Glen Moray Elgin Classic Port Cask Finish

Pretty weak in flavor and color. Leaves a lot to be desired, but still a good flavor.

Not great. Too sharp with the alcohol.

So, after working through a heavily oaked, bourbon-esque scotch it was time to move on to the next dram in tonight’s tasting: Glen Moray Port Finished whisky. This sample was provided by Scott from our distillery team. It’s a NAS offering that spent 8 months in tawny port pipes from Spain. It’s a standard 40% in ABV and is an oily, yellow gold in the Glencairn. The nose is straight berries: raspberries, blackberries and even a little blueberry in there. There’s notes of caramel and vanilla chews and the faintest oak cask. The palate releases all of those berries along with some creamy butterscotch. The mouthfeel is rather thin and some harshness eventually sets in revealing the youth of the whisky, but it’s actually welcome and keeps this one from becoming a straight dessert dram. The finish is too short, with little to none of the sweetness hanging out, but the oak barrel comes on and just reminds you that you’re drinking whisky. So, I’d say it’s welcome. This is a tasty little number that could get even better with healthier aged stock or a bump in the ABV, but it’s also fine as it is. Thanks to Scott for sending this one. It played well with the heavy, bourbon influenced Glenfiddich I drank along side it. If I had more of this one I would’ve surely drank until my head punished me tomorrow. 3.75-4 stars because it’s a good value as well. Cheers.