Highland Single Malt Wine Cask Matured Small Batch (((Bottled 2018)))
⏳ Drinking Window
Ready to enjoy upon release; does not age further in the bottle and can be preserved indefinitely when stored properly.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
dark chocolate, blue cheese, roasted venison
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from one of Scotland's oldest licensed distilleries, Glen Garioch's Wine Cask Matured Small Batch release, bottled in 2018, represents a magnificent marriage of traditional Highland spirit and fine European winemaking heritage. Located in the fertile Garioch valley—historically celebrated as the 'Granary of Aberdeenshire' for producing Scotland's finest barley—the distillery has crafted a robust, waxy, and honeyed spirit since 1797. For this limited small-batch expression, the spirit was fully matured in select French oak wine casks (specifically Bordeaux red wine casks). This aging process infuses the distillery's signature heather-honey and nutmeg-spiced profile with deep layers of black cherry, rich plum, toasted oak, and a velvety, chocolatey finish, showcasing the exquisite alchemy between Highland malt and fine wine oak.
🍾 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
48%