Glen Moray

1981 Single Sherry Butt

Glen Moray

ABV: 57.7%

Age: No age statement Years Old

Style: Single Malt

Country: Scotland

Region: Speyside

Overall
Score

7.6

Tasting Notes

Nose

Full-on sherried notes: bitter chocolate, hot water bottle, cold tea, fig, smoke, autumn bonfires.

Palate

Big, thick and mouthcoating. A hint of sulphur. Oily and soft.

Finish

Thick and long. Some spice and rancid butter on finish.

Comment

Sherry but(t) no Glen Moray.

Taster Score

6.8

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