Glen Garioch - Scotch Malt Whisky - Region: Highlands
WF Distillery Ranking: Deuxième Cru Classé (all current rankings here)

Status: active - Stills: 3 (1 wash, 2 spirit) - Founded: 1797
Address: Distillery Rd, Old Meldrum, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire AB51 0ES - Phone: +44 (0) 141 558 9011
Web: www.glengarioch.co.uk - More info: Malt Madness

One of my favourite expressions so far:
Glen Garioch 1971 (59.6%, Samaroli, 2280 bottles, sherry, 75cl)
96 points - Last tasted: July 30, 2004 - Tasting notes: here

General Distillery Profile - keywords (wazzat?)
Old (<1985): Peat Sherry Tea Mint Pepper Coffee Resinous Wax Oranges Wax polish Camphor
Young (>1985): Tea Green Sweet Mint Burnt Apples Spirity Fudge Sour Coffee

• Glen Garioch NAS (70° proof, OB, bulky,1970’s) - 071105
• Glen Garioch '1797 Founder's Reserve' (48%, OB, 2009) - 191009
• Glen Garioch '1797 Founder's Reserve' (48%, OB, +/-2018) - 020119
• Glen Garioch 'Virgin Oak' (48%, OB, 2013) - 181013
• Glen Garioch 'Virgin Oak No. 2' (48%, OB, +/-2019) - 120421
• Glen Garioch 8 yo (43%, OB for Lemar Italy, 1970’s) - 200505
• Glen Garioch 8 yo (43%, OB, Gasperoni Alberto import Italy, 1970s) - by Angus - 300520
• Glen Garioch 8 yo (40%, OB, +/-2002) - 280212
• Glen Garioch 10 yo (40%, OB, early 1980’s) - 071105
• Glen Garioch 10 yo (43%, OB, late 1980’s) - 071105
• Glen Garioch 10 yo (40%, OB, circa 2004) - 290904
• Glen Garioch 12 yo (43%, OB, National Trust, +/-2003) - no notes - 77
• Glen Garioch 12 yo (48%, OB, +/- 2010) - 090211
• Glen Garioch 12 yo (48%, OB, +/-2016) - 080317
• Glen Garioch 12 yo (48%, OB, +/-2021) - 260522
• Glen Garioch 15 yo (43%, OB, Auxil, France, 75cl, +/-1991) - 140110
• Glen Garioch 15 yo (43%, OB) - 050304
• Glen Garioch 15 yo (43%, OB, circa 2003) - 150604
• Glen Garioch 15 yo 'The Renaissance' (51.9%, OB, 2014) - 031114
• Glen Garioch 17 yo 'The Renaissance 3rd Chapter' (50.8%, OB, 2017) - 120421
• Glen Garioch 18 yo 'The Renaissance 4th Chapter' (50.2%, OB, +/-2020) - 120421
• Glen Garioch 21 yo (43%, OB, Taiwan reimport, circa 1999) - 180504
• Glen Garioch 21 yo (43%, OB, green decanter, 90’s) - 200505
• Glen Garioch 37 yo 'Bicentenary' (43%, OB, 1997) - 280607

