86/100

Glen Ord 30 Year Old

gift sample from a friend Nose: Oh man, this is the sort of thing that I go for. It starts very waxy with a bit of clean, light honey. Lemon zest, quince, mirabelle jam. Some wood and vanilla. A few high-pitch floral notes and nuts, reminding me somewhat of a Folle Blanche cognac in its youth. This is elegance in a bottle. Very light chocolate...

Score 95/100

Glen Ord 15 Year Old 1996 Malts of Scotland

It has been a while since I tasted some Glen Ord, so this week, I’ll be trying a few. I’m starting off with a 15 Year Old from Malts of Scotland. This is a very pale Glen Ord from a bourbon hogshead that yielded 310 bottles. The nose starts on grassy notes, but soon develops some nice aromas of young apples and hard pears, as well as a touch of...

Score 81/100