Glen Elgin 1990 Mackillop's Choice

Glen Elgin 15 Year Old 1999 SMWS 85.31

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 thus expecting oranges and… something else, not sure what toys smell like. Let’s give it a go. Well, the oranges on the nose arrive immediately,...

Score 88/100

Glen Elgin 12 Year Old

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. But some do manage to stay under the radar. Glen Elgin 12, for example. Nose: Initially closed, with sherry and fruits. Honey, butter, pears, apple,...

Score 91/100

Glen Elgin 1996 13yo Signatory UCF virgin oak barrel 2339

Glen Elgin’s Speyside distillery had quite a difficult start, with problems from the very start. It was the last distillery to be built in Speyside before the infamous Pattison Crash. After that episode it closed again several times: during WWII, in 1992 and 1995. Today, Glen Elgin is paret of Diageo’s ‘Elgin Group’, together with Linkwood,...

Score 84/100

Glen Elgin 12 Year Old

Glen Elgin is somewhat of a forgotten malt in the Diageo canon - you cannot get distillery bottlings here in Ontario. But it is often considered more deserving than Cragganmore of being their Speyside selection in their Classic Malt range, and this standard 12 year old expression certainly bears that out. The nose is incredibly fruity and malty,...

Score 88/100