Single Malt Hogshead 'Full Cask' No 105
⏳ Drikkevindue
Enjoyable immediately upon release and will remain stable indefinitely when stored in proper cellar conditions.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
blue cheese, dark chocolate, roasted venison
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Glen Garioch, nestled in the fertile 'Granary of Aberdeenshire', has been crafting robust Highland single malts since 1797. This expression, matured in a single hogshead cask, showcases the distillery's signature heavy, waxy, and deeply honeyed spirit. Hogshead aging—typically utilizing reconstituted oak casks—allows for a beautifully balanced maturation, marrying the distillery's robust, cereal-forward character with sweet vanilla, toasted oak, and orchard fruit notes. Single cask releases like this capture a unique snapshot in time, offering an unadulterated expression of traditional Highland craftsmanship.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
Glen Garioch blev grundlagt af Thomas Simpson i 1797 i den historiske markedsby Oldmeldrum og er et af Skotlands ældste fungerende destillerier. Beliggenheden i den frodige dal Valley of the Garioch i Aberdeenshire – historisk kendt som Skotlands kornkammer – giver destilleriet adgang til lokalt byg af højeste kvalitet samt rent, naturligt kildevand. I dag drives destilleriet under Beam Suntory, hvor man ufortrødent værner om det traditionelle håndværk i små partier for at fremhæve maltens renhed og den robuste karakter. Glen Garioch er anerkendt for fyldige Highland single malt-whiskies, der er kendetegnet ved dybe nuancer af lynghonning, friske plantagefrugter, varme krydderier og et komplekst fadpræg.
🍇 Base Ingredient
Malted Barley