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Glencadam 15 Year Old

Glencadam 15 Year Old

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Distillery: Glencadam
Type: Scotch
Age: 15 Years
ABV: 46%
Price: £55

Tasting Notes

Nose

Honey, dried fruit, a gentle oak warmth. Fifteen years have given Glencadam's naturally clean, elegant spirit genuine maturity. Beneath the honey, vanilla, dried apricot and a gentle warmth. More developed and complex than the 10.

Palate

Elegant and mature — honey, dried fruit, a gentle oak spice. The fifteen years provide genuine depth to the distillery's naturally clean character. Mid-palate brings toffee, a gentle warmth and a satisfying malty depth. At 46%, excellent body.

Finish

Medium-long, with honey and mature oak sustaining elegantly.

Glencadam 15 Year Old builds on the clean, elegant foundation of the 10 Year Old with an additional five years of maturation. The extra time allows the naturally pristine Glencadam spirit to develop genuine complexity — dried fruit, honey, a mature oak warmth — while retaining the crystalline clarity that defines the house style.

The fifteen years are kind to Glencadam. The naturally light, elegant spirit benefits from extended maturation, gaining depth and warmth without losing its essential cleanliness. The non-chill-filtered, 46% presentation ensures nothing is lost to processing.

Glencadam 15 is one of the Highland's most underrated aged malts. The combination of clean spirit quality, genuine maturity and honest presentation produces a whisky of genuine elegance. Glencadam remains one of Scotland's best-kept secrets — a distillery of real quality hiding in plain sight.

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Joe Whitfield
Joe Whitfield
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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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