Glen Elgin 1971 Cask Strength 32 Year Old

Volume: 700ml / ABV: 42.3%

Glen Elgin was built in at the very end of the 19th century, with distilling commencing in 1900. Its success was sporadic in the early days, but it eventually joined DCL in 1930 as part of their White Horse Distillers arm. Unusually, the distillery had no electricity until 1950, and was entirely powered by paraffin until then. Although a key component in their blends, the fruity character of Glen Elgin was deemed worthy of being bottled as a single malt too, appearing as a 12 year old under White Horse branding from as early as the 1970s. Today the 12 year old remains the only permanent release, with limited edition distillery bottlings like this increasingly sought after.

Having very briefly been part of the Flora & Fauna stable after Diageo introduced a 12 year old expression in 2001, the distillery's own single malt brand was launched in 2002 when it was included alongside Clynelish and Caol Ila in the Hidden Malts selection. This 1971 vintage was part of the annual Diageo Special Releases.

Limited in 1,500 bottle.