Stop number 68 on the SDT is Glen Ord. This Diageo owned Highland distillery does release single malts but it would seem most of what it produces goes into various Johnnie Walker blends. It appears that their official bottles are not readily available here so we have this independent bottle from A.D. Rattray. 11 years old, distilled on 9/1/2004 and bottled on 7/4/2016. One of 316 bottles from an ex bourbon hogshead, cask # 142. Bottled at cask strength of 58.9% ABV and is non chill filtered and natural color of pale straw. The nose starts fairly grassy and floral. Some bourbon sweetness. Green oak and some fruits emerging. Apples, green grapes, nectarines, pears and a lemony citrus. Sweet spearmint hints at more of that bourbon cask influence. The huge ABV really shuts down the nose on this one so a generous amount of water was added. After the water I got honeyed cereal, faint butterscotch, licorice, anise, a little pickled ginger and an earthy note. Not a horrible nose, but it was not too complex and took a lot of coaxing and water to get what I could. The palate is hot hot hot! I pretty much had to add water right away and, much to my surprise, water made it even hotter. I added a little more water and it got hotter still. I had to add a ridiculous amount of water to make this palatable. After that I was able to pick up on oaky pears, black licorice, pepper, a little honey. It’s a bit sour and bitter as well. Once it’s watered down to the point where you can drink it without setting your tongue on fire, you realize it’s just not good. Medium to full bodied mouthfeel that is dry. A long finish with licorice, oak and pears. Very dry. This is pretty bad, probably the worst single malt scotch I’ve ever had. Way too hot and water made it worse until so much was added that it killed almost everything else. Nothing really good to speak of except a nice pear note throughout the whole profile. Avoid this one like the plague. Thanks to @PBMichiganWolverine for the sample, but I’m glad it’s gone. 1.75 Moving on...