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The Macallan 52 Year Old (2018 Release) – Click To Buy!
The Macallan 52 Year Old (2018 Release) (70cl, 48%) – £79,995.00
The Macallan 52yo 2018 Bottling Note
Yes, you read that correctly. This is a bottle of Macallan single malt Scotch whisky that has matured for at least 52 years. Drawn from a first-fill European oak sherry seasoned cask, this whisky has very patiently aged for over half a century, and bottled with an outturn of 250 bottles. Extraordinarily rare stuff from the much-adored distillery in Speyside.
The Macallan Private Eye – Click To Buy!
The Macallan Private Eye (70cl, 40%) – £5,995.00
The Macallan Private Eye Bottling Note
A very rare and collectible bottling of Macallan single malt. This bottling was created back in 1996, honouring the 35th anniversary of the satirical magazine Private Eye. That’s certainly one way to celebrate.
The Macallan No.6 in Lalique Decanter – Click To Buy!
The Macallan No.6 in Lalique Decanter (70cl, 43%) £2,500.00
The Macallan No.6 Lalique Bottling Note
Another collaboration between Macallan single malt Scotch and Lalique French crystal to create another stunning luxury whisky. Aged in first fill ex-Sherry Spanish oak casks from a single Jerez cooperage presented in a six sided crystal decanter to celebrate Macallan’s six pillars.
The Macallan M Black (2018 Release) – Click To Buy!
The Macallan M Black (2018 Release) (70cl, 44.8%) £5,995.00
The Macallan M Black 2018 Bottling Note
It’s the 2018 edition of The Macallan M Black, which shows off an intriguing, smoky side of the distillery’s whisky. The immensely stylish black crystal decanter is made by Lalique, a reference to the darker, richer flavour profile of the whisky.
Rosebank 26 Year Old (That Boutique-y Whisky Company) – Click To Buy!
Rosebank 26 Year Old (That Boutique-y Whisky Company) (50cl, 48.5%) £1,401.95
Rosebank 26yo TBWC Bottling Note
Rare 26 year old Rosebank single malt scotch whisky, independently bottled by That Boutique-y Whisky Company! Rosebank closed back in 1993, but is one of a handful of distilleries that are due to reopen in the near future – and the label shows some busy workers getting Rosebank ready! Of course, a lot of the work will be chucking out all of the stuff from when it was last open in the ’90s, like that Pog collection or that toy of Bully from Bullseye. Y’know, distillery things.
Batch 1 is a release of 321 bottles.
‘That Boutique-y Whisky Company’ bottles single malts, single grains and bourbons from a variety of renowned distilleries as well as producing award-winning blended malts and blends. These whiskies are adorned with cultish graphic novel-style labels.
Dalmore 45 Year Old – Click To Buy!
Dalmore 45 Year Old (70cl, 40%) £11,000.00
Dalmore 45 Year Old Bottling Note
45 year old single malt from the Dalmore distillery.
…If those words aren’t quite enough to make you gaze longingly at your computer screen with your eyes impossibly wide like a famished cartoon character trapped on a desert island confronted with an oversized leg of ham, here are some more details for you. This expression was initially aged in bourbon casks, before being transferred over to a pair of Graham’s Port Colheita pipes, then married together in first-fill bourbon casks. The whisky was selected by Dalmore master distiller Richard Paterson. Only 500 bottles were produced, presented in Baccarat crystal decanters.
The Balvenie 40 Year Old – Click To Buy!
The Balvenie 40 Year Old (70cl, 48.5%) £3,349.90
The Balvenie 40 Year Old Bottling Note
40 year old single malt Scotch whisky from the Balvenie distillery in Speyside. A stunning balance is met between traditional whisky cask and Sherry cask malts making this superbly aged expression one to behold. Just try to say the words “40 year old Balvenie” without going “Mmmmm…”
Glenlivet 64 Year Old 1954 – Private Collection (Gordon & MacPhail) – Click To Buy!
Glenlivet 64 Year Old 1954 – Private Collection (Gordon & MacPhail) (70cl, 41%) £9,995.00
Glenlivet 64yo 1954 G&M Bottling Note
An impressively well-aged Glenlivet, bottled at a smashing 64 years old. After it was distilled in 1954 (the very same year that Ian Fleming published Live and Let Die, don’t you know), the single malt was left for more than six decades in a single refill sherry cask. Gordon & MacPhail bottled it up in 2018 for the Private Collection, with 222 bottles released at 41% ABV, complete with striking wooden presentation case.
Dalmore 40 Year Old (2018 Release) – Click To Buy!
Dalmore 40 Year Old (2018 Release) (70cl, 42%) £6,736.50
Dalmore 40YO 2018 Release Bottling Note
A superb single malt from Dalmore in the Highlands, matured for a massive 40 years! Yes, this expression endured four whole decades of maturation, taking place in American oak bourbon barrels, Matusalem Oloroso Sherry butts and first-fill bourbon barrels. Dalmore is known for its full-bodied whiskies, and we’re certain this one lives up to that reputation. As you might expect for a whisky of this distinction, it comes with a very fancy presentation case.
Glenfarclas Family Cask Trunk – Click To Buy!
Glenfarclas Family Cask Trunk (1000cl, 50.6%) – £105,000.00
Glenfarclas Family Trunk Bottling Note
The Glenfarclas Family Cask Trunk is a spectacular addition to the Glenfarclas’ Family Cask collection, believed to be the most expansive single collection ever released by one distillery. Hardly surprising, considering it contains every vintage made by the Speyside distillery between 1954 and 2003 – that’s 50 (fifty!) 200ml bottles of Glenfarclas goodness!
But that’s not all. The unique collection is housed in a custom-made trunk, modelled on old shipping luggage, jam-packed with plenty of awesome Glenfarclas extras. Extras like a replica of the oldest known painting of the distillery (the original from 1791, which now hangs in the Glenfarclas Private Dining Room); four slate coasters; and three hand-printed and bound leather books – one with tasting notes for each vintage from George Grant, another for your own tasting notes, and one with information on the history of the distillery.
Oh, and it also includes four tumblers, four nosing glasses and a water jug, all made by Glencairn Crystal. The Glenfarclas Family Cask Trunk is a bit like Mary Poppins’ handbag, only miles better. Only 60 have been released worldwide, because life isn’t fair.
Glenfiddich 50 Year Old – Click To Buy!
Glenfiddich 50 Year Old (70cl, 46.1%) £23,847.38
Glenfiddich 50 Year Old Bottling Note
50 year old single malt from one of the most well-respected Scotch whisky distilleries – Glenfiddich. This extraordinarily well-aged expression was drawn from a pair of casks which slumbered the extensive Glenfiddich warehouses for half a century, and married together for six months in an American oak barrel by Malt Master Brian Kinsman. It comes presented in hand-blown bottles alongside an aptly decadent presentation case. Frighteningly rare and exciting.
Glenfarclas 1955 (cask 2216) Family Cask Spring 2015 Release – Click To Buy!
Glenfarclas 1955 (cask 2216) Family Cask Spring 2015 Release (70cl, 45.4%) £6,584.50
Glenfarclas 1955 #2216 Bottling Note
Distilled in 1955 and bottled in late November 2014, this Glenfarclas single malt is around 60 years old! Phenomenally aged in a single Sherry butt, the outturn of which was 544 bottles.
“I will forgive the tiredness as the oak gains hold. It is natural and to be expected. Instead I will savour those fruity depths on both nose and delivery and the beguiling development of the faint honey notes which guarantee and maintain the complexity to be found. This, after all these ridiculous years, is imperfect perfection.” – Jim Murray (95.5 Points)
Glenfarclas 1965 (cask 4512) Family Cask Spring 2015 – Click To Buy!
Glenfarclas 1965 (cask 4512) Family Cask Spring 2015 (70cl, 51.8%) – £4,100.00
Glenfarclas 1965 #4512 Bottling Note
Bottled in December 2014, this stunning single cask Glenfarclas whisky spent nearly fifty years in a Sherry butt before being bottled as part of the distillery’s Spring 2015 releases. The outturn was just 358 bottles.
Glenfarclas 1966 (cask 4198) Family Cask Spring 2015 Release – Click To Buy!
Glenfarclas 1966 (cask 4198) Family Cask Spring 2015 Release (70cl, 50.6%) – £5,129.03
Glenfarclas 1966 #4198 Bottling Note
Ah, Glenfarclas Family Casks. Glorious whiskies. Dream whiskies. Here we have one distilled back in 1966 and bottled in December 2015 after almost half a century in a single Sherry butt! Part of the distillery’s Spring 2015 releases.
Glenfarclas 1970 (cask 2026) Family Cask Spring 2015 Release – Click To Buy!
Glenfarclas 1970 (cask 2026) Family Cask Spring 2015 Release (70cl, 53%) – £5,988.00
Glenfarclas 1970 #2026 Bottling Note
Goodness gracious, would you just look at the Glenfarclas Family Cask bottling! This single malt from the long-going family-run distillery was distilled in 1970 and matured in Sherry hogshead #2026 until December 2014 – and it certainly looks the part, doesn’t it? Just 148 bottles of this were produced, presented at 53% ABV, which is rather impressive for its age.
The Macallan Royal Marriage – 1981 – Click To Buy!
The Macallan Royal Marriage – 1981 (75cl, 43%) – £4,995.00
Macallan Marriage 1981 Bottling Note
A marriage of whiskies distilled in 1948 and 1961, the years that Prince Charles and Lady Diana were born. It was bottled and released in 1981, of course, the year of the Royal wedding.
Bunnahabhain 36 Year Old 1980 – Canasta Cask Finish – Click To Buy!
Bunnahabhain 36 Year Old 1980 – Canasta Cask Finish (70cl, 49.5%) – £1,750.00
Bunnahabhain 36yo Canasta Bottling Note
Well-matured Islay single malt from the Bunnahabhain distillery – a wonderful sight! This expression was distilled in 1980 and initially matured in oloroso sherry casks, before being moved over to canasta (nothing to do with the card game of the same name) sherry casks for a finishing period. It’s bottled at 36 years of age, with an ABV of 49.5%. The wooden presentation box is also aptly handsome for a release quite so intriguing and delicious…
Craigellachie 39 Year Old 1980 (cask 2037) – Exceptional Cask Series – Click To Buy!
Craigellachie 39 Year Old 1980 (cask 2037) – Exceptional Cask Series (70cl, 53%) – £3,500.00
Craigellachie 39yo 1980 Bottling Note
This is a stunning 39 year old Craigellachie single malt, one of the oldest released by the distillery to date, distilled back in 1980. It spent its decades of maturation slumbering in a single refill bourbon hogshead, specially chosen in 2019 by Craigellachie malt master Stephanie MacLeod. Just 138 bottles were released of the cask strength whisky, weighing in at 53% ABV.
Talisker 24 Year Old 1953 – Connoisseur’s Choice (Gordon & MacPhail) (75cl, 43%) – Click To Buy!
Talisker 24 Year Old 1953 – Connoisseur’s Choice (Gordon & MacPhail) (75cl, 43%) – £2,000.00
Talisker 24yo 1953 Bottling Note
This is a very rare bottle of Talisker single malt that was distilled in 1953, matured in sherry oak casks and bottled 24 years later by Gordon & MacPhail for the Italian market as part of the Connoisseur’s Choice range. Interesting note here for grammar nerds – modern Connoisseurs Choice bottlings don’t have an apostrophe, while this one does. And if you’re not entertained by grammar oddities, simply be amazed by this bloomin’ old bottle of rare whisky!
Talisker 41 Year Old 1978 Bodega Series 2 – Click To Buy!
Talisker 41 Year Old 1978 Bodega Series 2 (70cl, 50.7%) – £2,900.00
Talisker 41yo 1978 Bodega Bottling Note
An exciting and exceptional bottling from Talisker, this is the second release in the Bodega series from the Island distillery. It was distilled all the way back in 1978, when Bee Gees Night Fever was number one in the charts, just to give you a feel. Then, it was aged in refill American oak barrels before it was treated to a finishing period in six Manzanilla sherry casks over 100 years old from Delgado Zuleta, one of Jerez’s oldest sherry producers. Eventually, once it reached the ripe old age of 41 years, the whisky was bottled at 50.7% ABV, in a release of 2,000 limited bottles. The maritime and fruity single malt also comes accompanied by a very stylish presentation case.
Brora 40 Year Old 1978 – 200th Anniversary Release – Click To Buy!
Brora 40 Year Old 1978 – 200th Anniversary Release (70cl, 49.2%) – £4,500.00
Brora 40yo 1978 200th Bottling Note
This 40 Year Old hails from the silent Brora Distillery (though plans are under way to revive it!), released to celebrate the 200th anniversary of its opening. The distillery certainly went all out for the celebrations with this impressive whisky! The single malt is a vatting of 12 American oak hogsheads laid down during an era of peated whisky production at the distillery. After four decades, a limited 1,819 bottles were released, as a nod to the year the distillery was founded in (yes, it was 1819), bottled at 49.2% ABV.
Glenfiddich 40 Year Old – Rare Collection (Release Number 16) – Click To Buy!
Glenfiddich 40 Year Old – Rare Collection (Release Number 16) (70cl, 48%) – £2,995.00
Glenfiddich 40YO #16 Bottling Note
The 16th release of 40 year old single malt from Glenfiddich’s Rare Collection. For these bottlings, the distillers use the remnants of the previous 40 year old bottling in the blending process of the next bottling – they’re said to be the only Scottish distillery doing this. Incredibly complex and decadent stuff, this.
Tomintoul 40 Year Old Quadruple Cask – Click To Buy!
Tomintoul 40 Year Old Quadruple Cask (70cl, 43.1%) – £2,500.00
Tomintoul 40 Year Old Bottling Note
40 year old single malt from the Tomintoul distillery! After evaluating a number of casks in the Tomintoul warehouse that were filled in 1974, master distiller Robert Fleming chose just four of casks to create this extremely charming expression. 500 decanters were released, presented at cask strength without any chill-filtration (and alongside a rather weighty stopper!).
Tomintoul 45 Year Old 1973 – Click To Buy!
Tomintoul 45 Year Old 1973 (70cl, 44.5%) – £2,000.00
Tomintoul 45yo 1973 Bottling Note
The folks at Tomintoul have raided the warehouse and unearthed a stunning 45 year old expression! This single malt was distilled back in April 1973 and initially aged in a bourbon barrel before being moved over to an Oloroso sherry hogshead to continue maturing. It was bottled in September 2018 with an outturn of just 240 bottles.
Dalmore 35 Year Old – Click To Buy!
Dalmore 35 Year Old (70cl, 40%) – £4,500.00
Dalmore 35 Year Old Bottling Note
2016 marks 50 years in whisky for Master Distiller Richard Paterson, a milestone also marked by a a number of special releases of The Dalmore. This 35 year old, just 1,000 bottles of which will be released each year for the next five years, was matured in bourbon, Matusalem Sherry and Colheita Port casks. Presented in a Baccarat crystal decanter bottle, the stag is produced by Royal Warrant-holding Scottish silversmiths Hamilton & Inches.
Glen Mhor 50 Year Old 1965 (cask 3934) – Cask Strength Collection Rare Reserve (Signatory) – Click To Buy!
Glen Mhor 50 Year Old 1965 (cask 3934) – Cask Strength Collection Rare Reserve (Signatory) (70cl, 47.1%) – £4,750.00
Glen Mhor 50 YO 1965 Bottling Note
A very exciting independent bottling of 50 year old Glen Mhor single malt Scotch whisky – a rare whisky from a distillery which closed back in the early 1980s. This particularly bottling was distilled in 1965 and initially aged in a refill butt, though was finished for 88 months in Oloroso Sherry oak! It was bottled by Signatory for their Cask Strength Collection Rare Reserve, with 353 bottles produced.
Glen Grant 1970 (bottled 2017) (cask 3482) – Samaroli – Click To Buy!
Glen Grant 1970 (bottled 2017) (cask 3482) – Samaroli (70cl, 40%) – £2,279.75
Glen Grant 1970 Samaroli Bottling Note
An incredibly well-aged Glen Grant single malt, independently bottled by Samaroli. This was distilled in Speyside all the way back in 1970 and left to mature until 2017, when it was bottled with a tiny outturn of just 112 bottles. Very covetable indeed.
The Singleton of Glen Ord 38 Year Old – Click To Buy!
The Singleton of Glen Ord 38 Year Old (70cl, 49.6%) – £2,100.00
Glen Ord 38 Year Old Bottling Note
A 38 year old expression from The Singleton of Glen Ord – you don’t see very many own bottlings from Glen Ord, let alone ones that have gone through such a lengthy ageing! This expression was initially matured in America oak barrels for 12 years, before being moved over to a selection of bourbon, Pedro Ximénez sherry, Oloroso sherry and new oak casks for a particularly long second maturation.
Tobermory 42 Year Old – Click To Buy!
Tobermory 42 Year Old (70cl, 47.7%) – £2,500.00
Tobermory 42 Year Old Bottling Note
An 42 year old single malt Scotch whisky from Tobermory! An extraordinarily well-aged whisky from the distillery on the Isle of Mull, which even contains some of the first spirit produced when the distillery was reopened in 1972! A release of only 650 bottles.
Bowmore 42 Year Old 1974 (cask 4435) – Cask Strength Collection Rare Reserve (Signatory) – Click To Buy!
Bowmore 42 Year Old 1974 (cask 4435) – Cask Strength Collection Rare Reserve (Signatory) (70cl, 49.6%) – £2,750.00
Bowmore 42yo 1974 #4435 Bottling Note
Very old single malt from the Bowmore distillery on Islay, drawn from a single hogshead cask that matured the whisky for a massive 42 years. Said cask was filled in May 1974 and cracked open in January 2017 by Signatory. The whisky was then bottled for the Cask Strength Collection Rare Reserve with an outturn of just 183 bottles.
Kinclaith 40 Year Old 1969 (cask 301445) – Cask Strength Collection (Signatory) – Click To Buy!
Kinclaith 40 Year Old 1969 (cask 301445) – Cask Strength Collection (Signatory) (70cl, 47.3%) – £5,500.00
Kinclaith 40 YO 1969 Bottling Note
Single malt whisky from Kinclaith is extremely rare and highly sought after. Built to provide malt whisky for the Long John blend, the distillery was only in operation for 18 years, between 1957 an 1975, before being demolished in 1982.
Located at the site of Strathclyde grain distillery, which still operates today, Kinclaith was the last malt distillery built in Glasgow. Aged for an extraordinary 40 years in cask 301445, only 217 bottles of this unbelievably rare whisky are available, bottled by Signatory as part of their Cask Strength Collection.
Port Ellen 40 Year Old – Untold Stories Series – Click To Buy!
Port Ellen 40 Year Old – Untold Stories Series (70cl, 50.9%) – £6,450.00
Port Ellen 40 Year Old Bottling Note
Another incredible expression from the Port Ellen Untold Stories Series, this time feature 40 year old (!) single malt from the legendary closed distillery on the south coast of Islay. This expression has been named 9 Rogue Casks, and as you might expect, it was drawn from nine casks that were deemed rogue. Like the previous release in the Untold Stories Series, this is one of the oldest Port Ellen whiskies to make its way to shelves! Bottled at cask strength, only 1,380 bottles were produced.
Tamnavulin 48 Year Old 1970 – Vintages Collection – Click To Buy!
Tamnavulin 48 Year Old 1970 – Vintages Collection (70cl, 40%) – £1,868.46
Tamnavulin 48yo 1970 Bottling Note
Terrifically well-aged whisky from Tamnavulin’s Vintages Collection here, drawn from a combination of bourbon and apostoles sherry casks. Laid down all the way back in 1970, the whisky was left to aged for a massive 48 years before being bottled in 2019, with an outturn of 960 bottles. Blimey.
Highland Park 20 Year Old Rebus (70cl, 44.7%) – Click To Buy!
Highland Park 20 Year Old Rebus (70cl, 44.7%) – £3,000.00
Highland Park 20yo Rebus Bottling Note
This limited edition bottling of 20 year old Highland Park single malt Scotch whisky was released in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the introduction of Inspector John Rebus, the character at the core of a series of novels bu Scottish author Ian Rankin.
Tullibardine 1964 – Custodians Collection (70cl, 40.4%) – Click To Buy!
Tullibardine 1964 – Custodians Collection (70cl, 40.4%) – £1,995.00
Tullibardine 1964 Bottling Note
From Tullibardine’s Custodians Collection series, home to some astonishing expressions, comes yet another expression which could definitely also be described as astonishing. This single malt Scotch whisky was distilled all the way back in 1964 and left to mature for over 50 years before being bottled at cask strength! Expect notes of creamy vanilla, rich chocolate, nutmeg, tropical fruit and old leather furniture…
Littlemill 40 Year Old Celestial Edition (70cl, 46.8%) – Click To Buy!
Littlemill 40 Year Old Celestial Edition (70cl, 46.8%) – £5,988.00
Littlemill 40yo Celestial Bottling Note
Though the Littlemill distillery is no longer a thing, the whiskies produced at this Lowland distillery continue to sneak out to whisky enthusiasts – and this is a big one. This is a 40 year old old Littlemill single malt, initially matured in a combination of bourbon and American oak casks before enjoying a three-month-long finishing period in Oloroso sherry casks. Just 250 bottles were produced, presented alongside a 5cl tube of the very same whisky (in case you want to taste it without having to open the full bottle) and a star-themed presentation box.
Macallan 1938 (bottled 1980s) – Gordon & MacPhail (75cl, 43%) – Click To Buy!
Macallan 1938 (bottled 1980s) – Gordon & MacPhail (75cl, 43%) – £17,995.00
Macallan 1938 G&M Bottling Note
Ever wondered what the whisky from Macallan distilled before the 1940s tasted like? We definitely have, and we’re certain a few of you have done so too. Well, here’s you chance to find out – this is a bottle of 1938 vintage Macallan single malt, bottled by Gordon & MacPhail in the 1980s (in an appropriately antique-looking bottle and presentation case, we might add). Incredibly rare stuff.
J.J. Corry 27 Year Old 1991 – The Chosen (73cl, 52%) – Click To Buy!
J.J. Corry 27 Year Old 1991 – The Chosen (73cl, 52%) – £6,000.00
J.J. Corry The Chosen Bottling Note
J.J. Corry didn’t hold back on this impressive Irish single malt whiskey, aged for the best part of three decades after it was distilled in 1991. Left for 27 years, it was then bottled at a cask strength of 52% ABV, dubbed The Chosen. This is no ordinary bottle, either – it’s a hand-blown, hand-cut crystal decanter, kept safe in a handmade ash presentation box. Keep an eye out, hidden in the bottom of each pedestal is a small wax-dipped sample so you can taste the whiskey without cracking open the bottle.
Glenfarclas 1954 (cask 1259) Family Cask Summer 2014 Release (70cl, 46.7%) – Click To Buy!
Glenfarclas 1954 (cask 1259) Family Cask Summer 2014 Release (70cl, 46.7%) – £8,500.00
Family Cask 1954 S14 Bottling Note
Part of the Summer 2014 release of the renowned Glenfarclas Family Cask series, this is a 1954 vintage single malt Scotch whisky, matured in plain butt #1259. A small release of 453 bottles, bottled in March 2013.
