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Whiskey Review: Glenora Distillery’s Glen Breton Rare 10-Year-Old Single Malt Whisky

We review Glen Breton Rare 10-year-old, a Canadian single malt from the Scotland-like shores of Nova Scotia.

OVERALL RATING

6
$43.00
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Tasting Notes

About:

Aged ten years in American Oak barrels and bottled at 43 percent alcohol by volume. Sold in a 750-milliliter bottle, but prices seem vary widely amongst online retailers from about $43 to about $70.
Appearance:
Lighter than the average whiskey, like a bright or illuminated amber.
Nose:
Woody and smoky at first sniff with a heaviness to it, a bit like opening an old wooden cigar box after a few years. That turns to a sweeter, more tropical scent with orange, sandalwood, honey, and nutmeg with a touch of salt and smoke. Over time, it takes on more and honey and grows into a more lemony scent.
Palate:
The 10-year-old has a heavy, earthy, and sweet vanilla flavor when it makes first contact with the tongue. That takes on a woody and smoky flavor like in the nose reminiscent of a gentle tobacco, but this time with a more distinctly oak flavor. From there, it takes on spicier notes of allspice and touch of earthy cocoa that gradually grows in intensity as its sits in your mouth. On swallowing, a spicy notes pushes through like a wave from the back of the mouth along the roof to the front, hitting the corners of the mouth and making me pucker a bit.
Finish:
Comments:
I initially thought Glen Breton Rare 10-year was a little bland, but a few extra sips proved me wrong – to a point. It’s still not especially complex or flavorful, and the flavors that do come out can across as a little musty at times, but it grew on me after a while. A solid showing for what is boasted as North America’s first single malt, but don’t give up your regular scotch just yet.

Editor’s Note: This whiskey was either bought as a sample by The Whiskey Wash or provided to us as a review sample by the party behind it. Per our editorial policies, this in no way influenced the outcome of this review.

Aaron Knapp

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