Glencadam 10-year-old

Matured in ex-bourbon casks. Non-chill filtered. Not coloured. Thick slowly forming primary legs. Straight secondary legs. Trailing droplets. An excellent whisky for the price range.

Pear, grape, pomelo and hey. Clean, crisp, and farm to table feeling. This is a staple for me. https://thewhiskymural.com/2024/01/14/whisky-review-14-glencadam-10-year-old-46/

Nose: Aroma of fresh apples and pears from the orchard, apricot jam, freshly cut grass, vanilla and a little oakiness. A very basic but beautiful nose. Palate: More complex than you would think. It has two layers. On the first one you are getting these beautiful orchard fruits such as green apples and ripe juicy pears with apricot. On the other layer you are getting freshly baked bread with butter. Apple pie with cinnamon and vanilla sauce. Extremely nice and fruity. Very smooth, round an balanced. Finish: Medium length, clean and crispy. Very nice maltiness and fruitiness accompanied by various spices such as cinnamon and allspice. A worthy finish for a worthy whisky. Overall this is an amazing whisky, I would recommend this to beginners mostly but I think this is a great dram for all of us whisky nerds.

Simply a good whisky!

The Glencadam I've come to know and love and one of the best entry level bottlings available. It doesn't shout from the rooftop or overpower you. While Glencadam is now releasing a variety of maturations and finishes since being brought back to life in 2003, I always enjoy coming back to the 10-year-old to remember what this distillery and its spirit is about - light, delicate, no-nonsense whisky.

Very nice and easy to drink entry level whisky. It is up with the rest of them like Glenmorangie 10yo.

It's delicate indeed, as the label suggests. A light bodied dram.

good everyday dram, very clean.

Very light and sweet whisky, really smooth, tasty and elegant. Probably it is not very complex and deep but tasty anyway.

Splendid! An eye opener for those who started their search with bourbon cask aged whiskys. Excellent barley malt distillate! Pure, without missing notes, with a lot of depth and balance. Also very creamy and oily. Just great for what he wants to be!

Glencadam is probably not on everyone's radar, as most of its production goes into the Ballantine's blends. On the nose, fresh citrus, honeydew melon and hints of glue take turns with thyme, vanilla and canned pineapple. Quite crisp and vivid, the taste unfolds with lemon juice, spearmint and mild spices. Sweet and sour notes, green apples and honey emphasize the firm mouthfeel. The aftertaste lingers with ginger, unripe banana and a touch of dry oak. At 10 years of age, this spirit-driven and honest malt does not have to rely on silly wood finishes. RATING: 3.5/5.0 stars ≙ 84 pts → ABOVE AVERAGE

80 Has a slightly bitter taste. Buffet vanilla ice cream smells quite strong. Still, it's like honey and has a definite personality, so it's attractive.

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Color: Straw gold. ABV: 46%. Nose: Spirituous, bright. Freshly cut grass, sour dried fruits, a piece of wood, an oak barrel, a lemon with sugar. [n20] Taste: Bright, sweet. Pear, apple, lemon is gone (sorry). Pepper and spices. [t17] Finish: long, simple. Sweetness, vanilla, cereals. Somewhere far is milk chocolate. [f18] Balance: Not a bad drink, which seemed to me to be excessively aggressive. Maybe because of the heat, maybe because of what else. Very interestingly decorated with vanilla. It seems banal sugar, then manifests itself. A good sour lemon in a scent that, to disappointment, completely disappears in taste. Freshness I would like more, with such a flavor, which more or less draws this drink. A bottle would not take. [b19] Score n + t + f + b: 74

Sweeter and slightly less fruity than Deanston 12, not that complex though. Very nice dram. I would recommend it as a good choice among non-peated scotch whiskies from ex-bourbon barrels. Sadly for this one, Deanston 12 is for similar price and it is more interesting.

Quite a hyped bottle these days. Many online voices have praised this 10 year old so it obviously has to be tried out. It does tick all the boxes with regards to integrity, and as such its quality is apparent in and of its own merits. As a daily drinker this is a very good choice if you like the fresh and fruity profile of a young whisky. Its honest, almost naked in its appearance and as such much appreciated, but I must admit its not always the style I prefer. Some days I adore Glencadam 10 and others I almost resent it. Its a mood dependent whisky. Still very recommended though.

