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Voor toezending wordt er € 10,00 portokosten berekend.


Glen Elgin Single Malt 7y Hogshead 46%


Deze net binnen gekomen botteling is speciaal door de IWS besteld om ieder IWS lid een fles toe te zenden als geste voor het missen van het International Whisky Festival in november ’21. Dat is inmiddels gebeurd. Echter zijn er uit de 3 vaten meer flessen gebotteld dan voorzien dus is er daarmee een voorraad van deze heerlijke whisky.
De whisky is uiteraard unchillfiltered en deze keer is dat aan de whisky in de fles direct zichtbaar. Ietwat mistig, maar daarmee is ook alle fijne smaak behouden.

Prijs per fles € 47,50

Bij bestellen van 6 fessen ineens betaalt u er 5 dus is de 6e gratis.

Bestellen kan via het contact formulier.

The distillery

Glen Elgin Distillery nestles quietly in the heart of Speyside. Situated approximately three miles (4.8 km) south of Elgin on the road to Rothes, it was the last distillery to be built during the boom years of the 1890s. The architect, Charles Doig, stated it would be the last one built in Speyside for 50 years. His prediction was remarkably accurate with Tormore being the next distillery built, in 1958.

Initially Glen Elgin did not have problems to seek. The owners, William Simpson, a former manager of Glenfarclas, and James Carle, an agent for the North of Scotland Bank, saw their investment of £13,000 plummet to £4,000 when they sold the distillery in 1901. The original site was chosen for its water source and close proximity to the railway line. Unfortunately the water source proved unreliable and permission for a railway siding was refused. The distillery soldiered on through several owners before becoming part of DCL in the 1930s. It was then licensed to White Horse Distillers Ltd.

Until the 1950s the distillery was entirely operated and lit by paraffin. All machinery was driven by a paraffin engine and a water turbine. It was a full-time job to keep the paraffin lights burning. Today, the distillery still proudly depicts the White Horse emblem and is part of UDV's "Elgin Group", along with Linkwood, Glenlossie and Mannochmore. The whisky is still a key component of White Horse blended whisky, which is exported to over 200 countries worldwide.

Development

When walking around the distillery you are struck by the contrasts of old and new, big and small.

The distillery has a huge storage capacity for malted barley. The 36 malt bins can hold 400 tonnes—more than the three other distilleries in the Elgin group combined. However the ISR (intermediate spirit receiver) which collects the spirit from the stills is very small and has to be pumped empty three times a day.

Recent investment has seen a new full lauter mash tun installed, replacing the old traditional tun with its geared rakes. The mash is now continually sparged as opposed to adding separate waters. The worts however are transferred to traditional wooden wash backs for fermentation. The distillery's floor maltings were decommissioned in the 1960s with the malt being supplied by large industrial maltings. However, worm tubs were retained for the cooling of the distillate.

Although the distillery has seen major refurbishment it retains the look and feel of a small, traditional distillery. There are no space-age computer panels and the highly regarded whisky continues to be made with a hands-on approach.

The stills and worms

The Glen Elgin spirit and wash stills are similar in size and shape, although the spirit stills have a flatter pot. There is a gentle incline on the lyne arms which lead outside to the worm tubs.

The distillery operates a balanced distilling process: each wash back provides six individual charges for the wash stills; two wash distillations make up the charge for a spirit distillation. This makes for a busy shift in the still house with nine separate still charges to be made.

Using worm tubs as opposed to condensers to cool the distilled vapours adds a depth and richness to the spirit. An added bonus are the fresh water shrimp that thrive in the tubs.

Glen Elgin

Tullibardine, Bourbon Barrel

Gedistilleerd in juni 2012, gebotteld in december 2022, Cask strength 57,7%, 213 flessen, Natural colour, non-chill filtered.

De Whisky Cask Owners Club heeft ruim 10 jaar geleden een vat spirit gekocht. Nu is de botteling na ruim 10 jaar uitgeleverd. Wij willen dit graag aan onze IWS deelnemers aanbieden.

Prijs € 59,50 per fles.
Verzendkosten € 10,00

Bestellen kan via het contact formulier.

Glentauchers, bourbon barrel

Gedistilleerd in april 2013 en gebotteld in mei 2023
Cask strength 61%, natural colour, non-chill filtered

De Whisky Cask Owners Club heeft ruim 10 jaar geleden dit vat met spirit gevuld gekocht. Nu is de botteling na ruim 10 jaar uitgeleverd. Wij willen dit graag aan onze IWS deelnemers aanbieden.

Prijs € 59,50 per fles.
Verzendkosten € 10,00

Bestellen kan via het contact formulier.

bourbon barrel