Old Masters Glen Garioch 1988, 18 Years Old

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 58 by Dave Broom and Arthur Motley.

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Tasting Notes

Dave Broom Nose Slightly muted with light cereal, trail mix, energy bar and dried cherry. Rounded and moving into maturity. Shows complexity. Palate A gentle, subtle smoked paprika flavour along with jammy fruit, then musky shiitake funkiness. Finish Touch of pine with a little bitterness. Comment A big warming dram whose generosity of flavour comes as a relief after a couple of meanies.

Arthur Motley Nose Cherry liqueur, hay, grappa, and some sour fruitiness. A smoking gun barrel. Some floral mossiness and a little damp peat. Palate Stewed fruits and raisins, and more of that moss. Finish A gentle bitterness. Comment Elements of many of the flavour groups creates a balanced, Highland-style malt.