Time for a more down to earth, widely available and very affordable dram from the underrated (too underrated if you ask me) distillery of Glen Moray. This whisky was aged for its entire life in Chardonnay casks. Now I’m not a huge fan of Chardonnay (probably spent too much time drinking mediocre Israeli Chardonnay), but it might work here with whisky, Butter notes are not bad eh? Let’s roll
Glen Moray 10 Year Old Chardonnay , 40.0%, £23
Nose: Buttery and malty with yeast, and fruit (peach and apricot) on top of dried coconut bits. You can almost sniff the buttery woody Chardonnay underneath.
Palate: Very creamy mouthfeel on this baby. Butter , vanilla and soft fruit enveloping every taste bud here. Spices and more vanilla with bits of caramel. Dough. Light and caressing.
Finish : Pepper. Vanilla. Very dry. Wood.
This is a gently creamy, buttery dram. Very nice IMHO. Not going to make you scream WOW, but it’s so nice and caressing, that I must say I’m quite the fan. For that price, it offers very good VFM. Can’t go wrong there at 20 or so quid. Good stuff. Not ground breaking, but very good session whisky, for a nice summer day.
Thanks Phil for the sample.
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