Glen Elgin – 2015/2026 10 Year Old Oloroso Cask #8452155 The Octave (70cl, 53.4%)

This Speyside single malt was distilled on 18 September 2015 and bottled on 14 September 2026 at ten years old. Duncan Taylor selected it for The Octave series and bottled it for a 50th anniversary release. An Oloroso finish shapes the whisky, with the small cask format offering more inner wood surface relative to liquid volume. Cask 8452155 yielded 74 numbered bottles at 53.4%. The bottling is natural colour and not chill filtered. Glen Elgin lies in the Scottish Speyside and was completed in 1898; Duncan Taylor, founded in 1938, handles cask selection, finishing and bottling. The nose shows dried fruit with raisins and dark berries, roasted nuts, some caramel and fine spice. The palate is full-bodied, with sherry sweetness, malt and oak, plus dark chocolate and spices. The medium to long finish warms, leaving spicy impressions of dried fruit and wood with a subtle nut note.