INFORMATION
Glen Moray Elgin Classic. 70cl. 40%.
DISTILLERY:Glen Moray
DISTILLERY STATUS:Working
Bottle ABV:40%
Bottle SIZE:70cl / 700ml
BOTTLER:Distillery Bottling
SPIRIT TYPE:Scotland
CASK TYPE:Single Malt
REGION:Speyside
One of Speyside’s larger distilleries, Glen Moray was the black sheep of Macdonald & Muir’s portfolio for decades, where it was understandably overshadowed by Glenmorangie (and later Ardbeg). The distillery was sold by Glenmorangie plc’s owners LVMH to French company La Martiniquaise at the end of 2008, since when it has supplied fillings for Label 5 blended whisky, which is unknown in the UK but one of the top ten Scotch whisky brands worldwide.
Away from the bottom shelf wine finishes first popularised in the Glenmorangie era, official bottlings of Glen Moray have included some superb old vintage editions, with the 1959 40-year-old and several excellent 1960s-70s vintage bottlings demonstrating what the distillery was really capable of. La Martiniquaise have not changed the formula much but deserve credit for releasing further prestige editions including the recent Glen Moray Mastery.
HAVE ONE FOR SALE?
Get a free valuation today!