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Glen Elgin NEDERLANDS
Region Highlands
District Speyside (Lossie)
Water source near Millbuies Loch
Neighbours  
Owner Diageo
Manager Colin Greig
Visitor centre Not open to the public.
Address Longmorn, Elgin,
Morayshire, IV30 3SL
Phone +44 (0)1343 862 100
Website http://www.malts.com/en-row/Malts/Distillery/GlenElgin.htm
History 1998 : established by William Simpson
1930 : acquired by SMD
House Style Honey and tangerines.
Independent Bottler Gordon & MacPhail
Information Contributor to the blended White Horse;

 

DISTILLERY BOTTLINGS

Glen Elgin - Hidden Malts - 12 year old - 43%
Chillfiltered.
Colour:
Full gold.
Nose:
Sweet. Almonds, or marzipan? Some orange juice. Perhaps a trace of sawn wood. With water, Speyside esters, nut oil and buttery fat, prawn crackers, traces of fresh pears; a whiff of smoke or steam; dense.
Palate:
Pleasant mouthfeel; sweetish, then dryish, with some acidity between, all well balanced.
Finish:
Dryish, balanced finish.
Glen Elgin - Manager's Dram - 16 year old - 60%
Unchillfiltered. Specially selected for malt distillery managers within United Distillers, and signed by Harry Fax on 31.10.93.
Cask:
Sherry.
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Glen Elgin - Centenary Bottling - 19 year old - 60%
Limited to 750 bottles. Unchillfiltered.
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Glen Elgin - 32 year old - 42,3%
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 Glen Elgin 1971 - Special Release 2003 - 32 year old - 42,3%
Colour:
Full gold.
Nose:
Aromatic, ceder, wood and honey.
Palate:
Sweet, oranges and oat.
Finish:
Dry.

INDEPENDENT BOTTLINGS FROM GORDON & MACPHAIL

Glen Elgin 1968 - Connoisseurs Choice - 40%
Cask:
Refill Sherry Hogsheads.
Colour:
Golden brown.
Nose:
Sherry wood, touch of fruitiness - bubblegum.
Palate:
Rich, sherry notes, charred oak.
Finish:
Dry, aromatic.

Glen Elgin 1968 - Connoisseurs Choice - 46%
Cask:
Refill Sherry Hogsheads.
Colour:
Golden brown.
Nose:
Rich, sherry aromas. Delicate spices - eucalyptus and cinnamon. Slightly perfumed with sweet toffee aromas.
Palate:
Smoky with peppery notes. Charred, bonfire embers. A subtle floral element in the background with fruit flavours developing.
Finish:
Smoke and ash with rounding sherry influence.