{"product_id":"g","title":"Glen Moray 21 Year Old 1996 SMWS Single Oloroso Butt 35.203 Feria De Jerez Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2017) 70cl","description":"\u003ch2\u003eGlen Moray 21 Year Old 1996 SMWS Single Oloroso Butt 35.203 Feria De Jerez Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2017) 70cl\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 of 672 bottles produced from a single Oloroso Sherry Butt. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eScotch Malt Whisky Society\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas founded in Edinburgh in 1983 by Phillip 'Pip' Hills who, while travelling around Scotland in the 1970s, fell in love with whiskies drawn straight from the cask. After he expanded his syndicate the Society was purchased by Glenmorangie PLC in 2004. In 2015, the Society was sold back to private investors. In June 2021, the private owners floated the holding company The Artisanal Spirits Company plc on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt has a unique code system where the first number refers to the distillery and the second refers to the cask from which the bottle comes. SMWS also offers the largest range of distilleries of any independent bottler. These curiously named drams really do have something for every whisky lover!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTASTING NOTES\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA deep amber colour built up our expectations and we were certainly not disappointed. A full aroma of roasted sweet potatoes with dried figs and a rum baba with caramelised apples and Chantilly cream awaited us. The taste neat was massive, chewy, and lively; dark chocolate covered figs and Sherry soaked Medjool dates. With water we were transported to the Feria de Caballo de Jerez a stunning display of the finest horses, riders in traditional costume on expensive leather saddles, the air filled with Flamenco music and impregnated by the smell of Sherry. An experience for all your senses - and yes, there were some fireworks going off too!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout Glen Moray\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoft and fruity are the key words when talking of Glen Moray which makes it a very amenable partner with American oak. That is unless you single cask a sleeping beast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is believed that the closeness of the river and the high water table produces a slightly warmer and more humid microclimate which assists maturation. Since the La Martiniquaise takeover [see below] a higher percentage of first-fill American oak is used, adding more buttery notes to the mix. It was one of the first whiskies to be ‘finished’ in wine casks – Chenin Blanc and Chardonnay specifically – as well as Port. After a few quiet years, new releases are beginning to appear. Some peated malt is now being run as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough now in the midst of housing, Glen Moray originally sat outwith Elgin’s boundaries (it was where the burgh’s gallows once stood) and started life as a brewery, taking its water and power from the fast-flowing River Lossie alongside. The downside of this watery proximity is the act that the distillery regularly floods.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts function changed in 1897 as one of the many new distilleries built (or in this case converted) at a time when the whisky boom seemed never-ending. Like many [Imperial, Benriach] it fell victim to the slump which took place at the start of the 20th century and closed in 1910, being snapped up in 1923 by Macdonald \u0026amp; Muir (owner of Glenmorangie).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA large Saladin maltings was installed in 1958 when the number of stills doubled to four. The maltings ran until 1978.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the latter part of its ownership by Glenmorangie, Glen Moray became the firm’s ‘budget’ malt with a price often the same as standard blends. While sales rose, there was little profit made and the distillery’s image was badly damaged.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2008, it was sold to French distilling firm La Martiniquaise, predominantly for fillings for its Label Five and Glen Turner brands. Capacity has since been increased by 40% with new washbacks and another pair of stills being installed.\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e60.1% ABV\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e70cl\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Glen Moray","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54367355175250,"sku":"GLMOR21SMWS35.203","price":219.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1052\/9737\/9666\/files\/GlenMoray21YearOld1996SMWSSingleOlorosoButt35.203FeriaDeJerezSpeysideSingleMaltScotchWhisky_2017_70cl.jpg?v=1787573471","url":"https:\/\/whiskysituation.co.uk\/products\/g","provider":"Whisky Situation","version":"1.0","type":"link"}