57,4°
Distillery : Glen Elgin - Speyside
Hogshead and Moscatel Wine Finish
Independent Bottling
By Berry Bros. & Rudd
Limited Edition
Single Cask
Bottled in 2025
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
Totally Unpeated
This one matured in a simple hogshead before being transferred to an Ex Moscatel cask, which is a sweet white wine from Portugal or southern Spain. This finishing process lasted at least three years, which is a long time. The result is now counting 162 bottles still available here and there.
Let's Taste It :
Woody and fresh nose, full of sweet fruit, brown sugar and nuts. Vanilla cream, candied apples, almond paste, dates, blood oranges, lemon slices, apricot jam. Honey and a few floral notes. It's pleasant on the palate, but a little drying, with dried fruit and nuts coming to the fore. Oak bark, nutmeg, cloves. Raisins, candied ginger. Long and powerful finish with hints of red fruit, cinnamon, roots, spices and a very slight woody bitterness. Drops of wax, treacle, maple syrup.
In Short,
It's very pleasant, but I don't detect the distillery's slightly mineral profile. That said, it's very well made, a blend of sweetness and dried fruit, wood and vanilla, culminating in a relatively smooth finish. If you look hard enough, you can find it at an attractive price.
Score : 88
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Gaia Banfi - Congelati
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