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Whiskey Review: Glen Garioch 8 Year

The Whiskey Noobs, in this latest review, check out the Glen Garioch 8 Year Old Scotch whisky, a rather young bottling from a very old distillery.

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  • Jim Kee is a pharmacist and Scotch enthusiast who co-founded The Whisk(e)y Noobs blog.
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Glen Garioch 8 Year Old

Tasting Notes

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Appearance:
Nose:
Cut grass, flowery, peaty, & buttery Very floral. It’s like they bottled the freshly cut field of grass and heather.
Palate:
Slight honey, table salt, very simple Finish: Short, slightly sweet (heathery) w/ Water: Palate is sweeter (honey) but still rather plain and oaky. Finish short & mildly heathery. SCORE: 7.5 Jim: Color: Gold Nose: Very floral. It’s like they bottled the freshly cut field of grass and heather. Palate: It begins slightly crisp and sweet honey-heather with a hint of saltiness then heads over to fresh maltiness and a little touch of spice and smoke to round things out. Finish: Short and musty sweet. When it ends there is an ever so faint echo of dark chocolate. w/ Water: Nose is more heather than floral. Palate is sweet, more musty/chocolatey and more woodsy. SCORE: 81 / 78 with water.
Finish:
Short, slightly sweet (heathery) Short and musty sweet. When it ends there is an ever so faint echo of dark chocolate.
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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.

Whiskey Noobs

Jim Kee, a pharmacist with a 20-year passion for Scotch, and Matt Dee, an American history teacher who shares a deep appreciation for whiskey, embarked on a journey of documenting their tasting experiences to discern the Scotches worth revisiting. Last year, they decided to share their insights with the world through their blog, The Whisk(e)y Noobs.

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