Glen Ord 9 Year Old 2016 100 Proof Edition #66 Signatory is a powerful and flavour-packed Highland single malt that combines Glen Ord\u2019s fruity, malty spirit with a clear and intense Oloroso sherry cask influence. Despite its relatively young age, the whisky shows impressive concentration, with dark fruit, spice and drier oak structure from the casks meeting the distillery\u2019s natural freshness and rounded malt character.<\/p>\n
The whisky has matured in a combination of first fill Oloroso sherry hogsheads and second fill Oloroso sherry butts, creating a rich yet well-balanced cask profile. The first fill casks bring dark raisins, figs, chocolate, spice and dense sherry sweetness, while the second fill casks allow more of the spirit\u2019s brighter fruit, malt and citrus to come through. Bottled at 57.1 %, it carries intensity, warmth and structure, but also a strong sense of clarity and precision.<\/p>\n
In the glass, this is a whisky for drinkers who enjoy bold sherry casks, but still want a clear Highland character beneath the cask influence. It offers notes of dark fruit, vanilla, sweet malt, cinnamon, toasted oak, cocoa and orange peel, with a flavour profile that moves between rich sweetness, warming spice and dry sherry structure. A few drops of water can work beautifully, opening the fruit, softening the alcohol and bringing out further notes of chocolate, nuts and malt.<\/p>\n
About Glen Ord and Signatory Vintage<\/strong><\/p>\n Glen Ord is a historic Highland distillery located on the Black Isle in northern Scotland. The distillery is known for a style that often combines fruitiness, rounded malt and a clean, balanced structure. In official releases, Glen Ord is closely associated with The Singleton, but through independent bottlers the whisky often shows a more direct and cask-driven side.<\/p>\n Signatory Vintage is one of Scotland\u2019s most respected independent bottlers and has built its reputation since the late 1980s on carefully selected casks from Scottish distilleries. The 100 Proof Edition series is designed to offer whisky with high intensity, clear cask character and the traditional strength of 57.1 %. In this Glen Ord release, Signatory\u2019s focus on honest, unfiltered whisky meets generous sherry maturation, resulting in a bold yet approachable expression.<\/p>\n Nose<\/strong> Palate<\/strong> Finish<\/strong> Single Malt Scotch Whisky<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":126519,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rs_blank_template":"","rs_page_bg_color":"","slide_template_v7":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[984,9247,9521],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-126516","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-whisky-en","product_cat-scotch-whisky","product_cat-single-malt-scotch-whisky","pa_land-scotland","pa_procent-57-1-en","pa_producent-glen-ord-distillery-en","pa_region-speyside-en","pa_vintage-2016-en","pa_volume-70-en-2","first","instock","sale","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"bundled_by":[],"bundle_stock_status":"instock","bundle_stock_quantity":null,"bundle_virtual":false,"bundle_layout":"","bundle_add_to_cart_form_location":"","bundle_editable_in_cart":false,"bundle_sold_individually_context":"","bundle_item_grouping":"","bundle_min_size":"","bundle_max_size":"","bundle_price":[],"bundled_items":[],"bundle_sell_ids":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raschvin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/126516","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raschvin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raschvin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raschvin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/126519"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raschvin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=126516"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raschvin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=126516"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raschvin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=126516"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raschvin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=126516"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
The nose is rich and sherry-led, with notes of dark berries, raisins, figs, sweet malt, vanilla and cinnamon. Beneath the fruit are hints of toasted oak, orange peel, cocoa and light nuttiness.<\/p>\n
The palate is full-bodied, intense and spicy, with dark fruit, raisins, plums, chocolate, vanilla, malt biscuits and Oloroso sweetness. The high strength brings energy and power, while oak and spice add structure and a gentle dryness towards the end.<\/p>\n
The finish is long, warm and sherry-driven, with lingering notes of oak, cocoa, dried fruit, cinnamon, orange peel and toasted malt. It closes with power and balance, combining sweetness with dry spice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"