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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).
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History of the Glen Garioch distillery
To be written. For the full history, please refer to my book:
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 12 YO, OB, 48%, B: 2010. Rating: 13/20 Glen Garioch 15 YO,OB, 43%, B: 2008 Rating: 11/20 Glen Garioch 15 YO Renaissance Chapter 1, OB, 51.9% B:2014 Rating: 17/20 Glen Garioch 17 YO Renaissance Chapter 3, OB, 50.8%, B:2018. Rating: 14/20 Glen Garioch18 YO Renaissance Chapter 4, OB, 50.2%, B:2019. Rating: 17/20 Glen Garioch 21 YO, OB, 43%, B: 2009. Rating: 14/20 Glen Garioch 21 Limited Edition, OB, 43%, B: circa 2005 Rating: 14/20 Glen Garioch Bicentenary, 37 YO, OB, 43%, B:1997. Rating: 16/20 Vintages Glen Garioch 1958, 46 YO, OB, 43%, 336 b. Rating: 19/20 Glen Garioch 1965 Lemar Import, 12 YO, OB, 43%, Rating: 17/20 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 1965 Full Strength, 21 YO, OB, 50%, B: 1986. 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, 29 YO, OB, 56.6%, B: 1997, c. 626. Rating: 19/20 Glen Garioch 1968, 29 YO, OB, 56.3%, B:1997, c.621. 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%, C. 11 Rating: 17/20 
Glen Garioch 1971 for Oddbins, OB, 43%, B: end 1990s. Rating: 20/20 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 (US version), 21 YO, OB, 43% Rating: 18/20 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 b. 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 1978 Bottle your own, OB, 55.3%, B:2017, c. 11001. Rating: 18/20 Glen Garioch 1979 for CWS, OB, 42.9%, B:2018, c. 3831, 114 b. Rating: 13/20 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 1987 for CWS, OB, 47.1%, B:2018, c. 603, 132 b. Rating: 16/20 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 1991 Bottle your own, OB, 48.4%, B:2017 c. 4557 Rating: 17/20 Glen Garioch 1991 Hand-filled, OB, 46.4%, B:2022, cask 4556. Rating: 18/20 Glen Garioch 1995 batch 10, OB, 55.3%, B: 2012 Rating: 16/20 Glen Garioch 1997 Bottle you own, OB, 58.3%, B:2017, c. 8. Rating: 17/20 Glen Garioch 1998 Batch 24 Wine Matured, OB, 48%, B:2014, 6000 b. Rating: 14/20 Glen Garioch 1998 for Binny’s, 16 YO, OB, 55.1%, B:2014, cask 987 Rating: 15/20 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 Glen Garioch Hand Filled 1999 Wine Cask, 18 YO, OB, 56.5%, B:2017, c. 1420. Rating: 14/20 Glen Garioch Bottle Hand Filled 2000, 17 YO, OB, 53.7%, B:2017, c. 574. Rating: 16/20 Glen Garioch 2009 Hand-filled, OB, 58.3%, B:2022, cask 1408. Rating: 14/20 Glen Garioch 2012 Hand-filled Minnesota Oak, OB, 61.1%, B:2022, cask 1355. Rating: 14/20 Glen Garioch 2012 Missouri Oak Hand-filled, 61.6%, B:2022, cask 1363 Rating: 14/20 Glen Garioch Hand-filled Kentucky Oak 2012, 61.8%, B:2020, cask 1359. Rating: 15/20 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 Virgin Oak N°2, OB, 48%, B:2021 Rating: 15/20
Independent bottlings (IB) and undisclosed "Glen Garioch" Acla Selection Glen Garioch 1992, 21 YO, Acla da Fans, 52.8%, B: 2014 Rating: 16/20 Glen Garioch 2015, 10th Anniversary, Acla Selection, 53.8%, B:2023. Rating: 13/20 Glen Garioch 11 YO Classic, Acla da Fans, 52.5%, B:2023 Rating: 13/20 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 Glen Garioch 1993, 22 YO, Adelphi, 58.6%, B:2015, c. 775, 285 b. Rating: 14/20 Glen Garioch 1993, Adelphi, 59.0%, B:2014 c. 774, 501 b. Rating: 16/20 Glen Garioch 1998, 17 YO, Adelphi, 55.7%, B: 2016, 152 b., cask 3730 Rating: 15/20 Alambic Classique Glen Garioch 1989, 20 YO, Alambic classique, 55.1%, B: 2009, c. 9475, 168 b. Rating: 15/20 Aqua Vitae Glen Garioch 1994, 23 YO, Aqua Vitae, 56.3%, B:2017, cask 21 Rating: 14/20 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 Glen Garioch 1994, 21 YO, Berry Bros & Rudd, 55%, B:2016, c. 25 Rating: 14/20 Bottlers, The Glen Garioch 1967, 32 YO, The Bottlers, B: 1999, 56.1%, c. 644
