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Glen Elgin 25 Year Old Bladnoch Forum

Bladnoch, the recently revived Lowland distillery, profiles itself also as independent bottler by offering single casks at cask strength from a whole range of distilleries to her forum members. This is one of them, distilled on 1st November 1984 and bottled 12th March 2010. The whisky was created at the Glen Elgin distillery in Speyside. It's cask...

Score 78/100

Glen Elgin 18 Year Old 1995 Blackadder Raw Cask

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 after 18 years at a whopping cask strength of 58,2%. The nose is creamy and burst with citrus fruit, lime in the lead. A bit of beeswax makes it...

Score 85/100

Glen Elgin 17 Year Old 1995 'Eastern Promise' Wemyss

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, albeit for just a short period. From 1992 until 1995 it was closed yet again. The malt is still an important component for the White Horse blend,...

Score 81/100

Glen Elgin 12 Year Old

To celebrate the Speyside festival we have a new tasting: hidden gems of speyside. First up, Glen Elgin 12. Glen Elgin distillery was the last distillery to be built during the boom years of the 1890s. It’s owned by drinks giant Diageo and most of the 1.8 million litres annual production goes into blends such as White Horse. Glen Elgin has a...

Score 85/100