Glen Ord 1996 Cadenhead's Authentic Collection Cask Strength 21 yo

 

 

 

55,7°

Distillery : Glen Ord - Highlands

Bourbon Hogshead 

Independent Bottling 

By William Cadenhead Limited

Limited Edition 

Single Cask 

Bottled in 2017

Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength

Totally Unpeated 

Glen Ord is a little-known distillery, but it is one of those behind the Singleton brand, and one of the main ingredients in Johnnie Walker Blend. It's a guarantee of quality. Cadenhead has made several dozen bottlings from this distillery, including this one, which was aged for 21 years in a Bourbon Hogshead before filling 252 bottles.

 

 

 

 

Let's Taste It : 

Young wood and soft fruit, it's airy, with grains of puffed rice, liquid honey, lime, and behind, pumpkin, butternut with some fine spices. After a while, it becomes forestry, and mineral, with notes of gypsum and gravel. The palate is very smooth and pleasant, with light vanilla, then the spices arrive and it becomes more violent, with grey pepper and cumin. Very long finish, with citrus fruits, grapefruit, candied pineapple, dry bark, apricots. Peach pits.

 

In Short, 

This is a very good whisky, interesting and original, light but with a certain character. At once mineral, foresty, fruity, grainy and, of course, woody. It comes up at auction from time to time, and as it's not widely known, it's a good opportunity to do some bargains.

Score : 89

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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