Glen Garioch 15y/o 1997 Small Batch No. 12 56.7%abv 30ml Tasmania We enjoyed a scoop of

We enjoyed a scoop of blood orange and honey sorbet as well as rum and raisin ice cream on a chocolate waffle cone

finished in Bourbon casks and then the casks are emptied and  the casks are rested

This has a sweet fruity minerality and less intense peat

Actually OG2 False Start was bottled first in 2020 so technically was the first bottling but some natural yeast had got into the mash and given it a funky flavour which was far removed from the flavour profile they were going for

Water brought a nice bitter herbal quality

Glen Garioch 15y/o 1997 Small Batch No. 12 56.7%abv 30ml Tasmania We enjoyed a scoop ofGlen Garioch closed in 1995, in 1997 they restarted distillation to mark the distilleries 200th anniversary and changed to an unpeated fruitier maltier distillate. This small batch vintage bottling was made with some of those first refill and first fill Bourbon casks filled after reopening. Bottled at cask strength its pretty feisty leave in glass for a minute and or add a drop of water. Tasting notes Apples and Pears, muesli bar, vanilla, honey