Description

Glen Garioch Single Malt 1970s / Samaroli Import Glen Garioch is one of the oldest distilleries in Scotland. For most of the 20th_century it was self-sufficient, malting its own barley using peat from Pitsligo, giving it a unique smoky character. In fact, in 1968 it was short-listed by then-owners DCL, to convert to heavily peated production in order to make up for a shortfall on Islay caused by a drought. In an odd twist of fate, the decision was instead made to re-open Brora for the job, and close Glen Garioch down. Morrison Bowmore then sprang to its rescue, restarting production in 1973. The maltings_and distillery were shut down again by Beam Suntory_in 1995, and only the latter resumed operations two years later, with contemporary Glen Garioch becoming an un-peated single malt. These pre-1995 vintages are worth investigating while you can. Morrison Bowmore bottled the first Glen Garioch single malts in 1972, in these classic dumpy styler bottles. Prior to becoming an independent bottler, Silvano?Samaroli’s company was simple an import company. His earliest distribution contracts in Italy were for Glen Garioch and Linkwood?distilleries.