Glen Elgin Distillery
ABV: 46%
Age: 17 Years Old
Year Bottled: 2015
Style: Single Malt
Country: Scotland
Region: Speyside
Bottling: Gordon & MacPhail
Overall
Score
9.1
Nose
Earthy and meaty, sweet barbecue smoke, light but luscious honey and hints of green apple, lime and quince. Mature sawdusty oak appears. Beneath lies a touch of sumptuous sherried dried fruit.
Palate
Mature oak shows first but it’s not overwhelming. Sugar sprinkled barley, honey, apricot and lime with a touch of coffee, earth and subtle dried fruit.
Finish
What a finish! Mouthcoating oak and honey with some grippy coffeed tannin and green fruit. Dries a little towards the end but the honey balances and lingers. \n
Comment
Breath-takingly complex!
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