Glen Garioch / 1985, 16 Years Old, Sherry Butt

Glen Garioch

1985, 16 Years Old, Sherry Butt

ABV 51.9%
REVIEWED Issue 25

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Specifications

Brand: Glen Garioch
Expression: 1985, 16 Years Old, Sherry Butt
Type: Scotland Whisky / Single Malt
Age: 16 years old
ABV: 51.9%
Country/Region: Scotland / Highland
Bottling type: Standard (Distillery or blended)

Tasting notes

Taster Michael Jackson

Nose: Assertive, rounded, appetising, smokiness. Some maltiness, reminiscent of Darjeeling tea.
Palate: Silky-smooth treacle toffee.
Finish: Chewy. Rooty. Anis. Liquorice.
Comment: I have always had a quiet fancy for this malt. It has a lot character: demonstrated here in the way it stands up to such heavy sherry.

8.0

Taster Dave Broom

Nose: Dates, treacle, leather, fruit cake, smoke and a perfumed note.
Palate: That perfumed character runs against the figgy, rich spirit unbalancing the whisky.
Finish: Smoky. Dry and slightly tannic.
Comment: Robust but the cask is in charge.

6.0

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Glen Garioch Distillery, Old Meldrum, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Highland, Scotland

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