Glen Elgin 13 Year Old 2010 SMWS Single Cask 85.88 Full Fruit Fantasy (2023) 3cl Sample

Glen Elgin 13 Year Old 2010 SMWS Single Cask 85.88 Full Fruit Fantasy (2023) 3cl Sample

For some reason this was named "Nothing else to it" in USA despite it being called Full Fruit Fantasy in the EU.

Three years in Oloroso sherry cask has endowed this malt with loads of red fruits in the form of raspberry desserts, red licorice and cherry coulis. Add bold spices and vibrant citrus notes for another stunner from distillery 85!

The nose combined nut brittle, raspberry brownie and cherry cola with salted pretzels, black tea, pine cones, leather and cigarettes trampled on wooden floorboards. The palate followed red liquorice, bakewell tart, pomegranate and cherry menthol cough drops with a cockle-warming finish of sweet chilli and pickled ginger. The reduced nose produced abundant orchard fruits, cherry coulis on vanilla cheesecake, tawny port and sangria with lots of orange. The palate had pleasant, sweet, spicy and tart flavours – cherry jam, orange peel, unripe persimmon, cracked pepper over strawberries and pickled guindillas. This went into a second fill oloroso hogshead after 10 years in ex-bourbon wood.

Distilled: 2 March 2010

Region: Speyside

Initial Cask: Ex-Bourbon Hogshead

Final Cask: 2nd Fill Ex-Oloroso Hogshead

59.5% ABV

3cl / 30ml