Single Malt 25YO Distilled Prior To
⏳ Drinking Window
Matured for 25 years in oak before bottling; as a stable distilled spirit, it is ready to enjoy now and will keep indefinitely when stored upright away from direct light.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Blue cheese, dark chocolate, roasted venison
✨ Technical Specifications
Distilled in the historic town of Oldmeldrum prior to 1960, this legendary Glen Garioch 25-Year-Old single malt hails from a bygone era of Scotch whisky production. During this period, the distillery utilized traditional floor maltings heavily influenced by local Aberdeenshire peat, alongside direct-fired copper pot stills. The resulting spirit is vastly different from modern iterations, characterized by a wonderfully complex, old-school profile. It marries intense, earthy peat smoke and industrial soot with rich notes of beeswax, heather honey, tropical fruits, and antique leather. Highly coveted by connoisseurs, this expression captures the robust, oily, and phenolic Highland style that defined Glen Garioch in the mid-20th 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.