N: freshly cut grass, pears, apples, peaches, vanilla and toffee P: complex for a 10 yr, orchard fruits, freshness and some oak notes showing F: medium and pleasantly sweet with toffee and vanilla

A very simple but nice new make with excellent aging prospects! The quality is so excellent that the distillery would have to buy all the bottles from the market to put them in some pretty casks! Wish you luck! 20 20 20 20

Glencadam 10 - 46% NC, NCF Likely first fill and/or refill ex-bourbon. I paid $43 for this bottle.

There's quite a lot of positive talk about Glencadam on line, but I don't see it out and about very much. The ambient Internet chatter generally contains adjectives like, Clean and Fresh and I would agree. The nose has multiple layers of personality: delicate but evident florality contrasted with richer, custardy vanilla. There's also fragrant but unripe fruits and the dry, brittle sharpness of oaked white wine. As the whisky opens up, the oak and blossoms take much more of a back seat and the richness really blooms. The palate seems pretty simple to me. Sweet, lightly creamy, touch of oak, that's about it. The finish has more going on in terms of both flavour and texture. A little of the cream carries over from the palate, but it gets displaced by lemon-lime soda, prickly (but not overdone), fine, white pepper and zingy, lightly astringent horseradish. Tinny tannins, quinine and citric peel pick up briefly towards the end, but quickly fade and leave soft minerality and low-level sweetness in the form of dilute honey. Very pleasant, refined and nicely constructed, but a little too plain in the mid section.

This whisky smells very special like perfume, turpentine. Taste is the same from first to long finish. A vast selection of fruits with spicy oak, which one is dominant I can't tell. Good whisky with fair price.

Nothing special, sweet, spicy, fruity

On the nose, creamy and inviting with notes of vanilla and light fruit. On the palate, very sweet, smooth, and slightly floral. I detect the sweetness of ripe fruit, especially ripe pear and creamy apples, along with hints of citrus and light grape. After the initial taste, a tingling spiciness emerges; I discover notes of oak, spices, and dried tea. A touch of mint. A bright, inviting whisky that I thoroughly enjoy in the glass. It's a whisky you could easily keep as a standard in your bar. For those who prefer something a bit more robust, the Arran 10-year-old offers an even more interesting alternative in terms of flavor.

A modern classic. Refined, finding a beautiful balance between fruity, malty and mineral aspects. Let’s hope they haven’t cocked it up with the recent re-brand which replaced this gorgeous old-style bottle. Full review at North Sea Whisky: https://northseawhisky.com/2026/04/26/reviews-no-1-2-glencadam-10-balblair-12-2/

Bourbon vibe

A nice ex-bourbon barrel of whisky that pleases.

well done. goes to my top 10 of entry level OBs.

Nose: passion fruit, mandarin, banana, peach. But something like that. Bourbon barrel flavors that are already in the direction of Irish whisky with Madeira ripening (Teeling, Bushmills). Taste: Exact as the nose, then pans nicely on corn (!), Vanilla and coffee and cocoa notes. Strong. For ten years and Bourbon barrels an insane oak flavor with perfect balance. Finish: Wonderful, delicate cocoa flavors rise up the throat. A beautiful, finely tuned, if not too long experience. But crazy on point. Chapeau. A little too flowery / fruity for my taste (the Arran 10 is more like my collar size), but the finish is almost enough to justify the purchase alone.

A nice afternoon drum.

I was surprised at how good this whisky is, a real easy sipper with enough flavour to keep you interested.

3cl sample at a very nice tasting by the Good Spirits Company, with Iain Forteath-Angus, Glencadam's Global Brand Ambassador and Master Blender. This one is 50% first-fill bourbon. Iain recommended food pairings including parmesan shavings and oysters. And as a palate cleanser between other whiskies. Fun facts from the tasting: Glencadam uses Bairds Maltings in Arbroath; they've recently switched barley varietal from Concerto to Laureate; their fermentation is particularly aggressive ("like Krakatoa"); they're filling at 68.5% ABV due to limited warehousing space; the distillery was closed 2000-2003 before Angus Dundee bought it, meaning there's a 3-year production gap working its way through the range.

