Description
Age: 14 years
Alcohol: 54.1% vol
Content: 70 cl
Distilled: October 2008
Bottled: April 2023
Barrel number: CM 304
Edition: 220 bottles
Single cask bottling, uncoloured, not chill-filtered
Manufacturer address:
Cumbrae Supply / House of MacDuff, Houston House, 95 Wright Street, Renfrew PA4 8AN, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 (0) 141 889 5454
Email: info@houseofmacduff.co.uk
Tasting notes
Color: polished gold
Nose: Fruit blossoms, ripe pears and some sugar melon paired with sweet oak
Palate: Honey wax, warm honey and citrus and some pineapple
Finish: Sweet with more pineapple and soft oak spice
Conclusion: Wonderfully harmonious Speyside malt
Origin
In 1897, a brewery built in 1828 (West Brewery) was converted into a whisky distillery called Glen Moray. The operator was the Glen Moray Glenlivet Distillery Co. Ltd. Between 1910 and 1923, the distillery was closed with a brief interruption in 1912.
In 1920, Glen Moray was taken over by Macdonald & Muir Ltd., who had already bought Glenmorangie two years earlier. During a major renovation in 1958, the floor maltings were replaced by a Saladin Box, among other things. The maltings were finally abandoned in 1978. In 1979, the stills were expanded from two to four, and in 1992 the two older stills were replaced by new ones. In 1996, Macdonald & Muir renamed themselves Glenmorangie plc. and were taken over by Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy in October 2004. Glen Moray was sold to La Martiniquaise in September 2008. During 2014, the distillery was expanded by two stills, and in 2015 a further ten stills were installed.
A new visitor center opened on July 6, 2004.
Wood finishes were essentially invented at Glen Moray, as this is where Macdonald & Muir began their experiments. The concept was later implemented at Glenmorangie.
The distillery gets its water from the River Lossie. The malt comes from external malt houses (Pauls and Simspon's). After expansion in 2013, the distillery now has a mash tun (7.5 tonnes) made of stainless steel and ten fermentation tuns (wash backs) (39,600 l each), also made of stainless steel.