Glen Elgin 19-year-old Limited Centenary Bottling
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Glen Elgin |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | - |
| Bottled Year | 2000 |
| Age | 19년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 60.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
pale gold
air Nose
a very malty and ‘roasted’ start with also a good deal of wood smoke (or barbecue). Gets then more honeyed but the loads of roasted nuts are still here, as well as quite some mocha. Very nice nose, not complex but assertive and very pleasant if you like (cold) coffee this is a completely different story. Huge punch and beautiful compactness on the nose, hugely grassy and rummy at the same time, with lots of coffee of the best breed. The best coffee-shnapps premix I ever smelled ;-)
restaurant Palate
a rather weaker attack, still quite malty but with much less overall character than on the nose. A little honey, a little toasted brioche, a little caramel crème… Add to that a touch of salt and you’re done. No flaws but not much thrill I’d say starts all on caramelised cereals, extremely bold and assertive. Superb but needs water. So, with water: excellently compact again, all on coffee and caramelised nuts this time. And a super-long finish, as compact and ‘direct’ as a malt can get. High pleasure but certainly not for the oversensitive. 91 points (and thanks, Donald) MUSIC – Recommended listening: always more jazz and blues by brilliant ladies on WF! Today it's Marva Wright from New Orleans and her soulful Let's make love.mp3 . Please buy her music. September 19, 2007 TASTING – FIVE OLD GLEN MHORS Glen Mhor 31 yo 1975/2007 (42.6%, Duncan Taylor, Rarest of the Rare, cask #4031, 258 bottles)
timer Finish
not excessively long, still quite malty and ‘roasted’. A perfect example of a 75 points malt in my books, or what I’d call ‘a super-blend’. Glen Elgin 19yo (60%, OB, Limited Centenary Bottling, 750 bottles, 2000)