Highland Single Malt Single Cask 830 (((Bottled 2012)))
⏳ Drinking Window
Enjoyable now; as a high-strength distilled spirit, it remains stable indefinitely when stored properly away from direct sunlight.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Sticky toffee pudding, mature cheddar cheese, seared venison loin
✨ Technical Specifications
Nestled in the fertile Garioch lands of Aberdeenshire, often called the 'Granary of Aberdeenshire' due to its exceptional barley, Glen Garioch is steeped in Highland history. This rare single cask expression, Cask 830, bottled in 2012, showcases the distillery's robust, traditional character. Historically known for its rich, oily distillate, Glen Garioch's single cask releases capture a unique moment in time, where the spirit's natural honeyed, malt-forward profile interacts intensely with a single selected oak cask. This results in an exceptionally deep and complex dram, highlighting notes of orchard fruits, warm spices, and a signature heather-honey sweetness that has defined this historic distillery for over two centuries.
🍾 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