• Glen Garioch 46 yo 1958 (43%, OB, 336 bottles, 2004) - 280607
• Glen Garioch 21 yo 1965 (43%, OB, dark vatting) - 170608
• Glen Garioch 21 yo 1965 (43%, OB, light vatting) - 170608
• Glen Garioch 21 yo 1965 (43%, OB, circa 1986) - 140207
• Glen Garioch 21 yo 1965 (50%, OB, circa 1986) - 140207
• Glen Garioch 21 yo 1965 (57%, OB, circa 1986) - 140207
• Glen Garioch 29 yo 1968/1997 (57.7%, OB, cask #7) - 300704
• Glen Garioch 29 yo 1968/1997 (55.9%, OB, cask #629) - 060304
• Glen Garioch 29 yo 1968/1997 (53.7%, OB, hogshead #627, 1997) - 140207
• Glen Garioch 29 yo 1968/1997 (55.9%, OB, cask #624) - 250308
• Glen Garioch 29 yo 1968/1997 (57.2%, OB, Hogshead #625) - 170608
• Glen Garioch 34 yo 1968 (55.3%, OB, hogshead, Cask #17) - 281211
• Glen Garioch 21 yo 1970 (43%, OB) - by Angus - 030218
• Glen Garioch 1971 (43%, OB for Oddbins, mid-1990’s) - 140207
• Glen Garioch 30 yo 1971 (44.6%, OB for D&M Wines and Liquors, cask #2036, hogshead) - by Angus - 090923
• Glen Garioch 32 yo 1971 (44.6%, OB, hogshead, cask #2041) - 221110
• Glen Garioch 40 yo 1971/2011 (43.9%, OB for The Whisky Exchange, cask #2038, 194 bottles) - 281211
• Glen Garioch 1972 (43%, OB, for Oddbins, +/-1995) - 130421  - by Angus - 020122
• Glen Garioch 21 yo 1973 (43%, OB, +/-1994) - 170714
• Glen Garioch 40 yo 1973/2014 (54.3%, OB for The Whisky Exchange, sherry butt, cask #4297, 138 bottles) - 031114
• Glen Garioch 1975/1990 (43%, OB, rebottled in 2006 by Jean Boyer SA, private) - 170806
• Glen Garioch 18 yo 1978/1997 (59.4%, OB, cask vatting) - 100404
• Glen Garioch 30 yo 1978/2009 (57.8%, OB, 1320 bottles) - 141010
• Glen Garioch 23 yo 1979 (56.4%, OB, sherry butt #5351) - 040504
• Glen Garioch 1979/2017 (42.9%, OB, for CWS China, first fill sherry butt, cask #3831, 114 bottles) - 020119
• Glen Garioch 1984 (55%, OB) - 300704
• Glen Garioch 16 yo 1986 (54.4%, OB, cask #3065) - no notes - 86
• Glen Garioch 1986/2011 (54.6%, OB, batch No 11, North American oak) - 021011
• Glen Garioch 1987/2017 (47.1%, OB, for CWS China, refill sherry butt, cask #603, 132 bottles) - 020119
• Glen Garioch 16 yo 1990 (53.8%, OB, Bordeaux Wine finish, Taiwan, 1800 bottles) - 191207
• Glen Garioch 1990/2009 (54.6%, OB, batch #34) - 191009
• Glen Garioch 1991/2010 (54.7%, OB, North American oak, batch#38) - 280212
• Glen Garioch 1994/2011 (53.9%, OB, batch No 32, North American oak barrels) - 021011
• Glen Garioch 1997/2012 (54.1%, OB for LMdW, bourbon, 132 bottles) - 051212
• Glen Garioch 1999/2013 ‘Sherry Cask Matured’ (56.3%, OB, batch N°30) - 020119

• Glen Garioch 17 yo 1990/2007 (55,8%, Adelphi, cask #2689, 285 bottles) - 191207
• Glen Garioch 19 yo 1990/2009 (53.8%, Adelphi, cask, #2697, 234 bottles) - 140110
• Glen Garioch 21 yo 1993/2014 (59%, Adelphi, 1st fill sherry butt, cask #774, 501 bottles) - 210915

• Glen Garioch 19 yo 1989/2008 (54.8%, Alambic Classique, cask #8430, 120 bottles) - 170608
• Glen Garioch 20 yo 1989/2009 (55.1%, Alambic Classique, cask #9475, 168 bottles) - 260809

• Glen Garioch 23 yo 1990/2014 (56.1%, Berry Bros & Rudd, cask #7939) - 170615
• Glen Garioch 24 yo 1992/2017 (46%, Berry Brothers, cask# 3059, Hogshead) - by Angus - 270118
• Glen Garioch 21 yo 1993/2015 (57.0%, Berry Brothers for Germany, cask 781) - by Angus - 021217
• Glen Garioch 20 yo 1995/2016 (61.7%, Berry Bros, Hogshead, cask# 141) - by Angus - 030218

