Glen Garioch 12 Year Highland Single Malt
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- čas přidán 23. 05. 2020
- Episode 176. I think the challenging week I have had may have influenced the strong mark here. Still, I enjoy this Single Malt and it has the backbone at 48% to deliver a rich, full flavoured experience. It balances Ex-Bourbon and Ex-Sherry very well. For the price, it is a definite recommend in my book. Have you tried it? #whiskyfabric#whiskytube#whiskyneighbour
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GG 12 is just plain lovely. Great overview!
Agreed!
This really is a pretty damn good dram. When you add in the fact it’s an “integrity malt” (as the great sage Ralfy would say) it’s amazing value for the quality of the juice you’re getting. Great review!
Completely agree! Cheers!
I grabbed a bottle a few months ago. I had never seen it before. It’s really a lovely dram.
Clearly I agree, cheers!
Appreciated another clear review. May pick up afew on next sale.
Thanks W.Neighbour.
You are most welcome!
Thanks for reviewing this one Jon. Sounds like it has many of the flavours I enjoy, will pick one up next chance I get. Cheers.
I am certainly enjoying it this time around. First time it was only OK, this time, it has a few more notes to offer. I hope you enjoy it too if you find it.
Both great drams Jon, and I'm really glad to see you reviewing the Glen Garioch as it's on the list for the current 12 year Scotch series I'm doing - the Deanston was the first in the series. Once again, our palates and thoughts are aligned. Cheers!
Awesome. I certainly look forward to hearing your thoughts on the Glen Garioch. This time around, it surprised me and offered a fair about of malt goodness! Take care.
That dram sounds lovely. I’ve been thinking about getting a bottle of glen garioch soon or perhaps a bottle of aultmore 12. Glad to see the weather is picking up there in Alberta, looks beautiful! Cheers from Toronto
I haven't brought home bottle of Aultmore, I should sometime. I think this dram is certainly worth a try, I hope you enjoy it if you do!
Glen Garioch and Deanston have been in my bar since I started enjoying scotch. Thanks Jon.
Great drams IMO. Especially for the price. Glad you keep them around!
Very helpful review. I had a bottle of the Glen Garioch over winter. Your description is spot on. It's got great balance between the bourbon and sherry elements. For me the fruitiness of Glen Garioch is really quite exotic, like mango, rather than Christmas cake, but that's just my personal take. It is coloured, I believe, but not chill filtered. I've a Deanston 12 on the go just now. I really love its straighforward bourbon appeal - no nonsense, but very classy. As you say, can't go wrong with either. I prefer the Glen G with a bit of water btw, but the Deanston straight.
Mango is a bit thicker for me than I was getting from this dram. Still, I appreciate the rich fruit notes. Glad you have tried and enjoy both. Cheers!
Thanks for the review Jon. I love the Glen Garioch 12. I bought it and tried it one day, and went back and bought a second bottle the next day because it impressed me so much.
You reviewed my favorite blend on Saturday (Dewars 12); now I'm waiting for you to review my favorite smoky/peaty malt - Ledaig 10.
Glen Garioch 12 is a hidden gem. Really worth picking up IMO. Ledaig 10 eh? Well I have a sample bottle I haven't opened yet. Not enough for a review, but I really need to try it. Cheers!
Good review Jon. Glad it is available for such a good price where you are. Got one of these a while ago and for some reason just didn't connect with it. Nothing wrong with this in any way just me. Have a sample 4oz bottle put away that will come back to at some point. Doing that often gives a different perspective. Hope I do like it on the replay because it is a good value. Reminds me a bit of the new version of Longmorn 16. Cheers
I find my palate journey almost as interesting as new bottles of whisky. Two years ago or so I had this Glen Garioch and liked it, but never thought to buy a bottle. This time around? I love it. So hopefully the 4 oz sample agrees with you in a couple of years!
I really enjoyed the sample of this that I got from the Whisky Scout!
I just had a dram today. A little strong, but seriously good for the price.
Great comparison! It's fun to come off a stretch of bourbon enjoyment onto some scotch. The variety and the uniqueness of scotch is so refreshing. Though here in the states, the bourbon is so much more affordable so I tend to get lost in the value.
I do too, but when you get the chance to really dig into Scotch, it's worth the journey. Cheers!
I’m very impressed with your experience and ability to smell and taste and assess the quality of these two malts that I am also enjoying very much.
With my limited experience of assessing Whisky critically I gave you a poor review of these two malts but I have to say that I shall try to always keep them in my bottle stash.
I am going to try the comparison again with your vlog and see if any of your tasting notes appear to me
Thanks. I found this an interesting comparison as both of these are non-chill filtered, a bit stronger, and in my area, very affordable. Take care.
@@WhiskyNeighbour Another comparison that I would be interested in and I don't know if you have done it already or not is Laphroaig Quarter Cask and the 10 year old? Stay well.
Glen Garioch has really shown up on my radar lately. I like their heavy fruit notes almost bordering on pungent. It sets it a little apart and makes for interesting sipping 🙂 Both Glen Garioch and Deanston do everything right, but I have been let down by Deanston on occasion - maybe because I don't tend toward the bourbon maturations 😉
Fair. I think I enjoy fresh, ex-bourbon more than most. I just love that balance of lemon and vanilla. Glad you've had both thought and nothing wrong with Glen Garioch! Cheers!
