Cadenhead Glen Elgin 13-Year-Old Manzanilla Cask Single Malt Scotch Whisky

A new batch from the latest shipment of Cadenhead to reach Aus. This bottling of the not-so-hidden gem of a distillery, Glen Elgin, was finished in a Manzanilla cask, which adds an incredible brightness to an already lush and fruit driven spirit.

Bright orchard fruit notes match perfectly with the marzipan & tea-cakey, soft sweetness of the cask finish to make for one of the best value and most interesting Cadenhead releases we have had for a while. The perfect picnic whisky (weather permitting).

Glen Elgin is a workhorse distillery from the Diageo stable, much of what they produce is reserved for a number of blends for which it is a main ingredient of. The distillery has worm tubs, but a long fermentation (80 to 120 hours) and a slow distillation give the distillery a fruity new make with honey and tangerine flavours.

Cadenhead is Scotland's oldest independent bottler, having being founded in 1842 as William Cadenhead Limited Wine & Spirit Merchants. It was family owned until it was bought by another family company J&A Mitchell & Co, owners of the Springbank and Glengyle distilleries. Whyte & Mackay-owned Jura was first built in 1810 on the island that shares its name. A chequered history of closures, dismantles and rebuilds has led to a hugely popular distillery, particularly in the UK. A cult loved distillery, they tend to be reasonably weighty whiskies with gentle smoke. We think it shines brightest currently in the hands of independent bottlers.