There are cereals, vanilla, some yellow fruits with honey sweetness and a bit of spice. Nothing really special, but a nice bourbon cask matured whisky.

Really excelent young scotch, it does not need to hide own flows with cask finish. Big plus for the incredible balance of taste. On the nose vanilla, peach, sweet, malty. The taste is the same plus soft bitterness, also some hints of exotic fruits. Finish short to medium, again with sweet peach and barrel spice.

A benchmark example of bourbon aging. A very high quality and enjoyable whisky that you want to have in your bar at all times. The distillery maintains a level of product quality.

Light and delicate. Vanilla, citrusy and fresh. Sweet malty, honey and cream. Nothing complex to note.

I was pleasantly surprised. I will definitely buy a whole bottle and continue exploring the distillery

Nose-82; Taste-83; Finish-82.

84 Fresh apples, pears, and citrus fruits on the nose, with hints of honey, vanilla, and malt in the background. The palate is light, creamy, and again that fruitiness with a delicate sweetness...a hint of oak barrel. The finish is rather short...somewhere in the background are notes of vanilla, citrus, and honey.

Light floral, fruity whisky with good value for money.

This relatively young whisky was a real nice surprise. It is different. It is tasteful. Naturally presented. And for a friendly price. One word springs in mind: buy!

The whisky does what it says on the tin! For a really very fair price you get an honest standard whisky from the Highlands with aromas of sweet vanilla, light fruit, citrus and spice but without a lot of frills. The 46% suit him well and skillfully push the flavors, which appear very balanced. Glencadam should therefore be seen or tried out! For me an insider tip and only a question of time that the distillery will be given more respect in the scene.

Flowers, fresh orchard fruits, grass, confected fruits, bubblegum, creamy vanilla, lemon custard. Hint of furniture varnish and fresh paint. Water does it a lot of favours, tempering the confected nature and bringing out more of the fresh fruits. The bottle gets better and better as the fill level drops. Superb whisky, very underrated.

Very fruity whisky, would never have given it 10 years in a blind tasting. After a second tasting, I like this whisky even better; the flavor and finish in particular have improved significantly. Third tasting: Now, after two samples, a full bottle. Not better, but different. Very interesting whisky!

Good stuff, especially considering the price. Love the salinity with the lemon oil.

83+

Exceptionally light, barely straw-colored. Oily structure.

The best 10 year old single malt, incredibly creamy, lush, elegant, stunning. With a long finish.

Recommended! Thanks again to NoFace83 for the Sample! ;)

A fresh young Speyside malt.

the sweet notes are too artificial Something disturbing bitter on the palate otherwise a light and fresh whisky does not make me nervous but okay ranking 1st exit, 2nd nose, 3rd mouth

Fresh, pure, sweetish, bright fruits, malty and some licorice. Very classic, but delicious.

Very pleasant, fresh, citric, clear bourbon influence. Natural color, unchillfiltred.

Golden color. Light oiliness.

"Rather Delicate?" More like Rather Delicious! This is an all-star malt that needs to be on everyone's shelf. And Glencadam is an all-star distillery that needs to be on everyone's mind. Solid, dependable, so enjoyable, and highly highly drinkable.

Whisky tasting on 2025 11 28 Extremely fresh and fruity dram, I prefer this one rather than the 13-year-old version.

Great entry into the Glencadam range

Plasantly easy drinking whisky. I can find myself in the tasting notes of St Pauli, but with the addition that I detected a distinkt peat note in the nose, but no smoke and totally in place, not overwhelming. It was a bit unexpected but not bad, but in it't 15yr older brother I didn't detect it at all... It's a little rough in comparisson with the 15yr old, which is a bit the same but much more refined and a touch more subtle spices. I would prefer the 15yo if you have the budged, but this one is not bad at all for the monney!

Finishing a too timid notch, nevertheless remains an excellent basic.

