Glen Garioch

Highland Scotch Whisky

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Tasting notes by Kolis1 on 8th May 2013
Not the best in the batch 78/100

Tasting notes by galg on 9th Apr 2013
Excellent cask , classic Bourbon 89/100

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  • Glen Garioch 1797 Founders Reserve - Not the best in the batch

    By Kolis1 on 8th May 20132013-05-08T21:00:00

    78

    N: light fruit, green apple, vanilla, restrained, W/ H2O opens up slightly, no development. P: spicy, sharp arrival, some summer fruits,medium sweet, burns/hot F: burn continues, medium finish Overall… read more

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  • Glen Garioch 1995 vintage - Excellent cask , classic Bourbon

    By galg on 9th Apr 20132013-04-09T09:40:00

    89

    Nose : Quite spicy, some coconut, lovely wood. fresh sort of. with some candy on the nose, banana and vanilla add crème Brule. rather creamy.Very Nice banana cream becomes more evident as time goes by,… read more

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  • Glen Garioch 12 Year old - Crisp

    By ewhiskey on 16th Jan 20132013-01-16T02:37:00

    82

    This Glen Garioch is fresh, crisp, creamy and sugary. A warming desert. The nose offers aromas of a refreshing mint julep and milky caramel drizzled over a red and delicious apple. The cold woodsy scent… read more

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  • Glen Garioch 12 Year old - A tatse of the candyshop

    By Frank1 on 13th Jan 20132013-01-13T04:04:00

    84

    This is a review of the new bottling, not the one with the stag, at 48%. Nose: The nose without water is a bit congested to me: powerful sweetness and woman's perfume. After adding two teasponns of … read more

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  • Glen Garioch Dumpy Bottle - Lime tea

    By markjedi1 on 7th Dec 20122012-12-07T08:02:00

    82

    I will finish up my series of Glen Garioch with a special one. This is an old Glen Garioch, from the 70s of the previous century, bottled for the Italian importer Lemar from Bologna. It is bottled in what… read more

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  • Glen Garioch 1986 Vintage - Vanilla custard

    By markjedi1 on 7th Dec 20122012-12-07T08:01:00

    85

    This vintage 1986, a respectable quarter of a century old, was scored at the Spirits in the Sky festival. It matured on American Oak, whatever that means. Bourbon, sure, but 1st fill? The nose is sweet… read more

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  • Glen Garioch 1995 Vintage - Coconut

    By markjedi1 on 7th Dec 20122012-12-07T08:01:00

    83

    I took a sample at the Spirits in the Sky festival of this new vintage from Glen Garioch. It is the 1995, bottled at cask strength. The nose starts off honeysweet and minerally. Flints, citrus and some… read more

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  • Glen Garioch 20 Year Old 1991 Liquid Sun - Lemongrass

    By markjedi1 on 7th Dec 20122012-12-07T08:00:00

    86

    This is a recent German bottling of a 20 Year Old Glen Garioch, labelled The Whiskyman’s Dram, for the company of Dominiek Bouckaert. It is very pale, due to maturation on a refill hogshead. The nose … read more

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  • Glen Garioch 12 Year Old 1990 Cadenhead - Citric Acid

    By markjedi1 on 7th Dec 20122012-12-07T07:59:00

    88

    Cadenhead is one Scotland’s oldest independent bottlers. Their Authentic Collection contains, among others, this Glen Garioch from 1990, bottled at cask strength in 2003. The nose is very feisty, almost… read more

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  • Glen Garioch 14 Year Old Secret Stills 6.2 G&M - Sherry Garioch

    By markjedi1 on 7th Dec 20122012-12-07T07:59:00

    85

    Gordon & Macphail already bottled quite a few whiskies under their Secret Stills label, although it is not so much a secret what is inside the bottled. This Highland Secret Stills 6.2 is a single cask … read more

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