Highland Single Malt Carn Mor Celebration Of The Cask 20251 26YO (((Bottled 2017)))
⏳ Drinking Window
This mature single malt Scotch whisky is bottled at its peak and does not age further in glass; it can be enjoyed immediately or cellared indefinitely under proper storage conditions.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Blue cheese, dark chocolate, roasted venison
✨ Technical Specifications
This highly limited independent bottling under the Càrn Mòr 'Celebration of the Cask' range by Morrison & MacKay showcases a single cask expression of Glen Garioch. Distilled in 1991 and matured for 26 years before being bottled in 2017, this expression captures a historic era of the distillery. Glen Garioch, established in 1797 in the historic market town of Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire, is celebrated as one of Scotland's oldest operating distilleries. This 26-year-old malt highlights the distillery's traditional, robust Highland character, delivering a complex profile of rich honey, waxy orchard fruits, and warm baking spices that have developed over more than two decades of wood maturation. Bottled at cask strength without chill-filtration, it represents a pure, unadulterated snapshot of Highland distilling history.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1797 by John and Alexander Manson, Glen Garioch (pronounced 'Glen Geery') is one of Scotland's oldest continuously operating distilleries and the most easterly distillery in the Highlands. Located in the market town of Oldmeldrum within the fertile Valley of the Garioch—historically celebrated as the 'Granary of Aberdeenshire'—the distillery benefits from prime regional barley and mineral-rich water drawn from the Silent Spring of Coutens Farm. Under the ownership of Suntory Global Spirits via Morrison Bowmore Distillers, Glen Garioch underwent a transformative renovation to reinstate traditional floor maltings and direct-fired copper wash stills. This classical production architecture, coupled with a 50-hour fermentation cycle, imparts a signature robust, honeyed, waxy profile with notes of orchard fruit and warm malt cereal. Celebrated for its non-chill-filtered, high-strength releases, benchmark expressions include the flagship Founder's Reserve, the 12-Year-Old, and vintage cask-strength single malt bottlings.
🍇 Base Material
Malted Barley