Melon, grapefruit, green apple, vanilla, malt — sweet and fruity
Soft and delicate — caster sugar, fudge, icing sugar sweetness, then ginger, nutmeg, freshly-brewed tea bitterness, oak, citrus
Short — toffee, vanilla, sharp citrus — pleasant but brief
Glen Moray Classic — Elgin Speyside, ~7 years bourbon, 40%, £21. The gateway single malt.
Melon and apple nose. Soft sugary palate. Short citrus finish. Sweet and approachable.
Glen Moray Classic earns a 6.5 — one of the best-value malts at £21. Honeyed beginner Speyside that does its job well.
Joe has spent over fifteen years immersed in the whiskey industry, beginning his career at a Speyside distillery before moving into drinks journalism. As Editor-in-Chief at Whiskeyful.com, he oversees...
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