Glen Elgin 25 Year Old 1984 Cask 2852 Bladnoch

Glen Elgin 1991 19 Year Old Duncan Taylor

The Glen Elgin distillery is located in the heart of Speyside and was founded in 1898, the last distillery to be built during the boom years of Scottish whisky in the 1890ies. Today Glen Elgin is part of Diageo and still forms an essential part of the White Horse blend. This particular Glen Elgin was released in Duncan Taylor’s Octave collection...

Score 85/100

Glen Elgin 1996 13yo Signatory UCF virgin oak barrel 2339

Glen Elgin’s Speyside distillery had quite a difficult start, with problems from the very start. It was the last distillery to be built in Speyside before the infamous Pattison Crash. After that episode it closed again several times: during WWII, in 1992 and 1995. Today, Glen Elgin is paret of Diageo’s ‘Elgin Group’, together with Linkwood,...

Score 84/100

Glen Elgin 18 Year Old 1995 Blackadder Raw Cask

This Blackadder bottling contains a Glen Elgin from 1995. It is only the 10th Glen Elgin I am trying, but then there are not that many official bottlings. So I had to look for an indie. This was bottled after 18 years at a whopping cask strength of 58,2%. The nose is creamy and burst with citrus fruit, lime in the lead. A bit of beeswax makes it...

Score 85/100

Glen Elgin 12 Year Old

I don't mind whiskies like this one. There's not much fanfare. They choose to remain understated and deliver above your expectations. Primarily a distillery that produces malts for blending giants Diageo, Glen Elgin has a charming expression in this 12 year old. A bright nose with sparkling fruits - like a fruit salad dropped in an aerated drink...

Score 87/100