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Distillery in Focus:          Glengarioch
Region: Lowlands
Name: Glengarioch. Other names: Glengarrioch, Old meldrum
Status: Active
Website: www.glengarioch.com
Telephone: 01651 873450 
E-Mail:
Address: Distillery Road, Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire, AB51 0ES
Visitor centre: Yes
Owner: Morrison Bowmore Distillers (Suntory)
Established in 1784
Stills: 1 wash and 2 spirit stills (only 1 in use)
Percentage single malt: N.A.
Casks used for maturation: Refill and first fill bourbon cask, with some sherry casks and rare virgin oak casks.
Contribute(d) to the following blends: Rob Roy, VAT 69, S.V.G. (Specially Vatted Glengarioch). I.M., P.M., A.M., Crawford's 3 star.

Regular Bottling:

Glen Garioch 1797 Founder's reserve 48%
Glen Garioch 12 YO 48%

Limited editions:

Since 2009, several vintages have been released, either as batches or a single casks (e.g., 1971 for The Whisky Exchange, 1978 for Millroy's), as well as some non-aged specified special editions (e.g., Virgin oak).

For the tasted whiskies, click here


 

History of the Glen Garioch distillery

To be written. For the full history, please refer to my book:

Tasted whiskies (87):

Official/original bottlings (OB)  
Age  
Glen Garioch over 8 years old Lemar import (dumpy bottle), OB, 43%, B: 1980s. Rating: 16/20
Glen Garioch 10 YO, OB, 43%, B:1980s Rating: 13/20
Glen Garioch, 10 YO, OB, 40%, B: 2006 Rating: 11/20
Glen Garioch 15 YO,OB, 43%, B: 2008 Rating: 11/20
Glen Garioch 12 YO, OB, 48%, B: 2010. Rating: 13/20
Glen Garioch 21 YO, OB, 43%, B: 2009. Rating: 14/20
Glen Garioch 1965 Full Strength, 21 YO, OB, 50%, B: 1986. Rating: 18/20
   
Vintages  
Glen Garioch 1958, 46 YO, OB, 43%, 336 b. Rating: 19/20
Glen Garioch 1965 “light vatting”, 21 YO, OB, 43% Rating: 16/20
Glen Garioch 1965 “dark vatting”, 21 YO, OB, 43% Rating: 18/20
Glen Garioch 1968, 29 YO, OB, 55.9%, c. 624 Rating: 17/20

Glen Garioch 1968, 29 YO, OB, 56.8%, B:2013, c. 9

Rating: 19/20
Glen Garioch 1968 For World of Whisky, 34 YO, OB, 55.3%, c. 17. Rating: 19/20
Glen Garioch 1970, OB, 50.6%, Cask 11 Rating: 17/20
Glen Garioch 1971 for The Whisky Exchange, OB, 43.9%, B : 2011, c. 2038, 194 b. Rating: 19/20
Glen Garioch 1972 for Oddbins, OB, 43%, B: circa 1995 Rating: 19/20
Glen Garioch 1973 for The Whisky Exchange, 40 YO, OB, 54.3%, B:2014. Rating: 19/20
Glen Garioch 1978, OB, 57.8%, B: 2009, 1320 bottles Rating; 17/20
Glen Garioch 1978 Singe Cask for Milroy’s, OB, 58.8%, B: 2012, c.10999, 146 b. Rating: 18/20
Glen Garioch 1985 Sherry for The Whisky Exchange,16 YO, OB, 51.9%, cask 1585. Rating: 14/20
Glen Garioch 1984, OB, 40%. B: crica 1993. Rating: 07/20
Glen Garioch 1986, OB, 54.6%, B: 2011. 3000 b. Batch N°11 Rating: 12/20
Glen Garioch 1990, OB, 54.6%, B: 2009, batch n°34 Rating: 15/20
Glen Garioch 1991, OB, 54.7%, B: 2010, batch N°38 Rating: 15/20
Glen Garioch 1994, OB, 53.9%, B: 2011, batch n°32 Rating: 14/20
Glen Garioch 1995 batch 10, OB, 55.3%, B: 2012 Rating: 16/20
Glen Garioch 1998 Batch 24 Wine Matured, OB, 48%, B:2014, 6000 b. Rating: 14/20
Glen Garioch 1999 Hand Bottled, 13 YO, OB, 59.0%, B: 2012, c. 2907. Rating: 16/20
Glen Garioch 1999 Sherry Matured Batch 30, OB, 56.3% B:2013 Rating: 12/20
   
No Age Specified (NAS)  
Glen Garioch 1797 Founder's Reserve, OB, 48%, B: 2009 Rating: 12/20
Glen Garioch Virgin Oak, OB, 48%, B: 2013 Rating: 14/20
Glen Garioch 15 YO Renaissance Chapter 1, OB, 51.9% B:2014 Rating: 17/20

