Cadenhead’s ‘Original Collection’ Glen Elgin-Glenlivet Distillery 13 Year Old 700ml 46%

Manzanilla Sherry Cask finish.

Details
700ml: 46%alc
Age: 13-year-old
Region: Speyside
Cask Type: Manzanilla finish
Bottler: Cadenhead’s
Distilled: 2009
Release Date: June 2024 (AU)

Description
Glen Elgin distillery typically produces whisky with a light fruity character which works well with a variety of cask types. For this expression, the Cadenhead’s team felt that Manzanilla casks would add an interesting complexity to this whisky. With just over a year spent in Manzanilla, notes of almonds, Battenberg cake, salted caramel and melon have been welcomed.
Cadenhead’s can sometimes be ‘details shy’ when it comes to information on their whiskies, it can add an element of intrigue, however it can make it difficult to describe. We haven’t sampled this expression yet and the reviews we have read have been quite stellar.

About Glen Elgin distillery.
Nestled in a stunning location in the heart of Speyside’s rolling hills, Glen Elgin is a relatively small distillery, with the capacity to produce 2 million litres of pure alcohol a year. The distillery draws the water used in its production from the springs of the beautiful Millbuies Loch, located to the southeast of the distillery.
There have been some incredible independent bottlings carried out over the years by a number of third part bottlers, including Cadenhead, Adelphi, Gordon & MacPhail and Signatory (just to name a few). The Glen Elgin Malt is also a major component in the White Horse Blended Whisky.