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Speyside
1898
Springs near Millbuies Loch
Diageo
Operational
No
+44 (0)1343 860212
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The Glen Elgin distillery was
established in 1898 by banker James
Carle and former Glenfarclas manager
William Simpson who invested £13000 in
the project. The distillery was designed
by architect Charles Doig who had
designed many of the Speyside regions
distilleries, at the time Doig predicted
that Glen Elgin would be the last
distillery built in Speyside for fifty
years, his prediction was right, it
wasn't until sixty years later in 1958
that Tormore was built.
Production commenced in May 1900 but the
timing could not have been worse as the
market was awash with whisky at this
time and the distillery closed only 5
months later. The distillery lies
between Rothes and Elgin in a distillery
neighbourhood, which it shares, with
Coleburn, Longmorn, Benraich, Glenlossie
and Mannochmore. Glen Elgin was built in
the time of the Pattison Crash and found
it hard to start a consistent production
pattern with three owners and numerous
periods of closure. It was eventually
licensed to White Horse Distillers in
1930 and the spirit was used mainly for
the White Horse blend. An expansion in
1964 increased the number of stills from
two to six and there was another
refurbishment in 1984 where new stills
were installed. A 12 year old was
released in the Flora & Fauna series but
was then replaced with a 12 year old in
the Hidden Malts series, which has now
been abandoned in favour of the Classic
Malts series.
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Glen Elgin Tasting Notes
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 Year Old Single Malt.
Colour:
D
Nose:
P
Taste:
A
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Glen Elgin Bottlings
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Glen Elgin offer you the following choice
of single malts:
- 1
- 1
- 2
- D
- 1
- You will find a huge range of
Glen Elgin single malt including
many very rare vintages and finishes
both in original and independent
bottlings available from
top whisky shops such as
The Whisky Exchange.
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