Carn Mor Strictly Limited Glen Ord 2012 (6 year old) 46%
Bourbon Barrel/ Dist:2012 Btl: 2019/ Tasted: Jun 2019
Lovely aromas of sweet vanilla oak and bubblegummy white fruit. Quite fresh and fruity for an Ord and instead of being heavy and oily it becomes juicy and estery with apricot and peach along with a touch of unsweetened pineapple and honeysuckle.
The palate is slightly oilier with white fruit, barley. Subtle malty notes come through on the middle and the oils and waxy fruit notes develop to give it more weight and richness. Good length with lingering barley, oak, pepper and a touch of rose petal.
Carn Mor Strictly Limited Glen Ord 2009 (7 year old) 46%
Bourbon Hogshead/ Dist: 2009 Btl: 2016/ Tasted: Sept 2016
The nose is quite oily and barley’d with a very dense, solid character. Hints of toasted toffee and rye-like herbs follow along with some edgy citrus and a little honey.
The palate mirrors the nose. Dense and oily with a touch of toffee. Some crisp citrus notes come through but the weight of barley and honey holds. Subtly herbal on the middle leading into a long, very spicy finish with lingering herbal barley and a touch of bittering oak.
Carn Mor Strictly Limited Glen Ord 2012 (8 year old) 47.5%
Bourbon Barrel/ Dist: 2012 Btl: 2021/ Tasted: June 2021
An oily but fragrant nose of honeysuckle and vanilla. The oak grips a little but some gooseberry, barley and white fruit notes appear.
The palate is fresh and citric with apricot, barley, honeysuckle, granulated sugar and vanilla. Sometime Ord can be a bit too oily for its own good, but here the oiliness is subtle and integrated. Beautifully balanced, medium length with lingering barley, vanilla and gentle oiled fruit. It has to rank as possibly the best Ord I’ve tasted in ages.
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