tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176940657289976265.post3486829301074705967..comments2024-02-28T07:23:12.706-04:00Comments on Jason's Scotch Whisky Reviews: Review: Glen Garioch 12 years old Highland Single Malt Scotch WhiskyJason Deblyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13305087714773608306noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176940657289976265.post-44066282754143396102015-05-08T17:47:33.289-03:002015-05-08T17:47:33.289-03:00I have only seen the GG Founders Reserve (NAS) in ...I have only seen the GG Founders Reserve (NAS) in Chicago area, also 48%NCF for $50, so I picked that up a few weeks back (for the party with the priests). It went extraordinarily nicely next to HP12 as a softer, yet spicier taste companion. Those two with the Doublewood are all $50 by me and further confirmed my dispassion for the DW (everbody loves it but me - just plain and bores me). However, while the GGFR brings up toffee sweetness with water, it is also temperamental - give it just a bit too much and it goes all bitter. When I hear people complain about the youth of a whisky, this is what I imagine they mean.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00923093935691480218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176940657289976265.post-87901190610036500112013-10-10T06:44:57.916-03:002013-10-10T06:44:57.916-03:00It certainly has more kick than Macallan and Doubl...It certainly has more kick than Macallan and Doublewood. The price is about $20 cheaper than Macallan (which is way over priced).<br /><br />Enjoy!Jason Deblyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13305087714773608306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176940657289976265.post-29293718170698666872013-10-10T00:16:54.944-03:002013-10-10T00:16:54.944-03:00Jason,
I actually bought this bottle to mix/try, ...Jason,<br /><br />I actually bought this bottle to mix/try, due to it's price point, and am amazed. For $60ish, I thoroughly enjoy more than my standards in the price range (Balvenie Doublewood, Macallan/Highland Park 12, etc). Maybe it's novel - we shall see.<br /><br />BCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176940657289976265.post-84942801566439907352012-08-02T12:37:53.966-03:002012-08-02T12:37:53.966-03:00Jason, I want to take a different tack in the admo...Jason, I want to take a different tack in the admonishment to lovers of peated malts to approach this bottling with caution. I'd offer instead (as a real fan of many styles of peaty ones myself) that there is a real authentic peat element contained here, but perhaps an unfamiliar one. It's not built of the typical Islay elements (of earthy smokiness, grassy, medicinal or tar/rubber notes) nor much of Island notes from Skye, Orkney or Arran. The peat here makes a Highlands statement: a hard brininess, notes of burnt twigs rather than leaves, and the corresponding bitterness common to peat dug from coastal Highland regions on the West. I really enjoy this dram, maybe for that profile, which seems to be a signatureof the area. Something to evaluate in the malt journey. JKJKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03355557111713061160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176940657289976265.post-75905326586660627832012-03-16T14:45:46.239-03:002012-03-16T14:45:46.239-03:00Hi Jason,
I quite like the 8 yr for the price. N...Hi Jason,<br /><br />I quite like the 8 yr for the price. Nothing too complex but pleasant and I find it similar to Aberfeldy 12. It's been a while since I had it (and I am in the middle of some Laphroaig so won't be able to taste it now) but I remember finding a lot of ginger in the finish.Scott Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16614712134044755079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176940657289976265.post-46306127466804702972012-03-02T10:50:41.398-04:002012-03-02T10:50:41.398-04:00Thanks for your comments 222!
This blog is one pa...Thanks for your comments 222!<br /><br />This blog is one part whisky review; two parts bad pop culture analogies; shaken (but not stirred), and served with the view that we must not take life to seriously!<br /><br />Cheers!Jason Deblyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13305087714773608306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176940657289976265.post-84199828767629706252012-03-02T08:50:13.400-04:002012-03-02T08:50:13.400-04:00I still can't get over how the words you use j...I still can't get over how the words you use just are so out of this world. I love it. I should visit your blog more often. You are describing a drink and yet each sip reads like a novel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176940657289976265.post-32325181530357329902012-02-29T16:29:30.659-04:002012-02-29T16:29:30.659-04:00Thanks so very very much. I already have yours on...Thanks so very very much. I already have yours on my blogroll. Ryan at value whisky mentions your posts and reviews highly on his blog. I see his assessment is dead on. I'll be absorbing your blog like a sponge.Joshua Feldmanhttp://cooperedtot.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176940657289976265.post-368072794858413992012-02-29T15:53:57.306-04:002012-02-29T15:53:57.306-04:00Hi!
