Specification: Made from Punjabi malted barley, this single malt, characterised by spices and ripe fruit, is matured in casks previously used for bourbon. Style: Spicy and gourmand. Nose: Complex and rich. Ripe fruit. Palate: Smooth. Malted barley. Honey and spices. Finish: Long. Tobacco and pine resin. Torrefaction.
Specification: One of two releases from the anCnoc range launched in the first half of 2015, the Black Hill Reserve is an impressive single malt Scotch whisky which has been allowed to mature in first fill ex-bourbon casks and bottled at 46% ABV. The name of this release comes from the name of the distillery, Knockdhu, which means Black Hill in Gaelic.
Specification: Pronounced ‘Oog-a-dal’, it’s a special vatting that marries Ardbeg’s traditional deep, smoky notes with luscious, raisiny tones of old ex-Sherry casks. Ardbeg Uigeadail was voted by the 120,000+ strong Ardbeg Committee as their favourite Ardbeg.
Specification: Machrie Moor is a peated single malt from the Arran distillery. Bottled at 58.5% at natural cask strength and limited to 9000 bottles, this is the 3rd release in this popular series. Wonderful flavours of vanilla, toffee, citrus, and a little grassy character. Extra strength adds a charred flavour to the peated notes.
Specification: Auchentoshan is the world's best selling lowland malt whisky. The distillery producing Auchentostan spirit is the only Scottish distillery to distil the spirit three times. As such, making Auchentoshan the smoothest, most delicate-tasting single malt scotch whisky.
Specification: The BenRiach Septendecim is the latest edition to the BenRiach Peated range. This 17 year old peated whisky has been matured in ex-bourbon casks and is a real robust heavyweight. Septendecim is non chill filtered and bottled at natural colour. Sweet concentrated peat flavours dominate from the start. Bold and intense. The peaty heart is united with honey-infused raisins, roasted nuts and a luxurious leather impression. Full-bodied with fantastic length.
Specification: The world’s most heavily seated whisky, this is the sixth edition of the uber-experimental cult Octomore. Titanic amounts of peat but with a light, delicate complexity and a beguiling finesse. Young, yet eminently mature. It remains an enigma. Here, distiller pays tribute to its pedigree, to the land from which it came and the raw materials that gave it life: Octomore Scottish Barley.
Specification: Originally released for the Travel Retail market, this is a 2009 vintage Bruichladdich single malt Scotch whisky, made using Bere barley grown on Orkney! Bere barley has a much lower yield than other varieties that you're more likely to see in whisky production.
Specification: 18 year old Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky is now enjoying its full potential as the re-introduced unchill-filtered spirit: a story that has excited connoisseurs across the globe.With the move to unchill-filtered malt and a higher strength of 46.3%, this remarkable 18 year old has more than earned some new packaging. Hinting at the tales the liquid within has to tell, the label highlights the move to a natural colour and an unchill-filtered process.
Specification: Canadian Club bottle this Canadian Whisky with no age statement. Don't adjust your television set. This whisky comes in a large bottle - 100cl in size.
Specification: In 1974, 100 years after the creation of Cristal, Jean-Claude Rouzaud decided to create the Cristal Rosé cuvée. To achieve this, he selected old-vine Pinot noir grapes from the finest Grand Cru vineyards at Aÿ, which are now cultivated according to biodynamic principles. A blend of around 55% Pinot noir and 45% Chardonnay, comprising 20% of wine matured in oak tuns, Cristal Rosé is produced using the saignée (bleeding) process after cold maceration. The Cristal Rosé cuvée is aged, on average, for 6 years in Louis Roederer’s cellars.
Specification: This is the second release in The Dublin Liberties Irish Whiskey range - a 10 year old single malt which has enjoyed a finishing period in Sherry casks hand-picked by Master Distiller Darryl McNally.
Specification: This was first released in 2008 under the new ownership of Angus Dundee. Glencadam 10 stands as a delicate, balanced dram, neither coloured nor chill-filtered so it retains its true flavour.
Specification: Glenfiddich use casks that once contained premium Caribbean rum to finish 21 Year Old expression. This expression spends four months finishing in Gran Reserva barrels selected by Glenfiddich’s Malt Master, adding to its distinctive and complex flavour. Experience an intense and vanilla sweet aroma, floral with hints of banana, followed by a soft, lively taste with lime, ginger and spice and a complex and exceptionally long ending. Glenfiddich’s rum finish releases layers of intensity and sets this 21 Year Old apart from other whiskies.
Specification: Glenglassaugh Evolution is created by maturing the whisky in a unique combination of the finest hand-picked ex-Tennessee first-fill whiskey barrels. Bottled at 50 percent, natural colour and non chill filtered. A luscious syrupy combination of sweet barley, delicate pineapple and waves of soft buttery vanilla. Deeper oak spices and caramelised pear develop and warm the nose. Robust, white peppery oak floods through crisp green apple and freshly cracked barley. A gentle salted caramel emerges alongside hints of ripe banana and fruit salad syrup.A vibrant combination of classic oak spices and delicate soft fruits surrounded by fragrant waves of vanilla pod.
Specification: Winner of a Gold Medal at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2005, a single malt from Glengoyne matured in first fill European oak sherry casks for 21 years.
