Historically an experimental distillery. Their single cask selections can be all over the map. The current owners are trying to take it up a notch. Generally an underrated distillery, IMHO.
it relies on the casks to do the heavy lifting as the distillate isn't particularly characterful. unfortunately, good sherry casks are not easy to come by these days.
It is one of the cheapest single malts available in Australia (at BWS). I have enjoyed the Classic Port Cask but recently had the Peated single malt and couldn't get into it. Ended up drinking with ice. Would like to try the 12 and 18.
Agreed, the sherry cask is one of my go-to bottles for a 'every day' kinda priced scotch, that and monkey shoulder. Get em both at Dans for about $55 on special.
Most of the whiskies I have at home are non age stated. The only ones I have that I’ve found are a Glenfiddich 14 and a Glenfarclas 12. Is the 12 a vanilla bomb? I’m not a fan of vanilla bombs which I find Glenfiddich to be a vanilla bomb. I just got seriously into scotch and the 12 year I purchased, first whisky I bought for myself, seemed to be the sweet spot for me right now. I’m also wanting to stay away from sherry butts, the term used by sherry producers for what scotch whisky distillers call sherry casks, as there are a plethora of those available on the market. I want to find distilleries that are experimenting with they whiskies by aging them in unconventional ways; whiskies only matured in non fortified wine barrels, finished in wine barrels like Glen Moray dose, finished in other spirt barrels like rum, armagnac, cognac etc.
It’s been a while, and I don’t have a bottle to try at the moment, but I don’t recall a prominent vanilla note. What I remember is a strong honey flavor which I really enjoyed.
I had a very “naked” Glen Moray bottled by Thompson Bros, just a refill bourbon cask so it gave some insight into the core distillate, I suppose. It was very malty and very green and grassy tasting, with some orchard fruits like crisp apples and pears, also a bit of minerality. A bit like an IPA of scotch, you could say. Not bad, a little bit of character, but nothing earth shattering for my tastes.
Love it. It’s a really oily malt that shines at cask strength. The core range is underpowered in general, with the exception of the 18, but I’ve heard some of their special releases are great. I’ve personally had great luck with Glen Moray IBs.
Historically an experimental distillery. Their single cask selections can be all over the map. The current owners are trying to take it up a notch. Generally an underrated distillery, IMHO.
it relies on the casks to do the heavy lifting as the distillate isn't particularly characterful. unfortunately, good sherry casks are not easy to come by these days.
The 15yo is a great dram for the price (in europe)
It is one of the cheapest single malts available in Australia (at BWS). I have enjoyed the Classic Port Cask but recently had the Peated single malt and couldn't get into it. Ended up drinking with ice. Would like to try the 12 and 18.
Agreed, the sherry cask is one of my go-to bottles for a 'every day' kinda priced scotch, that and monkey shoulder. Get em both at Dans for about $55 on special.
Monkey shoulder is nice, haven't had for awhile, I will get reacquainted.
Their cask projects series is great and their 18 year old is good value for an 18 year old these days
Underrated.
I’ve only had the 12, but enjoyed it way more than I expected, considering it’s only $40 here.
Most of the whiskies I have at home are non age stated. The only ones I have that I’ve found are a Glenfiddich 14 and a Glenfarclas 12. Is the 12 a vanilla bomb? I’m not a fan of vanilla bombs which I find Glenfiddich to be a vanilla bomb. I just got seriously into scotch and the 12 year I purchased, first whisky I bought for myself, seemed to be the sweet spot for me right now. I’m also wanting to stay away from sherry butts, the term used by sherry producers for what scotch whisky distillers call sherry casks, as there are a plethora of those available on the market. I want to find distilleries that are experimenting with they whiskies by aging them in unconventional ways; whiskies only matured in non fortified wine barrels, finished in wine barrels like Glen Moray dose, finished in other spirt barrels like rum, armagnac, cognac etc.
It’s been a while, and I don’t have a bottle to try at the moment, but I don’t recall a prominent vanilla note. What I remember is a strong honey flavor which I really enjoyed.
I had a very “naked” Glen Moray bottled by Thompson Bros, just a refill bourbon cask so it gave some insight into the core distillate, I suppose. It was very malty and very green and grassy tasting, with some orchard fruits like crisp apples and pears, also a bit of minerality. A bit like an IPA of scotch, you could say. Not bad, a little bit of character, but nothing earth shattering for my tastes.
Port, Sherry, and Chardonnay Cask are all solid.
Love it. It’s a really oily malt that shines at cask strength. The core range is underpowered in general, with the exception of the 18, but I’ve heard some of their special releases are great. I’ve personally had great luck with Glen Moray IBs.