Glen Garioch 12 Year Old

This new (sorta) Glen Garioch 12 Year Old is bottled at a strength of 48% and has a nice full golden colour.

The nose reveals a lot of malt, orchard fruit (apples and pears) and gooseberries, but als osome crème brulée and a clear hint of smoke. This reminds me of some old blends. Of good quality, of course.

It is fairly creamy and spicy on the palate. Green banana, nuts and toffee. Good body. Sweet malt and again that old edge that I cannot put my finger on. Nice.

In the long finish, I get caramel, coffee and again that smokiness.

What a pleasant surprise. This is, after all, the Glen Garioch entry level malt, available for less than 40 EUR.

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