Please note: The back label of this bottle has suffered a bit of damage, but the whisky within remains untouched.
The Last Drop 56 Year Old Blended Scotch Whisky (75cl, 47.2%) – Click To Buy!
The Last Drop 56 Year Old Blended Scotch Whisky (75cl, 47.2%) – £3,750.00
The Last Drop 56 Year Old Bottling Note
A very impressive blended whisky from ever-awesome bottler The Last Drop – The 56 Year Old is the oldest expression so far to ever be released by the brand. Featuring 60% malt whisky at its core, the liquid initially aged in sherry butts before spending its final days (well, decades) in bourbon casks. Finally, the year 2019 arrived, and the magnificent blended Scotch whisky was bottled. Only 732 bottles were produced, with each one accompanied by a miniature 5cl bottling, a tasting book and a very eye-catching green presentation case. Talk about stylish.
Glenrothes 1969 (bottled 2019) (cask 16203) – The Last Drop (75cl, 46.3%) – Click To Buy!
Glenrothes 1969 (bottled 2019) (cask 16203) – The Last Drop (75cl, 46.3%) – £5,400.00
Glenrothes 1969 #16203 Bottling Note
An exceedingly luxurious 1969 vintage Glenrothes, which was filled into bourbon cask #16203 on 27 October 1969. Nearly 50 years of ageing took place until it was bottled by The Last Drop in 2018. Each magnificent bottle comes complete with a 50ml miniature replica alongside a leather bound book, which even has pages for your own personal tasting notes. What more could you want? Only 130 of these sets were produced.
Highland Park 40 Year Old – Spring 2019 Release (70cl, 43.2%) – Click To Buy!
Highland Park 40 Year Old – Spring 2019 Release (70cl, 43.2%) – £3,000.84
Highland Park 40yo 2019 Bottling Note
Highland Park vintages from years long passed are something of a treat, and this exceptionally impressive Orkney single malt has witnessed a smashing 40 years of maturation! That’s right, four whole decades. After such time, it was presented in this rather lovely vessel, adorned with a striking array of Viking symbols complete with a wooden presentation case.
Fettercairn 40 Year Old (70cl, 48.9%) – Click To Buy!
Fettercairn 40 Year Old (70cl, 48.9%) – £3,093.79
Fettercairn 40 Year Old Bottling Note
In mid-2018, the Fettercairn distillery relaunched its core range of single malt Scotch whisky, which included this fantastic 40 year old expression (as well as a 12 year old, a 28 year old and a 50 year old). When tasting it at the launch event (read more about that over on the blog), our Kristy particularly enjoyed “…the rich nutmeg spice, orange oil, bitter dark chocolate and leathery notes on the nose and palate.”
Fettercairn 50 Year Old (70cl, 47.9%) – Click To Buy!
Fettercairn 50 Year Old (70cl, 47.9%) – £17,995.00
Fettercairn 50 Year Old Bottling Note
Yes, you read that correctly. 50 year old whisky from the Fettercairn distillery. Unveiled in mid-2018 as part of the distillery’s core range relaunch, this expression spends five decades slumbering away before being bottled. Our Kristy remarked on “…how surprisingly fresh it was on the palate, the blackcurrant ginger, nutmeg, dried tobacco, dark cherry, roasted pineapple and general unctuousness…” at the launch (which you can read more about over on the blog).
Tomatin 1975 43 Year Old (70cl, 46.5%) – Click To Buy!
Tomatin 1975 43 Year Old(70cl, 46.5%) – £2,401.34
Tomatin 1975 43 Year Old Bottling Note
A sublime Tomatin bottling, the third release of the Warehouse 6 Collection. It was distilled on 8 December 1975 and aged in a single Oloroso sherry butt for 43 long years. It was bottled at cask strength in 2019, presented in a hand-blown Glencairn crystal decanter, which itself is contained inside a presentation case with a fancy opening mechanism comprising of two metal buttons. If that wasn’t enough, it also comes with two whisky glasses, a solid copper stopper and a numbered certificate detailing the journey of the whisky. Whew. Only 300 bottles were released.
Tomatin 1977 42 Year Old (70cl, 49%) – Click To Buy!
Tomatin 1977 42 Year Old(70cl, 49%) – £2,895.00
Tomatin 1977 42 Year Old Bottling Note
This impressive Tomatin single malt spent over four decades in a single oak barrel which previously held Sauternes from Bordeaux. Bottled at 42 years old at 49% ABV, just 390 bottles were released. Not only that, but the whisky comes alongside a hand-blown crystal decanter and copper-banded glasses, presented on a wooden podium adorned with hand stitched leather, copper, and rose gold. Rather exceptional stuff.
Auchentoshan 42 Year Old 1965 (70cl, 41.3%) – Click To Buy!
Auchentoshan 42 Year Old 1965 (70cl, 41.3%) – £3,991.99
Auchentoshan 42yo 1965 Bottling Note
Incredibly well-aged single malt from the Auchentoshan distillery in the Lowland region. This expression was distilled in 1965 and matured in bourbon barrels for 42 years! One to savour, for sure.
Auchentoshan 44 Year Old 1966 (70cl, 40.9%) – Click To Buy!
Auchentoshan 44 Year Old 1966 (70cl, 40.9%) – £3,750.00
Auchentoshan 1966 Bottling Note
An Auchentoshan from the year England won the World Cup boasting an almighty forty-four years of ageing and presented in a beautiful bottle and box. Grand stuff!
Avonside-Glenlivet 33 Year Old 1938 (75cl, 43%) – Click To Buy!
Avonside-Glenlivet 33 Year Old 1938 (75cl, 43%) – £2,000.00
Avonside-Glenlivet 1938 Bottling Note
A rare bottle of Avonside-Glenlivet single malt, distilled in 1938 and bottled 33 years later by Gordon & MacPhail. The naming was a result of Glenlivet taking legal action against other distillers from calling their whisky “Glenlivet” – however, it did allow them to stick “Glenlivet” on the end of their whisky!
Avonside-Glenlivet 35 Year Old 1938 (75cl, 43%) – Click To Buy!
Avonside-Glenlivet 35 Year Old 1938 (75cl, 43%) – £2,845.00
Avonside-Glenlivet 35yo Bottling Note
Feast your eyes upon a very rare bottle of Avonside-Glenlivet 35 year old, distilled all the way back in 1938 and bottled by Gordon & MacPhail.
Glenfarclas Family Cask 1961 (cask 3054) Summer 2014 Release (70cl, 44.2%) – Click To Buy!
Glenfarclas Family Cask 1961 (cask 3054) Summer 2014 Release (70cl, 44.2%) – £4,990.01
Glenfarclas ’61 #3054 Bottling Note
Blimey, would you just look at the delightfully dark hue on this Glenfarclas Family Cask release! This is a 1961 vintage, matured in a single Sherry hogshead until March 2014, when it was bottled for their Summer 2014 release. Just 144 bottles were produced. Ought to be a fantastic Sherried treat.
Glenfarclas 1962 (cask 4126) Family Cask Autumn 2014 Release (70cl, 40.9%) – Click To Buy!
Glenfarclas 1962 (cask 4126) Family Cask Autumn 2014 Release (70cl, 40.9%) – £4,162.66
Glenfarclas 1962 #4126 Bottling Note
Filled into a single ‘plain’ or refill hogshead back in 1962 and bottled in July 2014 for release in Autumn of that year, this Glenfarclas Speyside malt whisky (or Highland, as they place on their bottles, the entire Speyside region being within the Highlands) has spent more than half a century maturing! Exquisite whisky belonging to a range of bewilderingly well-aged malts from this independent distillery. The outturn from the cask was just 126 bottles.
Glenfarclas 1968 (cask 5243) Family Cask Summer 2016 Release (70cl, 41.7%) – Click To Buy!
Glenfarclas 1968 (cask 5243) Family Cask Summer 2016 Release (70cl, 41.7%) – £7,300.00
Glenfarclas 1968 #5243 Bottling Note
The Glenfarclas Family Cask range is packed to the rafters with excellent single cask Speyside whiskies, and they’ve only gone and released yet another one! This particular bottling is a 1968 vintage, matured in a Sherry hogshead until July 2016, when it was bottled with an outturn of only 149 bottles.
Annandale Man O’Sword (cask 40) (75cl, 59%) – Click To Buy!
Annandale Man O’Sword (cask 40) (75cl, 59%) – £3,200.00
Annandale O’Sword #40 Bottling Note
This is exciting, because here a bottle of peaty single malt drawn from the very first cask of Man O’Sword from Annandale Distillery to be laid down! Doddie Weir (yes, the former Scottish rugby union player) was the one who filled the first cask on 1 December 2014. Alongside the 70cl bottle of Man O’Sword peated whisky (59% ABV) comes a 5cl bottle of Rascally Liquor Peated Malt Spirit (63.5% ABV), so you can see the journey from new make to full grown whisky! What’s more, if you have proof of purchase of one of these bottles, you’ll be treated to a tour and tasting of Annandale Distillery with its cask and whisky specialist. We told you it was exciting!
The Macallan 18 Year Old 1972 (75cl, 43%) – Click To Buy!
The Macallan 18 Year Old 1972 (75cl, 43%) – £2,995
The Macallan 18yo 1972 Bottling Note
A 1972 vintage single malt from the ever-impressive Macallan distillery, matured for 18 years in sherry oak casks before being bottled in 1990. These bottlings are rare and highly collectible indeed…
The Macallan 18 Year Old 1978 (75cl, 43%) – Click To Buy!
The Macallan 18 Year Old 1978 (75cl, 43%) – £2,995.00
The Macallan 18yo 1978 Bottling Note
Rare single malt from Macallan, produced many moons ago. This 18 year old expression was distilled back in 1978, matured in sherry casks and bottled in 1996. Highly collectible.
Chivas Regal The Icon(70cl, 43%) – Click To Buy!
Chivas Regal The Icon (70cl, 43%) – £1,995.00
Chivas Regal The Icon Bottling Note
The pinnacle of the Chivas range, made with some of the oldest and rarest whiskies available to them, including many from now closed distilleries. Paying homage to the original green glass Chivas bottle, The Icon comes in a hand blown green crystal decanter bottle and green luxury presentation trunk.
Bowmore 25 Year Old 1969 (70cl, 43%) – Click To Buy!
Bowmore 25 Year Old 1969 (70cl, 43%) – £2,750.00
Bowmore 25yo 1969 Bottling Note
A 1969 vintage Bowmore single malt, matured for 25 years and bottled at some point during the 1990s. Very rare and collectible stuff.
Tullibardine 1964 – Custodians Collection (70cl, 40.4%) – Click To Buy!
Tullibardine 1964 – Custodians Collection (70cl, 40.4%) – £1,995.00
Tullibardine 1964 Bottling Note
From Tullibardine’s Custodians Collection series, home to some astonishing expressions, comes yet another expression which could definitely also be described as astonishing. This single malt Scotch whisky was distilled all the way back in 1964 and left to mature for over 50 years before being bottled at cask strength! Expect notes of creamy vanilla, rich chocolate, nutmeg, tropical fruit and old leather furniture…
Clynelish 24 Year Old 1972 – Rare Malts (70cl, 61.3%) – Click To Buy!
Clynelish 24 Year Old 1972 – Rare Malts (70cl, 61.3%) – £1,995.00
Clynelish 24yo 1972 Bottling Note
From the Rare Malts series by Diageo, this 24 year old single malt is made on the same site as the (very much more expensive) Brora. Delicious smoky and intense Highland dram.
Campbeltown 1972 – Tesco Traditional – 1990s (70cl, 46%) – Click To Buy!
Campbeltown 1972 – Tesco Traditional – 1990s (70cl, 46%) – £1,400.00
Campbeltown 1972 1990s Bottling Note
A rare bottle of Campbeltown single malt produced by J & A Mitchell at the Springbank distillery in 1972. It was matured in sherry casks and matured until the 1990s, when it was bottled exclusively for Tesco.
Benromach 1975 (bottled 2019) (cask 2230) (70cl, 54.6%) – Click To Buy!
Benromach 1975 (bottled 2019) (cask 2230) (70cl, 54.6%) – £1,390.45
Benromach 1975 #2230 Bottling Note
A rather well-aged limited edition Benromach, distilled all the way back in 1975. The single malt was left in a single refill sherry hogshead, and eventually bottled in November 2019 at a cask strength of 54.6% ABV. Just 219 bottles of the Speysider were released, accompanied by a dark oak presentation case which represents the wood of the original Benromach washbacks.
Glen Garioch 36 Year Old 1968 – Old & Rare Platinum (Douglas Laing) (70cl, 55.9%) – Click To Buy!
Glen Garioch 36 Year Old 1968 – Old & Rare Platinum (Douglas Laing) (70cl, 55.9%) – £1,495.00
Glen Garioch 36yo 1968 Bottling Note
A very impressive bottle of 1986 vintage Glen Garioch, independently bottled and released by Douglas Laing as part of the Old & Rare Platinum range. The whisky saw a whopping 36 years of maturation in a single cask, with its final six months spent finishing in a rum cask. It was bottled in 2004 at cask strength, a punchy 55.9% ABV with an outturn of just 84 bottles.
The Macallan 67 Year Old 1950 – Exceptional Single Cask (70cl, 53.4%) – Click To Buy!
The Macallan 67 Year Old 1950 – Exceptional Single Cask (70cl, 53.4%) – £59,995.00
The Macallan 67yo 1950 Bottling Note
The Macallan has quite a penchant for incredibly old whiskies. If that’s something you’re also interested in, listen up – this right here is a 67 year old single malt from Macallan, distilled all the way back in November 1950. That right, this whisky slumbered in a single American oak first-fill sherry butt for nearly seven decades. Absolutely astonishing, really. Released as part of the Exceptional Single Cask range (and very much living up to that name), just 336 bottles of this astonishing spirit were released.
The Macallan 48 Year Old 1969 – The Rarest of the Rare Collection (Duncan Taylor) – Click To Buy!
The Macallan 48 Year Old 1969 – The Rarest of the Rare Collection (Duncan Taylor) – £38,995.00
Macallan 48yo 1969 Bottling Note
An extraordinary Macallan single malt bottled by Duncan Taylor for its The Rarest of the Rare Collection – and it is indeed as rare as the name suggests. This one was distilled in 1969 and left to mature for a massive 48 years before being bottled at 40% ABV. It comes presented in a very handsome decanter with a wooden presentation box alongside two tasting glasses. Incredibly impressive indeed.
The Macallan Royal Marriage (70cl, 46.8%) – Click To Buy!
The Macallan Royal Marriage (70cl, 46.8%) – £5,000.00
Macallan Royal Marriage Bottling Note
This expression from The Macallan celebrates the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton – aptly, it’s marriage of two casks. Handsomely bottled at 46.8% ABV, it comes complete with a brushed steel presentation box.
Bowmore Black 31 Year Old 1964 – Final Edition (70cl, 49%) – Click To Buy!
Bowmore Black 31 Year Old 1964 – Final Edition (70cl, 49%) – £22,000
Bowmore Black 31yo 1964 Bottling Note
Absurdly well-sherried single malt from Bowmore, distilled in 1964 and bottled in the 1990s as part of a trio of whiskies that have developed something of a reputation since their release. The word “legendary” gets used a lot when talking about them – that kind of reputation. This one was the final bottling of the three, and comes with its original wooden presentation case.
Balvenie 56 Year Old 1962 (cask 5575) – The Balvenie DCS Compendium Chapter Five (70cl, 42.1%) – Click To Buy!
Balvenie 56 Year Old 1962 (cask 5575) – The Balvenie DCS Compendium Chapter Five (70cl, 42.1%) – £38,465.03
Balvenie 56yo 1962 #5575 Bottling Note
An extraordinarily well-matured whisky from the Balvenie Distillery, released as part of the The Balvenie DCS Compendium Chapter Five. The whole DCS Compendium honours malt master David C. Stewart MBE, and features whisky picked out by the man himself. This particular expression was distilled in 1962, the very same year that Stewart started working at William Grant! It was aged in a European oak hogshead for a massive 56 years, before being bottled in 2019 at 42.1% ABV with an outturn of only 90 bottles. Astonishing stuff.
Balvenie 50 Year Old – Marriage 0614 (70cl, 46%) – Click To Buy!
Balvenie 50 Year Old – Marriage 0614 (70cl, 46%) – £31,500.00
Balvenie 50 Marriage 0614 Bottling Note
Feast your eyes upon a 50 year old single malt Scotch whisky from the Balvenie Distillery! Incredibly old whisky like this is a rare sight indeed, with few distilleries having stocks that stretch back so many years. This particular expression was made with a marriage of seven casks, hand-selected by master distiller David Stewart MBE, resulting in just 148 bottles. Said bottles have been rather handsomely presented in wooden tubes made with 50 layers (48 made of wood, two of brass) to reflect how many years this whisky was matured.
Balvenie 47 Year Old 1971 (cask 2855) – The Balvenie DCS Compendium Chapter Four (70cl, 49.9%) – Click To Buy!
Balvenie 47 Year Old 1971 (cask 2855) – The Balvenie DCS Compendium Chapter Four (70cl, 49.9%) – £21,841.32
Balvenie 1971 Compendium Bottling Note
A special whisky right here from The Balvenie. Distilled on 8 March 1971, this expression from The Balvenie Distillery was lovingly filled into a European oak Oloroso sherry butt, where it was left to mature for the following 47 years. Finally, after nearly a whopping half a century had passed, it was bottled as part of the DCS Compendium, a collection of whiskies chosen for their unusual qualities. Gloriously rich and spicy, this one.
Glengoyne 50 Year Old (73cl, 45.8%) – Click To Buy!
Glengoyne 50 Year Old (73cl, 45.8%) – £22,500.00
Glengoyne 50 Year Old Bottling Note
An incredible single malt Scotch whisky from the Glengoyne Distillery, which has been matured for 50 years! After half a century of slumber, this whisky was bottled up at 45.7% ABV, and presented in a particularly stylish decanter, alongside an equally snazzy wood-and-gold presentation box. Within that box you’ll also find a 25ml sample of the whisky, so you can keep the full bottle sealed while still tasting the brilliant spirit. Only 150 of these decanters were produced.
Glenfarclas 60 Year Old (cask 1820) (70cl, 40.9%) – Click To Buy!
Glenfarclas 60 Year Old (cask 1820) (70cl, 40.9%) – £19,500.00
Glenfarclas 60yo #1820 Bottling Note
The Glenfarclas Distillery has only gone and bottled up a whisky that was aged in a single cask for 60 years. Yes, we agree, an astonishing feat. This expression was distilled all the way back in 1959, and was filled into a first-fill Oloroso sherry hogshead, in which it slumbered for six decades. It was eventually bottled up at 40.9% ABV, with just 105 bottles produced. Each one comes in a particularly handsome presentation box designed by NEJ Stevenson, bringing to mind the big red doors of Glenfarclas’ warehouse. We feel the need to reiterate – an astonishing accomplishment, this one.
Bunnahabhain Elements 39 Year Old (70cl, 43.2%) – Click To Buy!
Bunnahabhain Elements 39 Year Old (70cl, 43.2%) – £11,500.00
Bunnahabhain Elements 39 Bottling Note
The very first release from Bunnahabhain’s Elements series, it’s a jaw-dropping 39 Year Old! With nearly four decades of ageing in refill casks under its belt, the single malt spent the final six months in a Spanish oak sherry octave, selected by none other than master blender Kirsty McCallum herself. The unique crystal decanter has a wave embedded in the glass, and just 26 bottles were produced. Very special stuff from Islay.
Ardbeg 1974 – Samaroli (70cl, 59%) – Click To Buy!
Ardbeg 1974 – Samaroli (70cl, 59%) – £9,995.00
Ardbeg 1974 – Samaroli Bottling Note
Someone sound the rare, old, indie Ardbeg alarm, because we’ve got a 1974 vintage Ardbeg bottled by Samaroli right here! This one was matured in sherry casks and bottled at a robust 59% ABV with an outturn of 2,400 bottles by the Italian independent bottler. Incredibly collectible Islay whisky right here.
The Macallan 25 Year Old 1991 (cask 7021) – Fine & Rare (70cl, 49.4%) – Click To Buy!
The Macallan 25 Year Old 1991 (cask 7021) – Fine & Rare (70cl, 49.4%) – £8,995.00
Macallan 25yo #7021 Bottling Note
A 2017 release from Macallan’s storied Fine & Rare collection, featuring 25 year old single malt distilled in 1991 and aged in cask #7021, a Sherry puncheon from the Vasyma cooperage. It was bottled in 2016 at 49.4% ABV. Immensely collectible.
Highland Park 30 Year Old Rebus (70cl, 45.7%) – Click To Buy!
Highland Park 30 Year Old Rebus (70cl, 45.7%) – £8,995.00
Highland Park 30yo Rebus Bottling Note
A collectible treat here, this 30 Year Old Highland Park was released in 2017 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Scottish crime writer Ian Rankin’s character, Inspector John Rebus. Just 30 bottles of the Orkney single malt was produced, accompanied by an oak presentation case, complete with a little card inside with all the details about the wonderful whisky.
Crabbie 50 Year Old (50cl, 46.5%) – Click To Buy!
Crabbie 50 Year Old (50cl, 46.5%) – £4,395.00
Crabbie 50 Year Old Bottling Note
John Crabbie & Co. has once again bottled up a fantastic whisky, and this time it has got its hands on a single malt that was aged for a very long time indeed. Behold, the Crabbie 50 Year Old! Sourced from a a distillery on Islay, this 50 year old expression was drawn from a sherry single cask and bottled without chill-filtration or additional colour. It comes in a handsome decanter, which itself is housed in an equally handsome wooden gift box. Just 220 of these decanter were produced, so if extraordinarily old whisky is your thing, you know what to do.
Bowmore 30 Year Old (Sea Dragon Decanter) (70cl, 43%) – Click To Buy!
Bowmore 30 Year Old (Sea Dragon Decanter) (70cl, 43%) – £3,995.00
Bowmore 30yo Sea Dragon Bottling Note
A very cool and collectible bottle of Bowmore right here, which first appeared sometime in the 1990s. This 30 Year Old expression has been nicknamed the ‘Sea Dragon’, because of the utterly fabulous mythical sea dragon that adorns the ceramic decanter. It’s pretty badass. A totally magnificent dram, inside and out.
Macallan 30 Year Old 1989 (cask 15636) – Xtra Old Particular The Black Series (Douglas Laing)(70cl, 46%) – Click To Buy!
Macallan 30 Year Old 1989 (cask 15636) – Xtra Old Particular The Black Series (Douglas Laing)(70cl, 46%) – £3,995.00
Macallan 30yo 1989 #15636 Bottling Note
A wonderful Macallan single malt, distilled all the way back in May 1989, when Bon Jovi was ruling the music charts. What a time. The Speysider was whacked into a single refill hogshead, where it slumbered for 30 long years. Eventually, it was bottled in October 2019 for Douglas Laing’s Xtra Old Particular The Black Series. Just 230 bottles were released at 46% ABV, and each one has even been signed by Fred and Cara Laing themselves.
Glenfarclas 50 Year Old Decanter (70cl, 40.6%) – Click To Buy!
