This Single Malt is a classic Glen Moray Single Malt aged in Bourbon barrels and Sherry casks.
Glen Moray was born as West Brewery run by Robert Thorne & Sons. It was converted into a Whisky distillery in 1897. From the very start, quality has been job one. The dedication and "authenticity" of Glen Moray’s Single Malt production is just about as good as it gets — changing very little over their 120 years of production on the same spot. The distillery sits on the banks of River Lossie in the Royal Burgh of Elgin — the historic capital of Speyside — and the road into town passes directly through the distillery grounds. Today they are owned by French Spirits company La Martiniquaise and all of the production goes into their range of fine Single Malts.
Glen Moray 15 Year Old is actually a tale of two Whiskies — both classic Glen Moray Single Malts. The first is Glen Moray Single Malt aged a full fifteen years in ex-Bourbon barrels. The second is that same Single Malt aged fifteen years in Oloroso Sherry casks. Together they deliver the citrusy-oily-rancio notes of a Sherried Highland Spirit with the apple, apricot, and grain notes of a Speysider. It is a perfectly lovely dram that you can sit with all night.
Smartass Corner:
Throughout its entire history, the Glen Moray Distillery has had only five distillery managers. Each has personally trained their successor, passing on the secrets of the Spirit.