Glencadam 14 Year Old 2008 Single Bordeaux Barrique #9431 Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2022) 70cl 1 of 261 bottles from a single Bordeaux Barrique Delve into the unique character...
Glencadam 14 Year Old 2008 Single Bordeaux Barrique #9431 Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2022) 70cl
1 of 261 bottles from a single Bordeaux Barrique
Delve into the unique character of Glencadam 14 Year Old 2008, a single malt Scotch whisky matured in a Bordeaux Barrique cask (#2788). This exceptional expression brings together the vibrant spirit of Glencadam with the rich, complex influence of a Bordeaux wine cask, resulting in a whisky of remarkable depth and elegance
TASTING NOTES
Nose: Aromas of Red Berries, sea buckthorn jelly, morello cherry and cinnamon buns with nutmeg & ginger spices
Palate: Black forest gateau, lotus biscuits, black pepper & cake spice mingled with rolling tobacco, raspberry jam & burnt oak
Finish: chocolate & cherry liqueur & black coffee fading into cocoa powder, bramble compote & cedarwood
About Glencadam
Despite nearing 200 years of existence, Glencadam is only now beginning to emerge as a celebrated single malt.
Glencadam’s new make character of flowers and pear drops is a direct result of a distillation regime that maximises reflux – the lyne arms on the stills are angled upwards. Its mature character, especially when matured in refill American oak, has a soft buttery quality that adds a silkiness to the palate.
Glencadam, which is situated in the Burgh of Brechin, was built in the era of optimism that followed the passing of the 1823 Excise Act. After passing through a number of owners, it became part of the estate of Glasgow blender Gilmour Thompson & Co which bought the distillery in 1891.
The blending house ceased trading in 1954 when Glencadam was sold to Canadian distiller Hiram Walker, which was then starting its first acquisitive sweep through Scotland. Through a process of amalgamation it became part of Allied Distillers and was seen as being the ‘home’ of the Dundee blend Stewart’s Cream of the Barley.
Allied mothballed the plant in 2000 but it was purchased three years later by London-based Angus Dundee [see Tomintoul]. Angus Dundee’s blending lab is now located at the distillery.
A quiet player for most of its existence, Glencadam is slowly emerging as a single malt in its own right. Its recent proprietary bottlings have not been chill-filtered or caramel tinted.
60% ABV
70cl
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