• Glen Garioch 32 yo 1967/1999 (56.1%, The Bottlers, cask #664) - 170608

• Glen Garioch 20 yo 1957/1977 (80 Proof, Cadenhead's Black Label, 26 2/3 Fl ozs) - 280607
• Glen Garioch 18 yo 1974/1992 (54.9%, Cadenhead 150th Anniversary) - by Angus - 300520
• Glen Garioch 12 yo 1990/2003 (56%, Cadenhead's, Bourbon, 264 bottles) - no notes - 87
• Glengarioch 26 yo 1990/2016 (44.4%, Cadenhead, Authentic Collection, 186 bottles) - 090317
• Glengarioch 23 yo 1991/2015 (54.1%, Cadenhead, Small Batch, bourbon hogshead, 444 bottles) - 080317
• Glengarioch 13 yo 1993/2006 (57.6%, Cadenhead, Authentic Collection, bourbon hogshead, 264 bottles) - 280212

• Glen Garioch 33 yo 1988/2022 (44.6%, Whisky Sponge, refill hogshead, 145 bottles) - 070923
• Glen Garioch 31 yo 1990/2021 (53.9%, WhiskySponge, refill hogshead, 201 bottles) - 260522
• Glen Garioch 30 yo 1991/2022 (41.4%, Whisky Sponge, bourbon and Port, 175 bottles) - 070923
• Glen Garioch 10 yo 2011/2022 (48.5%, Decadent Drinks, Equinox & Solstice) - 060923

• Glen Garioch 23 yo 1990/2014 (57.2%, A.D. Rattray for Alba Import Germany, cask# 7946) - by Angus - 030218
• Glen Garioch 24 yo 1990/2015 (55.5%, Dewar Rattray for Alba Import, Germany, Hogshead, #7947) - by Angus - 021217
• Glen Garioch 20 yo 1991/2012 (54.6%, A.D. Rattray, bourbon hogshead, cask #4454, 238 bottles) - 140414

• Glen Garioch 36 yo 1967 (55.5%, DL Platinum) - 040504
• Glen Garioch 19 yo 1982/2002 (50%, DL OMC) - 070504
• Glen Garioch 21 yo 1995/2016 (51.5%, Douglas Laing, Old Particular, cask #11471, 290 bottles) - 080317
• Glen Garioch 6 yo 2010/2016 (46%, Douglas Laing, Provenance, cask #11083) - 090617

• Glengarioch 15 yo 1988/2003 (46%, Whisky Galore) - 020105
• Glengarioch 19 yo 1988/2008 (55.5%, Duncan Taylor, cask #1560) - 250308
• Glen Garioch 20 yo 1988/2009 (54.4%, Duncan Taylor, Rare Auld, cask #1558, 249 bottles) - 260809
• Glen Garioch 18 yo 1989/2008 (53.3%, Duncan Taylor, Lonach) - 260809
• Glen Garioch 1991/2011 (51.1%, Duncan Taylor, Rare Auld, cask# 3855, 243 bottles) - by Angus - 270118
• Glen Garioch 15 yo 'Cognac matured???' (46%, Whisky Galore) - 060304
• Glengarioch 10 yo 2012/2022 (53.4%, Duncan Taylor, cask #461200002245, 260 bottles) - 060923

• Secret Stills 'Highland' 1993/2008 (45%, Gordon & MacPhail, Van Wees, first fill sherry butt, cask #779, 860 bottles) - 210213

• Glen Garioch 31 yo 1988/2019 (49.1%, Hunter Laing, Platinum Old & Rare, 223 bottles) - 100821
• Glen Garioch 23 yo 1992/2015 (56.4%, Hunter Laing, The Sovereign, cask #HL11308, 243 bottles) - 130421
• Glen Garioch 20 yo 1993/2014 (58.2%, The First Editions, Refill Hogshead, 241 bottles) - by Angus - 030218

