2008 Lady of the Glen Glen Elgin Single Cask #800179 15 Year Old Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)

One of the oldest bottlings in the current outturn. A fruity, floral and honeyed distillate, Glen Elgin is one of LOGT's favourite malts to work with due to its natural fruitiness and waxiness. Historically, Gregor Hannah has preferenced dessert wine casks, but this one's finished in a 'profiler barrique' for five years. That's a type of red wine cask J.Dias cooperage in Portugal make using a proprietary process - similar to an STR cask but the toasting and re-charring is more gentle. More of the residual wine flavours are retained as opposed to the intense oak from traditional STR casks. It resembles a Port finish with its soft, rounded aromas of berry yoghurt and cocoa that turn to dried peach - perhaps a little like a fruity bourbon, too. Silky and viscous on entry, then sweet with toasty oak, vanilla and Ovaltine flavours followed by more chocolate and sweet biscuity malt to finish, apart from a slightly bitter edge to the aftertaste, the fruit-oak balance works to positive effect. 58.5% Alc./Vol. Non-chill filtered. 270 bottles.

Notes from the bottlers... honeydew melon, drizzly honey and lemon wafer.