Eastern Highland Fragments of Scotland Samaroli

Glen Garioch Archives 1990

Nose: sweet , ginger, cloves honey. Plenty of wood spice. Old wood benches. Apple and pear. Palate: enters smoke. Much more than felt in the nose, with hint of peat. Big palate, with the fruit and bitter wood. An alcohol bite, and some cereal and honey liquor. Finish : Malt. Bitter coffee and a bit rough. Earthy. A bit harsh and bitter, sort of...

Score 80/100

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...

Score 83/100

Glen Garioch 1995

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 camphor. Quite creamy on beeswax. Hints of nuts and nougat. Coconut and sweet barley. Something sourish like yoghurt. Nice. It is oily and spicy....

Score 83/100

Glen Garioch Dumpy Bottle

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 we call a brown dumpy bottle. Only 8 years old and something of a cult whisky. The nose is not completely devoid of OBE. Not uncommon after...

Score 82/100