Glen Elgin
Glen Elgin
REGION: Speyside
STYLE: Single Malt Scotch Whisky
ABV: 45.8%
AGE: 9 Years
RRP: £49.95
Glen Elgin was the final distillery established during the late 19th-century Whisky boom, opening its doors in 1898. At the time, famed distillery architect Charles Doig declared it would be the last distillery built in Speyside for the next five decades.
This Glen Elgin, from one of our favourite distilleries, spent a tasteful period of finishing in a PX hogshead. This finishing has deepened the distillery's character into dark, sweet spice, yet it crucially maintains the fresh and invigorating 'sipper' quality that Glen Elgin is famed for.
Just 438 bottles are available worldwide.
NOSE
Bright and notably sweet, opening with prominent notes of candied orange peel and plump, dark raisins. This is soon followed by the fresh sweetness of ripe red apples. A delicate touch of golden honey emerges, complementing the inherent floral distillery character, which adds an air of lightness. The profile is finally rounded out by deeper, richer undertones of sticky toffee pudding
TASTE
The mouthfeel is immediately juicy and incredibly appetising, leading with a pleasant nuttiness. The sweetness is delivered through a rich, runny honey, beautifully counterpointed by a surprising yet subtle touch of fresh lavender.
ABOUT THE LABEL
This distillery’s original TBWC label depicts Lord Elgin, dressed in a red coat, carrying a sword and leading a large, beautiful white horse by the reins over the side of a typical Scottish Glen. The horse has saddlebags either side of it – one side has a slab of the Elgin Marbles Freize in and the other side has a pouch of normal ‘marbles’, of which a few are falling out as they walk along.
Em’s reworking of the label keeps the Lord, and the themes, at the fore.
