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SMWS 85.81: Glen Elgin

“Ceilidh dancing in the bakehouse” · Past release, no longer on sale
Ceilidh dancing in the bakehouse - SMWS 85.81Sold outJan 2024
85.81

Ceilidh dancing in the bakehouse

SMWS regionSpeyside
Age16 years
ABV56.5%
Cask1st fill ex-oloroso hogshead
SpiritMalt Whisky
Distillery from SMWS code 85
DistilleryGlen Elgin
RegionSpeyside

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

“We transferred this into a first fill Spanish oak oloroso hogshead to enhance its 13 years in ex-bourbon wood.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
£96.80View on SMWS

SMWS 85.81 is a single cask of Glen Elgin, in the Speyside region, 16 years old, bottled at 56.5%, released in the Jan 2024 Outturn. Every Society bottle numbered 85.x is from Glen Elgin.

How the price compares
At £96.80, this 16-year-old cost more than 13 of the 14 Glen Elgin bottlings aged 14–16 released 2023–2026 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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