Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Bottled by: Fable 70cl / 61.6%
Fable continue their Ghost Piper of Clanyard Bay series with this Glen Elgin 2014, bottled in 2021 as a 7-year-old from hogshead cask 800406, which yielded 296 bottles at a mighty 61.6%.
This 2014 Glen Elgin is from the third batch of Fable releases and represents Chapter Seven: The Piper, with an illustration by Bolivian artist Hugo Cuellar.
Attributes
| Distillery |
Glen Elgin |
| Bottler |
Fable |
| Series |
Piper Chapter Seven |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
| Distilled Year | 2014 |
| Bottling Year | 2021 |
| Age | 7 |
| Limited Edition | Yes |
| Bottles Produced | 296 |
| Cask Type | Hogshead |
| Cask Number | 800406 |
| Bottle Size | 70cl |
| ABV | 61.6% |
| Pre-Owned | No |
Tasting Notes
Official Tasting Notes
Nose: Toasted brioche, Granny Smith apple, and a twist green pepper. Toasted oak lingers in the background.
Palate: Sweet pear and tropical hints with banana and almond notes are contrasted with subtle herbs of thyme and rosemary. With water added – packed with fresh green notes of pear, cardamom, waxy with a prickly peppery note anise.
Finish: Dry and balanced. Digestive biscuit, honey, malty, and salted caramel popcorn. Faint spiciness developing nutmeg and brown sugar.