{"product_id":"glen-elgin-14-year-old-2009-sauternes-cask-finish-little-brown-dog","title":"Glen Elgin 14 Year Old 2009 Sauternes Cask Finish, Little Brown Dog","description":"\u003cdiv aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\":6q6\" aria-owns=\":6q6\" spellcheck=\"false\" aria-multiline=\"true\" role=\"textbox\" aria-label=\"Message Body\" class=\"Am aiL Al editable LW-avf tS-tW tS-tY\" id=\":3q9\" tabindex=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThis bright and beautiful Speyside single malt from Glen Elgin was distilled in 2009 and bottled in 2023 by Little Brown Dog Spirits at a natural cask strength of 54.1% ABV, yielding exactly 267 bottles. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eA spirit as delicate and intricate as Glen Elgin deserves gentle cask treatment, carefully matching the spirit with wood as it would otherwise be easy to overwhelm the distillate and lose everything that's so special about it.  Andrew and Chris from Little Brown Dog (LBD) hand-selected an exceptional Sauternes cask, which they had imported directly from France themselves, to finish this delicate spirit, ensuring a rich texture without overpowering the underlying malt. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cem\u003eSauternes AOC\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a French sweet wine from the region of the same name in the Graves section in Bordeaux. 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