Glen Garioch 1797 Founder's Reserve 70cl Whisky
Glen Garioch
Scotland
Single Malt
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Glen Garioch
Scotland
Single Malt
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1797 Founder's Reserve is the new offering from Glen Garioch (pronounced Glen 'Geery').
Lively, oily, slightly peppery malt. Some creamy Danish Blue balanced by hints of citrus including lime and grapefruit squash.
Chocolate lime sweets and brandy butter. With water there's more allspice, dessert wine, barley malt and cured ham.
Oak, some subtle smoke, green apple skin and more chocolate limes.
A character-filled no age-statement release named in celebration of Glen Garioch's co-founders the Manson Brothers. But wait... wouldn't that make it either "Founders' Reserve" or "Founders Reserve"?! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3y0CD2CoCs" target="_blank">Pass the gun, David</a>.
I usually want to taste whisky that divide people's opinions. This is one of those. So you know it's interesting... On the nose: Pineapple, orange and fruit, with hints of engine oil On the palate : hint of chocolate, herbs, orange and dessert. All and all not bad. One of those that need quite a lot of oxygen to bring the harshness down. A solid NAS whisky
In my view, three stars out of five for this Glengarioch Founder's Reserve. Good at 48% abv., although rather imaginative and fanciful description offered by the Distillery via Master of Malt.
For the money. It’s a tough act to follow. Yes, it’s rough, or at least lacking polish, BUT, what it lacks in finesse and finish it makes up for in sheer ballsy bravado, flavour and its self belief. It’s never going to win a beauty pageant t but this is a solid, unpretentious, hot and biscuity dram. Well worth the money.
Not to bad for a none age statement whiskey. Worth it for the price.
Very rough . 48% alcohol very distinctive and not worked into the whisky . Immensely improved by (which I hate doing ) by a splash of water .