Glen Garioch Virgin Oak is 100% matured in new American oak. While it’s regularly seen for finishing or in a mix with other cask types, it can be overpowering for a full maturation.

For this expression Glen Garioch specifically used ‘inner heartwood’ of 100-year-old trees, which was heavily charred.

Glen Garioch Virgin Oak (48%, OB +/- 2014)

Nose: sweet, with plenty of vanilla and spices like ginger, cardamom and anise. Sugared cereals, a little buttered toast. There’s also a grassy, greenish woody note, like freshly sawn oak. Mouth: thick but also a tad raw, the cloves and other...