Bottle Details
SMWS Code
85.72
Distillery
Glen Elgin
ABV
59.1%
Age
16 Years
Cask
Ex-Bourbon Hogshead, 2nd Fill Charred Red Wine Barrique
Distilled
July 2006
Region
Speyside
Flavor Profile
Spicy & Sweet
Category
Scotch
The whisky presents cherry sweets, marzipan and raspberry ripple ice cream merged with toasted marshmallows and pencil shavings, while notes of freshly baked bread dipped in melted milk chocolate emerge. Water reveals additional complexity with crème brûlée, muscat dessert wine, juicy melon and sage leaves in orange oil.
Warming spices embrace the palate with chillies and ginger, followed by Chinese five spice, aniseed and cardamom coating banana skins and coconut husk. Ripe banana, pineapple and cherry pie join dried figs, red liquorice and toasted almonds on a rich fruitcake foundation.
The finish is marked by camomile tea and lingering spice notes, with the red wine cask influence adding depth and complexity to the concluding impression.
Cherry sweets, marzipan and raspberry ripple ice cream merged with toasted marshmallows and pencil shavings while we dipped freshly baked bread into melted milk chocolate. Warming spices on the palate embraced chillies and ginger before Chinese five spice, aniseed and cardamom coated banana skins and coconut husk. Water opened out the aromas to unveil crème brûlée served with muscat dessert wine, juicy melon and sage leaves in orange oil. Ripe banana, pineapple and cherry pie now joined dried figs, red liquorice and toasted almonds on rich fruitcake served with camomile tea. After 13 years in a bourbon hogshead, we transferred this to a charred red wine barrique.