Glen Garioch Founders Reserve Whisky 48%

The Glen Garioch Founders Reserve Whisky 48% is a multi award winning single malt from Glen Garioch. These include International Wine & Spirit Competition 2018 Silver outstanding. International Wine & Spirit Competition 2017 Gold Medal. International Spirits Challenge 2017 Gold Medal and International Spirits Challenge 2018 Silver. 

On my trip to Scotland, one of the gems I found was Glen Garioch. Never had one of their whiskies before and now, after 3 expressions, I believe they have become a trending topic in my mind. First of all, a little background here: you don't pronounce Glen "GARY-OCK", it is pronounced "GLEN GEERIE". Having said that, this distillery has a lot of history: it was founded in 1797, by the Mason Family, who lost the distillery and re-bought it several times. Also, this was the first distillery to use gas to heat up the copper stills. Well, let's talk about this expression. The 1797 founders' reserve has a lot of flavor and it is very enjoyable, especially for a NAS.

Bottled at 48%abv, tawny color. On the nose: red fruit, strawberry, tobacco. Very Winey. Grape juice, delicious aroma. Caramel. On the palate: caramel, grapes, raisins, oak spice. A nice balance between the vanilla flavors and the dehydrated fruits. Chocolate. The after taste is great also.Vanilla and tobacco leaf. Oak spice. Some herbal notes. Clove. Very enjoyable. Overall, I would recommend this whisky to everyone since "balance" is the keyword here. Slàinte!

Enjoy the Glen Garioch Founders Reserve Whisky

José Massú
The Whiskritic

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