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Glen Moray Distillery

Glen Moray Distillery

Get the story behind the distillery Glen Moray and great whiskies in this blog post 

Glen Moray was originally a brewery founded in 1897. The distillery is owned by the company La Martiniquaise. Today, around 5 million liters are produced annually. Glen Moray The distillery is located in the city of Elgin on the right bank of the Lossie River. Elgin is a historic town and the capital of the Speyside region in the north of Scotland - known around the world for its fantastic quality malt whisky. This small authentic distillery has been producing Single Malt Whisky for over 120 years using water from the River Lossie. Built in 1831 as a brewery and converted to a distillery in 1897. There are only 16 employees - all skilled craftsmen who know their stuff and take pride in carrying on Glen Moray's traditional methods and excellent whisky. The team behind Glen Moray Distillery is locally sourced, which helps to make the whole operation a family business. For over 120 years, Glen Moray has had access to the finest casks and have become experts in marrying Glen Moray whisky with wine and spirit casks.
Glen Moray Warehouse
Glen Moray is a Scotch whisky distillery located in the picturesque town of Elgin in northeast Scotland. The distillery was founded in 1897 and today is known for producing a range of fantastic whiskies with a unique flavor profile. Glen Moray distills their whisky in a traditional pot still, where the raw materials are carefully selected and processed to ensure the highest quality. The distillery's location on the River Lossie gives a special character to the whisky, which is known for its smoothness and rich flavor.

Glen Moray's whiskies are known for their fruity and spicy flavor notes, which come from the distillery's use of American oak casks to mature the whisky. The casks add a sweet vanilla flavor to the whisky, which is balanced by notes of fresh grapes and dried fruits.

One of Glen Moray's most popular whiskies is their Classic Single Malt, which has a light and fresh taste with notes of pear, honey and vanilla. This whisky is perfect to enjoy as an aperitif or with a light dessert.

Another popular whisky from Glen Moray is their Elgin Heritage Range, which includes a variety of whiskies with different flavor profiles. These include a 12-year-old whisky with notes of smoke and licorice and a 15-year-old whisky with a deep and complex taste of chocolate and coffee. Glen Moray is also known for their experimental approach to whiskey production, constantly experimenting with new ingredients and techniques to create new and exciting flavors. One example of this is their Madeira Cask Project, where the whisky has been matured in casks that previously held Madeira wine, resulting in a sweet and spicy taste with notes of raisins and caramel.

All in all, Glen Moray is a distillery with a long history and a strong tradition of creating some of the world's best whiskies. Their whiskies are known for their smoothness, fruity flavors and spicy undertones, and their experimental approach to whisky production ensures that there are always new and exciting flavors to discover
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About Glen Moray editions

Glen Moray Classic Single Malt 40%
In Glen Moray Classic Single Malt, the younger malty notes of butterscotch and lemongrass come into their own. The taste is sweet caramel mixed with blackcurrant and a hint of citrus. The finish is warm and smooth with caramelized citrus fruits.

Glen Moray Fired Oak 10 YO Single Malt 40%
Glen Moray Fired Oak 10 Years Single Malt has a nice spicy nose and light orange, vanilla and spice notes on the palate combined with notes of peat for a satisfying and long finish with hints of chocolate. This single malt is first aged in ex-bourbon casks and then placed in new American oak barrels, which have been well toasted beforehand.

Glen Moray Port Cask Finish Single Malt 40%
Glen Moray Port Cask Finish Single Malt is a perfect combination of complex wine notes combined with vanilla and oak. The result is a well-balanced whisky full of character. It is aged twice: first in bourbon casks and then in port casks from Gran Cruz.

Glen Moray Peated Single Malt 40%
Glen Moray Peated Single Malt offers a lightly spiced taste of peat, delicately combined with notes of vanilla and smoke. The flavor is complex and develops slowly in the mouth, and the finish is pleasantly sweet. It is aged in bourbon casks and is the ideal introduction to the smoky single malts.

Glen Moray 18 YO Single Malt 47.2%
Glen Moray 18 Years Single Malt is aged in first fill ex-bourbon casks to give it the optimal conditions to develop the elegant and complex flavor notes it possesses. Toasted oak, caramel and autumnal fruits greet the nose, while the palate offers baked, spiced apples and vanilla-smoked raisins, finishing beautifully on a long finish with a light cloud of smoke and toasted oak.

Try an old fashioned with Fired Oak - See the recipe here
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