Glenfarclas 50 Year Old Decanter (70cl, 40.6%) – £12,000.00
Glenfarclas 50 Year Old Bottling Note
An incredibly sleek bottle of Glenfarclas, which has seen a jaw-dropping 50 years of ageing! It spent its half a century of maturation in Spanish oak sherry casks, left to rest in cool dunnage warehouses. Just 146 bottles were produced. The sherried single malt is presented in a Glencairn Crystal decanter, hand-decorated in copper complete with a copper stopper, too. The decanter comes alongside a red mahogany piano-finished gift box, specially chosen to reflect the autumnal hues of Speyside. Very impressive indeed.
Strathisla 65 Year Old 1953 – Private Collection (Gordon & MacPhail)(70cl, 43.5%) –Click To Buy!
Strathisla 65 Year Old 1953 – Private Collection (Gordon & MacPhail) (70cl, 43.5%) – £12,500.00
Strathisla 65yo 1953 G&M Bottling Note
Extremely well-aged whisky is the name of the game for Gordon & MacPhail’s Private Collection, and that’s exactly what we have here. It’s a 65 year old single malt from the Strathisla Distillery, which was distilled all the way back in 1965! It spent many, many, many moons in a first-fill sherry butt, before being bottled in 2019 at 43.5% ABV. Just 143 bottles were produced, each one housed within a handsome wooden presentation box.
Macallan 30 Year Old 1990 – The Scottish Gantry (70cl, 46.7%) – Click To Buy!
Macallan 30 Year Old 1990 – The Scottish Gantry (70cl, 46.7%) – £7,995.00
Macallan 30yo Gantry Bottling Note
A particularly well-sherried single malt from the Macallan Distillery in Speyside, bottled for The Scottish Gantry. This expression was distilled all the way back in 1990, and treated to a finish in Pedro Ximénez oak, imparting a wealth of dark fruit and rich chocolate notes. Very stylishly presented in a handsome decanter alongside a wooden presentation box, too.
Longmorn 1966 (bottled 2019) – Private Collection (Gordon & MacPhail) (70cl, 46%) – Click To Buy!
Longmorn 1966 (bottled 2019) – Private Collection (Gordon & MacPhail) (70cl, 46%) – £6,750.00
Longmorn 1966 G&M Bottling Note
Extraordinarily well-matured single malt Scotch whisky here from the Longmorn Distillery, released as part of Gordon & MacPhail’s Private Collection – which is reserves for very special whiskies indeed. This one was distilled all the way back 1966, and filled into a single first-fill sherry butt to mature for many, many moons. In 2019, it was finally bottled up, with an outturn of 398 bottles.
Bladnoch 29 Year Old – Bicentennial Release (70cl, 41.2%) – Click To Buy!
Bladnoch 29 Year Old – Bicentennial Release (70cl, 41.2%) – £5,199.02
Bladnoch 29 Bicentennial Bottling Note
Supremely flavoursome single malt from Bladnoch, released in celebration of the distillery’s 200th anniversary. The whisky for this expression was distilled in 1988 and matured in Oloroso sherry casks until it was moved over to Moscatel casks for the final 18 months. Just 200 bottles were produced (no prizes for figuring out why that number was selected), and each comes with a very handsome presentation box.
Glenfarclas 1984 (cask 6033) Family Cask Winter 2015 Release (70cl, 49.4%) – Click To Buy!
Glenfarclas 1984 (cask 6033) Family Cask Winter 2015 Release (70cl, 49.4%) – £5,124.83
Glenfarclas 1984 #6033 Bottling Note
Presented as part of Glenfarclas’ Family Cask Winter 2015 Release, this is a 1984 vintage single malt which was left to age in a single plain hogshead cask until May 2014. A very small number of bottle were produced – just 96 of them!
Glenfarclas 1984 (cask 6029) Family Cask Winter 2015 Release (70cl, 47.1%) – Click To Buy!
Glenfarclas 1984 (cask 6029) Family Cask Winter 2015 Release (70cl, 47.1%) – £5,123.89
Glenfarclas 1984 #6029 Bottling Note
Yet more well-matured single malt from Glenfarclas and their brilliant Family Cask range! This one was distilled in 1984 and set aside to age in a fourth-fill hogshead until August 2015, when it was bottled at cask strength for the Winter 2015 Release. Just 227 bottles were produced.
Glenfarclas 1962 (cask 3245) Family Cask Autumn 2013 Release (70cl, 45.3%) – Click To Buy!
Glenfarclas 1962 (cask 3245) Family Cask Autumn 2013 Release (70cl, 45.3%) – £5,000.00
Glenfarclas 1962 #3245 Bottling Note
Incredibly well-matured whisky from Glenfarclas and the distillery’s extensive Family Cask series – this one from the Autumn 2013 release. It was distilled all the way back in 1962 and left to mature in a single cask until 2013, when it was bottled at cask strength with an outturn of only 169 bottles.
Glenfarclas 1976 (cask 3110) Family Cask Winter 2015 Release (70cl, 45.9%) – Click To Buy!
Glenfarclas 1976 (cask 3110) Family Cask Winter 2015 Release (70cl, 45.9%) – £4,990.01
Glenfarclas 1976 #3110 Bottling Note
1976 vintage single malt from the family-own Glenfarclas distillery their Family Cask range! After distillation in 1976, this was aged in a refill butt cask until August 2015, when it was bottled at cask strength with an outturn of just 591 bottles!
Glenfarclas 1970 (cask 2033) Family Cask Winter 2015 Release (70cl, 55.5%) – Click To Buy!
Glenfarclas 1970 (cask 2033) Family Cask Winter 2015 Release (70cl, 55.5%) – £4,990.01
Glenfarclas 1970 #2033 Bottling Note
A 1970 vintage single malt from Glenfarclas – what a treat! This was aged in a single Sherry hogshead and bottled in August 2015 for Glenfarclas’ extensive Family Cask range. Only 70 bottles were produced, so if you’ve got a penchant for old, heavily Sherried whisky, grab one of these while you can!
Bowmore 45 Year Old 1972 (cask 3882) – 30th Anniversary Gift Box (Signatory) (70cl, 46.7%) – Click To Buy!
Bowmore 45 Year Old 1972 (cask 3882) – 30th Anniversary Gift Box (Signatory) (70cl, 46.7%) – £4,950.00
Bowmore 45yo 1972 #3882 Bottling Note
Indie bottling superstar Signatory is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a range of particularly exciting independently bottled whiskies – including this incredibly well-aged Bowmore! It was distilled in June 1972 and left to age in a single refill sherry butt for a massive 45 years before being bottled in June 2018. Only 246 bottles were produced, and each one comes with a handsome presentation case and two tasting glasses.
The Macallan M (2020 Release) (70cl, 45%) – Click To Buy!
The Macallan M (2020 Release) (70cl, 45%) – £4,500.00
The Macallan M 2020 Bottling Note
The Macallan M is an astonishing expression from the distillery in Speyside, showing off decadent notes of sherry and mature oak throughout. The crustal decanter in which the whisky resides is also rather awe-inspiring, having been hand-crafted by Lalique with six facets, an homage to Macallan’s Six Pillars. A treat for the eyes and taste buds.
Glenfarclas 1967 (cask 5113) Family Cask Summer 2016 Release (70cl, 55.6%) – Click To Buy!
Glenfarclas 1967 (cask 5113) Family Cask Summer 2016 Release (70cl, 55.6%) – £4,500.00
Glenfarclas 1967 #5113 Bottling Note
Intensely well-Sherried single malt from Glenfarclas and their Family Cask range. This richly dark whisky was distilled in 1967 and left to mature in a Sherry hogshead until April 2016, when it was bottled with an outturn of just 64 bottles. This ought to be outrageous.
Glenfarclas 1962 (cask 4126) Family Cask Autumn 2014 Release (70cl, 40.9%) – Click To Buy!
Glenfarclas 1962 (cask 4126) Family Cask Autumn 2014 Release (70cl, 40.9%) – £4,162.66
Glenfarclas 1962 #4126 Bottling Note
Filled into a single ‘plain’ or refill hogshead back in 1962 and bottled in July 2014 for release in Autumn of that year, this Glenfarclas Speyside malt whisky (or Highland, as they place on their bottles, the entire Speyside region being within the Highlands) has spent more than half a century maturing! Exquisite whisky belonging to a range of bewilderingly well-aged malts from this independent distillery. The outturn from the cask was just 126 bottles.
Glenfarclas 1965 (cask 4512) Family Cask Spring 2015 (70cl, 51.8%) – Click To Buy!
Glenfarclas 1965 (cask 4512) Family Cask Spring 2015 (70cl, 51.8%) – £4,100.00
Glenfarclas 1965 #4512 Bottling Note
Bottled in December 2014, this stunning single cask Glenfarclas whisky spent nearly fifty years in a Sherry butt before being bottled as part of the distillery’s Spring 2015 releases. The outturn was just 358 bottles.
Port Ellen 35 Year Old 1983 (Release No.11535) – The Stories of Wind & Wave (The Character of Islay Whisky Company) (70cl, 47.9%) – Click To Buy!
Port Ellen 35 Year Old 1983 (Release No.11535) – The Stories of Wind & Wave (The Character of Islay Whisky Company) (70cl, 47.9%) – £3,999.95
Port Ellen 35yo #11535 Bottling Note
The Character of Islay Whisky Company’s Wind & Wave independent bottling series is all about showing off the glorious whiskies from the eponymous island, and this one is particularly glorious indeed. It’s a single malt from the legendary Port Ellen Distillery! It was distilled back in 1983 (the same year that it closed), and has been matured for 35 years before being bottled up at 47.9% ABV. A rare, exciting opportunity to taste the whisky from Port Ellen, a distillery that has been missed for many moons (though it will soon be opening its doors once again!).
Glenfarclas 1973 (cask R1) Family Cask Autumn 2014 Release (70cl, 41.6%) – Click To Buy!
Glenfarclas 1973 (cask R1) Family Cask Autumn 2014 Release (70cl, 41.6%) – £3,600.00
Glenfarclas 1973 #R1 Bottling Note
Single cask Glenfarclas single malt, released for the Autumn 2014 bundle of Family Cask bottlings. This one was distilled all the way back in 1973 and matured in a plain butt until July 2014, when it was bottled at 41.6% ABV. A release of 495 bottles.
Talisker 43 Year Old – Xpedition Oak
(70cl, 49.7%) – Click To Buy!
Talisker 43 Year Old – Xpedition Oak (70cl, 49.7%) – £3,500.00
Talisker 43yo Xpedition Bottling Note
Here’s something really special from the tremendous Talisker on the isle of Skye. It’s the distillery’s oldest release to date! Talisker 43 Year Old Xpedition Oak is a phenomenally well-aged single malt, showing off all the wonderful characteristics that we’ve come to expect from the distillery, including its distinctive sea spray elements. Intriguingly, this expression was finished in casks featuring staves that endured quite a journey. Adventurer James Aiken took the staves on a 3,264 mile journey across the Atlantic aboard his boat, The Oaken Yarn, after which they returned to Scotland to become casks and finish this very expression. 1,830 bottles of Talisker 43 Year Old Xpedition Oak were released.
Springbank 25 Year Old – Millennium Collection (70cl, 46%) – Click To Buy!
Springbank 25 Year Old – Millennium Collection (70cl, 46%) – £3,495.00
Springbank 25 Millennium Bottling Note
One of a series of whiskies released by Springbank as part of its Millennium Collection. This particular single malt from the Campbeltown region was aged for 25 years before bottling. If you now have Robbie Williams’ Millennium stuck in your head too, we’re sorry.
Glenfarclas 1972 (cask 3548) Family Cask Winter 2015 Release (70cl, 45.6%) – Click To Buy!
Glenfarclas 1972 (cask 3548) Family Cask Winter 2015 Release (70cl, 45.6%) – £3,393.19
Glenfarclas 1972 #3548 Bottling Note
A single cask Glenfarclas from the distillery’s rather extensive (and spectacular) Family Cask range, released for their Winter 2015 release. This one was distilled all the way back in 1972 and set aside to mature in Sherry butt #3548 until August 2015, when it was bottled with an outturn of 625 bottles.
Glenfiddich Finest Solera – Cask Collection (70cl, 48%) – Click To Buy!
Glenfiddich Finest Solera – Cask Collection (70cl, 48%) – £2,575.68
Glenfiddich Finest Solera Bottling Note
A pretty snazzy release from Glenfiddich’s Cask Collection, Finest Solera was originally released for travel retail. It’s matured in American oak bourbon casks, which are then married in a Portuguese oak solera tun (which can hold up to 20 of these casks). Different casks are selected to for each batch (so no two are ever the same), and malt master Brian Kinsman ensures the tun always remains at least half full. Less than 1,000 bottles are produced each batch, and what’s more, each decanter is hand-blown and individually numbered, and comes complete with a very fancy presentation box.
The Macallan No.6 in Lalique Decanter (without Presentation Box) (70cl, 43%) – Click To Buy!
The Macallan No.6 in Lalique Decanter (without Presentation Box) (70cl, 43%) – £2,500.00
The Macallan No.6 No Box Bottling Note
This collaboration between Speyside whisky experts Macallan and French crystal exports Lalique features whisky aged exclusively in first fill ex-Sherry Spanish oak casks from a single Jerez cooperage. The decanter has six sides, representing Macallan’s six pillars. That’s maths right there.
Port Askaig 45 Year Old (70cl, 40.8%) – Click To Buy!
Port Askaig 45 Year Old (70cl, 40.8%) – £1,996.01
Port Askaig 45 Year Old Bottling Note
45 year old single malt Scotch whisky from an undisclosed Islay distillery, presented as part of the Speciality Drinks Port Askaig range. The whisky for this release was drawn from 5 Sherry butts and married for a year before bottling. It’s really not often that you get to see Islay whisky of this age – very impressive indeed!
Glenlochy 35 Year Old 1980 (cask 3232) – Cask Strength Collection Rare Reserve (Signatory) (70cl, 51.1%) – Click To Buy!
Glenlochy 35 Year Old 1980 (cask 3232) – Cask Strength Collection Rare Reserve (Signatory) (70cl, 51.1%) -£1,793.45
Glenlochy 35YO 1980 #3232 Bottling Note
A 35 year old Glenlochy single malt, aged in a single hogshead cask (#3232) from November 1980 to December 2015. Not much of this around these days, as the distillery was closed back in 1983. 218 bottles were produced.
Ardbeg 13 Year Old 2005 (cask 1321) – Fèis Ìle 2018 (70cl, 56.4%) – Click To Buy!
Ardbeg 13 Year Old 2005 (cask 1321) – Fèis Ìle 2018 (70cl, 56.4%) – £1,750.00
Ardbeg 13yo 2005 #1321 Bottling Note
A very collectible bottling from Ardbeg, released in celebration of Fèis Ìle 2018. It was distilled in April 2005 and filled into an Oloroso sherry butt, where it aged until April 2018. Just 543 bottles were produced.
North Port Brechin 40 Year Old 1976 (cask 3887) – Cask Strength Collection Rare Reserve (Signatory) (70cl, 50.4%) – Click To Buy!
North Port Brechin 40 Year Old 1976 (cask 3887) – Cask Strength Collection Rare Reserve (Signatory) (70cl, 50.4%) – £1,650.00
North Port Brechin 40yo Bottling Note
A very rare release of single malt Scotch whisky from North Port-Brechin (the distillery had various named during its lifetime, two most notably North Port and Brechin), which closed in 1983 and was subsequently demolished in 1993. This which was distilled in December 1976 and matured in a hogshead cask until February 2017, when Signatory bottled it for their Cask Strength Collection Rare Reserve. 194 bottles were produced.
Dumbarton 55 Year Old 1964 (cask 13767) – Xtra Old Particular (Douglas Laing)(70cl, 44.6%) – Click To Buy!
Dumbarton 55 Year Old 1964 (cask 13767) – Xtra Old Particular (Douglas Laing) (70cl, 44.6%) – £1,588.33
Dumbarton 55yo 1964 XOP Bottling Note
Whisky from the closed Dumbarton Distillery, matured for a very long time indeed. This right here is a 55 year old single grain, distilled by Dumbarton back in December 1964 and matured in a refill hogshead. Over half a century later, Douglas Laing bottled it up appropriately as part of the Xtra Old Particular range. Just 215 bottles were produced.
Midleton Method and Madness Single Pot Still 28 Year Old (70cl, 56.1%) – Click To Buy!
Midleton Method and Madness Single Pot Still 28 Year Old (70cl, 56.1%) – £1,550.00
Method & Madness 28yo Bottling Note
One of two releases from Midleton’s experimental Method and Madness range – and it’s an absolute corker. It’s a single pot still whiskey, initially aged in bourbon casks for 6 years, before being moved over to a ruby Port pipe (which was seasoned with a variety of wines before being further seasoned with ruby Port) to age for another 22 years. Astounding stuff indeed.
Benromach 1973 (bottled 2019) (cask 4607)(70cl, 50.1%) – Click To Buy!
Benromach 1973 (bottled 2019) (cask 4607) (70cl, 50.1%) – £1,529.75
Benromach 1973 #4607 Bottling Note
This Benromach was filled in a refill American sherry hogshead back in 1973. There it lay over in Speyside for many moons, until the cask was cracked open in November 2019. A limited 66 bottles were released at cask strength, weighing in at 50.1% ABV, complete with a very impressive oak presentation case. The case actually represents the wood of the original Benromach washbacks, and you’ll also find a hardback booklet containing a history of the distillery in there, too.
Woodford Reserve Baccarat Edition (70cl, 45.2%) – Click To Buy!
Woodford Reserve Baccarat Edition (70cl, 45.2%) – £1,500.00
Woodford Reserve Baccarat Bottling Note
This right here is an extraordinarily snazzy expression from Woodford Reserve bourbon, which has been allowed a three-year-long finishing period in XO Cognac casks! This allows plenty of time for the Cognac casks to impart a wealth of rich fruit and mature oak notes to the top quality whiskey. Of course, a whisky as exciting as this needs an equally swanky bottle, and as such, this Woodford Reserve is presented in handsome bespoke Baccarat decanters.
Girvan 47 Year Old 1968 – Rare Cask Reserves (William Grant) (70cl, 50.9%) – Click To Buy!
Girvan 47 Year Old 1968 – Rare Cask Reserves (William Grant) (70cl, 50.9%) – £1,500.00
Girvan 47yo 1968 Bottling Note
Very old grain whisky from the Girvan distillery, bottled by Girvan’s owner, William Grant & Sons. It was distilled in October 1968 and bottled in 2016, and has been released as part of Italian indie bottler Velier’s 70th anniversary celebrations. 372 bottles were produced.
GlenAllachie 43 Year Old – Director’s Special (The Single Malts of Scotland) (70cl, 50.4%) – Click To Buy!
GlenAllachie 43 Year Old – Director’s Special (The Single Malts of Scotland) (70cl, 50.4%) – £1,497.00
GlenAllachie 43yo Bottling Note
This is a rather heavily sherried single malt from the Glenallachie distillery, matured in a single sherry butt for an impressive 43 years. This was independently bottled by The Single Malts of Scotland as part of its Director’s Special series, with just 313 bottles produced (each alongside their own wooden presentation case).
Macallan Diamond Jubilee 2012 Whisky – 52% 700ml Whisky – Click To Buy!
Macallan Diamond Jubilee 2012 Whisky – Price: £7,999.99
This bottle of The Macallan Single Malt Scotch Whisky is one of only 2012 produced to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The unique image of The Queen, depicted here commercially for the first and only time, was one of a series of effigies created by Arnold Machin OBE RA. These designs were eventually developed into the Machin Definitive, used on Royal Mail postage stamps. Distilled at The Macallan Distillery, this is one of only 2012 bottles of an exceptionally fine marraige of the very best whiskies from casks filled during the Queen’s reign.
Macallan Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Bottling 2013 Whisky – 58.1% & 55.7% 2x350ml Whisky – Click To Buy!
Macallan Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Bottling 2013 Whisky –£4,249.99
These two 350ml Macallan whiskies were bottled in 2013 in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. The Macallan proudly marked the wonderful occassion with two single malt whiskies. A lively expression symbolic of the young Queen at the start of the new Elizabethan era, and a mature malt to celebrate Her Majesty’s monumental achievements over the past 60 years. Macallan carefully selected whiskies from a noble range of sherry seasoned oak casks to produce 1953 bottles each of Macallans whiskies of contasting characters, representing the diversity of the years of the Queen’s reign.
Macallan Royal Marriage 29th April 2011 Whisky – 46.8% 700ml Whisky – Click To Buy!
Macallan Royal Marriage 29th April 2011 Whisky – £7,000.00
Bottled to mark the historic occasion of the wedding of HRH Prince William to Catherine Middleton on the 29th April 2011. The Macallan Distillers Ltd selected two casks filled on the 29th April 1996 and 1999 and married them to create this celebratory bottling.
Rare Find Macallan 26 Year Old Sherry Cask 40.8% 700ml Whisky – Click To Buy!
Rare Find Macallan 26 Year Old Sherry Cask 40.8% 700ml Whisky – £1,000.00
A single cask bottling of Macallan whisky by Gleann Mor Spirits presented in their Rare Find series. This was distilled in 1993 and matured in a refill sherry cask for 26 years until 2019 when it was bottled at natural cask strength of 40.8%.
Macallan Estate Whisky – 43% 700ml Whisky – Click To Buy!
Macallan Estate Whisky – 43% 700ml Whisky – £194.99
We are always excited to receive new products and the arrival of the Macallan Estate was no exception.This whisky was first released by ballot with many Macallan fans eager to be selected to receive the offer to purchase a bottle before it was released for general sale. As with most Macallan releases, just as much time has been spent on the look and presentation of the packaging as has been spent on the stunning contents inside the bottle. The Macallan Estate is presented in an extremely elegant stone grey box with a natural slate inlay to the front bearing the distillery and whisky name, which immediately shows that this is a product of great quality. The Macallan Estate is a celebration of the distillery’s heritage and home. A unique opportunity to experince a single malt containing rare spirit made from precious estate grown barley which is usually reserved for the Macallans most exclusive bottlings.
Old Malt Cask Ardbeg 32 Year Old 1967 70cl 49% abv Islay – Click To Buy!
Old Malt Cask Ardbeg 32 Year Old 1967 – £3,495.00
Old Malt Cask Ardbeg 32 Year Old 1967 Description
Distilled in March 1967 at Islay’s Ardbeg distillery, this single malt Scotch was laid down in a single cask to mature for 32 years. Bottled at the turn of the millennium in January 2000, this expression was produced by renowned independent bottler Douglas Laing for the Old Malt Cask series. Just 309 bottles were filled, each one presented at a natural cask strength of 49% abv.
Please note: this bottle comes from a private collection.
Ardbeg 1972 VELIER 70cl 49.9% abv Islay – Click To Buy!
Ardbeg 1972 VELIER 70cl 49.9% abv Islay – £6,995.00
Ardbeg 1972 VELIER Description
This single cask expression from Ardbeg was distilled on Islay in October 1972 and matured for more than 30 years before being bottled exclusively for Italian spirits merchant VELIER. Presented at a natural cask strength of 49.9% abv, this expression is limited to just 246 individually numbered bottles.
Please note: this bottle comes from a private collection.
Balvenie 1971 DCS Chapter 4 70cl 49.9% abv Speyside – Click To Buy!
