Glen Moray - Mastery 120th Anniversary Single Malt Scotch
Price: $840.00
| Producer | Glen Moray |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
| Style | Single Malt Scotch |
| Sku | 07817 |
Glen Moray Description
Glen Moray celebrates its 120th anniversary releasing a brand new whisky. Glen Moray Mastery is a “multi-vintage” single malt, using whiskies from 1970s, 80s and 90s, which represent some of the different eras of key production staff. These were then “intertwined” with whisky that’s matured fully in first-fill sherry and some that has been finished in port.
52.3% ABV
NOSE: intense, heavy dried fruits: raisins, prunes, the darker end. Milk chocolate. Praline. Black forest gateaux. Heather honey. Maple syrup. There’s a wonderful sweetness, Muscavado sugar too. Not overly fruity: those sweet-cloying dried fruits are dominant. It becomes slightly woody eventually, drifting into a tannic Cabernet Sauvignon. Eventually when it all fades there are wafts of Christmassy orange peel and cloves.
TASTE: extremely silky texture, though not especially thick and oily. It feels like the port finishing is playing a dominant role. Elderberries. Blackcurrant jam. Raisins and dried figs. Orange marmalade. Again, slightly woody towards the end: tannic, with a coffee and dark chocolate bitterness. Cloves and tobacco, with some black tea. Reminds me of a Dalmore whisky, curiously. While the flavours feel worthy of a venerable whisky, the layers aren’t presenting themselves as I’d expected. Perhaps because there’s a lot of potent casks involved – sherry, port – the subtitles of the distillery are slightly hidden. There’s a lot battling for dominance.
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