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Converted from Elgin West Brewery in 1897, the Glen Moray distillery was owned by Glenmorangie plc until it was purchased in 2008 by La Martiniquaise, the second biggest spirits company in France. Highly thought of for blending, it produces a spirit peated to 40ppm for use in blends such as Label 5 and Sir Edward. The distillery also discovered the potential Glen Moray had as a single malt and now ...
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83.3 / 100 · Based on 3 published reviews.
canal_notebook4 SeptThe vanilla toffee and berry fruits give this a warm, sweet direction, while the toasted oak adds a little contrast. The notes don’t establish a smoke character, so I’d keep the focus on fruit and oak.
The unpeated designation is useful context, but it doesn’t establish a particular smoke level, and smoke isn’t described in the tasting notes. What is documented sounds appealingly gentle: vanilla toffee and berry fruits alongside freshly-cut herbs, then toasted oak giving way to summer fruits. I’m drawn to that contrast of sweet fruit and a quieter oak edge. It reads as a mellow, unshowy style rather than one built around smoke.
Sweet fruit and subtle oak.