 

Independent bottlings (IB) and undisclosed "Glen Garioch"  
   
Acla Selection  
Glen Garioch 1992, 21 YO, Acla da Fans, 52.8%, B: 2014 Rating: 16/20
   

Adelphi

 
Glen Garioch 1990, 17 YO, Adelphi, 55.8%, B: 2007, c. 2689, 285 b. Rating: 14/20
Glen Garioch 1990, 19 YO, Adelphi, 53.8%, B: 2009, c. 2697, 234 b. Rating: 14/20
Glen Garioch 1993, 21 YO Adelphi, 59.6% B:2014, c.776 Rating: 15/20
   
Alambic Classique  
Glen Garioch 1989, 20 YO, Alambic classique, 55.1%, B: 2009, c. 9475, 168 b. Rating: 15/20
   
Archives  
Glen Garioch 1990, 21 YO, Archives, 54%, B:2012, c. 252, 267 b. Rating: 11/20
   
Berry Bros & Rudd  
Glen Garioch 1991 For Hofer, 23 YO, Berry Bros & Rudd, 53.9%, c. 2914 Rating: 15/20
Glen Garioch 1992 for Charles Hofer Switzerland, Berry Bros & Rudd, 56%, B :2015, c. 3061 Rating: 12/20
Glen Garioch 1993 For Germany, 21 YO, Berry Bros & Rudd, 57%, B:2015, c.781 Rating: 15/20
   
Bottlers, The  
Glen Garioch 1967, 32 YO, The Bottlers, B: 1999, 56.1%, c. 644
Rating: 19/20
   
Cadenhead's  
Glen Garioch 1991 Authentic Collection, 21 YO, Cadenhead’s, 53.7%, B:2013, 216 b. Rating: 15/20
Glen Garioch 1990, 13 YO, Cadenhead's, 56%, B: 2003 Rating: 11/20
Glen Garioch 1991, 18 YO, Cadenhead’s, 50.3% Rating: 15/20
Glen Garioch 1991, 21 YO, Cadenhead's, 53.7%, B: 2012 Rating: 16/20
   
Cooper's Choice  
Glen Garioch 1993, Cooper’s choice, 46%, B: 2013. Rating: 11/20
   
Douglas Laing  
Glen Garioch 1968 Platinum Rum Finish, D. Laing, 55.9%, B: 2004, 84 b. Rating: 16/20
   
Duncan Taylor  
Glen Garioch 1988 Whisky Galore, 15 YO, D. Taylor, 46% Rating: 13/20
Glen Garioch 1988, 16 YO, D. Taylor, 56.1%, B:2004, c. 1551, 268 b. Rating: 12/20
Glen Garioch 1988, 18 YO, D.Taylor, 52.8%, B:2007, c.1557, 272 b. Rating: 16/20
Glen Garioch 1988, 19 YO, D. Taylor, 55.4%, B:2007, c. 1559, 253 b. Rating: 15/20
Glen Garioch 1988,20 YO, D. Taylor, 54.4%, B: 2009, c. 1558, 249 b. Rating: 13/20
   
Exclusive Malts, David Stirk  
Glen Garioch 1990, 23 YO, Exclusive Malts, 55.6%, B:2014 Rating: 15/20
Glen Garioch 1990 10th Anniversary, 25 YO, Exclusive Malts, 54.8%, B: 2015 Rating: 17/20
Glen Garioch 1993 Dark Sherry, 18 YO, Exclusive Malts, 53.1%, B: 2012, c. 335, 302 b. Rating: 16/20
Glen Garioch 1994, Exclusive Malts, 54.6%, B:2014 Rating: 14/20
   
First Editions, The  
Glen Garioch 1993, 20 YO, The First Editions, 58.2%, B: 2014, 241 b. Rating: 15/20
   
Gordon & MacPhail  
Secret Stills 06.1 (Glen Garioch) 1993, 14 YO, G&M, 45%, B: 2008, c.779 Rating: 14/20
Secret Stills 06.2 (Glen Garioch) 1993, 14 YO, G&M, 45%, butt 779 Rating: 16/20
   
   
Hunter Laing  
Glen Garioch 1991 OMC, 21 YO, Hunter Laing, 50%, B: 2013,  Ref 9809, 251 b. Rating: 13/20
   
Jack Wiebers Whisky World (JWWW)  
Glen Garioch 1991 World of Orchids,22 YO, JWWW, 53.2%, B: 2014. Rating: 13/20
   
