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SMWS 85.93: Glen Elgin

“Sit back and relax” · Past release, no longer on sale
Sit back and relax - SMWS 85.93Sold outJul 2024
85.93

Sit back and relax

SMWS regionSpeyside
Age13 years
ABV58.4%
Cask2nd fill ex-oloroso hogshead
SpiritMalt Whisky
Distillery from SMWS code 85
DistilleryGlen Elgin
RegionSpeyside

In short · Glen Elgin (Speyside), 13 years.

“Sliced figs tumbled into a newly polished leather satchel filled with straw.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
£75View on SMWS

SMWS 85.93 is a single cask of Glen Elgin, in the Speyside region, 13 years old, bottled at 58.4%, released in the Jul 2024 Outturn. Every Society bottle numbered 85.x is from Glen Elgin.

How the price compares
At £75, this 13-year-old cost less than 13 of the 15 Glen Elgin bottlings aged 13–15 released 2023–2025 that we hold. They ranged from £75 to £86, with a median of £80.
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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