Glen Garioch like we rarely get to see it
The limited edition Sherry Cask Matured 14 year old (1999,) the 16 yo blonde and primarily bourbon barrel North American Oak vatting (1994), and the sublime Samaroli 23 yo (1990) editions
I was privileged to sample the these two cask-strength distillery releases at Whiskyfest New York 2013, before they had shipped to American distributors.
I acquired a bottle of the blonde version, but the sherry version was nowhere to be found. That is until I discovered one dusty bottle right here in New York City some three weeks ago.
When recently visiting a friend, were were both surprised to see I had brought Glen Garioch, while he was intending to surprise me with his own blonde bottling and the above-the-top-shelf indie bottling from Samaroli, the Italian concern known for their exceptionally smooth and floating on air editions.
Detailed reviews will follow in time.
But as a reminder, one need not spend one or two hundred dollars to acquire a very nice bottle of Glen Garioch. Nay, the 12 year old is as good a buy as you will find within Malt for the Common Man price ranges!