• Glen Garioch 23 yo (54.3%, Jack Wiebers, Wiebers Brothers, 2013) - 140414

• Glen Garioch 1988/2006 (53.9%, James MacArthur, cask #1535) - 150407
• Glen Garioch 19 yo 1988/2008 (53.1%, James MacArthur, sherry, cask #1536) - 250308

• Glen Garioch 31 yo 1967/1998 (46%, Kingsbury, cask #663) - 140207

• Glen Garioch 1990/2007 (57.1%, Mackillop's Choice, cask #10291) - 140110

• Glen Garioch 25 yo 1990/2017 (52.3%, La Maison du Whisky, Artist, hogshead, cask #2694, 180 bottles) - 290420

• Glen Garioch 26 yo 1991/2017 (51.6%, Maltbarn, for Ramseyer's Switzerland, bourbon) - 130421
• Glen Garioch 21 yo 1993/2014 (52.5%, Maltbarn, bourbon, 142 bottles) - 210915
• Glen Garioch 13 yo 2010/2023 (55.6%, Maltbarn, sherry cask, 168 bottles) - 070923

• Glen Garioch 1991/2010 (50.1%, Malts of Scotland, bourbon hogshead, cask #3175, 142 bottles) - 280212
• Glen Garioch 2011/2020 (46%, Malts of Scotland, bourbon barrel, cask #MoS20009, 330 bottles) - 120421

• Glen Garioch 21 yo 1990/2012 (48.8%, Master of Malt, refill bourbon hogshead, 245 bottles) - 210213

• Glen Garioch 34 yo 1966/2000 (46%, Moon In the Pink) - 040504 - 300704

• Glen Cawdor 16 yo 1968 (43%, Duthie for Samaroli for Valentino Ramelli, 360 bottles, +/-1984) - 130421
• Glen Garioch 1966/1997 (43%, Samaroli, casks #1309-1299, 696 bottles) - 280607  - by Angus - 020122
• Glen Garioch 1967/1997 (40%, Samaroli, cask #659, 260 bottles) - 130421
• Glen Garioch 1971 (59.6%, Samaroli, 2280 bottles, sherry, 75cl) - 300704 - by Angus- 280722
• Glen Garioch 1971/1997 (43%, Samaroli, cask #1239, 300 bottles) - 170608
• Glen Garioch 1975/1987 (50%, Samaroli) - 170806
• Glen Garioch 13 yo 1975 (57%, Samaroli, fino sherry) - 230406
• Glen Garioch 1975/1987 'Coilltean' (57%, Duthie for Samaroli, 648 bottles) - 090317
• Glen Garioch '1957'/1987 (50%, Duthie for Samaroli, for 30th anniversary of Il Salumaio del Montenapoleone, 240 bottles) - 130421
• Eastern Highland Malt 1975/1988 (50%, Duthie for Samaroli, 20th Anniversary, Fragments of Scotland, 648 bottles) - 140905 - 130421 - by Angus - 311222
• Glengarioch 13 yo (57%, Duthie's for Samaroli, +/-1985) - 221110
• Glen Garioch 23 yo 1990/2013 (45%, Samaroli, cask #5874) - 181013

• Glen Garioch 29 yo 1968 (56.5%, OB for Bill & Maggie Miller, hogshead #13) - 140207
• Glen Garioch 1975/1990 (56%, OB, McLelland's for Scotch Single Malt Circle, cask #545/458, 75cl) - 170806
• Highland 1975/1989 (60%, McClellands for Scotch Single Malt Circle, cask #1975/4500, Glen Garioch) - 300108
• Highland 1979/1991 (55%, OB for Scotch Single Malt Circle, cask #540, Glen Garioch) - 170608

• Glen Garioch 17 yo 1988/2006 (53.6%, Signatory, sherry hogshead #4111, 254 bottles) - 150407
• Glen Garioch 25 yo 1990/2015 (50.6%, Signatory Vintage, hogshead, cask #2752, 275 bottles) - 210915

