Glen Elgin 26 Year Old 1985 Dimensions Duncan Taylor

Glen Elgin 12 Year Old

Glen Elgin 12 years old gave me mixed emotions. For me it feels like a sequel to something more full. That's why it was easy to make a reference to Kill Bill. Kill Bill vol. 2 wasn't completely bad but comparing it to vol. 1 it is like a teenager trying to fight with a contender. Kill Bill vol. 2 was meant to be deep and it kinda tripped into it's...

Score 78/100

Glen Elgin 12 Year Old Flora & Fauna

Glen Elgin lies about 3 kilometers south of Elgin, close to Longmorn. There are not a lot of official bottlings, but this 12 Year Old is their entry level malt. It recently replaced Cragganmore in Diageo’s Classic Malt series, representing Speyside. The nose is pleasantly buttery. Let us call it butterscotch. Underneath some raisins and loads of...

Score 80/100

Glen Elgin 18 Year Old 1995 A.D. Rattray

This bottle of Glen elgin was hiding between other beauties on the table of Jurgen’s Whiskyhuis at the recent Global Spirits Expo in Antwerp. I immediately took a sample to try it in this little line-up of mine. It matured for 18 years on a bourbon cask and was bottled at cask strength in 2014 by A.D. Rattray. The nose is very herbal and...

Score 82/100

Glen Elgin 14 Year Old 1996 Signatory

In the heart of Speyside, some 3 kilometers from the village of Elgin, you’ll find the Glen Elgin Distillery that today produces mostly for the White Horse blend. There are a couple of official bottlings to be found, but it’s with the independents that you’ll find many more. Let us try this 14 Year Old from the Un-Chillfiltered Collection from...

Score 81/100