Highland Single Malt Cask 3060
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As a distilled spirit, this bottle does not mature further in the glass and can be enjoyed over many years; once opened, it is best consumed within 1 to 2 years to preserve its complex aromatic profile.
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Blue cheese, dark chocolate, roasted venison
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Glen Garioch, nestled in the historic valley of the Garioch in Aberdeenshire, is famed for its robust, deeply textured Highland single malts. The Cask 3060 represents their highly coveted single cask program, where individual casks are selected by the master blender to showcase the purest expression of the distillery's character. Historically, Glen Garioch utilized local peat and traditional floor maltings, yielding a spirit with a distinctively rich, honeyed, and subtly smoky profile. Single cask releases like Cask 3060 highlight this heritage, offering an un-chill-filtered glimpse into the interaction between the distillery's heavy, waxy spirit and the oak. These expressions are celebrated for their notes of heather honey, toasted cereal, warm spices, and a whisper of Highland peat smoke, reflecting over two centuries of Aberdeenshire distilling craft.
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Established in 1797 by John and Alexander Manson, Glen Garioch is one of Scotland's oldest operating distilleries, located in the historic market town of Oldmeldrum in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Now owned by Beam Suntory, the distillery is celebrated for its heritage and its recent return to traditional floor maltings and direct-fired heating for its copper pot stills. Glen Garioch is renowned for producing a robust, non-chill-filtered Highland single malt whisky, characterized by a rich, honeyed, and malt-forward profile with hints of heather, sweet spices, and, in its historic expressions, a delicate touch of peat smoke. Address: Distillery Road, AB51 0ES Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom. Website: https://www.glengarioch.com