Glen Elgin 2017 Special Release Single Malt Scotch Whisky 18 Year Old · 1998 Vintage
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A third release of Glen Elgin for the Annual Diageo special releases series of 2017
Aged for 18 years in Ex-Bodega and refill European oak butts and made from two batches of malt using two different yeast strains.
Only 5352 bottles released and bottled at natural cask strength of 54.8% ABV.
A fresh, yet voluptous aroma and layers of fruit make this an enticing dram, with well balanced oak providing just enough spice.
A distinguished example of a top class rated malt with a highly sophisticated, classic Speyside taste from a distillery that deserves to be better known.
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Tasting Notes
Colour
Deep amber with copper-gold glints and a mahogany-tinted rim.
Nose
Malted milk biscuits with fresh herbs mingle with toffee apple, cinnamon spice, green fruit salad and vanilla doughnuts.
Palate
Butter-sweet pastry with poached pears and apple bonbons, supported by fresh herbs and grassy barley on the mid-palate. Aromatic spices weave through a waxy, stock-syrup mouthfeel, with hints of marzipan, nougat and breakfast rolls and a touch of apricot jam.
Finish
Oily and herbal with waxy orchard fruits and warming spice, perfumed green fruit and peppery anise oak.
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