• Glen Garioch 16 yo 1985 (51.9%, OB for The Whisky Exchange, cask 1585) - 300704

• Glen Garioch 25 yo 1990/2016 'La Norma' (52.1%, Silver Seal, 243 bottles) - 090317

• Glen Garioch 1973/1987 (57.5%, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, #19.2)  - 130421 - by Angus - 030218
• Glen Garioch 1976/1985 (50.4%, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, #19.1) - 140110
• Glen Garioch 18 yo 1979/1997 (50%, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, #19.14 'Germoline, peat and strawberry jam') - by Angus - 020122
• Glen Garioch 20 yo 1988/2009 (53.4%, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, #19.44, ‘Old grandad whisky’, 251 bottles) - 051010
• Glen Garioch 19 yo 1988/2008 (53.2%, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, #19.43, refill hogshead, 244 bottles) - 280212
• Glen Garioch 18 yo 2003/2021 (58.3, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, #19.50, 1st fill bourbon barrel, 'A Special Treat', 186 bottles) - 070923
• Glen Garioch 18 yo 2003/2021 (58.7, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, #19.51, 1st fill bourbon barrel, 'Comfy and Cosy', 210 bottles) - 070923
• Glen Garioch 18 yo 2003/2021 (58.5%, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, #19.62, 1st fill bourbon barrel, 'A tweed-clad mango', 168 bottles) - 060923

• Glen Garioch 1989/2012 'Fruit Bonbons' (46%, Wemyss Malts, hogshead, 325 bottles) - 210213
• Glen Garioch 1989/2013 'Brandy Casket' (46%, Wemyss Malts, hogshead, 322 bottles) - 251013

• Glen Garioch 22 yo 1991/2013 (52.9%, Whisky-Doris, bourbon hogshead, cask #5754, 259 bottles) - 291214

• Glen Garioch 1988/2005 (55.9%, The Whisky Fair, Refill Cognac Cask) - 140905
• Glen Garioch 32 yo 1988/2021 (47.9%, The Whisky Agency, Private Stock, hogshead, 138 bottles) - 260522
• Glen Garioch 24 yo 1989/2014 (51.4%, The Whisky Agency, The Perfect Dram, refill hogshead) - 170714
• Glen Garioch 25 yo 1989/2014 (50.3%, The Whisky Agency, refill hogshead, 246 bottles) - 291214
• Glen Garioch 23 yo 1990/2013 (51.5%, The Whisky Agency & The Nectar, refill hogshead, 272 bottles) - 140414
• Glen Garioch 20 yo 1991/2011 (54.4%, The Whisky Agency, bourbon hogshead, 182 bottles) - 280212
• Glen Garioch 1991/2012 (52.6%, Liquid Sun for The Whiskyman, 177 bottles) - 051212
• Glen Garioch 21 yo 1991/2012 (52.5%, The Whisky Agency, Liquid Library, bourbon, 243 bottles) - 210213
• Glen Garioch 23 yo 1991/2014 (51.7%, Sansibar, 288 bottles) - 090317
• Glen Garioch 24 yo 1991/2015 (51.9%, Liquid Treasures, 229 bottles) - 170615
• Glen Garioch 21 yo 1992/2013 (52.8%, Acla da Fans, bourbon hogshead, 132 bottles) - 140414
• Glen Garioch 21 yo 1992/2014 (51.6%, The Whisky Agency, Liquid Library, refill hogshead, 227 bottles) - 031114
• Glen Garioch 22 yo 1992/2014 (49.3%, Sansibar, 136 bottles) - 080317
• Glen Garioch 8 yo 2011/2019 (59.9%, Liquid Treasures, 10th Anniversary, bourbon barrel, 132 bottles) - 290420

