Our newest Creators Collection, Elgin Marvels: Icons from Speyside presents two whiskies from the same town with two very different creation stories.

We hinted that Cask No. 35.405: Statuesque elegance has had a more complex journey – let’s get into it.

This distillery 35 release started with maturation in two bourbon hogsheads, one filled in 1987, and the other in 1988.  After three decades they were then transferred separately into first fill PX barriques. After three years, the content of the 1987 was married with the 1988 cask. Two years later, we moved the entire content into a second fill bourbon barrel so the flavours could mellow into their final form.

By contrast, Cask No. 7.286: Fruit bomb frieze was matured in a refill bourbon hogshead for the entirety of its creation, this Marvel features the kind of juicy extravagance you’d associate with earlier eras of this make. No twists or transfers – just time and patience to let the cask really shine.

While the cask approaches are vastly different, at 33 and 38 years old they are united not only by their lengthy maturation but also by their intense fruitiness. Together they emphasise the diversity that can come from one small corner of Speyside.

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