Glen Elgin reviews

Claxton's is a fairly new player on the market. They distinguish themselves mostly by the shape of their bottles, which reminds me more of perfume than whisky. Nevertheless, I have had the opportunity…

The boys and girls of the Scotch Malt Whisky Society always give their bottlings funny names during their tasting panels. This Glen Elgin from 1999 was dubbed 'A toy shop in an orange grove'. Well, I am…

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…

Not many whiskies simultaneously fall under the categories of affordable and wonderful. When such whiskies do come around, geeks like us are usually quick to find them and start singing their praises.…

Description: distilled back in 1984 and matured for 26 years in a Bourbon hogshead(#2861).Nose: a gentle fresh lemony nose, some oak tannins in the form of sawdust are mixed in. I can also detect a faint…

Glen Elgin can be found just south of the city of the same name, close to Longmorn and BenRiach. It was founded in 1898, just two months before the Pattison Crash wreaked havoc. It had to close in 1905…

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…

Distilled at Glen Elgin in October 1999, this sat in a refill hogshead for 13 years, yielding only 312 bottles.The colour is a light-to-medium gold. On the nose, rather young and spirity with subtle…

Described on the label a single pot still malt whisky which is a bit odd, if factually correct. Seeing pot still there makes me think of Irish whiskey but this has typical Speyside malt characteristics…

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 Dia…