Glen Garioch 23 Year Old 1990 Samaroli

Another sample from that festival in Belgium, this time around a 23 Year Old Glen Garioch that was bottled by the famous Italian label Samaroli, released only very recently.

The nose is very clean. Grain and grass. Citrus and pineapple cubes. A tiny bit of smoke. Quite some vanilla after a few minutes. Then suddenly it turns creamier on toffee. Pleasant.

Sturdy attack, sweet and spicy. The peat kicks in, but the citrus is stronger. Again quite a bit of grain. Something of aspirin.

The finish is medium to long with a bitter touch of oak.

This is 23 years old? I would have guessed a lot younger. Do not get me wrong, this is good. But not earth shattering. I remember the Glen Garioch 1971 from Samaroli. That was in a whole other league (and still my highest scoring malt ever with a whopping 97 points).

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