Specification: The rarest and oldest member of the Glenmorangie family, this is a single malt of notable class and intensity. Full bodied and sumptuous, the Glenmorangie 25 years old is the real embodiment of our continued dedication to perfection. Matured in a range of casks including American white oak, Oloroso sherry casks and French Burgundy casks before being blended back together in exact quantities, the Glenmorangie quarter century is complex, bursting with deep flavours and a perfect testimony to our knowledge and experience.
Specification: Legend has it that just offshore from Glenmorangie Distillery is the shipwreck of a 16th Century Spanish Galleon. Once loaded with treasure, it is one of many ships lost when the Spanish Armada fled from the English Navy round the Scottish coast. Glenmorangie Tayne captures this tale and is something of a Spanish treasure itself, having been aged in carefully selected Amontillado Sherry casks, a rarely seen finish in the world of whisky.
Specification: Johnnie Walker Blue Label is an unrivalled masterpiece. It is an exquisite blend made from some of Scotland’s rarest and most exceptional whiskies. Only one in every ten thousand casks has the elusive quality, character and flavour to deliver the’ remarkable signature taste of Johnnie Walker Blue Label. An extraordinary whisky for extraordinary occasions.
Specification: The cuvée opens up a whole new palette of colours and flavours, with an intense salmon pink hue. The aromatic elegance is supported by an overhead structure. Undeniably, there is life in this wine. «Brut Mosaïque in pink», this cuvée has all the hallmark Chardonnay finesse (35%- 40%), rounded out by the ripeness of the Pinot Meunier (25%-30%) and the structure of the Pinot Noir (30%-35%). The addition of Pinot Noir red wine to the blend (15% to 18%) and a light dosage (10 g/l) result in a very complete, balanced champagne.
Specification: This 16 year old from the Isle of Jura was a bronze medal winner at the 2004 International Wine and Spirits Competition. And just like any Diurach, each drop is brimming with character. With such a proud and passionate heritage behind this whisky, it comes as no surprise that the Diurach's own symbol stamps every bottle with approval.
Specification: Translated as Big Ocean, this unique expression is a celebration of the art of Laphroaig, with only the best batches hand selected by distillery manager for their exceptional flavour. All have been matured in first-fill-only ex-American white oak bourbon barrels in the warehouse right next to the Atlantic. This whisky is then carefully re-casked and left to sleep in the finest European oak. The result is an extraordinary fusion of flavours, from unmistakable medicinal peat, to the soft and spicy caramel tones of the American wood, to the big, rich “burnt apricot and raisin” of the European oak. Finally bottled and non chill-filtered, the distillery manager’s selected batches are marked with his signature. Anything that can withstand the Atlantic for 200 years deserves a little recognition.
Specification: A lighter style Macallan with flavors of citrus, vanilla and coconut. The addition of American oak bourbon seasoned barrels imparts aromas and flavors slightly drier and more oaky than the american oak sherry casks, with more pronounced aromas and flavors of coconut, but still with the lighter colors and sweetness associated with American oak. 25 Years Old - a flavour explosion of fruit, vanilla and wood smoke. Colour: Bright Amber. Nose: Rich and robust with a hint of peach, blood orange and wood spice. Palate: Intense, coconut and vanilla with a hint of sultana, lemon and peat. Finish: Lingering with a hint of sherry, orange and spice.
Specification: The whisky was recreated down to the very last detail by Whyte and Mackay’s blender extraordinaire, Richard Paterson. The final replica bottle of Mackinlay’s blend contains whiskies from Speyside, the Island, and the Highlands, and the recipe even includes some very rare 1983 Glen Mhor!
Specification: While most distilleries use their Coffey stills only to make grain whisky, Nikka use the two Coffey stills at their Miyagikyo distillery to create malt whisky too. The Nikka Coffey Malt Whisky was introduced to their selection of expressions in 2014. Plenty rich and flavoursome, it's a wonderful addition to Nikka's fantastic range.
Specification: Aged in both American and Spanish oak casks, the mid-range Old Pulteney 17 Year Old strikes the perfect balance between maturity and the distillery’s signature coastal style, winning hearts of whisky enthusiasts the world over. Taste: Sweet with soft fruits: kiwi, guava, peach.
Specification: Produced by John Distilleries in Goa, India, the Paul John range of single malt whiskies (named after their Chairman) represents a move into premium spirits for a company who are already big players in the Indian molasses 'whisky' market. Made using Indian 6-row barley from the Himalayan foothills, Brilliance is matured in bourbon barrels for 3-5 years before bottling at cask strength. (As with Amrut, the tropical climate cause greater evaporation, around 12-13% a year, but in turn they show very well at younger ages.)
Specification: A cask strength bottling from the Talisker distillery, bearing no age statement. This was named for the Isle of Skye sits on the line of latitude 57 Degrees North.
Specification: Pure ingredients and the natural environment add to smooth and mellow character of our award-winning Tomintoul Speyside Glenlivet Single Malt Scotch Whisky, “the gentle dram”. Multi-award winning Tomintoul Speyside Glenlivet Single Malt Scotch Whisky Aged 16 Years has been lovingly crafted, from a selection of the finest bourbon casks, each aged for at least sixteen years.
