Glen Moray reviews

This bottle has been opened for a week. I bought it mainly because I found a bottle for less then $25. It isn’t a bottle you typically see around, and it had the misfortune to be owned by Gldnmorangie…

I visited the Glen Moray distillery on the outskirts of Elgin in September 2010. But it was a Sunday, so the visitor centre was closed. This entry level 12 Year Old is dirt cheap. Between 25 and 30 EUR…

Duncan Taylor is an independent bottler with their HQ in Huntly, close to Aberdeen. Their Rare Auld series normally contains casks that have matured for over 30 years, but apparantly this 21 Year Old…

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society does not need an introduction, I suppose. With 84 single casks from Glen Moray bottled, they are the most active independent with regards to this Speysider. Their last one…

This Glen Moray was only available from the visitor center at the distillery, provided you had £100 to spare. The cask has been replaced by now, making this quite a unique opportunity. So thanks a lot…

This 17 Year Old from the Carn Mor Strictly Limited collection is a vatting of two sherry hogsheads, that yielded 670 bottles at a drinking strength of 46%. I tried it at a whisky & chocolate tasting in…

This 1984 Limited Edition is an official bottling from 2004, making it a 20 Year Old. Alas (well, who knows?) bottled only at 40% ABV.The nose starts off pretty pleasant. Sweet on summer fruit, slightly…

The Glen Moray 12 is a remarkably clean and fresh tasting single malt from Speyside and, for me, an expression that is best to start off an evening with.The uncomplicated nose first brings with it a…

Some time ago, I reviewed a Duncan Taylor bottling of a Glen Elgin, which was quite good - this Glen Moray is the second of three samples I'll be looking at. Like the Glen Elgin, it is non-coloured, non…

Drank neat. The nose was for me the best part-- floral and fruity, with subtle notes of pear and apples. The body was light and smooth, but slightly rough at the same time. The taste was smoky, woody,…