Yes, Glen Garioch has really been revitalized...Hi!<br /><br />Yes, Glen Garioch has really been revitalized by its owners. <br /><br />I read a few of your reviews on your whisky blog and have now added a link at the bottom of my page so that other readers can enjoy them too!Jason Deblyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13305087714773608306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176940657289976265.post-36953938401129915792012-02-29T11:10:30.083-04:002012-02-29T11:10:30.083-04:00Excellent review, Jason, and useful intelligence t...Excellent review, Jason, and useful intelligence that Glen Garioch has upped its game. I last had it about 10 years ago and didn't think much of it (rather sweet and simple - "uncomplicated" (with the pejorative)). Now you have given me reason to reconsider.Joshua Feldmanhttp://cooperedtot.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176940657289976265.post-57171862378185104122012-02-26T16:37:57.145-04:002012-02-26T16:37:57.145-04:00Hopefully, there will not be further price increas...Hopefully, there will not be further price increases.Jason Deblyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13305087714773608306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176940657289976265.post-41628706262362448982012-02-26T08:11:26.583-04:002012-02-26T08:11:26.583-04:00Funnily enough I was enjoying this malt last night...Funnily enough I was enjoying this malt last night in Aberdeenshire. Fantastic flavours and quite reasonably priced really, very overlooked perhaps as you suggest to their history. Several distilleries are upping their game now and we're reaping the benefits of that. Defo a distillery to keep an eye on going forward.Glen Mhor Whiskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18332265190121712442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176940657289976265.post-91548072898133277952012-02-25T16:10:30.009-04:002012-02-25T16:10:30.009-04:00Thanks!
A couple of weeks ago, my Mother handed m...Thanks!<br /><br />A couple of weeks ago, my Mother handed me an old shoe box containing "Britains Deetail" toy army men. A company that made army men of the WWII era. As a kid in 1979, I collected them and set up battle scenes, etc.<br /><br />You are quite an astute observer, as I was also aware that it would have more appropriate to have the German soldiers in Afrikakorps uniforms. Unfortunately, I don't have any. (Hopefully, the spirit of Field Marshal Rommel is not offended.)<br /><br />Sadly, this toy soldier company stopped making such quality toys many years ago. <br /><br />By the way, I hope my post does not offend my German readers. They are not the enemy today or really even then. German soldiers (not Nazis), like their English counterparts, were just doing their duty.Jason Deblyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13305087714773608306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176940657289976265.post-40419223008025474562012-02-25T11:05:28.649-04:002012-02-25T11:05:28.649-04:00Love the World War II British Western Desert Force...Love the World War II British Western Desert Forces and the opposing forces although it would have been cool if the Germans had the Deutsches Afrikakorps uniforms, alas they appear in the more traditional Wehrmacht garb.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176940657289976265.post-88393629130628400022012-02-25T08:46:30.269-04:002012-02-25T08:46:30.269-04:00Hi there Soldier,
Nice review Jason. I haven'...Hi there Soldier,<br /><br />Nice review Jason. I haven't come across the Glen Garioch but will certainly look for it.<br />Saude<br />JanJan van den Endehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09079017013123231409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176940657289976265.post-13334111626382215982012-02-24T00:27:30.792-04:002012-02-24T00:27:30.792-04:00Hi Florin,
You are right. Glen Garioch was a ple...Hi Florin,<br /><br />You are right. Glen Garioch was a pleasure, a most unexpected one.Jason Deblyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13305087714773608306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176940657289976265.post-70882432698743866882012-02-23T03:55:56.258-04:002012-02-23T03:55:56.258-04:00I've only had the old 10yo version, but still,...I've only had the old 10yo version, but still, let me say, "I told you so". I'm glad you liked it! I find the body of Glen Garioch uniquely rich - though indeed reminiscent of Dalwhinnie.<br /><br />It's sad though to see that Morrison Bowmore is following in the footsteps of uber-premiumization lead by Glenmorangie, Ardbeg, Macallan, and Dalmore. I would hate to start avoiding Bowmore and Glen Garioch, two of my favorite distilleries, the way I avoid the above!Florinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14445344658258056628noreply@blogger.com