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Glen Moray NEDERLANDS
Region Highlands
District Speyside (Lossie)
Water source rivier Lossie
Neighbours  
Owner Glenmorangie plc
Manager Graham Coull
Visitor centre All year:
Monday to Friday: 9am to 5pm. Tours start at 9.30am, 11am, 12.30pm, 2pm and 3.30pm.

May to September:
Monday to Friday: 9am to 5pm. Tours start at 9.30am, 11am, 12.30pm, 2pm and 3.30pm.
Saturday from 10am to 4.30pm. Tour starts at 10.30am, 12noon, 1.30pm and 3pm.


Closed Christmas and New Year period.
Large Groups: Booking advisable

Admission price:
Adults : £3.00 (includes tour and tasting)
Children under 18's: free
Address Bruceland Road, Elgin,
Morayshire, IV30 1YE
Phone +44 (0)1343 550 900
Website http://www.glenmoray.com/
History 1831 : built as a brewery
1897 : converted to a distillery
1910 : closed
1920 : acquired by Macdonald & Muir
1958 : stills expanded from 2 to 4
House Style Light, fruity, grassy
Pronunciation  
   
Capacity per year  
Independent Bottler Dewar Rattray
Information Glen Moray since 1999 has been mellowing its whisky in casks which have previously contained Chardonnay and Chenin Blanc.

DISTILLERY BOTTLINGS

Glen Moray - 8 year old - 43%
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Glen Moray - no age statement - 40%
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Colour:
Light gold.
Nose:
At full strength, the aroma is fragrant and lightly drying with warming malty notes. The first impression is of butterscotch and shortbread with fresh herbal/grassy notes. Lemon curd and meringue are discovered in the background.
Palate:
The mouthfeel is lightly spiced with a warming and gently mouth watering effect. Malty toffee sweetness is present throughout with blackcurrants and a fragrant citrus lemongrass tang.
Finish:
Shortbread, fresh herbal notes (lemongrass) and the sweet spiciness of ginger marmalade.

Glen Moray - 12 year old - 40%
Cask:
6 to 10 years in bourbon, finish in ex Chenin Blanc casks.
Colour:
Mid-golden.
Nose:
At full strength, the aroma is sweet, fruity and floral, exceptionally well-rounded and balanced in flavour, characteristic of this classic Speyside single malt. The first impression is of Highland toffee and candy floss with honeycomb and sweet malt notes. Herbal top notes are discovered with heather and brambles.
Palate:
As befits a classic Speyside malt, the taste is smooth, warming and rounded with a good firm body. Lots of sweet, soft malty flavours evolve in the centre of the palate, surrounded by toffee and mouth watering fruits (blackcurrants and dried apricots). Boiling sweets reach the roof of the mouth before the emergence of liquorice, tea and nut oil.
Finish:
Toffee, blackcurrants and a hint of liquorice remains into the finish which is medium in length.

Glen Moray - 16 year old - 40%
Cask:
6 to 10 years in bourbon, finish in ex Chenin Blanc casks.
Colour:
Deep gold.
Nose:
A rich and mature nose with a robust character. It is reminiscent of dried fruit, perhaps figs and raisins, mixed with chocolate and spices (cloves and boiling sweets). There is a hint of leather and linseed oil giving an overall impression of warmth and depth of character.
Palate:
Sweet, full and exceptionally well-rounded, the taste is smooth with a good firm body, meeting the expectations set from the rich, mature nose. The texture is gently oily and mouth-coating with chewy oak tannins. The flavour is initially of toffee, progressing to mint humbugs and barley sugar and followed by a hint of smoke and peat flavours.
Finish:
Medium to long finish with a flavour and texture reminiscent of barley sugar and humbugs.

Glen Moray - 20 year old - %
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Colour:
Deep golden brown.
Nose:
Rich, deep and enticing with remarkable complexity. At full strength there is an initial burst of sweetness revealing chocolate caramels and rich dried fruits (dates and raisins) embedded in a marzipan and cake mixture, reminiscent of Christmas cake. The dried fruits give way to a sponge trifle soaked in sherry.
Palate:
Incredibly mouthfilling and evolving, with a voluptuous creamy and velvety mouthfeel.
Finish:
Long, rich and deep with chocolate, sultanas and a hint of liquorice.

