Glen Moray 16 Years Old, Chenin Blanc Finish

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 4 by Michael Jackson and Jim Murray.

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Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson Nose Very aromatic, with a hint of cloves and apples. Tannin. Palate Toffee, apples and oak. Finish Long, with hints of peat, grass and leaves. Resiny, peppery Comment Firmer and more assertive.

Jim Murray Nose Big and massively complex. Healthy honey glow weaves in and out of the trademark Glen Moray malt intensity, weighted by a dash of peat. The wineyness is restricted to a fruit cocktail of apple and sultana. Palate Sublime mouthfeel: slightly oily and wonderfully lush. Sweet malt and lighter grapey notes go hand-in-hand at the start, though the middle sees the malt intensify. Finish Lovely coffee and vanilla mix with a drying oakiness fitting a 16 Years Old. Dries impressively. Comment Wow. This is not how Glen Moray used to be. A dram just brimming with complexity and threatening to explode.