This is really a good, clean and well defined 10 year old. The nose is tangy with a distinct vanilla note and an astringent suggestion of overripe peach. The taste is floral and sweet with some bourbon cask influence impinging on the tastebuds. The finish is medium long and spicy with a hint of sherry in the background. Overall, a well balanced expression well inside daily dram territory.

Glencadam 10, 46% non chill filtered no added colouring. Soft aroma of white mice sweets, oak, buttermilk, vanilla yoghurt. Watery and lightweight in the mouth. Taste is soft, easy, light supple spirit, some fruity esters, nicely restrained oak, indistinct soft apple notes. Clean tasty spirit. Nothing amazing but a good straight-forward whisky 3.45/82

An amazing daily sipper with great price / quality ratio. 10/10 recommend.

N: Oranges, gentle malt with salt and spices. Predominantly floral waxy honeyed oranges. T: Tingles straight away, into an inviting honeyed malt. Fruit and salt then fight it out. Develops into a floury maltiness with a large salt bitterness. Water adds more dried fruits in an attempt to subdue the salt F: Fades to an anticipated malty grainy finish but the salt is a little over-bearing. C: Nose wins. This is a bit confused and struggling with itself at the moment but theres everything to look forward to five years down the line, namely the 15yo. Scores for the 10yo seem to have slipped in the last few years. J Murray gave this 95 [2011 edition] and Whisky Monitor scores it high to low from 2008-2012. Scores a C

he is not my thing he felt a bit deep and the bitterness dominated me too much

Green apple, cereal, creamy, grapes, citrus and miniral. The taste is fresh, vanilla, cereal, fruity, apple, pears and creamy. A good 10 year old spirit driven highland malt.

Light on the nose, with an emphasis on fresh apple. There are sweet notes matching honey. And certainly citrus fruits but not strong ones! The taste is light but not deep, as is the aftertaste. The nose pleased most of all.

Tasted 8.1.24 from the barrel division. Nice aromas in it, not very complex, but not that great either (spicy, fizzy on the nose, bitterness). Medium-bodied and short finish. When tasting it again half a year later, I noticed aromas of pear and quince, as well as some pepper in the finish

Tasted briefly at TWE's ''Welcome to Whisky'' show. One of the best nose you'll find in core range whiskies at this price, with pineapple and fresh orchard fruits, as well as some custard. Compared to it's older siblings 13 and 15, both also fully matured in bourbon casks, this is the most expressive on the nose. The downside is that the palate is rather thin and sharp, while remaining fruity and vibrant. The nose on its own warrants somewhere around 86, but considering the palate it's somewhere between 84 and 85, which is pretty good given the price.

Nose: grass and hay, sligth mango, spirity fresh, Green plums with salt and chili, strawberry Taste: grass, vanilla, mango, perry pear, slight caraway seed, strawberries and cream Finish: grassy mangos, almost ricey, fresh, medlar, sligth spice

The Glencadam 10 is, in my opinion, one of the best 10-year-old single malts. Very pleasant yet quite complex. Beautiful, fresh fruit notes pair perfectly with an earthy minerality. Superbly balanced. Distillation and cask management are very well coordinated. A standard that should be in every whisky collection. Generally speaking, Glencadam flies a bit under the radar. Quality and presentation are absolutely top-notch. Anyone looking for a very tasty everyday whisky will definitely find it here. Highly recommended.

I like it. It is a bit youngish, but definitely has character.

For a modest price a good whisky.

Simple, simple, delicious.

already tasted and appreciated in the past, it seemed to me that the whisky was much more focused on pear and fruit in general than in my memory. It is clear that for this price, the quality is quite surprising. 46 °, unfiltered, no caramel ... Well done, nice and largely underestimated

he is not my thing he felt a bit deep and the bitterness dominated me too much

A beautiful, light fruity nose (unripe peach, pear, lychee, melon), the taste falls behind a little. Not because it doesn't taste good, but because it's rather unspectacular. Which is not to say that for the price (just over 30 euros) it is not a very pleasing, well-rounded and definitely drinkable whisky.

