1962 Glen Moray - Glenlivet 27 Year Old Highland Malt

Colour: Gold.

Nose: Touches of grass. With water: it got much grassier, oakier and then beautifully oily (linseed) and waxy. Wet chalk. Complex malt but you have to give it time.

Mouth:Big ‘citrusity’ (more bitter lemons here) but also more spices. Szechwan pepper, dried ginger, coriander... Then lemon pie and cinchona. Very good without water this time. Still, with water: more of the same, with added toffeeish and candied notes as well as a little salt. Excellent.

Finish: Long, ‘focused’, on crystallised oranges, ginger and lemon drops.

Comments: Compact and complex at the same time. Very interesting differences between nose and palate – great single malt in any case.

This fascinating 27 year old Speyside single malt was laid down to sleep at the Glen Moray distillery in 1962 and bottled circa 1990.

Bottled as a part of the distillery's vintage single cask releases, this rare limited edition malt comes in good condition with original wooden presentation case.