Glencadam 10 Year Old Single Malt is one of the distillery’s most awarded: not only has it won countless awards and medals, it also scored 94.5 out of 100 points in the 2014 edition of whiskey guru Jim Murray’s “The Whiskey Bible”. Glencadam 10 Year Old is bottled at 46% alcohol, without chill filtration or the addition of caramel coloring.
Colour: Straw gold.
Aroma: Sweet notes of malt and vanilla, warm grass, pear and freshly baked meringue.
Tasting notes: In the mouth, the whiskey is soft and full-bodied, with notes of orange marmalade, bourbon sweetness, burnt barrel and lemon sorbet. The finish is long and soothing. You really sense quality at a very high level! A whiskey that will appeal to a wide crowd.
Serving suggestion: Enjoy it plain, possibly added a drop of water.
Glencadam, with its distinctive red chimney, is located in Brechin, as one of the few surviving distilleries in the East Highlands. The distillery was built in 1825 – not long after a new Excise Act in 1823 made distillation legal on a larger scale in Scotland. Since 2003 the distillery has been owned by Angus Dundee, and since 2005 the distillery has been running 24/7. However, not much has changed in the production method at Glencadam. You still have a mash tun made of cast iron and two pot stills, which are designed in a way that gives a quite light and elegant spirit. The two original dunnage warehouses from 1825 are still in use.
Only a limited portion of the whiskey is still bottled as single malt, as the vast majority of production is used in blends. Angus Dundee owns, among other things, the brands Scottish Royal, Glen Parker and The Dundee, and one must assume that a large proportion of these is Glencadam. Fortunately, there is also a renewed focus on single malt – especially since Angus Dundee took over. In 2016, the entire core range was reformed. Glencadam neither chill filters nor colors the whiskey with caramel.