I am a big fan of Glen Garioch. Some of the old vintage releases are still available in some provinces, 1995/2012 (last of the peated GG), 1999/2014 Sherry cask, 1998/2014 Wine Cask, the Renaissance 15/16/17 year. All are cask strength except the 1998 and all excellent. These were all available in Ontario just last year and some are still on the shelves in NS.
With your recommendation and how good this humble 12 is, I think I will keep an eye out for any of those. Thanks for the heads up!
Enjoyed the review Jon, especially as you compared it to the Deanston 12 👍 Amazon delivered my first Deanston 12 this morning and sipping my first dram as I type 😉 Cheers and stay safe 🥃
So cool you could sip one of these while comparing. I try to do that as much as I can with other channels. Sometimes I catch what they're talking about and other times, I don't agree, but always I appreciate the time. Take care!
@@WhiskyNeighbour Absolutely Jon, 100% agree with you. It was only the neck pour, but I'm going to enjoy the Deanston 😉 The Glen Garioch 12 is now on my wishlist. Take care.
Jon I have followed your tasting and tried 1/2 teaspoon of water then another 1/2 and decided that neat was better for me, I am down 1/3 of the bottle now and enjoying it more.
Water for me almost always releases more smoke or oak, but it does not always balance other flavours. These were hardy malts and stood up well to water. That said, when I'm just pouring for me, no water is involved!
I was the one who said that it seemed your palate seemed to lean slightly towards ex bourbon casks... to be more specific perhaps whiskies with a good deal of 1st full bourbon cask maturation. I think a whisky with 70% 1st fill ex bourbon and about 30% oloroso sherry would be the perfect balance for your palate. It would have those nice toffees and caramels as well as a blast of light and dark fruit, with some spiciness particularly from the oloroso and a high bottling strength.
Wow! That sounds fantastic. I think you know my palate better than I do 😀. Thanks for dropping another comment, and I still hope you get to try this one.
Shhhh! That’s my go to Whisky you’re talking about :) Glen Garioch is a beam suntory product along with Laphroaig and Bowmore. I’m pretty sure both of those use colourant, so I suspect Glen Garioch also has it also. Sounds like I need to pickup a Deanston 12 soon, good summer scotch?
Yes! I think Deanston 12 would be an excellent summer dram. It's bright citrus and fresh oak would go well with sunshine IMO. You are totally right with coloring. Jason from Germany confirmed it. Take care
I have enjoyed many bottles of Glen Garioch 12, and Founder's Reserve... It's all very delicious whisky and not expensive. Shhh! Don't tell anyone else... We don't want the price to go up!
You are right about that. At it's current price, it really undervalued.
I bought the 12 year old on a whim. But, I liked it so much that, after tasting, I went out and bought a bottle of the less expensive 'Founder's Reserve'.
What did you think? I enjoy the 12 and it's still affordable around here!
@@WhiskyNeighbour I haven't opened the founder's reserve, yet.
@@kellywellington7122 let me know when you do!
Hi Jon! Just want to let you know that GlenGarioch 12 has E150 in it (mit Farbstoff). Nevertheless I prefer it over the Deanston 12...
Unfortunate! I still enjoy the release and for the price, it is a great recommendation. Thanks for sharing!
This one is always on my shelf....60$, 48% it’s one of the best values to be had ;)
Question: are you Kteach on the distiller app?
Glad you enjoy it too! Yes, I am Kteach. An old ID
Hey is there a more advanced scotch that you would recommend?
Well that is a great question. The truth is I have not had very many truly complicated or advanced Scotch. I've had hundreds of different bottles not, but most are that $30 to $80 dollar range. For peated gems, I would consider Lagavulin 12 year old releases. For ex-sherry, I really enjoyed Glen Dronach single barrels, and for straight highland or speyside ... I'm not sure. I have had some really challenging Octave releases from Duncan Taylor. Recently I had a few Mortlach independent bottles and they were very layered. Hopefully I will have more experiences in advanced bottles, but I will say, I have had many gems in simple drams. Worth slowing down and appreciating. Cheers!
Neighbor, what’s keeping you from visiting Scotland?
Time. Money. Well, and I guess the current travel ban, but even without that, I just haven't saved up the means to do it. One day!
If it doesn't say uncolored, I would assume that it is colored. Like Ledaig 10, it used to say both on the label, but now only un-chill filtered and is considerably darker in color than it used to be.
Fair. That is my usual assumption. I guess I just wanted this to be both uncolored and non-chill filtered!
@@WhiskyNeighbour That would be my preference as well. Unfortunately, I can't get either in Ontario right now, although I am nursing a bottle of the Deanston until it comes back on the market. Once Ralfy named it whisky of the year, it became very difficult to find. It doesn't hurt that Roy talks it up so much too.
@@davidbroughall3782 I hope it comes back soon!
That sucks about the Ledaig. Perhaps the light natural colour is only appealing to us whisky nerds and they weren’t enough volume to be sustainable... in my opinion to avoid that I think natural coloured whiskies can benefit from a green or dark brown bottle
@@francescoalbanese9215 It's still one of my favorites and a very good price.
yes mit Farbstoff: Zuckerkulör = with coloring - sorry
Well that is too bad, but I am very thankful you let me know. Cheers!
Glen Garioch is 69.99 in PEI
It has crept up in price here too. But for what it offers , I still think it is a good value. Cheers!
German market labels suggest its colored
Too bad :(