Highland Single Malt Chapter One 15YO
⏳ Drinking Window
As a high-strength, well-matured single malt Scotch whisky, it does not age further in the bottle and can be enjoyed immediately or kept indefinitely if stored properly away from direct sunlight.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roast pork belly, mature Cheddar cheese, dark chocolate truffles
✨ Technical Specifications
Glen Garioch's 'Chapter One' 15-Year-Old is the inaugural release of the distillery's celebrated Renaissance Collection, a four-part series designed to showcase the maturation journey of their robust Highland spirit. Nestled in the fertile 'Granary of Aberdeenshire,' Glen Garioch relies on the rich local barley and the pristine waters of the Silent Spring. This expression, matured in a combination of outstanding ex-bourbon and ex-sherry casks, highlights the distillery's signature style: a marriage of rich Highland heather honey, warm toasted malt, creamy butterscotch, and a whisper of green apple. It represents a return to the traditional, full-bodied character that has defined this historic distillery since its founding in the late 18th century.
🍾 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.
🍷 ABV
51.9%