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} }\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-desc\"\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eWONDERS OF WHISKY \"THE FIRST WONDER\" 14 YEAR OLD SINGLE CASK MALT\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-subhead\"\u003eUndisclosed Speyside (Glen Elgin) · Distilled 2011 · Single Moscatel Sherry Cask · Bottled in the Netherlands · 66 Bottles for the USA\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-pills\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion\u003c\/strong\u003e Speyside\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDistillery\u003c\/strong\u003e Glen Elgin (undisclosed on label)\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge\u003c\/strong\u003e 14 years\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABV\u003c\/strong\u003e 45.3%\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCask\u003c\/strong\u003e Single Moscatel Sherry Cask\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"twl-pill\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUSA Allocation\u003c\/strong\u003e 66 bottles\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-hero\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"twl-hero-label\"\u003eThe Occasion\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFrom the Glass to the Bottle\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor seven years \u003cstrong\u003eSunil Dyal\u003c\/strong\u003e lived on the other side of the pour. He built a whisky community of 30,000 on Instagram, designed VESL glassware, blew The Professional tasting glass one at a time in Europe, and hosted the WoW Tasting Experience. He has poured more whisky for more people than most bottlers ever will.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2026 he put his own name on a bottle for the first time. One cask, chosen the way he judges everything: in the glass. This is \u003cstrong\u003eThe First Wonder\u003c\/strong\u003e, and The Whiskey Lab is bringing 66 bottles of it to America.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-lead\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe label says malt whisky, distilled 2011, matured in a single Moscatel sherry cask. It does not say where. We will: this is \u003cstrong\u003eGlen Elgin\u003c\/strong\u003e, the Speyside distillery whose spirit disappears almost entirely into White Horse and rarely surfaces under its own name, let alone as a single cask.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFourteen years old, bottled at \u003cstrong\u003e45.3%\u003c\/strong\u003e, natural colour, non-chill filtered. Distilled in Scotland, bottled in the Netherlands, and a debut release from someone who spent years learning exactly what he wanted before bottling it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-grid\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-card\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDistillery profile, Glen Elgin\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFounded in \u003cstrong\u003e1898\u003c\/strong\u003e near Elgin in the heart of Speyside, one of the last distilleries built before the Pattison crash ended the Victorian whisky boom.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Diageo distillery and a cornerstone of the \u003cstrong\u003eWhite Horse\u003c\/strong\u003e blend. Official single malt bottlings are rare, independent ones rarer still.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStill condenses its spirit in \u003cstrong\u003eworm tubs\u003c\/strong\u003e, the old copper coil method that leaves a heavier, fruitier new make than modern condensers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHouse character: orchard fruit, honey, and a waxy weight that stands up to sherry wood without disappearing beneath it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-card twl-card--dark\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCask profile, Moscatel sherry cask\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMoscatel is the sweet, floral cousin in the sherry family, made from Muscat grapes and rarely seen in Scotch. Where PX brings raisin and treacle, Moscatel brings \u003cstrong\u003eorange blossom, apricot, and honeyed grape\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt 45.3% after fourteen years, this is a cask that has given up its strength gently. Expect the Moscatel to sit on top of Glen Elgin's fruit rather than bury it: \u003cstrong\u003elifted, aromatic, and easy to return to\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA single cask. When the 66 bottles are gone, that is the end of The First Wonder in America.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-verdict\"\u003eSeven years pouring for others. \u003cstrong\u003eOne cask poured for himself.\u003c\/strong\u003e The first of the wonders.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-prelim\"\u003eOfficial tasting notes to follow when the release lands.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-spec\"\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSpecification\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDetails\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBrand\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWonders of Whisky\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRelease name\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\"The First Wonder\"\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhisky style\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSingle malt Scotch whisky, single cask (labelled \"Malt Whisky\")\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRegion\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpeyside\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDistillery\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGlen Elgin (undisclosed on label)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14 years\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDistilled\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2011\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eABV\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e45.3%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVolume\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e700 ml\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCask\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSingle Moscatel sherry cask\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBottled\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2026, Netherlands\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUSA allocation\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e66 bottles, exclusively through The Whiskey Lab\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNatural colour\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNon-chill filtered\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twl-commitments\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Whiskey Lab's Quality Commitments\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSingle Cask:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ensuring a unique profile for each release.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNatural Colour \u0026amp; Non-Chill Filtered:\u003c\/strong\u003e Preserving the authentic character and purity of the whisky.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHonest Storytelling:\u003c\/strong\u003e Every cask profile, every tasting note, written by people who actually tasted the whisky.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Whiskey Lab","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54507225481534,"sku":"TWL-WOW-GLEN14-100086","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/2221\/2926\/files\/wow-first-wonder-3.jpg?v=1790256399"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.thewhiskeylab.com\/collections\/wonders-of-whisky.oembed","provider":"The Whiskey Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}