Glen Breton 10 Year Old Canadian Single Malt Whisky Aged in Ice Wine Barrels
Glen Breton 10 Year Old Canadian Single Malt Whisky Aged in Ice Wine Barrels is an 86-proof (43% ABV) single malt from Glenora Distillery in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia — nearly ten years in ex-bourbon barrels, then four months in Nova Scotia ice wine barrels, bottled non-chill filtered with no added colour. Like all Glen Breton, it is 100% malted barley, double-distilled in Scottish-imported copper pot stills with water from MacLellan's Brook. In a 750mL bottle, it is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- Proof / ABV: 86 proof (43% ABV)
- Size: 750mL
- Age: 10 years — ~9 years 8 months in ex-bourbon barrels, finished 4 months in ice wine barrels
- Process: Non-chill filtered, no added colour; 100% malted barley, pot-distilled
- Producer: Glenora Distillery, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia — North America's first single malt whisky distillery
Cape Breton's Calling Card
If one bottle defines Glenora, it is the 10-year Ice: the distillery's signature expression pairs a decade of bourbon-cask maturity with that four-month Nova Scotia ice-wine finish, and the combination has collected Gold at the 2023 Whiskies of the World Awards and Gold at the 2021 New York International Spirits Competition. The ice-wine barrels — sourced from a Nova Scotia winery (see the Metadata flag) — layer honeyed apricot and white-grape notes over the malt's vanilla and oak. Explore the Glen Breton collection and more Canadian whisky at Del Mesa.
Tasting Notes
The nose leads with honey, apricot, and white grape from the ice-wine finish over vanilla-malt depth. The palate is smooth and medium-bodied: malt, honey, and oak spice with a distinct winey sweetness. The finish is clean and gently fruity, the ice-wine character lingering longest.
How to Enjoy
Neat or with a splash of water — the non-chill-filtered texture rewards it. It is also the Glen Breton to reach for when introducing Scotch drinkers to Canadian single malt: familiar enough in structure, surprising in the finish. Try it alongside the 12-year Ice to taste what two extra years of bourbon-cask age add.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is the 10 Year Ice different from the 12 Year Ice?
Same concept, different age: the 10 spends ~9 years 8 months in bourbon barrels before the 4-month ice-wine finish vs 12 years for its older sibling — brighter and fruitier where the 12 is deeper.
Is it chill-filtered or colored?
Neither — non-chill filtered with no added colour, per the distillery.
What proof is it?
86 proof (43% ABV), 750mL — the US bottling.
Grab Glen Breton 10 Year Old Ice Wine online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA — Nova Scotia's signature single malt, ready to ship.