Balvenie 1971 DCS Chapter 4 70cl 49.9% abv Speyside – £20,995.00
Balvenie 1971 DCS Chapter 4 Description
Macallan 1938 31 Year Old Fine & Rare 70cl 43% abv Speyside – Click To Buy!
Macallan 1938 31 Year Old Fine & Rare 70cl 43% abv Speyside – £42,500.00
Macallan 1938 31 Year Old Fine & Rare Description
Macallan 1947 15 Year Old Fine & Rare 70cl 45.4% abv Speyside – Click To Buy!
Macallan 1947 15 Year Old Fine & Rare 70cl 45.4% abv Speyside – £34,000.00
Macallan 1947 15 Year Old Fine & Rare Description
Macallan 1940 35 Year Old Fine & Rare 70cl 43% abv Speyside – Click To Buy!
Macallan 1940 35 Year Old Fine & Rare 70cl 43% abv Speyside – £40,000.00
Macallan 1940 35 Year Old Fine & Rare Description
The Last Drop Glenrothes 1968 Cask 13504 70cl 51.3% abv Speyside – Click To Buy!
The Last Drop Glenrothes 1968 Cask 13504 70cl 51.3% abv Speyside – £5,400.00
The Last Drop Glenrothes 1968 Cask 13504 Description
Part of a duo of releases from The Last Drop distillers, laid down at Glenrothes distillery in 1968 and largely forgotten for the following five decades. This single cask has been bottled in 2018 at a strength of 51.3% abv, with only 168 bottles produced. Each precious bottle is presented in a luxurious leather case with a 5cl miniature, bespoke stopper, tasting book and certificate of authenticity.
Whiskeria’s own Charles Maclean notes: “Amber with long-lingering beading. A mellow nose-feel, with slight prickle after a while. The highly perfumed initial aroma – scented hand-cream, attar of roses, carnations – reduces in time, infused by notes of almond oil and oak shavings, with a trace of vanilla. A drop of water enhances the wood notes. A smooth texture and a sweet taste, drying in the spicy finish, with a suggestion of Friar’s Balsam medicine and a cooling mentholic aftertaste. ”
Bunnahabhain 40 Year Old 70cl 41.9% abv Islay – Click To Buy!
Bunnahabhain 40 Year Old 70cl 41.9% abv Islay – £2,225.00
Bunnahabhain 40 Year Old Description
Bunnahabhain is quite distinct from the other Islay single malts as it is created using unpeated malted barley and pure spring water that flows freely underground away from the peaty moorlands. This 40-year-old Islay single malt is bottled at 41.9% abv, free from chill filtration.
Bunnahabhain 40 Year Old is a copper beauty with fragrant notes of sweet oak, hazelnut, citrus peat and chocolate with hints of light smokiness. On the tongue the 40-year-old has a rich and complex balance of heather honey, ginger chocolate and sweet fruits, finished with a teasingly long lightly spicy nutty note and a hint of sea salt.
Brora 40 Year Old 200th Anniversary 70CL 49.2% abv Highland – Click To Buy!
Brora 40 Year Old 200th Anniversary 70CL 49.2% abv Highland £4,500.00
Brora 40 Year Old 200th Anniversary Description
Distilled at Brora on the Sutherland coast in 1978, this limited edition expression has been bottled one year before the almost-lost distillery is due to reopen. Bottled in celebration of the distillery’s 200th anniversary, this single malt was laid down at a time when Brora was producing a peated malt using heavily peated northern Highland barley. MAtured for four decades and limited to just 1,819 bottles (in celebration of the anniversary year), this expression is presented at a strength of 49.2% abv.
The nose is rich and sweet with fruity notes, ripe figs, and a fiery, smoky side. The palate is smooth and lightly waxy, with a powerful, rich, darkly sweet flavour becoming more savoury before the smoke emerges and lingers on in the finish.
Authors’ Series Probably Speyside’s Finest 1968 50 Year Old – Nathaniel Hawthorne 70cl 50.2% abv Speyside – Click To Buy!
Authors’ Series Probably Speyside’s Finest 1968 50 Year Old – Nathaniel Hawthorne 70cl 50.2% abv Speyside – £2,750.00
Authors’ Series Probably Speyside’s Finest 1968 50 Year Old – Nathaniel Hawthorne Description
Dalmore Constellation 1973 cask 10 70cl 48.1% abv Highland – Click To Buy!
Dalmore Constellation 1973 cask 10 70cl 48.1% abv Highland – £14,314.00
Dalmore Constellation 1973 cask 10 Description
Port Ellen 1983 – Authors’ Series – Alfred Tennyson 70cl 55.9% abv Islay – Click To Buy!
Port Ellen 1983 – Authors’ Series – Alfred Tennyson 70cl 55.9% abv Islay – £2,800.00
Port Ellen 1983 – Authors’ Series – Alfred Tennyson Description
Authors’ Series Tormore 1988 Frederick Douglass 70cl 54.1% abv Speyside – Click To Buy!
Authors’ Series Tormore 1988 Frederick Douglass 70cl 54.1% abv Speyside – £400.00
Authors’ Series Tormore 1988 Frederick Douglass Description
Authors’ Series Probably Speyside’s Finest 1968 50 Year Old – Nathaniel Hawthorne70cl 50.2% abv Speyside – Click To Buy!
Authors’ Series Probably Speyside’s Finest 1968 50 Year Old – Nathaniel Hawthorne 70cl 50.2% abv Speyside – £2,750.00
Authors’ Series Probably Speyside’s Finest 1968 50 Year Old – Nathaniel Hawthorne Description
Littlemill 29 Year Old Private Cellar Edition 2019 70cl 47.3% abv Lowland – Click To Buy!
Littlemill 29 Year Old Private Cellar Edition 2019 70cl 47.3% abv Lowlan – £2,750.00
Littlemill 29 Year Old Private Cellar Edition 2019 Description
Produced at the lost distillery of Littlemill in Bowling, near Glasgow, this 29-year-old Lowland single malt was laid down in 1990. A selection of seven refill bourbon barrels were selected by Master Blender, Michael Henry, which were married together and finished in first fill Oloroso sherry and Limousin oak casks. Producing just 600 bottles worldwide, this 2019 release in the Private Cellar Edition series is presented in a bespoke Glencairn crystal decanter. Each bottle is accompanied by a 5cl miniature of the liquid, a piece of original Littlemill cask, and a booklet sharing the history of the distillery and tasting notes.
The nose is floral and spiced, with notes of honeysuckle, rose, cinnamon, nutmeg, creme caramel, honey blossom and orange. The palate is exquisitely smooth with fruity notes of green apple, ripe pear, and kiwi, alongside a caramel sweetness and orange marmalade. The finish is long and lingering with toasted oak, creamy vanilla, green fruits and a warming spice.
Linkwood 1966 Private Collection 70cl 51.2% abv Speyside – Click To Buy!
Linkwood 1966 Private Collection70cl 51.2% abv Speyside – £6,500.00
Linkwood 1966 Private Collection Description
Bottled by indpendent bottler Gordon & Macphail, this Linkwood 1966 has been released as part of the Private Collection series. Aged for over half a century in a first-fill sherry hogshead, it is bottled at a natural strength of 51.2% abv with natural mahogony colour and free from chill filtration. Limited to only 32 bottles.
There are rich sherry aromas with soft fruitcake and festive spices leading beside citrus zest. The smooth and warming palate opens up iwith blackcurrant, raspberries and white pepper alongside notes of fresh oranges, dark chocolate and charred oak. The dram ends long and full-bodied with lingering notes of spice.
Karuizawa 19 Year Old That Boutique-y Whisky Company 50cl 48.9% abv Japan – Click To Buy!
Karuizawa 19 Year Old That Boutique-y Whisky Company 50cl 48.9% abv Japan – £4,450.00
Karuizawa 19 Year Old That Boutique-y Whisky Company Description
Nose:earthy, salty, dark and warm notes with Medjool dates, sultanas and preserved cherries; menthol tobacco, rancio and worn leather.
Palate: a salty manzanilla tang with more earthy qualities; gamey flavours with tannins, ginger, dark chocolate and apple crumb;s herried flavours of Christmas cake, blood orange and Maraschino cherries.
Finish: long, dry, and rich – WOW!
Littlemill Testament 1976 70cl 42.5% abv Lowland – Click To Buy!
Littlemill Testament 1976 70cl 42.5% abv Lowland – £7,999.00
Littlemill Testament 1976 Description
Littlemill Testament is now officially the distillery’s oldest release to date, having been distilled on 4th October 1976. This impressive whisky was re-casked in 1996 into American oak hogsheads by master distiller Michael Henry, before he then vatted three of the casks into two first-fill Oloroso sherry hogsheads for four months. He then married all the liquid together for a final two months before it was bottled in 2020 at 42.5% abv.
Just 250 bottles of this limited release have been created, each one presented in a hand-blown glass decanter and a dress stopper made from the distillery’s natural sandstone.
The nose has green apples and pears, fresh citrus and ginger, with more vibrant fruits bursting on a sweet and zesty palate. The creamy mouthfeel paves the way for a long finish with gentle spices of cinnamon and nutmeg. Sublime.
The Macallan 48 Year Old 1969 – The Rarest of the Rare Collection (Duncan Taylor) (70cl, 40%) – Click To Buy!
The Macallan 48 Year Old 1969 – The Rarest of the Rare Collection (Duncan Taylor) – £38,995.00
Macallan 48yo 1969 Bottling Note
An extraordinary Macallan single malt bottled by Duncan Taylor for its The Rarest of the Rare Collection – and it is indeed as rare as the name suggests. This one was distilled in 1969 and left to mature for a massive 48 years before being bottled at 40% ABV. It comes presented in a very handsome decanter with a wooden presentation box alongside two tasting glasses. Incredibly impressive indeed.
Balvenie 56 Year Old 1962 (cask 5575) – The Balvenie DCS Compendium Chapter Five (70cl, 42.1%) – Click To Buy!
Balvenie 56 Year Old 1962 (cask 5575) – The Balvenie DCS Compendium Chapter Five (70cl, 42.1%) – £38,465.03
Balvenie 56yo 1962 #5575 Bottling Note
An extraordinarily well-matured whisky from the Balvenie Distillery, released as part of the The Balvenie DCS Compendium Chapter Five. The whole DCS Compendium honours malt master David C. Stewart MBE, and features whisky picked out by the man himself. This particular expression was distilled in 1962, the very same year that Stewart started working at William Grant! It was aged in a European oak hogshead for a massive 56 years, before being bottled in 2019 at 42.1% ABV with an outturn of only 90 bottles. Astonishing stuff.
The Macallan 18 Year Old 1977(70cl, 43%) – Click To Buy!
The Macallan 18 Year Old 1977(70cl, 43%) – £3,995.00
The Macallan 18yo 1977 Bottling Note
This 18 year old Macallan single malt was distilled all the way back in 1977 – the year that the first Star Wars film appeared in cinemas. A good year for whisky and movies, it seems…
The Macallan 18 Year Old 1981 (70cl, 43%) – Click To Buy!
The Macallan 18 Year Old 1981 (70cl, 43%) – £3,995.00
The Macallan 18yo 1981 Bottling Note
Well-Sherried single malt from Macallan, distilled in 1981 and bottled 18 years later. The style of bottle and label different from previous editions of the series, opting for a tube rather than a presentation box. Tubes are much more futuristic. They don’t tessellate quite as well, but they sure do look cool.
Glenlivet 45 Year Old 1973 (cask 12/1) – 30th Anniversary Gift Box (Signatory) (70cl, 43.1%) – Click To Buy!
Glenlivet 45 Year Old 1973 (cask 12/1) – 30th Anniversary Gift Box (Signatory) (70cl, 43.1%) – £1,295.00
Glenlivet 45yo 1973 #12/1 Bottling Note
To celebrate its 30th anniversary Signatory bottled up some incredible whiskies, including this 45 year old single malt from the Glenlivet Distillery! Now that’s how you celebrate! The whisky was distilled back in December 1973 and initially aged in hogshead casks, though it was eventually moved over to a sherry butt for an 82 month finishing period. 394 bottles were produced.
Macallan 26 Year Old 1993 – Goldfinch (70cl, 40.8%) – Click To Buy!
Macallan 26 Year Old 1993 – Goldfinch (70cl, 40.8%) – £1,195.00
Macallan 26yo Goldfinch Bottling Note
This impressive Macallan has seen over a quarter of a century of maturation! Distilled back in June 1993, it was left to age in American oak for most of its days, though it also saw a finish in a European oak Oloroso sherry hogshead. In November 2019, Goldfinch bottled up the whisky without chillfiltering or colour at cask strength, with the 26 Year Old weighing in at 40.8% ABV. Exceptionally old sherried Macallan is always a winner in our book.
Dailuaine 46 Year Old 1973 – Old & Rare Platinum (Hunter Laing) (70cl, 45.1%) – Click To Buy!
Dailuaine 46 Year Old 1973 – Old & Rare Platinum (Hunter Laing) (70cl, 45.1%) – £1,051.95
Dailuaine 46yo 1973 Bottling Note
We’ve got some properly well-aged Dailuaine single malt right here from Hunter Laing! This is a 46 year old expression from the distillery, which was distilled in 1973 and left to age in a single cask until 2019, when it was bottled with an outturn of 231 bottles for the Old & Rare Platinum range – we can all agree that it is definitely both old and rare.
Benromach 1969 (bottled 2004) (70cl, 43%) – Click To Buy!
Benromach 1969 (bottled 2004) (70cl, 43%) – £999.95
Benromach 1969 Bottling Note
Ooh, very long-matured Benromach! This covetable Speysider was distilled in 1969 and left to mature until 2004!
The Macallan 10 Year Old – 1990s (70cl, 40%) – Click To Buy!
The Macallan 10 Year Old – 1990s (70cl, 40%) – £700.00
Macallan 10 Rare Bottling Note
A 1990s edition of the wonderful Macallan 10 Year Old – a classic Speyside whisky with a gracefully charming character. A collector’s piece for sure!
Balvenie 26 Year Old – A Day of Dark Barley (70cl, 47.8%) – Click To Buy!
Balvenie 26 Year Old – A Day of Dark Barley (70cl, 47.8%) – £599.95
Balvenie Dark Barley Bottling Note
The third release in The Balvenie Stories range is a particularly rich and exciting 26 year old expression, title A Day of Dark Barley. It sounds quite ominous, doesn’t it? Don’t worry, here’s a spoiler to the end of the story – it results in excellent whisky!
This expression harks back to a day in 1992, when Balvenie mashman Brian Webster and maltman Robbie Gormley took in a delivery of dark barley, kicking of a long experiment. Dark barley isn’t a common sight in the whisky world – you’re more likely to see it put to use in beer brewing, particularly those yummy stouts we hear people talking about. Turns out, it also makes yummy single malt. Ideal.
Midleton 46 Year Old 1973 – Very Rare Silent Distillery Collection Chapter Two (75cl, 53.6%) – Click To Buy!
Midleton 46 Year Old 1973 – Very Rare Silent Distillery Collection Chapter Two (75cl, 53.6%) – £36,000.00
Midleton 46yo Very Rare Bottling Note
When you saw the first release in Midleton’s Very Rare Silent Distillery Collection and thought “Cor, how are they going to follow that?!” Well, this is how. Chapter Two of the Very Rare Silent Distillery Collection is an astonishing 46 year old single pot still whiskey which was distilled at the Old Midleton Distillery back in 1973 (two years before it shut its doors). The whiskey has spent time in bourbon, sherry, and Port casks, and was finally matured in a third-fill bourbon cask before being bottled up in immensely snazzy crystal decanters from House of Waterford. Each one comes in a presentation box made by Irish designer and woodworker John Galvin, alongside a 50ml miniature of the same whiskey.
Johnnie Walker 40 Year Old Master’s Ruby Reserve (70cl, 43%) – Click To Buy!
Johnnie Walker 40 Year Old Master’s Ruby Reserve (70cl, 43%) – £14,500.00
Johnnie Walker 40yo Ruby Bottling Note
How do you celebrate 40 years of dedication to the world of whisky? With a phenomenal 40 year old whisky, of course! Johnnie Walker 40 Year Old Master’s Ruby Reserve was made to honour master blender Jim Beveridge OBE and his 40 years of work at Johnnie Walker. The Master’s Ruby Reserve is comprised of eight casks of 40 year old whisky, specially selected by the aforementioned master blender, including a few from some closed distilleries. 398 bottles of this whisky were produced.
Brora 22 Year Old 1972 – Rare Malts (70cl, 61.1%) – Click To Buy!
Brora 22 Year Old 1972 – Rare Malts (70cl, 61.1%) – £9,995.00
Brora 22yo Rare Malts Bottling Note
A brilliant Brora, from the year 1972. Though Brora closed just over a decade after this single malt was distilled in 1983, its resurrection is well under way! The whisky was bottled at 22 years old for the Rare Malt Selection, a range of historic single malts from both operational and lost distilleries released by Diageo between 1995 and 2005.
Caol Ila 50 Year Old 1968 – Private Collection (Gordon & MacPhail) (70cl, 52.5%) – Click To Buy!
Caol Ila 50 Year Old 1968 – Private Collection (Gordon & MacPhail) (70cl, 52.5%) – £7,597.62
Caol Ila 50yo 1968 Bottling Note
An extraordinary release from Gordon & MacPhail’s Private Collection, this right here is a 50 year old single malt from the Caol Ila Distillery – the oldest Caol Ila bottled to date. The whisky was distilled on Islay back in 1968 and left to mature in a single refill sherry hogshead for half of a century, before being bottled in 2018 at 52.5% ABV (which is particularly hefty for a 50 year old whisky). Only 199 bottles were produced, and each one comes alongside a really rather handsome wooden presentation box.
Port Ellen 35 Year Old 1983 (Release No.11535) – The Stories of Wind & Wave (The Character of Islay Whisky Company) (70cl, 47.9%) – Click To Buy!
Port Ellen 35 Year Old 1983 (Release No.11535) – The Stories of Wind & Wave (The Character of Islay Whisky Company) (70cl, 47.9%) – £3,999.95
Port Ellen 35yo #11535 Bottling Note
The Character of Islay Whisky Company’s Wind & Wave independent bottling series is all about showing off the glorious whiskies from the eponymous island, and this one is particularly glorious indeed. It’s a single malt from the legendary Port Ellen Distillery! It was distilled back in 1983 (the same year that it closed), and has been matured for 35 years before being bottled up at 47.9% ABV. A rare, exciting opportunity to taste the whisky from Port Ellen, a distillery that has been missed for many moons (though it will soon be opening its doors once again!).
Macallan 1940 35 Year Old Fine & Rare 70cl 43% abv Speyside – Click To Buy!
Macallan 1940 35 Year Old Fine & Rare 70cl 43% abv Speyside – £40,000.00
Macallan 1940 35 Year Old Fine & Rare Description
Macallan 78 Year Old Red Collection 70cl 42.2% abv Speyside – Click To Buy!
Macallan 78 Year Old Red Collection 70cl 42.2% abv Speyside – £100,000.00
Macallan 78 Year Old Red Collection Description
The Red Collection is an exquisite range of distinguished and rare single malt scotch whiskies which capture The Macallan’s deep respect for tradition and craftsmanship. The distinctive red colour is inspired by The Macallan ‘Choice Old’ range, released over a century ago in 1903, and brought to life by beautiful illustrations by acclaimed Spanish painter and illustrator Javi Aznarez.
The Macallan 78 Year Old is a sherried single malt and is bottled at 42.2% abv.
The nose has a fresh fruit medley of apple, peach and grape moving into fresh lime and verbena. Warming oak spice of nutmeg and ginger open into rich dried fruits on the palate, with a powerful treacle toffee and baked apple sweetness. All of the flavours from the nose and taste appear in the remarkable finish.
PORT ELLEN 40 YEAR OLD 9 ROGUE CASKS 70cl / 50.9% abv – Click To Buy!
PORT ELLEN 40 YEAR OLD 9 ROGUE CASKS 70cl / 50.9% abv – £6,295.00
PORT ELLEN 40 YEAR OLD 9 ROGUE CASKS DESCRIPTION
TALISKER 40 YEAR OLD 70cl / 50% abv – Click To Buy!
TALISKER 40 YEAR OLD 70cl / 50% abv – £2,750.00
TALISKER 40 YEAR OLD DESCRIPTION
The oldest official bottling from Talisker distillery on Skye, this 1978 vintage has been matured in American oak barrels before a period of finishing in 40 year old Amontillado sherry casks from one of the oldest bodegas in Jerez, Spain. The first in The Bodega Series of cask-finished releases, this method of finishing harks back to the way Talisker would have been made at the beginning of the 20th century.
TALISKER 41 YEAR OLD 70cl / 50.7% abv – Click To Buy!
TALISKER 41 YEAR OLD 70cl / 50.7% abv – £2,900.00
TALISKER 41 YEAR OLD DESCRIPTION
The oldest ever official bottling from Talisker distillery on Skye, this 1978 vintage has been matured in American oak barrels before a period of finishing in Manzanilla sherry casks from Delgado Zuleta, one of the oldest bodegas in Jerez, Spain. The second in The Bodega Series of cask-finished releases, this method of finishing harks back to the way Talisker would have been made at the beginning of the 20th century. Limited to just 2,000 bottles worldwide.
MACALLAN M BLACK 70cl / 45% abv – Click To Buy!
MACALLAN M BLACK 70cl / 45% abv – £8,000.00
MACALLAN M BLACK DESCRIPTION
This striking single malt is the successor to the iconic Macallan M decanter. Crafted in black crystal from Lalique, the Macallan M Black is a deep and smoky expression of the famous Speyside whisky. Limited to just 725 decanters worldwide.
JOHNNIE WALKER BLENDERS’ BATCH DIRECTORS EDITION 2016 2x50cl / 40% abv – Click To Buy!
JOHNNIE WALKER BLENDERS’ BATCH DIRECTORS EDITION 2016 2x50cl / 40% abv – £2,995.00
JOHNNIE WALKER BLENDERS’ BATCH DIRECTORS EDITION 2016 DESCRIPTION
MACALLAN 50 YEAR OLD RED COLLECTION 70cl / 45.1% abv – Click To Buy!
MACALLAN 50 YEAR OLD RED COLLECTION 70cl / 45.1% abv – £69,995.00
MACALLAN 50 YEAR OLD RED COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
The Red Collection features an impressive and spectacular range of rare single malt scotch whiskies from The Macallan. Why red, you might ask? The distinctive red colour is inspired by The Macallan ‘Choice Old’ range, released over a century ago in 1903, and brought to life by beautiful illustrations by acclaimed Spanish painter and illustrator Javi Aznarez.
This cracker, The Macallan 50 Year Old, is made from sherry seasoned casks and barrels and bottled at 45.1% abv. Out of this world stuff.
MACALLAN 1954 47 YEAR OLD FINE & RARE #1902 70cl / 50.2% abv – Click To Buy!
MACALLAN 1954 47 YEAR OLD FINE & RARE #1902 70cl / 50.2% abv – £31,995.00
MACALLAN 1947 15 YEAR OLD FINE & RARE 70cl / 45.4% abv – Click To Buy!
