Glen Garioch 1968, 29 Years Old

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 14 by Michael Jackson and Jim Murray.

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Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson Nose Smoky. Charred Oak. Earthy saltiness. Peat. Palate Black and white mint humbugs. Pronounced black treacle. Molasses. Pepper. Finish Cough sweets. Chlorodyne. Comment With its chestnut colour and highly distinctive flavours, this is a wonderfully wintery whisky.

Jim Murray Nose Enormous battle between the fattest, cleanest juiciest sherry you can imagine and chunky peat. Palate Every bit as mouth filling and chewy as the nose suggest. Finish Ladles of molten chocolate and sweet peat plus cherries and vanilla. Comment A monster of a malt, fully underlining what truly magnificent distillery this once was when the peating levels were traditional and unrestrained.