Glen Elgin

  • Glen Elgin 16 Years Old 2004 Tawny Port Finish

    Glen Elgin vintage 2004 Ex-Tawny Port finish whisky review: Woody and sweet with plenty of chewy oak in this one, quite dark and fibrous on the palate. 85/100 Continue reading

    Glen Elgin 16 Years Old 2004 Tawny Port Finish
  • Glen Elgin 22 Years Old 1995 Celebration of the Cask

    Glen Elgin 22 Years Old 1995 Celebration of the Cask whisky review: Zingy and fruity but with masses of vanilla and cream added, slightly sour but with a distinct latte coffee-like note. 86/100 Continue reading

    Glen Elgin 22 Years Old 1995 Celebration of the Cask
  • Glen Elgin 22 Years Old Batch 2

    Glen Elgin 22 Years Old Batch #2 whisky review: Quite spirit led, with a massive fruity sweetness and some drying oak wood or sawdust, a good range of fruits though not quite as tropical as I might have hoped from… Continue reading

    Glen Elgin 22 Years Old Batch 2
  • Glen Elgin 1998 Connoisseur’s Choice

    Glen Elgin 1998 Connoisseur’s Choice (46%, Gordon & MacPhail, 2014) Whisky Review Category: Speyside single malt scotch whisky Origin: Glen Elgin Distillery Bottling: Gordon & MacPhail; Connoisseur’s Choice ABV: 46% Cost: £61.72 What they say: In the mid-1960s Gordon &… Continue reading

    Glen Elgin 1998 Connoisseur’s Choice
  • Glen Elgin 20 Year Old 1995 The Single Cask

    Glen Elgin 20 Year Old 1995 The Single Cask (51.5%, Claxton’s, Refill HH #1609-1671, 294 Bottles, 2016) Whisky Review Category: Speyside single malt scotch whisky Origin: Glen Elgin Distillery Bottling: Claxton’s ABV: 51.5% Cost: £91.42 What they say: Glen Elgin is… Continue reading

    Glen Elgin 20 Year Old 1995 The Single Cask
  • SMWS 85.26 Fragrant perfumes and deeper resonances

    Glen Elgin 28 Years Old 1985 85.26 Fragrant perfumes and deeper resonances (44.5%, SMWS, Refill HH, 186 Bottles, 2013) Speyside single malt scotch whisky 44.5% ABV, £91.90 Score: 92/100 What they say: Cask No. 85.26  Fragrantly perfumed, but with deeper… Continue reading

    SMWS 85.26 Fragrant perfumes and deeper resonances
  • Glen Elgin-Glenlivet 22 Years Old 1991 Rum Cask

    Glen Elgin-Glenlivet 22 Years Old 1991 Rum Cask (56.8%, Cadenheads, 498 Bottles, 2013) Speyside single malt scotch whisky 56.8% ABV, £79.90 Score: 88/100 What they say: William Cadenhead’s are Scotland’s oldest independent bottlers of whisky established in 1842. Distilled in… Continue reading

    Glen Elgin-Glenlivet 22 Years Old 1991 Rum Cask
  • Glen Elgin 17 Years Old 1995 Milroys

    Glen Elgin 17 Years Old 1995 ~ 46% (Milroy’s of Soho) Speyside single malt scotch whisky 46% ABV, £55 for 70cl from Milroy’s of Soho Score: 82/100 What they say: Distilled in 1995 – Bottled 2013 – Region: Speyside –… Continue reading

    Glen Elgin 17 Years Old 1995 Milroys
  • Glen Elgin 12 Years Old

    Glen Elgin 12 Years Old (43%, OB, 2013) 43% ABV, £37 for 70cl Score 64/100 What they say: From http://www.malts.com/index.php/en_gb Founded at the end of the whisky boom in 1898, it was built and designed by the notable distillery architect… Continue reading

    Glen Elgin 12 Years Old