What a surprise this whisky in terms of taste and price, a real fresh fruit explosion apple, pear, melon and citrus fruit, a little spicy oak finishes it off perfectly, not too complex just to enjoy in the sun!

Fruity whisky with simple aromas, mainly vanilla. I've had two under 84 whiskys today that were similar, so it's hard for me to write detailed notes each time. A simple but well-made whisky, albeit bland, yet not bad.

“Basic” whisky is ideal in every way: bright flavor, excellent strength of 46%, no cold filtration, excellent price. Green grass, a clearing illuminated by the sun, a vanilla bun, linden honey, fresh non-coniferous wood. Everything is clear, no blurriness or looseness.

Tingling, fresh, light, hay, apple rings, citrus, honey sweetness in the mouth, cereals, sweet and effervescent, looks overloaded, artificially sweet, slightly watered down, the sweetness still dominates, marshmallows come through ... I do not know, certainly not bad, do not bother me ...

Very nice, naked whisky. Powerful for a 10 years old, a little (too) hot in the finish. One of the better valued 10 years old whisky, paid "only" 28 euro for a bottle.

Okay, but young. There is power, but the alcohol is too aggressive. Needs some more time ...

Not great. Young, spirity, harsh. Notes of pear and lemon just blasted by overriding alcohol. Thin vanilla syrup with some bitterness. Not something I will drink neat again.

simply and good

A nice surprise: it's a light but very lively fresh summer dram with a fruity finish.

Glencadam 10 Y0 The Rather Delicate Category: Single Malt Manufacturer and bottler: Glencadam Distillery (Angus Dundee Distillers) Region: Highlands Fortress: 46% Volume: 700 ml Bottling date: 12/10/2021 Barrel type: ex-bourbon Min. exposure: 10 years Filtration: none Dye: no Nose. Duchess, lemon candies, meadow flowers, flower honey, papaya, banana mousse, green and yellow apples, quince, apricot pitted jam, vanilla cream, ginger, a touch of candle wax, perfume-varnish tones and bready malt notes. Light, I would even say “airy”, without the powerful influence of exposure, summer, bright, fresh, emphatically delicate, which is reflected in the name. Excellent aroma of a young whisky with a bourbon profile. Taste. Sweet, honeyed and creamy with hints of citrus and yellow fruits, sourness of lemon candies and a slight peppery-ginger bitterness at the end of the sip. Rounded, balanced taste, but without much depth. Aftertaste. Not too long. Honey, yellow fruit, white bread crumb, a small spice. Outcome. An excellent young elegant fruity whisky with a "summer", "warm" character, which is simply easy and pleasant to drink. Whisky without pretensions, but at the same time decent, high-quality. It would be an excellent drink for the “every day whisky” category, but the price “bites” in our latitudes (although in the West it is). It is also an excellent “candidate” for introducing neophytes to the world of scotch, since, along with Glen Grant, it has, perhaps, one of the most rounded spirits among all distilleries in Scotland, which I have yet to try. Rating: 82 out of 100

Bottle with a crisp taste. It is similar to non-peaty Caol ila.

A great 10 yo Clean and crisp

Great whisky. One of the better bases. Very fruity. Fresh. Invigorating.

Great fruity, creamy, daily dram for in the summer. One of the better OB's out there. I always have a bottle im my cabinet. Great price/quality ratio.

Good nose, bags of citrus, orchard fruits and malt. Average mouthfeel with a short to medium finish.Good dram for the warmer summer nights or to kick off the evening as a palate livener.

Sophisticated smell, warming up with the glass in hand makes it even more intense.

less complex glenmorangie original in flavor, but oilier and better delivery, lacks complexity though

Beautiful (former) assortment entry for 35 €, the clearly two-pronged nature makes it interesting.

It’s a proper, decently fruity, light single malt that works on most occasions.

RATING: 82pts – |80 – 82 (B-) → Okay| — No major flaws, worth tasting.

Fruity-fresh, classic Speyside profile with pears and grapes, plus a little soap. Pleasantly sweet in taste but with a bit too fresh oak spice. Overall decent but interchangeable malt. Length: 4/10 Grade: 2-