MACALLAN 1947 15 YEAR OLD FINE & RARE 70cl / 45.4% abv – £34,000.00
MACALLAN 1940 37 YEAR OLD FINE & RARE 70cl / 43% abv – Click To Buy!
MACALLAN 1940 37 YEAR OLD FINE & RARE 70cl / 43% abv – £34,995.00
MACALLAN 1938 31 YEAR OLD FINE & RARE 70cl / 43% abv – Click To Buy!
MACALLAN 1938 31 YEAR OLD FINE & RARE 70cl / 43% abv – £42,500.00
MACALLAN 30 YEAR OLD SHERRY OAK 70cl / 43% abv – Click To Buy!
MACALLAN 30 YEAR OLD SHERRY OAK 70cl / 43% abv – £4,699.00
MACALLAN 30 YEAR OLD SHERRY OAK DESCRIPTION
The 2018 release of The Macallan 30 Year Old Sherry Oak has been matured in Oloroso casks sourced from Jerez, Spain, to the exacting standards of The Macallan’s Master of Wood to create a luxurious single malt rich with dried fruits and orange.
MACALLAN 1990 22 YEAR OLD FINE & RARE #24706 70cl / 58.2% abv – Click To Buy!
MACALLAN 1990 22 YEAR OLD FINE & RARE #24706 70cl / 58.2% abv – £9,950.00
MACALLAN 1990 22 YEAR OLD FINE & RARE #24706 DESCRIPTION
BUNNAHABHAIN 40 YEAR OLD 70cl / 41.9% abv – Click To Buy!
BUNNAHABHAIN 40 YEAR OLD 70cl / 41.9% abv – £2,225.00
BUNNAHABHAIN 40 YEAR OLD DESCRIPTION
This unpeated Islay single malt has been aged for four decades to produce a rich and complex whisky with great balance. Bottled at 41.9% abv without chill-filtration.
BUNNAHABHAIN 1980 CANASTA CASK FINISH 70cl / 49.5% abv – Click To Buy!
BUNNAHABHAIN 1980 CANASTA CASK FINISH 70cl / 49.5% abv – £1,800.00
BUNNAHABHAIN 1980 CANASTA CASK FINISH DESCRIPTION
A limited edition 36 year old whisky from Islay’s Bunnahabhain distillery, first filled to Oloroso sherry casks before being finished in sweet Canasta sherry casks. Only 1,200 bottles have been produced at a cask strength of 49.5% abv.
GORDON & MACPHAIL GLEN GRANT 1962 43 YEAR OLD SHERRY CASK 70cl / 40% abv – Click To Buy!
GORDON & MACPHAIL GLEN GRANT 1962 43 YEAR OLD SHERRY CASK 70cl / 40% abv – £1,499.00
GORDON & MACPHAIL GLEN GRANT 1962 43 YEAR OLD SHERRY CASK DESCRIPTION
This Glen Grant 1962 bottled by indpendent bottler Gordon & Macphail is a whisky of great age and rarity. Released with the traditional old distillery label it has been aged for 43 years in sherry oak developing a colour that is completely decadent. Bottled in 2006 at a strength of 40% abv.
GORDON & MACPHAIL GLEN GRANT 1954 59 YEAR OLD 70cl / 40% abv – Click To Buy!
GORDON & MACPHAIL GLEN GRANT 1954 59 YEAR OLD 70cl / 40% abv – £2,500.00
GORDON & MACPHAIL GLEN GRANT 1954 59 YEAR OLD DESCRIPTION
GLENFIDDICH 50 YEAR OLD 70cl / 46.1% abv – Click To Buy!
GLENFIDDICH 50 YEAR OLD 70cl / 46.1% abv – £24,650.00
LINKWOOD 1966 PRIVATE COLLECTION 70cl / 51.2% abv – Click To Buy!
LINKWOOD 1966 PRIVATE COLLECTION 70cl / 51.2% abv – £6,500.00
LINKWOOD 1966 PRIVATE COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
This Linkwood 1966 bottled by independent bottler Gordon & Macphail in 2020 has been aged for over half a century in a first fill sherry hogshead. It is bottled at a strength of 51.2% abv with natural mahogany colour and free from chill filtration. Limited to only 32 bottles! A very special and decadent whisky.
DALMORE QUINTESSENCE 70cl / 45% abv – Click To Buy!
DALMORE QUINTESSENCE 70cl / 45% abv – £1,000.00
DALMORE QUINTESSENCE DESCRIPTION
This unique expression from the Dalmore distillery celebrates Master Distiller, Richard Paterson’s five decades in the industry. Created to showcase Paterson’s artistry in maturation, this Highland Single Malt has been finished for an unprecedented five years in casks from five varieties of red wine grape.
Only 200 bottles available in the UK!
Banff 40 Year Old Platinum Old and Rare 70cl 40.6% abv Speyside – Click To Buy!
Banff 40 Year Old Platinum Old and Rare 70cl 40.6% abv Speyside – £1,275.00
Banff 40 Year Old Platinum Old and Rare Description
Dallas Dhu 50 Year Old 1969 – Private Collection (Gordon & MacPhail(70cl, 43.1%) – Click To Buy!
Dallas Dhu 50 Year Old 1969 – Private Collection (Gordon & MacPhail) (70cl, 43.1%) – £6,913.72
Dallas Dhu 50yo 1969 G&M Bottling Note
A very impressive 50 year old single malt from the Dallas Dhu Distillery, originally known as Dallasmore. Sadly the distillery closed in 1983, but this whisky was distilled back in 1969 and filled into a refill sherry hogshead on the 10 June 1969. Many moons later, Gordon & MacPhail drew the whisky and bottled it for the Private Collection at 43.1% ABV, with only 176 bottles produced.
Brora 1982 (bottled 2008) – Connoisseurs Choice (Gordon and MacPhail) (70cl, 43%) – Click To Buy!
Brora 1982 (bottled 2008) – Connoisseurs Choice (Gordon and MacPhail) (70cl, 43%) – £1,200.00
Brora 1982-2008 Bottling Note
A 26 year old from the Connoisseur’s Choice range. This bottling was matured in refill sherry casks and bottled in 2008 exhibiting the typical Brora style; though a Northern Highland malt, it has a certain Islay character.
Johnnie Walker 40 Year Old Master’s Ruby Reserve (70cl, 43%) – Click To Buy!
Johnnie Walker 40 Year Old Master’s Ruby Reserve (70cl, 43%) – £14,500.00
Johnnie Walker 40yo Ruby Bottling Note
How do you celebrate 40 years of dedication to the world of whisky? With a phenomenal 40 year old whisky, of course! Johnnie Walker 40 Year Old Master’s Ruby Reserve was made to honour master blender Jim Beveridge OBE and his 40 years of work at Johnnie Walker. The Master’s Ruby Reserve is comprised of eight casks of 40 year old whisky, specially selected by the aforementioned master blender, including a few from some closed distilleries. 398 bottles of this whisky were produced.
Caol Ila 40 Year Old – The Kinship (Hunter Laing) (70cl, 51.8%)- Click To Buy!
Caol Ila 40 Year Old – The Kinship (Hunter Laing) (70cl, 51.8%)- £1,506.88
Caol Ila 40yo Kinship Bottling Note
This Caol Ila has enjoyed quite the maturation, having been aged for a massive 40 years! It was independently bottled after four decades of rest by Hunter Laing as part of The Kinship range, and was released to commemorate the virtual Fèis Ìle 2021. Only 183 bottles were produced.
Jura 40 Year Old 1976 (cask 12264) – Xtra Old Particular (Douglas Laing) (70cl, 54.1%) – Click To Buy!
Jura 40 Year Old 1976 (cask 12264) – Xtra Old Particular (Douglas Laing) (70cl, 54.1%) – £1,495.00
Jura 40yo 1976 #12264 Bottling Note
After four decades of maturation, this single malt Scotch whisky from the Jura distillery was deemed worthy of joining Douglas Laing’s Xtra Old particular bottling range! It was distilled in December 1976 and left to age for 40 years in a refill barrel until November 2017, when it was bottled at cask strength. Only 33 bottles were produced.
Bunnahabhain 40 Year Old 1979 (cask 6508) – Artist #9 (La Maison du Whisky) (70cl, 46.7%) – Click To Buy!
Bunnahabhain 40 Year Old 1979 (cask 6508) – Artist #9 (La Maison du Whisky) (70cl, 46.7%) – £1,150.00
Bunnahabhain 40yo #6508 Bottling Note
From the Bunnahabhain Distillery on Islay comes a 40 year old single malt, aged in a refill sherry butt from 1979 to 2019. A release of 306 bottles from La Maison Du Whisky’s ninth Artist series, featuring the work of Wang Yabin on the label. Four decades of maturation! Four! Very impressive indeed.
Glencraig 40 Year Old 1976 (cask 4253) – Cask Strength Collection Rare Reserve (Signatory)(70cl, 42.6%) – Click To Buy!
Glencraig 40 Year Old 1976 (cask 4253) – Cask Strength Collection Rare Reserve (Signatory)(70cl, 42.6%) – £1,125.00
Glencraig 40yo #4253 Bottling Note
When you see a whisky carrying the Glencraig name, it’s time to sit up and take notice. The unusual Lomond still at Glenburgie Distillery used to make Glencraig was abandoned in 1981, because it was notoriously hard to clean. You won’t find a Glencraig-distilled whisky from anytime after this era, but – luckily for you – this handsome chap before was distilled on the 11th June 1976.
A 40 year maturation in bourbon barrel number 4253 ended on 31st January 2017, when Signatory bottled this single malt Scotch at 42.6% ABV for its series the ‘Cask Strength Collection Rare Reserve’.
A whisky of natural colour, the Glencraig 40 Year Old 1976 has an outturn of just 192 individually numbered decanter bottles, and you may not get another chance to sample to delights of Glencraig. You’ve been warned.
Glenfarclas 40 Year Old (70cl, 43%) – Click To Buy!
Glenfarclas 40 Year Old (70cl, 43%) – £828.90
Glenfarclas 40 Year Old Bottling Note
A much adored expression here – 40 year old single malt Scotch whisky from the legendary Glenfarclas, offering up generous helpings of Sherried notes that the distillery are famous for. Bottled at 43% ABV, and presented alongside a handsome box reminiscent of the iconic doors of Glenfarclas’ warehouse.
Glenturret 30 Year Old (2020 Maiden Release) (70cl, 45.7%) – Click To Buy!
Glenturret 30 Year Old (2020 Maiden Release) (70cl, 45.7%) – £1,495.95
Glenturret 30yo 2020 Bottling Note
A marvellous single malt from Glenturret’s 2020 Maiden Release series, which has matured for 30 years! Not only that, this particular expression was treated to a finishing period in specially-selected European oak sherry casks, helping to bolster the rich fruit and warming spice notes within.
Laphroaig 30 Year Old – The Kinship (Hunter Laing) (70cl, 53.6%) – Click To Buy!
Laphroaig 30 Year Old – The Kinship (Hunter Laing) (70cl, 53.6%) – £834.30
Laphroaig 30yo Kinship Bottling Note
A fantastic 30 year old single malt from the Laphroaig Distillery on Islay, independently bottled by Hunter Laing. This one was aged for three decades before being bottled up at cask strength. A release of 344 bottles as part of The Kinship series.
Highland Park 25 Year Old – 1990s (70cl, 53.5%) – Click To Buy!
Highland Park 25 Year Old – 1990s (70cl, 53.5%) – £995.00
Highland Park 25yo 1990s Bottling Note
Highland Park fans, this’ll be right up your street – it’s an old bottling of their spectacular 25 year old single malt! These rare bottlings are rather fetching indeed, and it even comes with a handsome presentation tube too…
Dalmore 35 Year Old (70cl, 40%) – Click To Buy!
Dalmore 35 Year Old (70cl, 40%) – £4,500.00
Dalmore 35 Year Old Bottling Note
2016 marks 50 years in whisky for Master Distiller Richard Paterson, a milestone also marked by a a number of special releases of The Dalmore. This 35 year old, just 1,000 bottles of which will be released each year for the next five years, was matured in bourbon, Matusalem Sherry and Colheita Port casks. Presented in a Baccarat crystal decanter bottle, the stag is produced by Royal Warrant-holding Scottish silversmiths Hamilton & Inches.
Glenfarclas 1954 (cask 1260) Family Cask Summer 2014 Release (70cl, 47.2%)- Click To Buy!
Glenfarclas 1954 (cask 1260) Family Cask Summer 2014 Release (70cl, 47.2%)- £6,789.23
Glenfarclas 1954 #1260 Bottling Note
A Glenfarclas Family Cask bottling 1954 vintage single malt, which has matured in cask #1260 (a plain butt, if you were wondering) from 1954 to March 2014 – quite a feat, we’re sure you’ll agree. 480 bottles of this single malt Scotch whisky were produced and released as part of the Summer 2014 Family Cask Release.
Glenfarclas 1958 (cask 2061) Family Cask Spring 2015 Release(70cl, 41.7%) – Click To Buy!
Glenfarclas 1958 (cask 2061) Family Cask Spring 2015 Release(70cl, 41.7%) – £6,511.14
Glenfarclas 1958 #2061 Bottling Note
Incredibly well-aged and well-Sherried single malt from the legendary Glenfarclas distillery, released for their Family Cask range. This was distilled all the way back in 1958 and left to age in a single Sherry hogshead until November 2014 (hence the staggeringly dark hue of the whisky!). Just 130 bottles were produced.
Glenfarclas 1975 (cask 1185) Family Cask Winter 2015 Release (70cl, 44.5%) – Click To Buy!
Glenfarclas 1975 (cask 1185) Family Cask Winter 2015 Release (70cl, 44.5%) – £6,500.00
Glenfarclas 1975 #1185 Bottling Note
Another very well-matured single cask bottling from the extensive Glenfarclas Family Cask range. This time, they’ve drawn whisky from a fourth-fill hogshead which was laid down in 1975 and cracked open in August 2015! Just 120 bottles were produced for the Winter 2015 release.
Glenfarclas 1959 (cask 3226) Family Cask Spring 2015 Release (70cl, 55.2%) – Click To Buy!
Glenfarclas 1959 (cask 3226) Family Cask Spring 2015 Release (70cl, 55.2%) – £6,130.07
Glenfarclas 1959 #3226 Bottling Note
A 1959 vintage Glenfarclas family cask! Just look at it – it looks like treacle! Matured in a single ex-Sherry hoggie, it was bottled on 28th November 2014 and released as part of the Spring 2015 releases. The outturn of this desert island dream whisky was just 172 bottles.
Glenfarclas 1962 (cask 3246) Family Cask Spring 2015 Release (70cl, 43.4%) – Click To Buy!
Glenfarclas 1962 (cask 3246) Family Cask Spring 2015 Release (70cl, 43.4%) – £5,459.21
Glenfarclas 1962 #3246 Bottling Note
A single cask bottling of very well-matured single malt from Glenfarclas’ Family Cask range! This one was matured in a single Sherry hogshead from 1962 to November 2014, when it was bottled for the Spring 2015 release. Only 184 bottles were produced, so grab one before they’re all gone!
Glenfarclas 1963 (cask 178) Family Cask Autumn 2014 Release (70cl, 45.1%) – Click To Buy!
Glenfarclas 1963 (cask 178) Family Cask Autumn 2014 Release (70cl, 45.1%) – £5,126.83
Glenfarclas 1963 #178 Bottling Note
1963 vintage Glenfarclas single malt, matured in a single Sherry hogshead and released as part of their excellent Family Cask series for their Autumn 2014 release. Only 168 bottles were produced – and just looks at it! Surely this’ll be just jam-packed with intense Sherried deliciousness…
Glenfarclas 1983 (cask 28) Family Cask Winter 2018 Release (70cl, 48.8%) – Click To Buy!
Glenfarclas 1983 (cask 28) Family Cask Winter 2018 Release (70cl, 48.8%) – £1,495.00
Glenfarclas 1983 #28 Bottling Note
It’s the 2018 release of the Glenfarclas Family Cask expression! This Highlander was distilled all the way back in 1983, and left to slumber in a refill hogshead. When December 2018 came around, it was bottled at 48.8% ABV, with an outturn of
272 limited bottles.
Laphroaig 21 Year Old 1997 – Single Cask (Master of Malt) (70cl, 51.6%) – Click To Buy!
Laphroaig 21 Year Old 1997 – Single Cask (Master of Malt) (70cl, 51.6%) – £574.95
Laphroaig 21yo 1997 Bottling Note
We’ve got our hands on some smashing Laphroaig to bottle up for our Single Cask Series! This 21 year old Islay single malt was distilled back in April 1997 and left to age in a first fill bourbon hogshead until we bottled it up in July 2018 at cask strength. No chill filtration, no additional colouring. Just tasty whisky from Islay’s south coast.
Laphroaig 21 Year Old 1999 (cask 14621) – Xtra Old Paticular (Douglas Laing) 70cl, 55.6%) – Click To Buy!
Laphroaig 21 Year Old 1999 (cask 14621) – Xtra Old Paticular (Douglas Laing) 70cl, 55.6%) – £450.00
Laphroaig 21yo ’99 #14621 Bottling Note
A Douglas Laing bottling of single malt Scotch whisky from the legendary Laphroaig Distillery, drawn from a single butt cask that was laid down in March 1999. After 21 years of slumber, the whisky was bottled up in February 2021 as part of the Xtra Old Particular series, which is reserved for exciting bottlings just like this one. A release of 303 bottles.
Balvenie 25 Year Old – Rare Marriages (70cl, 48%) – Click To Buy!
Balvenie 25 Year Old – Rare Marriages (70cl, 48%) – £575.00
Balvenie 25yo Marriages Bottling Note
An excellent 25 year olds single malt here from the Balvenie Distillery up in Speyside, released as part of its Rare Marriages series. Having been matured in a combo of European and American oak casks before being married in a tun (hence the name – get it?), this expression has had a quarter of a century to develop a rich, rewarding flavour profile.
Ardbeg 6 Year Old 2011 (cask 2198) – Single Cask (70cl, 60.2%) – Click To Buy!
Ardbeg 6 Year Old 2011 (cask 2198) – Single Cask (70cl, 60.2%) – £1,200.00
Ardbeg 6yo 2011 #2198 Bottling Note
Single cask single malt from the legendary Ardbeg, distilled in August 2011 and left to aged in a first-fill bourbon barrel. After 6 years of slumber, the whisky was bottled at cask strength in July 2018 with a small outturn of 256 bottles.
Ardbeg Committee Reserve (bottled 2002) (70cl, 55.3%) – Click To Buy!
Ardbeg Committee Reserve (bottled 2002) (70cl, 55.3%) – £1,195.00
Ardbeg Committee 2002 Bottling Note
This rare Islay single malt was released especially for the Ardbeg Committee, bottled up at a burly 55.3% ABV back in 2002. 3,000 bottles were released of this highly collectible whisky.
Ardbeg 24 Year Old Pedro Ximénez Cask Finish (Darkness)(50cl, 46.8%) – Click To Buy!
Ardbeg 24 Year Old Pedro Ximénez Cask Finish (Darkness)(50cl, 46.8%) – £1,034.95
Ardbeg 24yo Darkness Bottling Note
Sound the indie Ardbeg alarm, because we’ve got a 24 year old single malt from the aforementioned distillery on the south coast of Islay bottled up for the Darkness range! Not only is this a wonderfully well-aged expression, it was also allowed a finishing period in a Pedro Ximénez sherry octave cask, imparting a hefty helping of sherried excellence – which is what Darkness is all about!
Ardbeg 26 Year Old 1991 (cask 1922) – Mackillop’s Choice (70cl, 40.4%) – Click To Buy!
Ardbeg 26 Year Old 1991 (cask 1922) – Mackillop’s Choice (70cl, 40.4%) – £795.00
Ardbeg 26yo 1997 #1922 Bottling Note
Indie Ardbeg Alert: Here is a 26 year old bottling of Ardbeg single malt, independently bottled for the Mackillop’s Choice range. This one was distilled in October 1991 (a few years after the distillery reopened, and a few years before the distillery was closed once again) then filled into a bourbon cask, where it matured until March 2018. Just 70 bottles were produced.
Ardbeg 1974 – Connoisseurs Choice (Gordon & MacPhail) (70cl, 40%) – Click To Buy!
Ardbeg 1974 – Connoisseurs Choice (Gordon & MacPhail) (70cl, 40%) – £795.00
Ardbeg 1974 Bottling Note
These mid-1990s Connoisseur’s Choice bottlings of mid-70s Ardbegs have become legendary, and this is a truly stunning example we don’t expect to hang around very long…
Glenrothes 1968 (bottled 2018) (cask 13504) – The Last Drop (75cl, 51.3%) – Click To Buy!
Glenrothes 1968 (bottled 2018) (cask 13504) – The Last Drop (75cl, 51.3%) – £5,400.00
Glenrothes 1968 #13504 Bottling Note
The Last Drop have only gone and bottled up a pair of very old single malts from the Glenrothes distillery! These whiskies were drawn from two single casks, both laid down in 1968 and cracked open in 2018 – this particular cask was bottled at 51.3% ABV. Each 70cl bottle comes with a 5cl miniature, meaning if you want to keep the full bottle closed but really want to taste the whisky, you don’t have to make a difficult decision.
Glenrothes 1969 (bottled 2019) (cask 16207) – The Last Drop (75cl, 47.1%) – Click To Buy!
Glenrothes 1969 (bottled 2019) (cask 16207) – The Last Drop (75cl, 47.1%) – £5,400.00
Glenrothes 1969 #16207 Bottling Note
The Last Drop has done it again with this stunning bottle of Glenrothes, distilled all the way back in October 1969. The single malt was filled into a single bourbon cask #16207, where it stayed for almost half a century. The whisky finally saw the light of day again in 2018, when it was bottled. Alongside each bottle of this special whisky comes a 5cl miniature replica and a leather bound notebook where you can jot down your own tasting notes. Only 141 sets were produced.
Glenrothes 1970 (bottled 2020) (cask 10586) – The Last Drop (75cl, 45.3%) – Click To Buy!
Glenrothes 1970 (bottled 2020) (cask 10586) – The Last Drop (75cl, 45.3%) – £5,400.00
Glenrothes 1970 #10586 Bottling Note
Back on 6 December 1970, Glenrothes filled a trio of casks which were then bottled many moons later by The Last Drop. This single malt here was drawn from cask #10586, having spent half a century in the single cask before it was bottled in 2020. A limited 103 bottles were released at 45.3% ABV, accompanied by a 5cl miniature bottle, a custom-made stopper and a tasting book for your own tasting notes, all kept safe and sound in a leather case. Luxurious indeed.
Glenrothes 1970 (bottled 2020) (cask 10588) – The Last Drop (75cl, 44.1%) – Click To Buy!
Glenrothes 1970 (bottled 2020) (cask 10588) – The Last Drop (75cl, 44.1%) – £5,400.00
Glenrothes 1970 #10588 Bottling Note
One of three 1970 vintage single malts produced at the Glenrothes Distillery and bottled by The Last Drop. Completing a trilogy of Glenrothes whiskies, the 1970s vintage was released as three single cask bottlings – this one was drawn from cask #10588. Just 87 bottles were produced, and each one comes with a 5cl miniature, so you can keep your full bottle sealed.
Glenrothes 1970 (bottled 2020) (cask 10589) – The Last Drop (75cl, 45%) – Click To Buy!
