Glen Garioch Distillery
ABV 56.1%
Great balance and brilliantly structured. More please.
Marcin Miller
Duncan Taylor
Brand
Duncan Taylor
Bottler
1988, Aged 16 Years
Expression
Single Malt
Type
16
Age (Years)
2004
Year of Bottling
56.1%
ABV
Highland
Region/Country
Independent Bottling
Bottling Type
Taster
Nose: Very rounded and attractive. Warm enveloping custard. Créme anglais. Smells like whisky!
Palate: Bursts into life. Still assertive, still attacking. Tastes like whisky!
Finish: Long and very bright. Consistent. Repeat to fade.
Comment: Great balance and brilliantly structured. More please.
Score: 8.3
Taster
Nose: Slight smokiness. Beeswax. Honey. Floral. Heathery.
Palate: Honey cake. Ginger. Spicy complexity.
Finish: Long. Gently warming. Lemony dryness. Rounded with a hint of peat.
Comment: Very sweet but the classic heather honey is balanced by the gently peaty, smoky dryness that has vanished from most Highland malts.
Score: 8.3
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