Highland Single Malt Limited Edition Cask 8685 21YO
⏳ Drinking Window
As a mature, premium single malt Scotch whisky, this bottle is ready to drink upon release and will remain in peak condition indefinitely when stored upright in a cool, dark place.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Dark chocolate truffles, mature blue cheese, slow-roasted venison
✨ Technical Specifications
Deep in the historic Garioch lands of Aberdeenshire, often called the 'Granary of Scotland' for its exceptionally fertile soils, Glen Garioch distillery has crafted robust Highland spirits since 1797. This rare 21-year-old single cask release, drawn from Cask 8685, represents a liquid time capsule of the distillery's traditional production methods. Distilled prior to the distillery's late-1990s modernization, it embodies the classic, heavy-bodied Highland style: rich, oily, and deeply complex. Decades of slow maturation in a single hand-selected oak cask have imparted deep layers of heather honey, stewed orchard fruits, warm baking spices, and a subtle, lingering whisper of peat smoke that defines historic Glen Garioch expressions.
🍾 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