Glenrothes 1970 (bottled 2020) (cask 10589) – The Last Drop (75cl, 45%) – £5,400.00
Glenrothes 1970 #10589 Bottling Note
From The Last Drop comes one of three extremely impressive Glenrothes single cask single malts distilled back in 1970. Completing a trilogy of Glenrothes releases (starting with a 1968 vintage, followed up with a 1969 vintage, and now on to 1970), this particular bottling was drawn from cask 10589, and bottled with an outturn of 96 bottles. It also comes with a 5cl miniature of the same whisky, so you don’t have to open your full bottle if you want to taste the whisky itself.
The Glenrothes 1976 (cask 2677) (bottled 2015)(70cl, 47.4%) – Click To Buy!
The Glenrothes 1976 (cask 2677) (bottled 2015)(70cl, 47.4%) – £848.85
The Glenrothes 1976 #2677 Bottling Note
A 1976 vintage Glenrothes from back when the distillery was home to only six stills – they currently have ten stills! This was filled into second-fill American oak hogshead #2677 in February 1976 and allowed to age until December 2015, when it was bottled with an outturn of just 238 bottles. A special bottle indeed from the Speyside single malt distillery.
Laphroaig 28 Year Old (70cl, 44.4%) – Click To Buy!
Laphroaig 28 Year Old (70cl, 44.4%) – £474.85
Laphroaig 28 Year Old Bottling Note
Released in 2018, this 28 year old Laphroaig single malt Scotch whisky was drawn from a selection of cask varieties and then married in sherry casks for 12 months before bottling. Well-aged Laphroaig is a thing of beauty, so all you Islay whisky enthusiasts should be very intrigued by this one…
Laphroaig 25 Year Old Cask Strength (2019 Release) (70cl, 51.4%) – Click To Buy!
Laphroaig 25 Year Old Cask Strength (2019 Release) (70cl, 51.4%) – £375.00
Laphroaig 25yo 2019 Bottling Note
A cask strength Laphraoig is truly something to behold, much less one that’s seen a quarter of a century of ageing! This here is the 2019 release of Laphroaig’s 25 Year Old Cask Strength expression. The smoky single malt has been matured in a duo of both bourbon barrels and Oloroso sherry casks for a whole 25 years. Eventually it was bottled in 2019 at cask strength, weighing in at a generous 51.4% ABV.
Laphroaig 20 Year Old (That Boutique-y Whisky Company)(50cl, 49.9%) – Click To Buy!
Laphroaig 20 Year Old (That Boutique-y Whisky Company) (50cl, 49.9%) – £324.95
Laphroaig 20yo TBWC Bottling Note
Great Scotch! It’s another bottling of Laphroaig single malt Scotch whisky, independently bottled by That Boutique-y Whisky Company! This time, they’ve managed to get their hands on an excellent 20 year old whisky from the distillery on Islay, and the label still features the chaps from Living Room Whisky upon the label.
Batch 6 is a release of 490 bottles.
‘That Boutique-y Whisky Company’ bottles single malts, single grains and bourbons from a variety of renowned distilleries as well as producing award-winning blended malts and blends. These whiskies are adorned with cultish graphic novel-style labels.
Glenfiddich Grand Cru 23 Year Old (70cl, 40%) – Click To Buy!
Glenfiddich Grand Cru 23 Year Old (70cl, 40%) – £220.00
Glenfiddich Grand Cru Bottling Note
The folks at Glenfiddich clearly enjoy exploring new cask types for their whisky. Whether it’s peaty whisky in rum casks, or making good use of icewine casks, the distillery certainly has some experimental flair. And if experimental flair is what you’re after, Glenfiddich Grand Cru 23 Year Old is the perfect thing. This single malt initially ages in American and European oak casks, before being moved over to rare French cuvée oak casks. The influence these casks has had on the whisky is fantastic, lifting the palate with notes of baked goods and fresh fruit.
Port Dundas 43 Year Old 1978 (cask 14767) – Xtra Old Particular (Douglas Laing) (70cl, 53.3%) – Click To Buy!
Port Dundas 43 Year Old 1978 (cask 14767) – Xtra Old Particular (Douglas Laing) (70cl, 53.3%) – £469.42
Port Dundas 43yo 1978 Bottling Note
Particularly old single grain from Douglas Laing’s Xtra Old Particular range! This one was distilled by Port Dundas (now sadly closed) back in January 1978 and aged in a refill hogshead for 43 years. After that, it was bottled up at cask strength with an outturn of only 148 bottles.
Bunnahabhain 31 Year Old -The Kinship (Hunter Laing)(70cl, 46.9%) – Click To Buy!
Bunnahabhain 31 Year Old -The Kinship (Hunter Laing) (70cl, 46.9%) – £521.48
Bunnahabhain 31yo Kinship Bottling Note
From Hunter Laing’s The Kinship independent bottling series come a long-matured single malt Scotch whisky from Islay’s Bunnahabhain Distillery! This expression was treated to a 31 year slumber, and was eventually bottled up with an outturn of only 253 bottles. This was one of six whiskies released to commemorate the virtual Fèis Ìle 2021.
Ardbeg 19 Year Old – The Kinship (Hunter Laing)(70cl, 47.8%) – Click To Buy!
Ardbeg 19 Year Old – The Kinship (Hunter Laing)(70cl, 47.8%) – £521.78
Ardbeg 19yo Kinship Bottling Note
Indie bottlings of Ardbeg are marvellous things, though fairly few and far between. This one here is a 19 year old expression from the legendary Islay distillery, which was aged for 19 years before Hunter Laing bottled it up for The Kinship collection. 264 bottles were released, commemorating the virtual Fèis Ìle 2021.
Bunnahabhain 30 Year Old 1990 (cask 14861) – Xtra Old Particular The Black Series (Douglas Laing)(70cl, 43.5%) – Click To Buy!
Bunnahabhain 30 Year Old 1990 (cask 14861) – Xtra Old Particular The Black Series (Douglas Laing)(70cl, 43.5%) – £545.00
Bunnahabhain 30yo #14861 Bottling Note
Behold, some marvellously well-aged single malt from Islay’s Bunnahabhain Distillery! This expression was distilled in November 1990 and allowed to mature for an impressive 30 years in a single refill hogshead cask. Following three decades of rest, this whisky was independently bottled by Douglas Laing for the Xtra Old Particular The Black Series range in April 2021. Just 291 bottles were produced.
Bruichladdich 29 Year Old – The Kinship (Hunter Laing) (70cl, 45.4%) – Click To Buy!
Bruichladdich 29 Year Old – The Kinship (Hunter Laing) (70cl, 45.4%) – £548.96
Bruichladdich 29 Kinship Bottling Note
The Kinship range is a series of independently bottled whiskies from Hunter Laing, with a specific focus on excellent Islay expressions. This one in particular is a 29 year old single malt from Bruichladdich, released to commemorate the virtual Fèis Ìle 2021. A small release of 270 bottles.
Teaninich 35 Year Old 1983 (cask 8070) – 30th Anniversary Gift Box (Signatory)(70cl, 57.5%) – Click To Buy!
Teaninich 35 Year Old 1983 (cask 8070) – 30th Anniversary Gift Box (Signatory)(70cl, 57.5%) – £550.00
Teaninich 35yo 1983 #8070 Bottling Note
A 35 year old single malt from the Teaninich Distillery, bottled for a rather special occasion – the 30th anniversary of top indie bottler Signatory! This expression was distilled in 1983, and aged in a refill butt until 2018, when it was bottled up at 57.5% ABV with an outturn of 575 bottles.
Dalwhinnie 30 Year Old (Special Release 2020)(70cl, 51.9%) – Click To Buy!
Dalwhinnie 30 Year Old (Special Release 2020)(70cl, 51.9%) – £550.00
Dalwhinnie 30yo (SR 2020) Bottling Note
Behold, a rather well-matured single malt from the Dalwhinnie Distillery, bottled for Diageo’s 2020 Special Releases! This expression slumbered soundly for 30 years in refill hogshead casks, before being bottled up at 51.9% ABV. Brilliant stuff, this. Loads of shortbread, orchard fruit and soft spices to dig into.
Aultmore 1983 (bottled 1997) – Flora and Fauna Cask Strength (70cl, 58.8%) – Click To Buy!
Aultmore 1983 (bottled 1997) – Flora and Fauna Cask Strength (70cl, 58.8%) – £595.00
Aultmore 1983 Flora Cask Bottling Note
An intriguing release from the Flora and Fauna series right here, folks! It’s an 1983 vintage single malt from the Aultmore Distillery, which was bottled in 1997 at cask strength. The majority of the Flora and Fauna series was bottled at 43% ABV, so this cask strength edition is particularly fascinating indeed.
Balvenie 26 Year Old – A Day of Dark Barley (70cl, 47.8%) – Click To Buy!
Balvenie 26 Year Old – A Day of Dark Barley (70cl, 47.8%) – £599.95
Balvenie Dark Barley Bottling Note
The third release in The Balvenie Stories range is a particularly rich and exciting 26 year old expression, title A Day of Dark Barley. It sounds quite ominous, doesn’t it? Don’t worry, here’s a spoiler to the end of the story – it results in excellent whisky!
This expression harks back to a day in 1992, when Balvenie mashman Brian Webster and maltman Robbie Gormley took in a delivery of dark barley, kicking of a long experiment. Dark barley isn’t a common sight in the whisky world – you’re more likely to see it put to use in beer brewing, particularly those yummy stouts we hear people talking about. Turns out, it also makes yummy single malt. Ideal.
Tomatin 36 Year Old – Batch 7(70cl, 46%) – Click To Buy!
Tomatin 36 Year Old – Batch 7(70cl, 46%) – £607.63
Tomatin 36yo Batch 7 Bottling Note
Another brill batch of incredible well-matured whisky from the Tomatin Distillery up in the Highlands! This expression has aged for a huge 36 years, which was plenty of time for its flavour profile to develop and mature. Of course, such a whisky deserved to be well-presented, so this one comes with a presentation box, as well as a snazzy case!
Glenmorangie Grand Vintage Malt 1996 (bottled 2018) – Bond House No.1(70cl, 43%) – Click To Buy!
Glenmorangie Grand Vintage Malt 1996 (bottled 2018) – Bond House No.1(70cl, 43%) – £635.00
Glenmorangie 1996 (2018) Bottling Note
A rather glorious Glenmorangie single malt here, distilled back in 1996! The oak in which it slumbered hails from the Ozark Mountains in Missouri and the casks were seasoned with bourbon, adding a luscious, creamy depth to the whisky. Eventually, the Grand Vintage Malt was released as the sixth bottling in the ever-brilliant Bond House No.1 series. A gorgeous, silky spirit from the Highland distillery.
Read more about what we thought when we were lucky enough to taste the whisky right here in our blog post!
Glen Grant 35 Year Old 1985 (cask 14969) – Xtra Old Particular (Douglas Laing) (70cl, 55.5%) – Click To Buy!
Glen Grant 35 Year Old 1985 (cask 14969) – Xtra Old Particular (Douglas Laing) (70cl, 55.5%) – £640.00
Glen Grant 35yo #14969 Bottling Note
Glen Grant’s whiskies are regarded as being particularly good for long ageing, and this indie expression from Douglas Laing’s Xtra Old Particular exemplifies this brilliantly. It’s a 35 year old single malt from the distillery in Speyside, matured in a single refill hogshead from July 1985 to June 2021. A very small release of 183 bottles.
Isle of Jura 1989 Rare Vintage (70cl, 53.5%) – Click To Buy!
Isle of Jura 1989 Rare Vintage (70cl, 53.5%) – £650.00
Isle of Jura 1989 Bottling Note
A 1989 vintage single malt which hails from the Isle of Jura! After it was distilled, it was laid to rest in American white oak bourbon barrels, where it stayed until 2019. After that point, it was bottled at 53.5% ABV for the Rare Vintage series, with the limited 1,500 bottles accompanied by a very classy presentation box. Did you know that on Jura there are more deer than people? What a terrifying prospect.
Caol Ila 35 Year Old 1984 (cask 13081) – Xtra Old Particular (Douglas Laing) (70cl, 48.6%) – Click To Buy!
Caol Ila 35 Year Old 1984 (cask 13081) – Xtra Old Particular (Douglas Laing) (70cl, 48.6%) – £653.69
Caol Ila 35yo 1984 #13081 Bottling Note
A stunning bottle of Caol Ila, distilled all the way back in January 1984. After 35 long years, the single malt was bottled in March 2019 from a single refill hogshead, for Douglas Laing’s XOP Old Particular range. The whisky saw an outturn of only 268 bottles at 48.6% ABV.
Amrut 10 Year Old Greedy Angels (2019 Release) (70cl, 55%) – Click To Buy!
Amrut 10 Year Old Greedy Angels (2019 Release) (70cl, 55%) – £680.36
Amrut Greedy Angels 2019 Bottling Note
This impressive Indian single malt is the delicious work of Amrut. The 2019 release of Greedy Angels was matured in oak casks for a whole decade before bottling at a generous 55% ABV. The liquid was presented in this rather elegant decanter, complete with glass stopper. The title comes from the Angel’s Share, the name given to the whisky that evaporates during maturation. Those angels can be greedy indeed, but they didn’t get their hands on this whisky!
Rosebank 12 Year Old – Flora and Fauna (without Presentation Box)(70cl, 43%) – Click To Buy!
Rosebank 12 Year Old – Flora and Fauna (without Presentation Box) (70cl, 43%) – £695.00
Rosebank 12 (No Box) Bottling Note
A superb triple-distilled single malt from the now silent Rosebank distillery, bottled as part of the Flora and Fauna series.
Lagavulin Feis Ile 2013 – 18 Year Old (70cl, 51%) – Click To Buy!
Lagavulin Feis Ile 2013 – 18 Year Old (70cl, 51%) – £695.00
Lagavulin 18 YO Feis Ile Bottling Note
The 2013 Fèis Ìle bottling from Lagavulin is sublime 18 year old selected by Iain McArthur distilled in 1995. A real highlight of the Islay whisky festival, 3,000 of these sherry matured bottles have been released.
Tomintoul 30 Year Old 1989 (cask 13917) – Xtra Old Particular (Douglas Laing)(70cl, 52.8%) – Click To Buy!
Tomintoul 30 Year Old 1989 (cask 13917) – Xtra Old Particular (Douglas Laing)(70cl, 52.8%) – £389.00
Tomintoul 30yo 1989 Bottling Note
Three decades of ageing have crafted this indie Tomintoul! Distilled back in 1989, the Speysider rested in a single bourbon barrel for 30 years, until Douglas Laing bottled the single malt in April 2020. Just 280 cask strength bottles were released for the Xtra Old Particular series at 52.8% ABV, full of malt and brown sugar notes.
Linkwood 30 Year Old 1989 (cask 6711) – Mackillop’s Choice (70cl, 42.8%) – Click To Buy!
Linkwood 30 Year Old 1989 (cask 6711) – Mackillop’s Choice (70cl, 42.8%) – £388.95
Linkwood 30yo 1989 #6711 Bottling Note
30 year old single malt from the Linkwood Distillery in Speyside, independently bottled up for the Mackillop’s Choice range. They’ve made a great choice here. The whisky was distilled back in December 1989, and it was aged in cask #6711 for three decades, before being bottled up in June 2020 with an outturn of only 221 bottles.
Linkwood 30 Year Old 1989 (cask 6715) – Mackillop’s Choice(70cl, 43.3%) – Click To Buy!
Linkwood 30 Year Old 1989 (cask 6715) – Mackillop’s Choice(70cl, 43.3%) – £387.00
Linkwood 30yo 1989 #6715 Bottling Note
The Mackillop’s Choice indie bottling range is home to many marvellous expressions, including this cracking Linkwood single malt, which was aged for 30 years in a single cask! It was distilled back in December 1989, and left to age until June 2020, when it was bottled with an outturn of only 256 bottles.
Glenlivet 1999 (bottled 2018) (cask 77205) – Samaroli (70cl, 45%) – Click To Buy!
Glenlivet 1999 (bottled 2018) (cask 77205) – Samaroli (70cl, 45%) – £384
Glenlivet 1999 Samaroli Bottling Note
An independent bottling of single malt from the Glenlivet distillery in Speyside, distilled back in 1999 and bottled in 2018 by Italian bottler Samaroli. As ever, Samaroli have beautifully presented this excellent whisky with a gorgeous bottle and label.
Bunnahabhain 21 Year Old 1997 (cask 2) – Mission Gold (Murray McDavid)(70cl, 54.7%) – Click To Buy!
Bunnahabhain 21 Year Old 1997 (cask 2) – Mission Gold (Murray McDavid)(70cl, 54.7%) – £383.48
Bunnahabhain 21yo 1997 #2 Bottling Note
Check out this wonderful 1997 vintage Bunnahabhain, which has seen over two decades of maturation. Initially it spent its days in a single bourbon hosghead, though it was transferred to a Pomerol wine hogshead from Bordeaux for a finishing period before being bottled. Murray McDavid bottled the Islay whisky for the Mission Gold series at 54.7% ABV, presented in a suitably shiny presentation tube.
Glenlivet 28 Year Old Oloroso Cask Finish (Darkness)(50cl, 48.2%) – Click To Buy!
Glenlivet 28 Year Old Oloroso Cask Finish (Darkness)(50cl, 48.2%) – £382.95
Glenlivet 28yo Darkness Bottling Note
A 28 year old single malt from the Glenlivet Distillery, independently bottled up as part of the Darkness range! This richly sherried expression enjoyed a finishing period in a specially-coopered Oloroso sherry octave cask, helping to impart a wealth of intense dried fruit and Christmas cakes notes to the Speyside single malt.
Bowmore 18 Year Old 2001 (cask 106) – Cask Strength Collection (Signatory)(70cl, 55.4%) – Click To Buy!
Bowmore 18 Year Old 2001 (cask 106) – Cask Strength Collection (Signatory)(70cl, 55.4%) – £380.29
Bowmore 18yo 2001 #106 Bottling Note
An 18 year old Bowmore single malt, distilled back in March 2001, and finished in a sherry butt for 25 months before being bottled in August 2019 by Signatory for La Maison du Whisky as part of the Cask Strength Collection. 692 bottles were produced.
Bunnahabhain 30 Year Old 1987 – Old & Rare Platinum (Hunter Laing)(70cl, 48.4%) – Click To Buy!
Bunnahabhain 30 Year Old 1987 – Old & Rare Platinum (Hunter Laing)(70cl, 48.4%) – £375.88
Bunnahabhain 30yo 1987 Bottling Note
Hunter Laing has done it again, bottling a magnificent 1987 vintage Bunnahabhain for its Old & Rare Platinum series! This Islay whisky spent its three decades of maturation in a single sherry butt, until the cask was emptied in 2017. A limited 321 cask strength bottles were released, weighing in at 48.4% ABV.
Glenrothes 31 Year Old 1988 – Old & Rare Platinum (Hunter Laing) (70cl, 50.1%) – Click To Buy!
Glenrothes 31 Year Old 1988 – Old & Rare Platinum (Hunter Laing) (70cl, 50.1%) – £373.52
Glenrothes 31yo 1988 Bottling Note
31 year old Glenrothes, aged from 1988 to 2019 before those wonderful Hunter Laing folks came along and bottled it up as part of the snazzy Old & Rare Platinum range. A very small outturn of only 109 bottles – living up to the ‘Old & Rare’ moniker, this one.
Longmorn 28 Year Old 1988 (cask 14357) – Mackillop’s Choice (70cl, 60.8%) – Click To Buy!
Longmorn 28 Year Old 1988 (cask 14357) – Mackillop’s Choice (70cl, 60.8%) – £369.28
Longmorn 28yo 1988 #14357 Bottling Note
Distilled on 13 October 1988 at the Longmorn distillery, this single malt Scotch whisky was bottled at cask strength 60.8% ABV for the Mackillop’s Choice series in September 2017. If you hadn’t noticed, it matured for 28 years in a single cask and is non-chill filtered, which is lovely. There are only 182 bottles, which is not so lovely – unless you manage to get in early and secure a bottle…
Bunnahabhain Mòine 22 Year Old 1997 Pedro Ximenez Cask Finish(70cl, 50%) – Click To Buy!
Bunnahabhain Mòine 22 Year Old 1997 Pedro Ximenez Cask Finish(70cl, 50%) – £350.00
Bunnahabhain 22yo 1997 Bottling Note
22 year old peated single malt from Bunnahabhain, finished in Pedro Ximénez casks! Well-aged and enjoyably smoky, with enough sweet elements from the sherry casks helping to balance the salinity with notes of cooked fruit and fresh vanilla.
Tomintoul 25 Year Old 1994 (cask 333346) – Vintage Single Cask (70cl, 57.4%) – Click To Buy!
Tomintoul 25 Year Old 1994 (cask 333346) – Vintage Single Cask (70cl, 57.4%) – £350.00
Tomintoul 25yo #333346 Bottling Note
Another wonderful Tomintoul from the Vintage Single Cask range, this one was distilled back in 1994 and rested in a single Oloroso sherry butt! Eventually, it was bottled up at cask strength, with an outturn of 681 bottles at 57.4% ABV, packing oodles of dark fruit and toffee.
Highland Park 21 Year Old 1999 (cask 5029274) – The Octave (Duncan Taylor) (70cl, 55.3%) – Click To Buy!
Highland Park 21 Year Old 1999 (cask 5029274) – The Octave (Duncan Taylor) (70cl, 55.3%) – £350.00
Highland Park 21 #5029274 Bottling Note
A fantastic addition to Duncan Taylor’s The Octave collection, this single malt was distilled at the Highland Park Distillery in 1999, which feels like a millennium ago to us! Matured for an admirable 21 years before bottling in 2021, there was an outturn of only 67 bottles from this cask.
Bunnahabhain 38 Year Old 1980 (cask 3474) – Artful Dodger (50cl, 44.7%) – Click To Buy!
Bunnahabhain 38 Year Old 1980 (cask 3474) – Artful Dodger (50cl, 44.7%) – £349.95
Bunnahabhain 38yo #3474 Bottling Note
This is a wonderfully well-matured single malt from Islay’s Bunnahabhain Distillery, distilled all the way back in 1980. It was set aside to age in a refill bourbon hogshead, and in that hogshead it slept for 38 years! After that lengthy rest, the whisky was bottled up by Artful Dodger at 44.7% ABV. If properly old Islay whisky is your thing, then this will be for you.
Highland Park 26 Year Old – Forgotten Gems (70cl, 49.3%) – Click To Buy!
Highland Park 26 Year Old – Forgotten Gems (70cl, 49.3%) – £349.95
Highland Park Forgotten Bottling Note
Feast your eyes on some well-matured single malt from the Highland Park Distillery on Orkney, independently bottled as part of the Forgotten Gems series! This expression was aged for an impressive 26 years in refill sherry hogsheads, and has been bottled up at 49.3% ABV, with just 84 bottles produced. The Forgotten Gems range is all about making sure the final drops of rare whisky stocks make their way to the tasting glasses of whisky fans, rather than being… Well, forgotten.
The Glenrothes 1988 (bottled 2016) – 2nd Edition (70cl, 44.1%) – Click To Buy!