• Glen Garioch 8 yo (55%, Dram Mor, bourbon, 241 bottles, 2020) - by Angus - 020122
• Glen Garioch 12 yo (46%, Canmore, bourbon barrel, 287 bottles, 2023) - 060923
• McClelland's Highland Single Malt 16 Year Old (40%, OB, US import, 1990s, 75cl) - by Angus - 020122
• Highland 15 yo 1972 (60%, Slim Cowell’s Personal Selection II, +/-1987) - 181013
• Highland 15 yo 1973/1988 (60.5%, Slim Cowell’s personal selection III, Glen Garioch) - 170608 - by Angus - 311222
• Highland 15 yo 1975/1990 (56%, McCLelland’s for Slim Cowell’s Personal Selection IV, Glen Garioch) - 300108
• Glen Garioch 21 yo 1984/2005 (53%, Old Bothwell, cask #5018) - 230406
• Glen Garioch 16 yo 1988/2004 (54.4%, Usquebaugh Society) - 140905
• Glen Garioch 1988/2006 (56,1%, Celtic Whisky Co, Spirit Safe & Cask, Hogshead #1538, 234 bottles) - 191207
• Glengarioch 1989/2010 (48.9%, Romantic Rhine Collection, sherry octave, cask #465377, 71 bottles) - 070923
• Glen Garioch 21 yo 1990/2012 (54%, Archives, hogshead, cask #252, 267 bottles) - 280212
• Glen Garioch 23 yo 1990 (51.4%, Highland Laird, Bartels Rawlings, +/-2014) - 291214
• Glen Garioch 1990/2015 (56.7%, Usquebaugh Society, cask #7937) - 210915
• Glen Garioch 20 yo 1993/2014 (55.1%, Single Cask Collection, bourbon hogshead, cask #808, 226 bottles) - 140414
• Glen Garioch 1993/2014 (54.2%, Svenska Eldvatten, bourbon, 192 bottles) - 210915
• Glen Garioch 21 yo 1993/2015 (56.4%, Lady of the Glen, bourbon, 250 bottles) - 210915
• Glen Garioch 21 yo 1994/2016 (55%, Abbey Whisky, The Rare Casks, release 6, refill hogshead) - 090617
• Glen Garioch 23 yo 1994/2017 (56.3%, Aqua Vitae Whisky Selection, hogshead, cask #21, 150 bottles) - 290420
• Glen Garioch 1998/2016 (57.5%, Carn Mor, Celebration of the Cask, sherry hogshead, cask #3728, 220 bottles) - 080317
• Glen Garioch 11 yo 2008/2020 (55.3%, Lady of the Glen, bourbon hogshead, cask #3194, 320 bottles) - 120421
• Glen Garioch 12 yo 2008/2021 (59.4%, Cask 88, Unfiltered Series, refill bourbon barrel, cask #640, 230 bottles) - 100821
• Glen Garioch 12 yo 2009/2021 (62.4%, Pin-Xin Whisky Shop, Taiwan, Ronin Series, barrel, cask #653, 202 bottles) - 060923
• Glen Garioch 2011/2017 (45%, Whisky & Rhum, Golden Barley, barrel, cask #882) - 290420
• Glen Garioch 8 yo 2011/2018 (58.4%, Dram Mor, refill bourbon hogshead, cask #2698, 240 bottles) - 120421
• Glen Garioch 8 yo 2011/2019 (52%, Asta Morris, bourbon and rum, cask #AM075, 272 bottles) - 120421
• Glen Garioch 8 yo 2011/2020 (55%, Dram Mor, bourbon, cask #2697, 241 bottles, 2020) - 060923
• Glen Garioch 11 yo 2011/2022 (55.2%, Fadandel, 1st fill ruby Port barrique finish, cask #2704, 48 bottles) - 060923
• Glen Garioch 5 yo 2012/2018 (50%, Scotland Grindlay's Selection, cask #1200002406, 236 bottles) - 060923
• Glen Garioch 10 yo 2013/2023 (57.1%, Dram Mor, cask #1005, 225 bottles) - 060923