The central, and entry level release in the Elgin Classic range from Glen Moray distillery. Very easy to drink, this stuff offers up hints of soft citrus and barley.
Light, fresh. Grist. Nutty, floral. Dried grass. Slightly fruity.
Oak, gentle. Well balanced, walnut, grist. Citrus, lemon sponge.
Tangy citrus, spicy fruitcake.
not the best single grain I've had but not the worst, very easy to drink but lacks the prescence of a 'aged' malt' you get what you pay for, worth spending a bit more if your really into this
not worth 4 bucks. total rubbish. should be called paint thinner
Sorry, didn't 'star' it RNB
I bought a bottle of this after trying out a miniature, which I found light and summery, like a mild rosé wine. The full bottle tasted a little rough on the first two tastes. On the third taste I got the really strong 'cleaning agent' taste a few other reviewers have commented on. On the fourth trepidatious testing, no trace of that vile flavour, and each glassful I've had since, that nice light white wine bouquet has returned. Not one I'd want to drink all the time, but very pleasant to have from time to time. So why has the same whisky had three different tastes over six or seven different samplings ? Why have some reviewers noticed only the cleaning agent taste, others only the good tastes ? I think it must be to do with the person or circumstances of tasting, not the whisky. Likewise, I've had similar aberrant experiences with e.g. Tyrconnell and Glendronach, which I've found to have a vile petrol/paraffin alchoholic burn, but it's quite clear other people don't experience them at all the same way. I'd love to know what factors are in play here. RNB
It seems to me that there is a degree of snobbery in some of the reviews - i.e. it's cheap and therefore nasty. Not so. OK, not the most complex and satisfying dram but sipping one, as I am, outdoors on a warm autumn evening, the light floral/citrus tones are just perfick!