The Glenrothes 1988 (bottled 2016) – 2nd Edition (70cl, 44.1%) – £339.85
The Glenrothes 1988 2nd Bottling Note
The second release of Glenrothes 1988, which follows on from the first edition released back in 2009. You see, the Glenrothes Malt Master John Ramsey released some of the whisky, but set aside the rest to mature further. This is that whisky. Rad.
Caperdonich 24 Year Old Pedro Ximénez Cask Finish (Darkness) (50cl, 52.6%) – Click To Buy!
Caperdonich 24 Year Old Pedro Ximénez Cask Finish (Darkness) (50cl, 52.6%) – £335.95
Caperodnich 24yo Darkness Bottling Note
Well-sherried single malt from the sadly closed Caperdonich Distillery, independently bottled for the Darkness range. If you love intensely-sherried drams, then you’ve come to the right place. This is a 24 year old expression, and it has enjoyed a finishing period in a specially-coopered Pedro Ximénez sherry octave cask, imparting a wealth of sherry notes (as well as a particularly deep hue).
Longmorn 25 Year Old 1994 (cask 13921) – Old Particular (Douglas Laing) (70cl, 60.1%) – Click To Buy!
Longmorn 25 Year Old 1994 (cask 13921) – Old Particular (Douglas Laing) (70cl, 60.1%) – £333.25
Longmorn 25yo 1994 #13921 Bottling Note
A wonderfully well-aged Longmorn here! Distilled back in 1994, the Speyside single malt spent a whole 25 years slumbering in a single refill hogshead. Eventually, Douglas Laing emptied the cask in March 2020, bottling the whisky at cask strength. A limited 242 bottles were released for the Old Particular series, weighing in at a generous 60.1% ABV.
Highland Park 25 Year Old 1991 (cask 8103) – Mackillop’s Choice(70cl, 53.9%) – Click To Buy!
Highland Park 25 Year Old 1991 (cask 8103) – Mackillop’s Choice(70cl, 53.9%) – £330.56
Highland Park 25yo #8103 Bottling Note
A terrific single cask Highland Park, distilled in 12 December 1991 and bottled at a cask strength 53.9% ABV in September 2017 for Mackillop’s Choice, with an outturn of 283 bottles. What’s not to like?
Unnamed Islay 28 Year Old 1992 (cask 6768) – Cask Strength Collection (Signatory)(70cl, 53.2%) – Click To Buy!
Unnamed Islay 28 Year Old 1992 (cask 6768) – Cask Strength Collection (Signatory)(70cl, 53.2%) – £325.00
Unnamed Islay 28yo 1992 Bottling Note
A well aged Islay single malt, hailing from an unnamed distillery. Whilst we don’t know where this was distilled, we do know when – November 1992 to be precise! After maturation for 28 years, including time in bourbon barrels and time in vatting cask #6768, this was bottled up by Signatory for its indie Cask Strength Collection, with only 249 bottles released.
Bowmore 25 Year Old (70cl, 43%) – Click To Buy!
Bowmore 25 Year Old (70cl, 43%) – £325.00
Bowmore 25 Year Old Bottling Note
A 25 year old from the Bowmore distillery aged in American bourbon and Spanish sherry casks. The sherry influence combines wonderfully with the coastal, smoky distillery style to create a sublime aged single malt.
The Glenrothes 25 Year Old – Soleo Collection (70cl, 43%) – Click To Buy!
The Glenrothes 25 Year Old – Soleo Collection (70cl, 43%) – £319.85
The Glenrothes 25yo Bottling Note
The Soleo Collection from Glenrothes takes its name from the process of sun-drying grapes for sherry making in Jerez, so you’re in for a sherried treat here. The range also eschews the vintages as seen on previous Glenrothes bottlings, instead featuring age statements on most of them. This one is a 25 year old expression, and features a high proportion of first fill sherry seasoned oak casks at its core. Yummers.
Glen Elgin 20 Year Old 1995 – Whisky is Class…ical (Silver Seal) (70cl, 51.9%) – Click To Buy!
Glen Elgin 20 Year Old 1995 – Whisky is Class…ical (Silver Seal) (70cl, 51.9%) – £316.73
Glen Elgin 20yo ’95 Bottling Note
Glen Eldin single malt Scotch whisky, distilled in 1995 and bottled 20 years later by Silver Seal in 2016. The Italian indie bottler released this expression as part of their Whisky is Class…ical range, all of which feature famous Italian operas on the label – for the Glen Spey, they have featured Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini. Only 185 bottles were produced.
Caol Ila 26 Year Old 1991 (cask 4678) – Mackillop’s Choice (70cl, 50.4%) – Click To Buy!
Caol Ila 26 Year Old 1991 (cask 4678) – Mackillop’s Choice (70cl, 50.4%) – £315.00
Caol Ila 26yo 1991 #4678 Bottling Note
A Caol Ila 26 Year Old is not be ignored at the best of times. A single cask, non-chill filtered and cask strength (50.4% ABV) Caol Ila 26 Year Old bottled for the Mackillop’s Choice series should really catch your attention. Distilled on 22 March 1991, this single malt Scotch whisky was bottled in September 2017, with an outturn of just 205 bottles.
Clynelish 25 Year Old 1995 (cask 11225) – Cask Strength Collection (Signatory) (70cl, 51%) – Click To Buy!
Clynelish 25 Year Old 1995 (cask 11225) – Cask Strength Collection (Signatory) (70cl, 51%) – £313.15
Clynelish 25yo ’95 #11225 Bottling Note
Another exciting bottling from Signatory’s much-adored Cask Strength Collection, this time distilled by the marvellous Clynelish! It was aged in a single refill sherry butt for 25 years, from November 1995 to April 2021, and eventually bottled with an outturn of 340 bottles.
Caperdonich 23 Year Old Oloroso Cask Finish (Darkness) (50cl, 54%) – Click To Buy!
Caperdonich 23 Year Old Oloroso Cask Finish (Darkness) (50cl, 54%) – £307.95
Caperdonich 23 Darkness Bottling Note
A particularly sublime sherried single malt from the Caperdonich Distillery, independently bottled for the Darkness range! It’s a 23 year old expression from the closed distillery, which has enjoyed a finishing period in a specially-coopered Oloroso sherry octave cask, imparting a wealth of dark fruit and festive spice notes, as well as the dark ruby hue.
Balvenie 21 Year Old – The Second Red Rose (70cl, 48.1%) – Click To Buy!
Balvenie 21 Year Old – The Second Red Rose (70cl, 48.1%) – £305.00
Balvenie Second Red Rose Bottling Note
A 2021 release in the Balvenie Stories series, The Second Red Rose harks back to a release from the distillery’s history. The Balvenie Rose was finished in a Port pipes, resulting in a hue that was befitting of its name (which itself was an homage to what Margaret Douglas paid King James II as rent for staying in Balvenie Castle – a single red rose). For The Second Red Rose, the 21 year old single malt you see here, Balvenie’s malt master David C. Stewart chose to finish the expression in Australian Shiraz casks, imparting a whole host of ripe fruit notes, touches of blackberry and peach, a helping of rich oak, and of course, a rosy hue.
Caol Ila 2008 (bottled 2021) (cask 301633) – Samaroli (70cl, 45%) – Click To Buy!
Caol Ila 2008 (bottled 2021) (cask 301633) – Samaroli (70cl, 45%) – £300.92
Caol Ila #301633 Samaroli Bottling Note
Single malt from the isle of Islay, distilled specifically by the Caol Ila Distillery on the east coast of the island. This one was matured from 2008 to 2021, before eventually being bottled up by Italian indie bottlers, Samaroli, with various statues on the artsy label, all of whom looks fairly stoic. Y’know, like statues, or those people who pretend to be statues on the street.
Caol Ila 2008 (bottled 2021) (cask 301632A) – Samaroli (70cl, 45%) – Click To Buy!
Caol Ila 2008 (bottled 2021) (cask 301632A) – Samaroli (70cl, 45%) – £300.92
Caol Ila 2008 #301632A Bottling Note
Samaroli is a marvellous Italian indie bottler that regularly manages to get its hands on a delicious selection of whiskies and rums to bottler – this right here is an example of the former. It’s a Caol Ila single malt Scotch whisky, distilled back in 2008 and set aside to mature until 2021, when it was bottled up at 45% ABV. As with the rest of Samaroli’s bottlings, it features some snazzy artwork, this time of a bunch of statues just hanging out, being pals.
Balvenie Tun 1509 – Batch 7(70cl, 52.4%) – Click To Buy!
Balvenie Tun 1509 – Batch 7(70cl, 52.4%) – £300.00
Balvenie Tun 1509 Batch 7 Bottling Note
Behold, the seventh batch of Balvenie Tun 1509! A hugely popular series of expressions from the distillery, named after the tun in which the whisky is married for three months before bottling up. This particular edition was made using whisky drawn from 21 hand-picked casks, including ten sherry butts, seven sherry hogsheads and four American oak barrels. Following its marrying period, it was bottled up at 52.4% ABV.
Balvenie Tun 1509 – Batch 6 (70cl, 50.4%) – Click To Buy!
Balvenie Tun 1509 – Batch 6 (70cl, 50.4%) – £300.00
Balvenie Tun 1509 Batch 6 Bottling Note
It’s the sixth batch of Balvenie’s much-loved Tun 1509 series! This batch is a no age statement vatting of 21 casks from distillery, with a mixture of refill sherry butts, bourbon barrels and DoubleWood refill sherry butts. The Speysider was married in Tun 1509 for three months before bottling at 50.4% ABV. If you are so inclined, the presentation tube even comes with a breakdown of the 21 casks used to create the whisky, for your perusal.
Macallan 10 Year Old Sherry Oak 70cl 40% abv Speyside – Click To Buy!
Macallan 10 Year Old Sherry Oak 70cl 40% abv Speyside – £300.00
Macallan 10 Year Old Sherry Oak Description
Macallan 18 Year Old Sherry Oak 202170cl 43% abv Speyside – Click To Buy!
Macallan 18 Year Old Sherry Oak 202170cl 43% abv Speyside – £295.00
Macallan 18 Year Old Sherry Oak 2021 Description
The Macallan 18 Year Old Sherry Oak is matured exclusively in oloroso sherry seasoned oak casks from Jerez, Spain, in a match made in heaven paired with their rich, fruity and full bodied new-make spirit. Many whiskies will only be finished in sherry casks but in this expression the spirit has remained undisturbed for the full maturation.
The aromas are warm and spicy of dried fruit and ginger with hints of vanilla and cinnamon. The soft and rich palate brings more clove spice with a spritz of orange and toasted oak, leading to more of the same on the finish with a raisin sweetness.
Macallan Rare Cask Batch No.3 70cl 43% abv Speyside – Click To Buy!
Macallan Rare Cask Batch No.3 70cl 43% abv Speyside – £295.00
Macallan Rare Cask Batch No.3 Description
Macallan 18 Year Old Sherry Oak 2020 70cl 43% abv Speyside – Click To Buy!
Macallan 18 Year Old Sherry Oak 2020 70cl 43% abv Speyside – £295.00
Macallan 18 Year Old Sherry Oak 2020 Description
Macallan 18 Year Old Double Cask 70cl 43% abv Speyside – Click To Buy!
Macallan 18 Year Old Double Cask 70cl 43% abv Speyside – £250.00
Macallan 18 Year Old Double Cask Description
Distilled at The Macallan in Speyside, this annual release single malt Scotch is matured in a combination of American and European oak casks. The Macallan brings American oak to Spain, where their bespoke casks are hand-crafted and filled with dry Oloroso sherry. Once seasoned, these casks are shipped to Scotland to be filled with new make spirit from The Macallan stills. After 18 years, the Whisky Mastery Team set about combining spirit from both types of cask to create a balanced, warm, and sweet single malt. The result is The Macallan 18 Year Old Double Cask, bottled at 43% abv and presented at natural colour, with all of its amber honey hue coming from the oak casks.
The nose has rich dried fruits, warming ginger and creamy toffee, with clove-studded orange and nutmeg. The palate opens with raisins and sultanas, before sweet caramel and vanilla notes build alongside wood spices and zesty citrus. the finish is long and warm with ginger, oak spice and sweet orange.
Bunnahabhain 1988 Marsala Cask Finish 70cl 47.4% abv Islay – Click To Buy!
Bunnahabhain 1988 Marsala Cask Finish 70cl 47.4% abv Islay – £450.00
Bunnahabhain 1988 Marsala Cask Finish Description
This 30-year-old single malt was distilled at Islya’s Bunnahbhain distillery on 1st December 1988. Matured for almost three decades, it was transferred to four Marsala wine hogsheads on 7th July 2016 and matured for a further two years. Bottled at a natural cask strength of 47.4% abv, free from chill filtration and artificial colouring, just 1,260 bottles have been filled.
The nose is rich and fruity with honeyed nuts and berries, floral aspects and a touch of candied fruit. The palate is well-rounded with notes of rich oak, honeyed nuts, dark chocolate and sweet grape, alongside vanilla, caramel and a subtle wood spice, before a long and lingering fruity finish.
GlenDronach 1994 26 Year Old Batch 18 70cl 52.8% abv Highland – Click To Buy!
GlenDronach 1994 26 Year Old Batch 18 70cl 52.8% abv Highland – £444.00
GlenDronach 1994 26 Year Old Batch 18 Description
Released for their 18th batch of spectacular single cask bottlings, this 26-year-old single malt from GlenDronach has been matured in a single Oloroso sherry puncheon, personally selected by Master Blender Dr Rachel Barrie, from 1994 to 2020. Just 692 bottles have been produced, each at 52.8% abv and without chill filtration or added colouring.
The nose is nutty and aromatic with earthy bramble, ginger, leather and tobacco. Rich dark fruits develop on the palate, alongside mellow spices that unfold with almond and walnut oil. The finish has lingering notes of mandarin and waxed yellow plum.
Bowmore 26 Year Old French Oak Barrique 70cl 48.7% abv Islay – Click To Buy!
Bowmore 26 Year Old French Oak Barrique 70cl 48.7% abv Islay – £420.00
Bowmore 26 Year Old French Oak Barrique Description
Authors’ Series Tormore 1988 30 Year Old – Charles Baudelaire – Click To Buy!
Authors’ Series Tormore 1988 30 Year Old – Charles Baudelaire – £425.00
Authors’ Series Tormore 1988 30 Year Old – Charles Baudelaire Description
Pittyvaich 30 Year Old Special Releases 2020 70cl 50.8% abv Speyside – Click To Buy!
Pittyvaich 30 Year Old Special Releases 2020 70cl 50.8% abv Speyside – £400.00
Pittyvaich 30 Year Old Special Releases 2020 Description
This elusive 1989 Pittyvaich from the last remaining stocks is the first ever to be finished in first-fill ex-bourbon casks. This Speyside gem is a closed distillery, and until now familiar only to a knowledgeable few. Part of the Diageo Special Releases 2020 range, this is a very rare and limited high-aged release of only 7,056 bottles.
Aromas of sweet oak, delicate ripe fruitiness and dried flowers leap from the glass. The palate is soft and silky, the sweet taste rich in notes of vanilla that perfectly match the classic green, creamy and fruity distillery character. It becomes drying in the development, while the smooth, warming finish closes with a final sweet flourish.
Highland Single Malt #1 42 Year Old That Boutique-y Whisky Company 50cl 43.5% abv Highland – Click To Buy!
Highland Single Malt #1 42 Year Old That Boutique-y Whisky Company 50cl 43.5% abv Highland – £399.95
Highland Single Malt #1 42 Year Old That Boutique-y Whisky Company Description
So there isn’t much information to throw at you here… Distilled at a mystery Highland distillery, aged for 42 years and bottled at 43.5% ABV by That Boutique-y Whisky Company. The label art displays the secret on this one. In this first batch there are 473 bottles to go around. Vibrant tropical fruits on the nose with warming allspice, plum tart with buttery pastry and a herbal, vanilla finish.
Fiona Macleod 33 Year Old The Character of Islay Whisky Company 70cl 46.3% abv Islay – Click To Buy!
Fiona Macleod 33 Year Old The Character of Islay Whisky Company 70cl 46.3% abv Islay – £399.95
Fiona Macleod 33 Year Old The Character of Islay Whisky Company Description
An impressive 33-year-old Islay single malt from The Character of Islay Whisky Company, this expression began its slumber in 1985 for over three decades, slumbering in an unknown Islay distillery, before being bottled at 46.3% without chill filtration or added colouring.
The nose is bursting with ripe tropical fruit notes and banana, with a wisp of peat and sweet vanilla. The palate is more coastal, with notes of salty iodine and wood smoke, giving way to sweeter flavours of mango, candied ginger and dried fruits. A bonfire continues in the finish, with lingering sugary sweetness and citrus.
Glengoyne 25 Year Old70cl 48% abv Highland – Click To Buy!
Glengoyne 25 Year Old70cl 48% abv Highland – £395.00
Glengoyne 25 Year Old Description
Glengoyne 25 Year Old is a spectacular single malt that has been matured exclusively in hand-selected sherry casks for a quarter of a century. This expression was added to Glengoyne’s core range in 2014 and has been bottled at 48% abv.
The nose has red fruits, leather and brown sugar on the nose, with soft oak, cinnamon, stewed fruits and a Seville marmalade tang on the palate. The finish is very long with spicy liquorice.
GlenDronach 1993 26 Year Old #8635 70cl 54.9% abv Highland – Click To Buy!
GlenDronach 1993 26 Year Old #8635 70cl 54.9% abv Highland – £385.00
GlenDronach 1993 26 Year Old #8635 Description
We are delighted to release this single cask GlenDronach that has been bottled exclusively for us at The Whisky Shop. This one-off release has been aged for 26 years in a Pedro Ximénez puncheon – a large cask of around 500 litres, a similar size to a sherry butt but with a wider shape. This is a rich and bold sherry that has intense, sweet dried fruit, raisin and fig notes. This release is limited to 682 bottles at a strength of 54.9% abv.
The nose opens with striking notes of plum, rich fruit cake and hints of mandarin moving into a decadent palate of maraschino cherry, figs, dark chocolate and a hint of maple syrup. There is further sweetness on the finish which intertwines with some delicate exotic spices.
Authors’ Series Tullibardine 1993 25 Year Old – William Thackeray 70cl 53.3% abv Highland – Click To Buy!
Authors’ Series Tullibardine 1993 25 Year Old – William Thackeray 70cl 53.3% abv Highland – £395.00
Authors’ Series Tullibardine 1993 25 Year Old – William Thackeray Description
The Loch Fyne Springbank 28 Year Old 50cl 40% abv Campbeltown – Click To Buy!
The Loch Fyne Springbank 28 Year Old 50cl 40% abv Campbeltown – £350.00
The Loch Fyne Springbank 28 Year Old Description
This single cask from Loch Fyne Whiskies in Inveraray was distilled at Campbeltown’s Springbank distillery in 1989 and matured for almost three decades before bottling in 2018 produced just 211 bottles. Presented at a natural cask strength of 40.07% abv, this limited edition was awarded the accolade of Liquid Gold in Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible 2019.
Described as “a big, soft, archetypal Springbank that delivers an encyclopaedia of aromas and flavours, from honeyed sweetness to spiced ripe fruit with a long, warming and delicate finish.”
Invergordon 50 Year Old That Boutique-y Whisky Company 50cl 47.5% abv Highland – Click To Buy!
Invergordon 50 Year Old That Boutique-y Whisky Company 50cl 47.5% abv Highland – £349.95
Invergordon 50 Year Old That Boutique-y Whisky Company Description
That Boutique-y Whisky Co. have bottled their 21st batch of Invergordon which has been aged for a whopping half-century! Invergordon make some of the finest grain whisky in the world thanks to their famous Coffey still – spelt like John Coffey from The Green Mile… This one is limited to 328 bottles at a strength of 47.5% ABV. On the nose expect sticky Medjool dates and sweet cardamom buns, moving to spiced oak, caramel and hazelnuts on the palate finishing sweet and buttery.
Darkness Caperdonich 24 Year Old Pedro Ximinez Cask 50cl 52.6% abv Speyside – Click To Buy!
Darkness Caperdonich 24 Year Old Pedro Ximinez Cask 50cl 52.6% abv Speyside – £335.95
Darkness Caperdonich 24 Year Old Pedro Ximinez Cask Description
An impressive, independent and delicious sherried bottling of Caperdonich single malt from Darkness. This magnificent 24-year-old expression has been finished in a specialy-coopered Pedro Ximénez octave cask, allowing for huge sherry-bomb notes, before being bottled at 52.6% abv.
The nose is rich and sweet with chocolate orange, fruit pudding, cherry compote and salted caramel. More chocolate flavours develop on the palate, with brown sugar, raisin and orange oil, making way for a chewy and big finish.
Benriach 25 Year Old The Twenty Five 70cl 46% abv Speyside – Click To Buy!
Benriach 25 Year Old The Twenty Five 70cl 46% abv Speyside – £325.00
Benriach 25 Year Old The Twenty Five Description
Yamazaki 18 Year Old 70cl 43% abv Japan – Click To Buy!
Yamazaki 18 Year Old 70cl 43% abv Japan – £695.00
Yamazaki 18 Year Old Description
Yamazaki is Suntory’s flagship single malt. The surprising, delicate yet profound experience of a Japanese single malt was born at Yamazaki.
Spiritual and deep, its signature multi-layered taste is highly praised by whisky connoisseurs all over the world. Today, Yamazaki is not only the No.1 single malt whisky in Japan, but is enjoyed in more than thirty-five countries.
The 18 year old is rich with mature autumn fruit and Mizunara (Japanese oak) aroma.
Yamazaki 12 Year Old 70cl 43% abv Japan – Click To Buy!
Yamazaki 12 Year Old 70cl 43% abv Japan – £135.00
Yamazaki 12 Year Old Description
Yamazaki is Suntory’s flagship single malt. The surprising, delicate yet profound experience of a Japanese single malt was born at Yamazaki.
Spiritual and deep, its signature multi-layered taste is highly praised by whisky connoisseurs all over the world. Today, Yamazaki is not only the No.1 single malt whisky in Japan, but is enjoyed in more than thirty-five countries.
The 12 year old is succulent, multi-layered with soft fruit and and the unique Mizunara (Japanese oak) aroma.
Hibiki 21 Year Old 70cl 43% abv Japan – Click To Buy!
Hibiki 21 Year Old 70cl 43% abv Japan – £750.00
Hibiki 21 Year Old Description
Hibiki 17 Year Old 70cl 43% abv Japan – Click To Buy!
Hibiki 17 Year Old 70cl 43% abv Japan – £560.00
Hibiki 17 Year Old Description
Hakushu 25 Year Old 70cl 43% abv Japan – Click To Buy!
Hakushu 25 Year Old 70cl 43% abv Japan – £4,000.00
Hakushu 25 Year Old Description
From Suntory’s mountain distillery, found deep within the forests of Mount Kaikomagatake, Hakushu is a single malt that takes liquid and from the pure waters of the Southern Japanese Alps. This gives it a terrific fresh flavour, many considering it as a uniquely liberating malt whisky. The 25 year old is deep amber in colour and a winner of numerous prestigious awards.
Hakushu is a herbal and gently smoky single malt. There is a sweet pear and kiwi fruit flavour with a subtle smoke finish hinting at green tea. It has been praised by lovers of gastronomy as an ideal accompaniment for Japanese food.