Glen Moray - 30 year old - 43%
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Bright gold.
Nose:
Exceptional elegance and softness on the nose, this is a truly exquisite example of finesse and refinement of malt flavours over time.
At full strength, the delicate aroma reveals a complex mix of scented and sweet aromatics: ethereal and floral scents in a pot-pourri mix (with geraniums, violets and roses) balanced by the softness of vanilla with hints of bergamot and wild mint. In the background are the hallmark Glen Moray scents with flowering currants and spices (ginger, cloves and ground nutmeg).
Palate:
On first sip, the sensuous oiliness gently caresses the palate as the flavours glide from front to back bringing elegant aromatics (lavendar, heather, vanilla, eucalyptus and hints of tea tree oil). This sensuous oiliness progresses to a melting softness, revealing a luscious sweet middle, reminiscent of lemon sponge and cream with a good dose of vanilla. Oak makes its presence known but never dominates, revealed as gentle nut oils and spices. Long and elegant to the end, the finish has an amazing finesse with gentle nut oils, hints of dates and figs and the softness of vanilla cream.
Finish:
Long and elegant.

Glen Moray 1986 - Commemorative Bottling - %
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Glen Moray 1991 - Mountain Oak Malt - Final release - 58,6%
Cask filled at 15th March 1991 and bottled at 5th February 2007.
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Colour:
Deep amber.
Nose:
Wonderful toffee sweetness of tablet and melt in the mouth fudge at full strength. The sweet creamy theme continues with vanilla ice cream, chocolate truffles and butterballs coated in sugar. Rich spice notes of ground nutmeg and cinnamon sticks are discovered behind the sweetness, with a trace of freshly sawn wood and just a hint of mint.
Palate:
Spicy, warming and richly sweet with the oiliness of glacé cherries coating the palate initially, before the fruit discovered on the nose – pears, pineapples, cherries and blueberries becomes apparent now topped with a dusting of spiced cocoa powder. Sweet flavours of vanilla custard and fudge wrapped in chocolate glide over the palate as hazelnuts, pistachios and warming nutmeg and ginger spice lingers in the background.
Finish:
Long, sweet and spicy leaving nutmeg, cinnamon and pistachio nuts.

Glen Moray 1989 - 40%
Cask:
1st fill used bourbon barrels.
Colour:
Bright gold.
Nose:
This is classic Glen Moray matured in 1st fill used bourbon barrels – exceptionally smooth and well-rounded, with delicate spices and creamy vanilla notes. At full strength, the aroma is rich in butterscotch, honeycomb and soft vanilla notes with gentle oak notes on the surface.
Palate:
The mouthfeel is remarkably soft, smooth and creamy as the flavours melt on the tongue.
The taste is reminiscent of creamy vanilla, lemon and honeycomb with traces of oak and spices. Toffee and apricots emerge in the middle of the palate with hints of boiling sweets
Finish:
The finish is medium in length and delicious to the end with lemon meringue and lingering spices.

Glen Moray 1984 - 40%
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Colour:
Bright gold.
Nose:
This is classic Glen Moray at its very best – exceptionally smooth and well-rounded and bursting in sweet and soft aromas. At full strength, the aroma is luscious and remarkably soft with vanilla and custard filled doughnuts. It is reminiscent of a baker's oven with lemon meringue pie, fruit scones and fresh pancakes.
Palate:
The mouthfeel is remarkably soft, smooth and exceedingly creamy as the flavours literally melt on the tongue.
Finish:
The finish is medium in length and delicious to the end with lemon curd and figs.

  Glen Moray 1981 - Single Sherry Butt Cask  3661 - 57,7%
Only 463 bottles.
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Glen Moray 1962 - Distillery Manager's Choice
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Colour:
Burnished copper.
Nose:
Intense and rich aroma. Initially, there are hints of dates, cherries and marzipan with brandy butter and rich Christmas pudding. Later, mead and sandalwood emerge with deep chocolate notes, almonds and honeycomb. Hints of coconut, mixed spice and linseed oil simmer beneath the surface.
Palate:
Full-bodied and rich, this whisky is both spicy and warming.
The taste is initially sweet with mead, dark chocolate and cloves, progressing to cherries and dried apricots. Madeira cake and iced coconut evolve on the palate, followed by honey, lemon and finally almonds.
Finish:
The finish is long, leaving honey and lemon toddy, mint humbugs, cinnamon and dark chocolate.

INDEPENDENT BOTTLINGS FROM DEWAR RATTRAY

Glen Moray 1990 - 16 year old - 55,8%
Cask No. 4556. Limited to 64 bottles.
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Bourbon.
Colour:
Burnished copper with a rusty edge.
Nose:
Tropical fruit salad. Pineapple, peaches and mangos.
Palate:
Mellow. Vanilla fudge. Fruit lozenges. Very easy drinking.
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