Glen Moray 12 Year Old 100th Anniversary

Glen Moray Classic

Immediately, something about the box is striking. It looks classy enough; indeed, the golden crest nobly set amongst the dark blue background is reminiscent of those you see amongst Oxbridge colleges. No, what's striking is the lack of age upon either box or bottle. Is this worrying? Some would say so, but as an optimist I'm rather excited....

Score 74/100

Glen Moray 17 Year Old 1995 Carn Mor Strictly Limited

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 Ghent. But the extreme chocolate that was served with it (a Pacari Raw Ecuador 100% cocoa), completely smothered the whisky. Hence I am happy...

Score 83/100

Glen Moray 16 Year Old

The Glen Moray distillery lies somewhat hidden in the hills near Elgin. This Speysider – owned by the French company La Martiniquaise since 2008 – has quite a few expressions on the shelves, although the lion’s share of its 2.5 million liters per annum are used for blending. It is the fingerprint malt in the popular Label 5. I must confess that...

Score 81/100

Glen Moray SMWS 35.51- “Every Flavour Beans”

Nose: Thick nose. With quite some alcohol up front ; Starts with honey sweetness, ample wood, wood spice, mint, pine . then gets fruity : red apples, peaches and some pear. some vinegary sour note too. With time it gets dusty. Palate: Yea. Starts hot and spicy peppery with a lot of wood. Spices arrive on a second wave. Ginger powder. Apples in...

Score 88/100