{"product_id":"glen-elgin-21-year-old1986-first-cask-single-cask-2517-speyside-single-malt-scotch-whisky-2007-70cl","title":"Glen Elgin 21 Year Old1986 First Cask Single Cask #2517 Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2007) 70cl","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 28px;\"\u003eGlen Elgin 21 Year Old1986 First Cask Single Cask #2517 Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2007) 70cl\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe First Cask series give an amazing look into the past with the muskiest casks that they could pick out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe liquid in these is amazing and at 46% give just that perfect balance. Hard to believe these were sold for under £100 back in the early 2000s when Scotch was not a thing really.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis rare 21 year old single malt was distilled on the 11th September 1986 at Glen Elgin and later bottled for the First Cask series from Direct Wines Ltd.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout Glen Elgin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFruitiness is the key to Glen Elgin’s character – a lush fruitiness at that – which is achieved through clear wort, long fermentation and slow distillation in its six stills to clean out sulphur, but then condensing takes place in worm tubs which adds weight and complexity. Complicated stuff.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLittle surprise perhaps that Glen Elgin has been a major contributor to blends, White Horse in particular (there was a legendary 12-year-old exclusive for Japan which heavily promoted the White Horse link on the label). It was a member of Diageo’s ‘Hidden Malts’ range which appeared, briefly, at the start of the Millennium before being dropped in favour of the higher-volume Singleton family. As a result, it remains a minor cult among malt aficionados and is revered by blenders.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLocated in the strangely-named hamlet of Fogwatt, Glen Elgin’s early years were somewhat precarious. It started production in 1900 just as whisky was entering one of its periodic slumps and promptly was mothballed twice before being sold in 1906. It joined DCL in 1929 and was licensed to White Horse Distillers. Electricity only arrived at the distillery in 1950. Up until then it was operated by paraffin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e46% ABV\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e70cl\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Glen Elgin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54687000330565,"sku":"GLELG21FC1986","price":295.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/9495\/8661\/files\/4789029798.jpg?v=1746548391","url":"https:\/\/b1yyjg-bk.myshopify.com\/products\/glen-elgin-21-year-old1986-first-cask-single-cask-2517-speyside-single-malt-scotch-whisky-2007-70cl","provider":"Whisky Situation Old","version":"1.0","type":"link"}