Highland Single Malt Vintage Edition 30YO
⏳ Drinking Window
As a mature single malt Scotch whisky, this does not age further in the bottle. It is ready to enjoy upon release and will remain in peak condition for decades if stored upright and away from direct sunlight.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Dark chocolate, blue cheese, roasted venison
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from one of Scotland's oldest licensed distilleries, the Glen Garioch Highland Single Malt Vintage Edition 30 Year Old is a liquid testament to the fertile soils of the Garioch valley, historically known as the 'Granary of Aberdeenshire'. This rare, aged expression represents the historic craftsmanship of a bygone era at the distillery. Distilled decades ago, it showcases the traditional Highland style of Glen Garioch before its brief closure in the mid-1990s, featuring a robust, richly textured spirit. Slowly matured in the cool, damp dunnage warehouses of Oldmeldrum, this whisky captures a complex interplay of deep oak, old leather, heather honey, and a whisper of the delicate peat smoke that characterized the distillery's historic malting process.
🍾 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