Rating: 19/20Cadenhead's Glen Garioch 1974 150th Anniversary, 18 YO, Cadenhead’s, 54.9%, B:1992 Rating: 17/20 Glen Garioch 1990, 13 YO, Cadenhead's, 56%, B: 2003 Rating: 11/20 Glen Garioch 1990, 24 YO, Cadenhead’s, 47.8%, B:2014 Rating: 15/20 Glen Garioch 1991 Authentic Collection, 21 YO, Cadenhead’s, 53.7%, B:2013, 216 b. Rating: 15/20 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 Glen Garioch 1991, 25 YO, Cadenhead’s, 47%, B:2017, 222 b. Rating: 16/20 Carn Mor Glen Garioch 1998, 17 YO, Cairn Mor, 51.5%, B:2015, c. 3728, 220 b. Rating: 16/20 Glen Garioch 1991, Morrison Mackay, 51%, B:2018, c. 20392. Rating: 15/20 Cooper's Choice Glen Garioch 1993, Cooper’s choice, 46%, B: 2013. Rating: 11/20 Decadent Drinks Glen Garioch Equinox & Solstice Summer 2022, 10 YO, Decadent Drinks, 48.5%, B:2023. Rating: 14/20 Douglas Laing Glen Garioch 1968 Platinum Rum Finish, D. Laing, 55.9%, B: 2004, 84 b. Rating: 16/20 Glen Garioch 1988 Old Malt Cask, 15 YO, Douglas Laing, 50%, B:2003, ref DL966. Rating: 16/20 Glen Garioch 1990 Old Particular For Shinanoya, 25 YO, D.Laing, 55.3%, B:2016. Rating: 16/20 Glen Garioch 1991 Old Malt Cask, 15 YO, D. Laing, 50%, B:2016, Ref 3016 Rating: 16/20 Glen Garioch 1993, 21 YO Director’s Cut, D. Laing, 57.4%, B:2014, ref 10353, 213 b. Rating: 15/20 Glen Garioch 2010 Old Particular, 12 YO, D. Laing, 48.4%, B :2022, DL15923. Rating: 13/20 Dramcatcher Glen Garioch 2011, 12 YO, DramCatcher, 52.2%, B:2024, c. 4909. Rating: 15/20 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 Glen Garioch 2000, 7 YO, Exclusive Malts, 58.2%, Red Wine Barrique cask 93, 328 b. Rating: 14/20 Few Barrels Company, A Glen Garioch 2011, 11 YO, A Few Barrels, 54.5%, B:2024, cask 2751A Rating: 16/20 Fighting Fish Glen Garioch 1990, 24 YO, Fighting Fish, 51.4%, B:2015, 177 b. Rating: 12/20 First Cask Glen Garioch 1990, 20 YO, First Cask, 46%, B:2010 c. 2755. Rating: 16/20 First Editions, The Glen Garioch 1991, 25 YO, The First Editions, 56.2%, B:2016. Rating: 13/20 Glen Garioch 1993, 20 YO, The First Editions, 58.2%, B: 2014, 241 b. Rating: 15/20 Formosa Glen Garioch 1995 for Spirits Salon, 20 YO, Formosa, 57%, B:2016, cask 135. Rating: 16/20 Golden Barley, The Glen Garioch 2011, The Golden Barley, 45%, B:2017, c. 882 Rating: 11/20 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 Glen Garioch FassZination 1991, 24 YO, Hunter Laing, 46%, B:2015. Rating: 15/20 Glen Garioch 1991, 25 YO, Hunter Laing, 50%, B:2016, Ref 12811 Rating: 17/20 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 Ladies of the Glen Glen Garioch 1993, 21 YO, Ladies of the Glen, 56.4%, B:2015, c. 798, 250 b. Rating: 13/20 La Maison du whisky Glen Garioch 1990 Artist #7 over 25 YO, La Maison du Whisky, 52.3%, B:2017. Rating; 17/20 Glen Garioch over 30 YO Artist #13 , D:1992, Artist LMDW, 57.9%, B:2023, 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 Maltbarn Glen Garioch 1991 For Ramseyer’s Whisky Connection, 26 YO, Maltbarn, 51.6%, Rating: 16/20 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 Glen Garioch 16 YO, McClelland’s, 40%, B:1990s 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 Moon Import Glen Garioch 1975 The Birds, Moon Import, 46%, B: 1990, barrel 5910, 706 b. Rating: 19/20 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, ca. 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 Cawdor 1976, Samaroli, 57%, B: 1980s Rating: 19/20 Glen Garioch 3rd Millennium 1986, Samaroli, 45%, B:2000 Rating: 07/20 Glen Garioch 1957-87 30th Anniversary for Il Salumaio di Montenapoleone, Duthie for Samaroli, 50%, D:1975, B:1987 Rating: 19/20 Glen Garioch 2011, Samaroli, 45%, B :2021, c. 1537 Rating: 15/20 Sansibar Glen Garioch 1992, Sansibar, 49.3%, B: 2014, 136 b. Rating: 14/20 Glen Garioch 2011, Sansibar/Spirit Shop Selection, 52.3%, B:2019 Rating: 14/20 Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) Glen Garioch 1973 19.2,14 YO, SMWS, 57.5%, B:1987 Rating: 19/20 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 Glen Garioch 1990 for Waldhaus am See, 26 YO, Signatory, 54.3%, B:2016, c. 2693 Rating: 15/20 Silver Seal Glen Garioch 1990 La Norma, 25 YO, Silver Seal, 52.1%, B:2016. Rating: 17/20 Spirit Safe Cask Glen Garioch 1988, 18 YO, Spirit safe cask, 56.1% Rating: 15/20 TheWhiskyCask Glen Garioch 1991, 23 YO, TheWhiskyCask, 51.3%, B:2015, c. 2928, Rating: 14/20 Ultimate, The (van Wees) Glen Garioch 1990, 23 YO, The Ultimate, 46%, B: 2013 Rating: 16/20 Usquebaugh Society Glen Garioch 1988, 16 YO, Usquebaugh Society, 54.4% Rating: 16/20 Wemyss Glen Garioch 1989 A brandy Casket, 23 YO, Wemyss, 46%, B: 2013. Rating: 15/20 Glen Garioch 1989 Cream of the crop, Wemyss, 46%, B:2016 Rating: 16/20 Whisky Agency, The (TWA) and Liquid Sun Glen Garioch 1988 Private stock for Taiwan, The Whisky Agency, 47.9%, B:2021. Rating: 15/20 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 Whisky Max Glen Garioch 1993, Whiskymax, 52.5%, B:2015, cask 1794 Rating: 14/20