Hakushu 12 Year Old Whisky 70cl 43% abv Japan – Click To Buy!
Hakushu 12 Year Old Whisky 70cl 43% abv Japan – £250.00
Hakushu 12 Year Old Whisky Description
Hakushu Distiller’s Reserve 70cl 43% abv Japan – Click To Buy!
Hakushu Distiller’s Reserve 70cl 43% abv Japan – £85.00
Hakushu Distiller’s Reserve Description
Wemyss Malts Bowmore 1988 31 Year Old Candied Violets 70cl 46% abv Islay – Click To Buy!
Wemyss Malts Bowmore 1988 31 Year Old Candied Violets 70cl 46% abv Islay – £560.00
Wemyss Malts Bowmore 1988 31 Year Old Candied Violets Description
‘Candied Violets’ is a single cask expression from Bowmore Distillery, bottled by Wemyss Malts. This 31-year-old whisky was distilled in 1988 in a single sherry hogshead for just over three decades, before being bottled in 2019 at 46% abv. Highly-limited, just 240 bottles were produced.
Petrolic and mineral-like aromas entice the nose, along with notes of violet sweets, rosemary and Edinburgh Rock. As the bottling name suggests, candied violets fill the palate, alongside lime zest, sugar-coated fruits, floral honey and citrus fruits. Gentle peat smoke lingers in the finish with a hint of burnt rosemary.
Character of Islay Bowmore 18 Year Old Wind & Waves #11714 – Click To Buy!
Character of Islay Bowmore 18 Year Old Wind & Waves #11714 – £294.95
Character of Islay Bowmore 18 Year Old Wind & Waves #11714 Description
An 18-year-old single malt from Bowmore Distillery, independently bottled by The Character of Islay Whisky Company for The Stories of Wind & Wave series. This expression was distilled in 2001 and aged for 18 years before being bottled at a cask strength 55.4% abv.
Baked apples and blackberries are autumnal on the nose, with a wisp of smoke. Tropical fruits are bright on the palate, alongside oaky notes, and sweet malted barley. A pinch of spice lingers in a soft finish.
Character of Islay Bowmore 18 Year Old Wind & Waves 2 70cl 53% abv Islay – Click To Buy!
Character of Islay Bowmore 18 Year Old Wind & Waves 2 70cl 53% abv Islay – £264.95
Character of Islay Bowmore 18 Year Old Wind & Waves 2 Description
From the oldest distillery on the Isle of Islay arrives this sumptuous Bowmore 18 Year Old, released in The Stories of Wind and Wave Series by The Character of Islay Whisky Company. This series celebrates the rich tradition and dramatic coastal environment within which Islay whisky distilleries have made outstanding drams for hundreds of years. This limited-edition expression is no exception; it was distilled in 2002, is a punchy cask strength 53% abv, and has been hand-selected for its reflection of Bowmore’s signature style. It is free from chill filtration and artificial colouring.
The nose is classic Bowmore, marrying a great deal of smoke and earthy aromas with light, fruity notes of blackberry jam and cinnamon sticks. The palate continues this balance, with hints of blackberry jam, fruitiness, and an oily smokiness. The finish is long, full-bodied, and gives a magnificent rich peatiness. This one will be a story to remember.
The Glenlivet 18 Year Old Carmaferg – Single Cask Edition (70cl, 54.2%) – Click To Buy!
The Glenlivet 18 Year Old Carmaferg – Single Cask Edition (70cl, 54.2%) – £343.57
The Glenlivet Carmaferg Bottling Note
A single cask bottling of 18 year old Glenlivet single malt, bestowed a name that hints towards the distillery’s surrounding area. Evidently, Carmaferg Hill was once a landmark for whisky smugglers. Other people probably had other uses for the hill (hiking, picnics, cheese-rolling, etc.), but whisky smuggling seems like the most exciting of the lot. Only 228 bottles were produced.
Bowmore 18 Year Old 2001 (Release No.11714) – The Stories of Wind & Wave (The Character of Islay Whisky Company) (70cl, 55.4%) – Click To Buy!
Bowmore 18 Year Old 2001 (Release No.11714) – The Stories of Wind & Wave (The Character of Islay Whisky Company) (70cl, 55.4%) – £294.95
Bowmore 18yo 2001 #11714 Bottling Note
18 year old single malt here from Islay’s brilliant Bowmore Distillery, independently bottled by The Character of Islay Whisky Company for The Stories of Wind & Wave series. Just the thing for showing off the glory of Islay whisky! This one was distilled back in 2001 and then bottled 18 years later at cask strength, with some pretty snazzy bottles.
Bowmore 18 Year Old 2001 (Release No.11715) – The Stories of Wind & Wave (The Character of Islay Whisky Company) (70cl, 50.8%) – Click To Buy!
Bowmore 18 Year Old 2001 (Release No.11715) – The Stories of Wind & Wave (The Character of Islay Whisky Company) (70cl, 50.8%) – £294.95
Bowmore 18yo 2001 #11715 Bottling Note
Released as part of The Character of Islay Whisky Company’s independent bottling range, The Stories of Wind & Wave (if you’ve been on the ferry to Islay, you’ll know all about that name), this right here is an 18 year old Bowmore single malt! It was distilled all the way back in 2001, and aged in a refill bourbon barrel before being bottled up at cask strength.
Bowmore 18 Year Old 2002 (Release No.11717) – The Stories of Wind & Wave (The Character of Islay Whisky Company)(70cl, 52.8%) – Click To Buy!
Bowmore 18 Year Old 2002 (Release No.11717) – The Stories of Wind & Wave (The Character of Islay Whisky Company)(70cl, 52.8%) – £264.95
Bowmore 18yo #11717 Bottling Note
An 18 year old single malt from the Bowmore Distillery right here folks, independently bottled up by the Character of Islay Whisky Company for its Stories of Wind & Wave series, which is all about highlighting the glory of Islay’s distilleries and the whiskies they produce. As ever, you can expect great stuff from this Bowmore – layers of fragrant vanilla, tangy citrus and soft smoke ahoy!
Bowmore 16 Year Old 2003 (Release No.11697) – The Stories of Wind & Wave (The Character of Islay Whisky Company) (70cl, 49.9%) – Click To Buy!
Bowmore 16 Year Old 2003 (Release No.11697) – The Stories of Wind & Wave (The Character of Islay Whisky Company) (70cl, 49.9%) – £264.95
Bowmore 16yo 2003 #11697 Bottling Note
A single cask single malt from the Bowmore Distillery, matured for 16 years in a refill bourbon barrel before being independently bottled by The Character of Islay Whisky Company as part of its The Stories of Wind & Wave range. A wonderful way to show off the glory of Islay whisky – with a cracking, enjoyably smoky, subtly citrusy Bowmore!
Bowmore 16 Year Old 2003 (Release No.11698) – The Stories of Wind & Wave (The Character of Islay Whisky Company) (70cl, 57.4%) – Click To Buy!
Bowmore 16 Year Old 2003 (Release No.11698) – The Stories of Wind & Wave (The Character of Islay Whisky Company) (70cl, 57.4%) – £264.95
Bowmore 16yo 2003 #11698 Bottling Note
The Character of Islay Whisky Company has gone and launched The Stories of Wind & Wave range of independently bottled whiskies from the eponymous Inner Hebrides island. This particular release is a single cask Bowmore, distilled back in 2003 and left to age in a refill bourbon barrel for 16 years. It was eventually bottled at cask strength – and with a rather handsome bottle covered (appropriately) with waves and waves and waves…
Bowmore 18 Year Old 2002 (Release No.11723) – The Stories of Wind & Wave (The Character of Islay Whisky Company)(70cl, 53%) – Click To Buy!
Bowmore 18 Year Old 2002 (Release No.11723) – The Stories of Wind & Wave (The Character of Islay Whisky Company)(70cl, 53%) – £264.95
Bowmore 18yo #11723 Bottling Note
Master of Malt exclusive!
The Character of Islay Whisky Company has gone and bottled up a brill Bowmore exclusively for us! It’s an 18 year old single malt from the distillery on Islay, and it’s packing full-bodied smoke at its core, supported by plenty of warming red berry notes. Another cracking expression from The Stories of Wind & Wave series!
Bowmore 16 Year Old 2003 (Release No.11699) – The Stories of Wind & Wave (The Character of Islay Whisky Company) (70cl, 55.2%) – Click To Buy!
Bowmore 16 Year Old 2003 (Release No.11699) – The Stories of Wind & Wave (The Character of Islay Whisky Company) (70cl, 55.2%) – £264.95
Bowmore 16yo 2003 #11699 Bottling Note
A fab Bowmore single malt here from The Character of Islay Whisky Company’s very own indie bottling range, The Stories of Wind & Wave. Showing off the excellent whiskies of Islay is what this series is all about, and that’s exactly what’s happening here. It’s a 16 year old single cask expression, matured in a refill bourbon barrel before being bottled at cask strength.
Glen Elgin 18 Year Old 1998 (Special Release 2017)(70cl, 54.8%) – Click To Buy!
Glen Elgin 18 Year Old 1998 (Special Release 2017)(70cl, 54.8%) – £274.95
Glen Elgin 18yo 1998 Bottling Note
Part of the Special Releases 2017 line-up, this unusual Glen Elgin expression turns heads for perhaps the most unglamorous of reasons – yeast. Two totally different yeast strains, in fact.
A vatting of two batches, one part of this 18 year old expression made use of Pombe yeast in fermentation, and the other was produced using the more conventional cerevisiae yeast. The first batch was then matured on ex-bodega casks, with the second destined for refill European oak butts.
The result? A temptingly creamy whisky offering a twist on the typical Speyside character. Just 5,352 bottles have been released worldwide.
Highland Park 15 Year Old 2003 (cask 4460) – Saxo (The Founders Series)(70cl, 59.8%) – Click To Buy!
Highland Park 15 Year Old 2003 (cask 4460) – Saxo (The Founders Series)(70cl, 59.8%) – £233.08
Highland Park 15yo Saxo Bottling Note
Initially released for the Danish market, Highland Park Saxo is a 15 Year Old single malt distilled in 2003. It was matured in a first fill American oak sherry puncheon for its entire ageing period, eventually bottled in 2018. An outturn of 605 bottles were released for The Founders Series at 59.8% ABV, and the bottle even comes with a handy hessian bag to store it in!
The Kurayoshi 18 Year Old (70cl, 50%) – Click To Buy!
The Kurayoshi 18 Year Old (70cl, 50%) – £194.95
The Kurayoshi 18 Year Old Bottling Note
18 year old blended malt from the Kurayoshi range, created by the Matsui Shuzou distillery. Though not very well-known, Matsui Shuzou have created some rather marvellous expression for this series, made using malt whiskies from Scotland, transported over to Japan, blended with Japanese malt whiskies and brought down to bottling strength with volcanic-rock-filtered water.
Glencadam 18 Year Old Bourbon Cask #3077 (70cl, 57.7%) – Click To Buy!
Glencadam 18 Year Old Bourbon Cask #3077 (70cl, 57.7%) – £151.48
Glencadam 18YO #3077 Bottling Note
This bottling from Glencadam was distilled all the way back in December 1999, and was then whacked into a single bourbon barrel for a long old time. 18 years, to be exact. After such time, it was taken from its cask and bottled in September 2018. Only 248 bottles of this limited edition whisky were produced.
Bunnahabhain 18 Year Old 2002 – Chorlton Whisky (70cl, 53.4%) – Click To Buy!
Bunnahabhain 18 Year Old 2002 – Chorlton Whisky (70cl, 53.4%) – £151.20
Bunnahabhain ’02 Chorlton Bottling Note
An 18 year old Bunnahabhain single malt here from Chorlton Whisky, which was matured in a single sherry butt since February 2002. It was eventually bottled up at cask strength, without any chill-filtration or additional colouring, with an outturn of 322 bottles. The label features a two people picking flowers on it, though one looks more enthusiastic than the other.
Macduff 18 Year Old 2002 (cask 900262) – Cask Collection (A.D. Rattray)(70cl, 58.5%) – Click To Buy!
Macduff 18 Year Old 2002 (cask 900262) – Cask Collection (A.D. Rattray)(70cl, 58.5%) – £146.95
Macduff 18yo 2002 #900262 Bottling Note
A wonderful 18 year old single malt, distilled at Macduff in 2002 and independently bottled by A.D. Rattray in 2021. Drawn from a single sherry cask, and bottled at cask strength, there was an outturn of 539 bottles in total.
Tomintoul 18 Year Old Bourbon Cask #37 (70cl, 54.3%) – Click To Buy!
Tomintoul 18 Year Old Bourbon Cask #37 (70cl, 54.3%) – £144.54
Tomintoul 18YO BC #37 Bottling Note
A handsome bottle of Tomintoul single malt, distilled on 28 August 2000. It matured patiently in a single first-fill bourbon barrel for 18 years, and was bottled just after its birthday in September 2018. Only 237 bottles were released of this tasty whisky. A gentle dram indeed.
Highland Park 18 Year Old (That Boutique-y Whisky Company) (50cl, 47.8%) – Click To Buy!
Highland Park 18 Year Old (That Boutique-y Whisky Company) (50cl, 47.8%) – £137.95
Highland Park 18yo TBWC Bottling Note
An 18 year old Highland Park single malt, independently bottled by those folks from That Boutique-y Whisky Company. The Maltstock 2012 crew are all on the label once again, as is Charlemange (and his bloomers, which are being thrown in to a tree for good luck). That balloon in the top left corner looks pretty suspicious, though…
Batch 5 is a release of 581 bottles.
‘That Boutique-y Whisky Company’ bottles single malts, single grains and bourbons from a variety of renowned distilleries as well as producing award-winning blended malts and blends. These whiskies are adorned with cultish graphic novel-style labels.
Teeling 18 Year Old – The Renaissance Series 3 (70cl, 46%) – Click To Buy!
Teeling 18 Year Old – The Renaissance Series 3 (70cl, 46%) – £129.95
Teeling 18 Renaissance #3 Bottling Note
The Teeling team in Dublin have gone and released the third expression in their Renaissance range, celebrating the renaissance which Irish whiskey is experiencing. For this expression, the 18 year old single malt was initially aged in ex-bourbon barrels, before being transferred over to ex-Muscat wine barrels! Once again, Teeling has created a richly satisfying whiskey, with ripe orchard fruit and creamy vanilla, with juicy red berry notes popping up along the way.
Crabbie 18 Year Old (70cl, 46.6%) – Click To Buy!
Crabbie 18 Year Old (70cl, 46.6%) – £129.95
Crabbie 18 Year Old Bottling Note
A lightly peated, single cask single malt from John Crabbie & Co., released as its own distillery is on its way to completion! The distillery which it hails from remains a secret, though we do know that it hails from a Scottish Island, with just 389 bottles released at cask strength. Floral, creamy, fruity stuff, this!
Glenrothes 18 Year Old 1997 (cask 234) – Mackillop’s Choice (70cl, 54.3%) – Click To Buy!
Glenrothes 18 Year Old 1997 (cask 234) – Mackillop’s Choice (70cl, 54.3%) – £129.95
Glenrothes 18yo 1997 #234 Bottling Note
An indie bottling of single malt Scotch whisky from the Glenrothes, aged in a single cask for 18 years. It was distilled in May 1997 and set aside to mature until January 2016, when it was bottled for the Mackillop’s Choice range with an outturn of 270 bottles.
Speyburn 18 Year Old 2001 (cask 701503) – Mackillop’s Choice (70cl, 48.1%) – Click To Buy!
Speyburn 18 Year Old 2001 (cask 701503) – Mackillop’s Choice (70cl, 48.1%) – £129.95
Speyburn 18yo ’01 #70150 Bottling Note
A 18 year old single malt from Speyburn, which has been independently bottled for the Mackillop’s Choice range. This was was filled into a single cask back in May 2001, and set aside to slumber until March 2020, when it was bottled with an outturn of just 138 bottles.
Royal Brackla 18 Year Old Palo Cortado Sherry Cask Finish (70cl, 46%) – Click To Buy!
Royal Brackla 18 Year Old Palo Cortado Sherry Cask Finish (70cl, 46%) – £127.95
Royal Brackla 18 Year Old Bottling Note
A glorious Speyside single malt from Royal Brackla! Matured for 18 years, this whisky is then finished in Palo Cortado sherry casks. Brimming with creamy vanilla and spice, this is an opulent, fruity sipper – worthy of the ‘royal’ warrant which was bestowed upon the distillery in 1833 by King William IV!
Bunnahabhain 18 Year Old (70cl, 46.3%) – Click To Buy!
Bunnahabhain 18 Year Old (70cl, 46.3%) – £120.00
Bunnahabhain 18 Bottling Note
In what will be seen as a positive move to whisky connoisseurs, Bunnahabhain have decided to bottle the 18 year old without chill-filtration and without colouring.
Teeling 18 Year Old – The Renaissance Series 2 (70cl, 46%) – Click To Buy!
Teeling 18 Year Old – The Renaissance Series 2 (70cl, 46%) – £119.95
Teeling 18 Renaissance #2 Bottling Note
Feast your eyes on the Renaissance Series 2 from Teeling! Launched to celebrate the ongoing renaissance of Irish whiskey, the first expression in the range was finished in ex-Madeira casks – this time, the fantastic 18 year old Irish single malt has been finished in ex-Australian Shiraz casks after maturing in ex-bourbon barrels. This has imparted a generous scoop of ripe fruit notes, along with a dusting of vibrant spices. A release of 9,000 bottles.
Glen Grant 18 Year Old Rare Edition (70cl, 43%) – Click To Buy!
Glen Grant 18 Year Old Rare Edition (70cl, 43%) – £118.95
Glen Grant 18 Year Old Bottling Note
Introduced in 2016 (along with a 12 Year Old expression), this 18 Year Old Glen Grant delivers gorgeous notes of vanilla, nuts and caramel.
Caperdonich 18 Year Old Peated – Secret Speyside Collection (70cl, 48%) – Click To Buy!
Caperdonich 18 Year Old Peated – Secret Speyside Collection (70cl, 48%) – £115.00
Caperdonich 18yo Peated Bottling Note
Peated single malt from the closed Caperdonich Distillery, released as part of the Secret Speyside Collection. This particular expression was matured for 18 years in American oak barrels before being bottled up at 48% ABV. Chivas’ Secret Speyside Collection was created to show off and celebrate some distilleries that you hear much from. A commendable mission!
Dalmore 18 Year Old (70cl, 43%) – Click To Buy!
Dalmore 18 Year Old (70cl, 43%) – £109.68
Dalmore 18 Year Old Bottling Note
Dalmore’s stunning 18 year old Highland malt is as rich, fruity and spicy as you could ever want from a Dalmore. Kudos to Richard Paterson for creating another veritable chocolate orange of a whisky. It really is a bit like drinking a chocolate orange, just without the need to wallop it with a mallet to get it to open, which really is an advantage. A surefire hit for the colder months, and an excellent evening dram for warmer months too. It is aged for 14 years in American oak, followed by three years in Matusalem sherry butts, before a final year in sherry butts.
Ardmore 17 Year Old 2003 (cask 801285) – The Cooper’s Choice (The Vintage Malt Whisky Co.) (70cl, 48.5%) – Click To Buy!
Ardmore 17 Year Old 2003 (cask 801285) – The Cooper’s Choice (The Vintage Malt Whisky Co.) (70cl, 48.5%) – £105.95
Ardmore 17yo 2003 Bottling Note
This Ardmore single malt Scotch whisky was independently bottled by The Vintage Malt Whisky Co. as part of The Cooper’s Choice collection. Distilled in 2003, this rested for 17 years in a bourbon cask, with an outturn of 306 bottles drawn in 2021.
Balblair 18 Year Old (70cl, 46%) – Click To Buy!
Balblair 18 Year Old (70cl, 46%) – £103.94
Balblair 18 Year Old Bottling Note
It’s the third release in the now age-statemented Balblair collection, a delicious 18 year old expression. This single malt was initially matured in bourbon oak casks, followed by a lovely finish in first-fill Spanish oak butts. A delightful and rich after dinner dram.
Aultmore 18 Year Old (70cl, 46%) – Click To Buy!
Aultmore 18 Year Old (70cl, 46%) – £103.56
Aultmore 18 Year Old Bottling Note
An 18 year old Aultmore launched in 2015 as part of John Dewar & Sons’ Last Great Malts ranges.
Old Pulteney 18 Year Old (70cl, 46%) – Click To Buy!
Old Pulteney 18 Year Old (70cl, 46%) – £102.74
Old Pulteney 18 Year Old Bottling Note
Released as part of a fleet of new expressions by Old Pulteney in mid 2018, this 18 year old single malt is drawn from a combination of bourbon and Spanish oak casks. Excellent stuff as ever from this Highland distillery.
Highland Park 18 Year Old – Viking Pride (70cl, 43%) – Click To Buy!
Highland Park 18 Year Old – Viking Pride (70cl, 43%) – £99.99
Highland Park 18yo Bottling Note
Highland Park’s 18 Year Old enjoyed a redesign in 2017, receiving livery inspired by the wood carvings from Urnes Stave Church and a new sub-name, “Viking Pride”. The Orkney single malt remains the same as before – rich, complex and supremely delicious.
Aberlour 18 Year Old (50cl, 43%) – Click To Buy!
Aberlour 18 Year Old (50cl, 43%) – £99.85
Aberlour 18 Year Old Bottling Note
18 year old single malt from Aberlour up in Speyside. A well-matured, heavily sherried expression, the perfect thing for a late evening dram.
The Macallan 12 Year Old Double Cask (70cl, 40%) – Click To Buy!
The Macallan 12 Year Old Double Cask (70cl, 40%) – £52.95
Macallan 12 Double Cask Bottling Note
An exciting new age statement single malt Scotch whisky from Macallan that’s matured in a combination of American and European Sherry oak for a minimum of 12 years. Here, the proportion of American oak ex-Sherry casks is higher than in the 12 Year Old Sherry Oak, but no ex-bourbon casks are used as they are in the 12 Year Old Fine Oak release.
Lagavulin 2005 (bottled 2020) Pedro Ximénez Cask Finish – Distillers Edition (70cl, 43%) – Click To Buy!
Lagavulin 2005 (bottled 2020) Pedro Ximénez Cask Finish – Distillers Edition (70cl, 43%) – £86.95
Lagavulin 2005 Distillers Bottling Note
Excellent single malt from Islay’s Lagavulin Distillery, which has enjoyed a finishing period in Pedro Ximénez casks. The whisky was distilled back in 2005, and eventually bottled up in 2020 as part of the long-running (and much-adored) Distillers Edition series. The intense peaty wafts pair well with the Pedro Ximénez sweetness, making for a delicious, flavoursome, and thoroughly distinctive dram.
Laphroaig PX Cask Triple Matured (100cl, 48%) – Click To Buy!
Laphroaig PX Cask Triple Matured (100cl, 48%) – £79.80
Laphroaig PX Cask Bottling Note
The Laphroaig PX Cask is made with whisky matured in three types of cask – American oak casks, Quarter casks and the titular Pedro Ximénez casks. This leads to a flavour profile which ties together classic, powerful Laphroaig smoke and wine-like sweetness. It was originally released for Travel Retail.
