Brand
Glen Ord
Age
25 years old
Whisky type
Single Malt
Distillery
Glen Ord Distillery
Origin
Highland, Scotland
Year distilled
1978
Year launched/bottled
2004
Limited edition
3,600 bottles
ABV.
58.30%
Source
Diageo
In collection

Review by Glen Ord

Nose

Some nose prickle, and a leading note of olive oil. Faint vegetable notes (traces of beeswax, eucalyptus, garden mint and honeysuckle) and a lightly smoky fragrance. Fruitiness develops in time: tomato, rhubarb, crystalline greengages? With water, a blast of acetone, then an electric smokiness (old model railways) before it settles down to become sweeter (burnt sugar) and fruitier (boiled sweets, acid drops), still with a trace of hair lacquer.

Palate

Fresh, lively, appetising. Well balanced primary tastes - light sweetness (honey and lemon juice), some acidity, and dry spices (cinnamon, ginger). As it develops it becomes slightly fatty, like a roasting tin.

Finish

Medium length; not complex, but crisp, smoky and dry.

Note

Full of flavour, and very appetising indeed. Amber in appearance, textured with a good bead. Smooth, even chewy in body. An Ôall-day-long' malt.

Source: Diageo