Glen Moray Peated Single Malt Whisky Review - Can cheap peated Scotch be good?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ต.ค. 2024
- Is there an affordable peated scotch on the market, or is peated single malt something that has to be done right and will always be expensive?
I love finding affordable whisky, especially if it’s readily available and can be enjoyed neat - Glen Moray’s Elgin Classic range is often a great option for really affordable single malts that can be drunk neat.
For this review, I tried the Glen Moray Peated Single Malt to see if a budget peated whisky could be a cheap alternative to the higher-priced smoky scotches.
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Enjoyed their sherry cask , great value for money
I do enjoy the sherry cask. Great bang for buck whisky.
Nice one Nath! I didn't try the peated one here are some suggestions for budget peated malt whiskies; Loch Lomond Peated Single Grain, Benriach Smoky 10 and Monkey Shoulder Smoky Monkey.
I've tried a few of their single cask releases and they were all fantastic! I also loved the 10 year old Sauternes matured Glen Moray, even though it was at 40%.
That’s good to hear. The general feedback has been that the premium expressions are quite good.
I’ll have to check out your peated recommendations. Though we don’t even have the Smoky Monkey here yet, hopefully they will launch it soon.
a very nice experience for the price.
Love the fact that the peat is there but not dominant
100% agree. The Glen Moray Elgin Classic Peated is not a peat monster. It's a warm open fire experience. Instead of comparing it to an Islay, it should be compared to the Tomintoul Peated or Old Ballantruan NAS. I'd choose the Glen Moray over these any time.
Allow me to disagree. I am an Ardbeg afficionado, but I enjoy and respect this one too. It's a perfect late afternoon early evening start into my whisky evening as my first dram of the day. It's kind of a conditioner if that makes sense. I have one or two, take a rest, and then close the night with a 46 to 51% Ardbeg....a perfect evening for me.
Always allowed to disagree, and I'm glad you get more enjoyment out of it than me.
Just tasted some distillery exclusives in Sydney a few weeks ago, a Peated Port Cask and a Cask Strength Port Cask, both very tasty. No doubt in my mind the whisky itself is high quality, but the standard presentation at 40% lets it down. Like you say, this means it's very accessible, and we need that to introduce people to whisky that aren't ready for much more. I'm just hoping we'll see more releases here in Aus above the 46% mark.
I think I saw some of the posts about that tasting, it did look like some nice expressions. I’m certainly not letting one whisky deter me from tasting anything else from them.
Nice review! Im sorry to hear that this one didn't live up to your hopes. We don't get Glen Moray in B.C. so I'm always curious to hear about it. Thanks for the review. Cheers man 🥃
Thanks. I’m surprised they aren’t available there. I thought they’d managed to find their way into every country.
I think the peat is very present, but beside the peat there isn't much going on . But it's a fun malt to play around with, to try your own blending and such ....
Blending is great fun. Are there any whiskies it mixes well with.
Ive tried this and the Cabernet finish, both are really excellent for the price, the cabernet really smells like a red wine.
I thought we had all of the Elgin Classic range here in Australia but we don't seem to have the Cabernet Cask Finish. I'll have to look out for that one next time I'm in the UK.
I went through their peated, chardonnay, and ....... normal? regular? classic? I was pleasantly surprised, especially with the chardonnay. I thought it would be a bit of a gimmick but it was good. For the price especially. Great Vid!
Thanks. That’s how I felt about the rest of the classic range, I still rate those.
I quite liked it ,that medicinal taste it has at the begining then going to like an earthy taste ,ive tried a bowmore12yr which was like a smoky taste with no peaty a bit boring taste , i prob need to try an ardbeg or laphroaig .
I’m glad you liked it. We’re all going to have a different experience. Personally I love Bowmore, but it’s definitely a bit softer in peat compared to Ardbeg.
This is a favourite of mine, so to hear you didn't like it is a bit sad. I agree with everything you said, it's a very light peat. I guess I like it because I love the general bottle, so adding a little peat (as a peat fan) just helps it go down a bit more easily. Having said that, their Port Cask is insanely good!
I really do like their port cask. I wanted to like this one, but at the end of the day, taste is subjective and it just didn't work for me. I'll still drink everything else in their classic range though.
Cloudy whisky 😱 when the only cloudiness should be in the mind of consumer 😂
It may seem hard to believe but Glen Moray peated new make is made from malt with a dry peat measure of 48ppm (sourced from the Bairds plant in Inverness). The very subtle peating in the final product comes down to both the sweet, buttery style of their new make spirit and the intense chill-filtration they employ, which strips most of the guaiacols from the spirit. IMHO the only reason they make this is for marketing reasons, so they can have a peated whisky to compete against all the other peated malts. I agree - it’s a pass. Stick with their very acceptable entry level bourbon cask matured whisky, which is great value.
That’s surprising the peated malted barley comes from Bairds. I’m pretty sure that’s what is used for the Octomore releases. You’re probably right about the chill-filtration being the issue. Even though my day job is in marketing, I think one of the biggest mistakes Whisky distilleries make these days is letting the marketing department have too much a say in production.
Bruichladdich used to source their peated malt from Port Ellen (at least they still did in 2017 when I visited) but I believe you’re right and they now buy from a mainland maltster. No idea which one they use but the Bairds Inverness plant specialises in peated malt so they are likely. I have not heard what impact Port Ellen’s revival will have on the island as regards malt supply, and whether they will only be producing for their own distillation requirements.
G'day. I cut my whisky teeth on the eminently affordable Glen Morays. The Peated one isn't their best, agreed. I give good marks to the 18 Year Old. Some juicy ex-Bourbon casks, a higher ABV, and non-chill-filtered, this one shines - especially at the price. A bit harder to find these days, though.
That's great to hear thanks. I'll have to give some of their older offerings a try. Non-chill filtering and a higher ABV would definitely add substance.
@@thewhiskyscribe Stop Press: Glen Moray has just released 'Twisted Vine' NAS cognac finish. It's around 30 quid, so if it gets to Aus it might be $65-70ish? Might be nice.
@@hordeum-vulgare Thanks for the heads up. It’s not here yet, but most of their range gets here eventually. I’ll keep an eye out.
The word 'affordable' is very person based. You won't please everyone. Keep mixing it up 🤙
Your face says it all :D
it's as good as you,l get for the price
I just found for the same price, all the other Glen Morays were a lot more enjoyable.