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SMWS 85.72: Glen Elgin

“Double dessert” · Past release, no longer on sale
Double dessert - SMWS 85.72Sold outSep 2023
85.72

Double dessert

SMWS regionSpeyside
Age16 years
ABV59.1%
Cask2nd fill charred wine barrique
SpiritMalt Whisky
Distillery from SMWS code 85
DistilleryGlen Elgin
RegionSpeyside

In short · Glen Elgin (Speyside), 16 years.

“Cherry sweets, marzipan and raspberry ripple ice cream merged with toasted marshmallows and pencil shavings while we dipped freshly baked bread into melted milk…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
£86View on SMWS

SMWS 85.72 is a single cask of Glen Elgin, in the Speyside region, 16 years old, bottled at 59.1%, released in the Sep 2023 Outturn. Every Society bottle numbered 85.x is from Glen Elgin.

How the price compares
At £86, this 16-year-old cost more than 8 of the 13 Glen Elgin bottlings aged 14–16 released 2023–2025 that we hold. They ranged from £75 to £97, with a median of £86.
Shaded: their range · line: this bottleRelease prices, not adjusted for inflation

Specs, price and tasting-note extract from the SMWS. Full notes on smws.com.

About Glen Elgin

At Fogwatt, just south of Elgin, Glen Elgin was built in 1898 by William Simpson and James Carle, and drinks from springs near Millbuies Loch. For decades its spirit went into White Horse, and it has been bottled as a single malt only since 1977. Worm tubs give a fruity, honeyed spirit unexpected weight and a waxy, full texture. Diageo's.

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