Mossburn Glen Spey Distillery 2008 Blended Malt Scotch Whisky

Bottled at full cask strength — 55.9% ABV (111.8 proof) — in a 750ml bottle, Mossburn Glen Spey Distillery 2008 Blended Malt Scotch Whisky is a 10-year-old Speyside malt, independently bottled by Mossburn Distillers & Blenders as Vintage Casks release No. 27, with no chill filtration and no added color. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor.

• 55.9% ABV (111.8 proof) cask strength, 750ml
• Distilled in 2008 at Glen Spey, aged 10 years in oak hogsheads, bottled in 2019
• Vintage Casks No. 27 — a strictly limited, numbered release
• Non chill-filtered, not colored; a product of Scotland's Speyside region
• Glen Spey distillery, Rothes, Moray — established 1878, one of Diageo's smallest distilleries

Rothes' Quiet Workhorse, Bottled Boldly

Glen Spey is one of Diageo's smallest distilleries — four pot stills tucked into the center of Rothes, in a building that began life as an oatmeal mill before being converted to distilling in 1878. Its lightly textured malt mostly disappears into famous blends like J&B, so single-distillery bottlings are rare, and Mossburn's cask-strength No. 27 is a chance to taste this workhorse whisky standing on its own, unsoftened and undiluted.

Tasting Notes

The nose is full-bodied and grassy: fresh malt, light menthol, dried apple, honey, and a pencil-shavings dryness. The palate opens sweeter — toasted biscuity malt, brown sugar, orange peel, vanilla cream, and fresh herbs — before a delicate, lightly floral lightness takes the finish, where aniseed and a return of menthol linger over oily malt. A splash of water tames the 55.9% strength and opens remarkable smoothness.

How to Enjoy

At cask strength, this rewards a few drops of water — the high ABV opens dramatically with dilution, turning a robust winter-warmer dram into a remarkably smooth pour. Sip neat or with water after dinner in a Scotch whisky tasting glass; it is a textbook case of how a blend-house malt behaves at full strength.

Frequently Asked Questions

What ABV is Mossburn Glen Spey 2008? 55.9% ABV (111.8 proof) — bottled at natural cask strength with no water added, no chill filtration, and no added color.

What distillery makes Glen Spey whisky? Glen Spey distillery in Rothes, Moray, in Scotland's Speyside region. Founded as the Mill of Rothes in 1878 and expanded to four stills in 1970, it is one of Diageo's smallest distilleries and a longtime contributor to blended whiskies.

Is Mossburn Glen Spey 2008 a single malt or a blended malt? The bottle carries the product's exact identity as shown in the title above; Mossburn bottled it as part of its Vintage Casks series of limited distillery releases, and Mossburn is the independent bottler behind it.

What does Mossburn Glen Spey 2008 taste like? A grassy, fragrant nose of fresh malt, honey, and dried apple; a sweeter palate of biscuity malt, vanilla cream, and orange peel; and a delicate, lightly floral finish with aniseed and menthol.

For a rare cask-strength look at one of Speyside's least-seen distilleries, order Mossburn Glen Spey 2008 online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA — limited Vintage Casks No. 27 stock, from Mossburn, at full strength.