WF's Little Duos, today Glen Moray 10 yo


October 9, 2025

WF's Little Duos, today Glen Moray 10 yo

Just a tequila-finished OB, followed by an IB that should take a very different path.

Glen Moray 10 yo 2014/2024 'Tequila Cask Finish' (55.2%, OB, Warehouse 1)

Tequila is now among those rather curious new finishes being imposed upon our dear malt whiskies, though to be fair, if even His Majesty Lagavulin has done it, then they’re all allowed a go, aren’t they. Naturally, we jest, amigo—agave might well lend a kick to younger Speysiders that may not otherwise be terribly distinctive... Colour: gold. Nose: to be honest, we remain firmly in malt territory, with green apple, beer, and indeed some grapefruit and pink pepper, before discreet whiffs of mezcal begin to emerge. It’s no condor of the Andes just yet, but it’s quite pleasant. Yep, we do know where the Andes are... With water: the water seems to bring the malt forward and tone down the tequila’s impact. Well, fancy that. Mouth (neat): fairly brutal on the palate, with plenty of lime peel and a good dose of green pepper, but also, indeed, an earthy, medicinal side that’s rather unusual. The tequila, perhaps? With water: the whisky turns extremely cloudy, almost like pastis, but the whole remains quite coherent, now bolstered by additional citrus, salt, and... peat. Hold on... Finish: long, very limey, bordering on a turbocharged margarita. Comments: honestly, it’s fun, it’s well made, and the two spirits do manage to tango quite nicely together... Mexican tango.
SGP:551 - 84 points.

Glen Moray 10 yo 2014/2025 (57.1%, Decadent Drams, Decadent Drinks, 2nd fill sherry hogshead, 297 bottles)

Colour: amber. Nose: at first, a fairly classic sherry, with those touches of young bourbon one sometimes finds in certain ex-sherries, especially a bit of fresh wood varnish, but then come less usual notes such as grilled aubergines and green pepper, and perhaps even black olives (a very small black olive). In short, a highly amusing and rather surprising Mediterranean twist. With water: coal tar and new rubber! And compost. All very intriguing and thoroughly lovely. Mouth (neat): a tad aggressive, peppery, even spicy, yet full of charm and anything but boring. We always enjoy this sort of thing. With water: still cohesive. Salted butter caramel with black pepper, plus a few strands of tobacco that might have wafted from your unfiltered Gauloise. Finish: very long, bringing in green walnuts and old ones too. More salt in the aftertaste, some amaro, and even a return of that varnishy, walnut-stain-like character. Comments: a slightly mad Glen Moray, certainly deviant, but here ‘deviant’ rather seems to amount to an obvious competitive edge (what?) We love it.
SGP:462 - 89 points.

Indeed, we’re absolutely loving this slightly mad young Glen Moray, so much so that Decadent Drinks even earned themselves a ticket for another round…

Glen Moray 31 yo 1990-1991-1992/2025 (50.5%, WhiskyLand Chapter Seventeen, Decadent Drinks, refill hogsheads, 223 bottles, 2025)

A multivintage in the style they so enjoy producing, with a charming, self-explanatory label that leaves little doubt as to what’s inside. Colour: full gold. Nose: a world of honeyed delights and ripe orchard fruits, all of them very mature. A dash of lemon juice has been drizzled over the whole to lend a most becoming liveliness. With water: a touch more tension emerges, ever so slightly herbal, along with three or four sultanas and a tiny profiterole. Mouth (neat): mirrors the nose. One simply feels compelled to add that it’s very good. With water: honestly, just the same, ripe apples, plums, soft honeys, hints of fresh hay and herbal infusions, plus a wee dash of yellow chartreuse and verbena. A whisper of mint and liquorice too. Finish: this is where some sherry makes itself more apparent, particularly through notes of leather, walnuts and tobacco, though it all remains gentle and well-mannered. A touch of tannin in the aftertaste. Comments: tasted blind, you might almost mistake this for an official Glenlivet 30-year-old. In truth, it’s the polar opposite of the 10-year-old above and, at times, we had them both at the same score.
SGP:561 - 90 points.

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