Glen Moray Summer Fruits (The Vintage Malt Whisky Co Ltd.)

The bottler The Vintage Malt Whisky Co Ltd bottled this Glen Moray, from cask 7220, bottled at 58.5%, one of 360 bottles. Glen Moray is a Speyside single malt known for vanilla, honey and orchard fruit. It was a pioneer of wine cask finishing, working with Chardonnay casks back in the 1990s.

It was made on River Lossie water and condensed in shell and tube condensers, building the fresh Glen Moray style. Maturation finished in a Port cask, layered over the light Glen Moray make. With no age statement, the oak has given vanillin as vanilla and oak lactones as coconut over the light, fruity spirit. Active wood frames the fruit without overwhelming the light Speyside spirit. A gentle maturation suits the light make, the orchard fruit growing richer with time. Refill oak lets the light, fruity Glen Moray character lead the way. The clean, fruity spirit shows the cask clearly, vanilla and fruit to the fore.

Bottled at a cask strength 58.5%, it is rich. A clean, fruity sweetness, with red berry, plum and a dry spice from the cask. A soft fruit and a gentle oak give it depth. The close is light and clean, fruit over a gentle oak. This is the easy, fruity malt of Elgin.