Glen Moray 1990 SMWS 35.61

Category - Single Malt

Distillery - Glen Moray

Bottler - The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS)

Bottling series - Just so-ooh nice

Vintage - 01.1990

Stated Age - 21 years

Cask Type - 1st Fill Ex-Bourbon Barrel

Cask number - 35.61

Number of bottles - 213

Strength - 60.4 %

Size - 700 ml

Glen Moray 1990 SMWS 35.61 “Just so‑ooh nice” gives us only the structural details — 1st‑fill bourbon barrel, 21 years old, 60.4% ABV, 213 bottles —**Glen Moray 1990 SMWS 35.61

“Just so‑ooh nice” – 21 Years Old**

Single Malt Scotch Whisky – Speyside, Scotland

ABV: 60.4% (Cask Strength)

Cask: 1st‑Fill Ex‑Bourbon Barrel

Bottles: 213

Style: Bright, honeyed, gently smoky Speyside with creamy vanilla, citrus lift, and subtle coastal hints

Appearance - Bright gold with a soft amber glow — classic long‑aged 1st‑fill bourbon.

Nose - Honeyed malt, vanilla pod, and warm toasted oak. Citrus brightness — lemon curd, orange zest, grapefruit oil. Chocolate shavings and soft fudge. Hay‑loft warmth, dried grasses, and leafy freshness. A faint kippery coastal note — gentle smoke, warm ash. Malt extract, cereal sweetness, and a touch of coal‑gas minerality. Elegant, warm, and quietly complex.

Palate - Oily, toasted, tobacco, cooked fruit, nutty, vegetal, and smoky. Oily, silky texture with sweet malt and vanilla cream. Cooked orchard fruit — baked apple, pear compote. Toasted oak, coconut, and gentle bourbon spice. Nutty warmth — almond, cashew, hazelnut. A subtle tobacco leaf dryness and soft smokeLight vegetal and leafy notes adding depth. A touch of chocolate and citrus balancing the sweetnessA beautifully rounded, mature Glen Moray with surprising weight at 60.4%.

Finish - Long, warming, and gently smoky.Honey, vanilla, toasted oak. Citrus peel, chocolate, and faint tobacco. A final echo of coal‑gas minerality and soft kipper smoke

A rich, honeyed, citrus‑bright Glen Moray with creamy vanilla, toasted oak, gentle smoke, and a silky, oily texture. Mature, balanced, and quietly luxurious — a superb example of early‑90s bourbon‑cask Speyside.

A beautifully mature Glen Moray with honeyed malt, citrus zest, vanilla cream, toasted oak, and a whisper of smoke. Silky, balanced, and deeply satisfying at 60.4%.