James MacArthur  
Glen Garioch 1988,18 YO, James MacArthur, 53.9% Rating; 17/20
Glen Garioch 1988 Old masters Sherry, 19 YO, James MacArthur, 53.1%, B: 2008, c. 1536 Rating: 18/20
   
Jean Boyer  
Glen Garioch “First for us” 1975, 15 YO, Jean Boyer, 43%, B: 1990, rebottled in 2006, 43% Rating: 18/20
   
Kingsbury (and Friends of the Oak)  
Glen Garioch 1989, 24 YO, Friends of Oak (Kingsbury), 46%, B : 2013. 120 b. Rating; 17/20
   
Liquid Library  
Glen Garioch 1991, 21 YO, Liquid Library, 51.6%, B: 2014, 227 b. Rating: 13/20
Glen Garioch 1991, Liquid Library, 52.5%, B: 2012. Rating: 14/20
   
Mackillops  
Glen Garioch 1990, 22 YO, Mackillops choice, 53.8%, B:2013, c. 10295 Rating: 14/20
   
Malts of Scotland  
Glen Garioch 1991, Malts of Scotland, 50.1%, B:2010, c. 3175 Rating: 15/20
   
Master of Malts  
Glen Garioch 21 YO, Master of Malt, 48.8%. B: 2012 Rating: 13/20
   
McLelland  
Highland Single Malt (Glen Garioch) Slim Cowell’s personal selection III 1973, 15 YO, McClelland, 60.5% Rating: 20/20
Highland Single Malt (Glen Garioch) Slim Cowell’s personal selection IV 1975, 15 YO, McClelland, 56% Rating: 18/20
Highlands McLellands (Glen Garioch) 1975, OB, 60%, B: 1990, c.4500 Rating: 17/20
   
Perfect Dram, The  
Glen Garioch 1989, 24 YO, The Perfect Dram, 51.4%, B:2014, 220 b. Rating: 14/20
   
Rattray, Dewar and A.D. Rattray  
Glen Garioch 1990, Dewar Rattray, 56%, B: 2010, cask 5878 Rating: 15/20
   
Samaroli  
Glen Garioch 1966, Samaroli, 43%, B: 1980s. Rating: 17/20
Glen Garioch 1971, Samaroli, 59.6%, 2280 b. Rating: 19/20
Glen Garioch 1971, Samaroli, 43%, B: 1997, c.1239, 300 b Rating: 18/20
Glen Garioch “Hand Written Label” 1975, Samaroli, 57%. Rating: 19/20
Glen Garioch 1975 “Red Letters”, Samaroli, 50% Rating: 18/20
Glen Garioch 1975 White Label, Duthie for Samaroli, 57%, B: 1988, 240 b. Rating: 16/20
Fragment of Scotland Eastern Highland (Glen Garioch) 1975, Samaroli, 50%. Rating: 18/20
Glen Cawdor 1976, Samaroli, 57%, B: 1990, 960 b. Rating: 19/20
Glen Garioch 1957-87 30th Anniversary, Duthie for Samaroli, 50%, B :1987 Rating: 19/20
   
Sansibar  
Glen Garioch 1992, Sansibar, 49.3%, B: 2014, 136 b. Rating: 14/20
   
Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS)  
Glen Garioch 19.23 1967, SMWS, 55.2%, B: 1998 Rating: 19/20
Glen Garioch 1988 19.43 Morning dew in a pine grove, 19 YO, SMWS, 53.2%, 244 b. Rating: 16/20
   
Signatory  
Glen Garioch 1990, 18 YO, Signatory, 53.9%, B: 2008, c. 2695 Rating: 16/20
Glen Garioch 1990, 24 YO, Signatory, 48.8%, B : 2014, c.2761 Rating: 14/20
   
Spirit Safe Cask  
Glen Garioch 1988, 18 YO, Spirit safe cask, 56.1% Rating: 15/20
   
Ultimate, The  
Glen Garioch 1990, 23 YO, The Ultimate, 46%, B: 2013 Rating: 16/20
   
Wemyss  
Glen Garioch 1989 A brandy Casket, 23 YO, Wemyss, 46%, B: 2013. Rating: 15/20
   
Whisky Agency, The (TWA) and Liquid Sun  
Glen Garioch Early Flying 1989, 25 YO, TWA, 50.3%, B : 2015. Rating: 14/20
Glen Garioch 1991 For the Whiskyman, 20 YO, Liquid Sun, 52.6%, B:2012, 177 b. Rating: 16/20
Glen Garioch 1991 Bugs, 20 YO, TWA, 54.4%, B: 2011 Rating: 16/20
   
Whisky Doris  
Glen Garioch 1991, 22 YO, Whisky Doris, 52.9%, B 2014 Rating: 14/20
   

 

 

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