Fable Chapter 7: Piper, Glen Elgin 12 Year Old 60.3%

60.3% | 70cl | Speyside | Single Cask | Cask Strength

The Glen Elgin distillery creates a single malt with a beautiful fruity and floral style, and are an absolute pleasure to nose and taste. The piper is a great character to represent Glen Elgin; it matches the varied notes of Glen Elgin – be those light and floral or deep, and at times herbal. Glen Elgin excels in American oak, where the soft vanilla and hints of spice enhance the distillery character. Expect a sweet beginning and a long and rewarding finish from this exceptional Speyside distillery.

This 12 Year Old release came from refill cask 806378, which yielded just 262 bottles at 60.3% abv.

Distillery tasting notes

NOSE: Toasted brioche and vanilla sponge cake promise a sweet and moreish single malt. Freshly cut and grass-toasted oak offer more subtle complexities.

PALATE: Buttery and oily popcorn with sweet brown sugar and almond. With water added, fresh green notes of pear and cardamom rise to the fore and then make way to a waxy and prickly peppery note of anise.

FINISH: Elegant and refined. Crisp apple and then into sweet malt and salted caramel popcorn. Faint spiciness develops and drifts off to provide a medium-long finish.