ABV 40%
A delicate but complex whisky that I’d happily drink both during hot summer \ndays and cold winter nights. Versatile.
Joel Harrison
Glen Moray
Brand
Elgin Classic Peated
Expression
Single Malt
Type
No age statement
Age (Years)
2015
Year of Bottling
40%
ABV
Speyside
Region/Country
Standard (Distillery or blended)
Bottling Type
Taster
Nose: Delicate vanilla, pineapple juice from tinned pineapple rings, daisies, light summer fruits, lemongrass and a hint of ginger and delicate smoke.
Palate: Green apples, gooseberries, mint tea, lemon meringue pie topping, sweet green tea. Complex yet light and all sitting on a delicate bed of smoke.\n
Finish: Dying fireside embers, charred pineapple.
Comment: A delicate but complex whisky that I’d happily drink both during hot summer \ndays and cold winter nights. Versatile.
Score: 8.7
Taster
Nose: Beautifully grassy and crisp, sugar coated white fruit, liquorice root, ginger, barley and soft spice. The grassy character becomes more botanical and herbal and a whiff of earthy peat puts in an appearance.
Palate: A little more toffeed oak to begin with but the crisp, stony spirit character offsets. Subtle apricot and Sauvignon Blanc-esque white stone fruit with some barley and a touch of grass. \n
Finish: Long with the subtle earthy peat lingering. Mineral, stony.\n
Comment: Oh yes, that’s the business! A delightful whisky with just the right amount of peat.
Score: 8.9
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