Glen Moray 21 Year Old 1988 Rare Auld Duncan Taylor

Glen Moray 18 Year Old 1995 Blackadder Raw Cask

Since 2008 Glen Moray is in French hands. La Martiniqaise has quite some brands in its portfolio, including port, gin, rum and whisky. Think Glen Turner, Label 5 and Sam Barton. Not top shelf stuff, to be sure, but they also own Glen Moray, a Speyside malt distillery. It has quite a range. However, I will be trying an independent releases from...

Score 86/100

SMWS 35.34 - Moroccan tea-room masculinity

A 13 year old Glen Moray from a "designer" new charred oak cask. It is a dark reddy-gold in colour and has a rather low viscosity in the glass. Without water, there is a lot of alcohol on the nose. So much that I almost recoiled on the first breath, although this is to be expected at 55%ABV. There are aromas of nuts (unsalted peanuts?),...

Score 94/100

Glen Moray 10 Year Old 2008 Cider Cask Finish Distillery Exclusive

A Glen Moray Distillery Exclusive? That must have been a gift from Anthony Van Sele. He is a fan of this distillery and often goes to visit his very own casks that are slowly maturing in their warehouses. Obviously when he visits he takes the opportunity to fill a bottle of their distillery exclusive. He offered me a sample of their last one: a...

Score 84/100

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