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Singleton of Glen Ord 18 years Special Release

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(1)€150Scotland, Highland, Single Malt

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Glen Ord sits near Inverness, and most of its spirit quietly disappears into blends like Johnnie Walker. This bottling is different. For once the distillery steps into the spotlight. It is matured eighteen years in freshly charred American oak hogsheads. That heavy char does the heavy lifting here. It pushes warm toffee and vanilla forward. Then a bright streak of green apple and citrus cuts through. There is ginger and spice on the back of the tongue. A faint medicinal note and a whisper of sea salt follow. Pour it neat and let it open at its own pace.

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Singleton of Glen Ord

Thomas MacKenzie leased part of his Highland estate near Muir of Ord in 1838, giving local farmers a legal home for their barley. The site sat on the Black Isle, watered by Loch nam Bonnach and Loch nan Eun. Nine small licensed distilleries were already competing nearby, but this one outlasted them all. Today the distillery makes unpeated single malt destined for both Johnnie Walker blends and the Singleton of Glen Ord range, sold mainly in Southeast Asia. Its whisky is soft, honeyed and easy to drink, a contrast to the smoky drams made further west. The real oddity is next door. In 1968 Glen Ord built a large drum malting plant that still supplies seven other distilleries across Scotland with malt today. That makes it one of the biggest maltings in the country.

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About the Singleton of Glen Ord 18 years Special Release

Singleton of Glen Ord 18 years Special Release is a single malt Scotch whisky from the Highland region of Scotland. It comes from Singleton of Glen Ord, a distillery near Inverness. The distillery rarely gets its own moment in the light. Most of what Singleton of Glen Ord makes goes into famous blends. This release flips that story. The distillery sent the spirit into freshly charred American oak hogsheads. It then left the casks alone for a full eighteen years. The heavy char acts almost like new oak. It feeds the whisky deep colour and rich, baking-spice warmth. The result is a sweet and fruity Highland single malt with real backbone. Toffee and vanilla lead the way. Behind them sit fresh fruit and green apple. Citrus and a clean floral edge lift the palate. Ginger and spice build slowly across the tongue. A faint medicinal note and a touch of sea salt keep it from ever turning soft. This whisky is bottled at a natural cask strength of 55%. It has plenty to say. It rewards slow, neat sipping more than anything else. A few drops of water will open the spicy core if you want it gentler. Either way, the long finish lingers on toffee and warm baking spice. Singleton of Glen Ord 18 years Special Release suits drinkers who already love an older Highland malt. It is rich, spicy and confident. For a distillery best known for hiding inside blends, this is a rare treat. Here you taste Glen Ord on its own terms.