Perhaps one of the best kept secrets of the Scottish Speyside; The Linkwood distillery. Almost all of Linkwood's spirit disappears in the Johnnie Walker series; Only a small portion of this spirit comes to market in real Linkwood whisky. By far, most Linkwood bottles are from independent bottlers, such as Gordon & McPhail. The whisky has sherry notes, fruit, old port, herbs and nut. In short, this Linkwood has a very complex flavor. Not for nothing, Linkwood knows a huge crowd of fans. 43% Vol. |
The Benromach distillery is the westernmost part of the Scottish Speyside, founded in 1898. After a turbulent life, Benromach closed its doors in 1983 forever, ready to disappear into oblivion. In the nineties Gordon & McPhail bought the empty buildings and installed new equipment. The goal was to make high quality whisky. All whisky used to be smoky. That's what you'll taste in this old-fashioned, sturdy whisky, in which old times revive. 43% Vol. |
Highland Park was founded in the Orkneys and makes his whisky with the same traditions and integrity since its founding in 1798, which form a perfect basis for one of the world's most respected single malt whiskies. Clinging to 5 traditions, including the distinctive aromatic heather peat, which is unique to Orkney and using only hand selected ex-sherry casks, Highland Park brings balanced single malt whisky; "Gently smoky but surprisingly sweet". This12 years matured has a heath-like smell and a smoky, honey and salty taste. 40% Vol. |
Talisker is an Island Single Malt Scotch whisky from the largest British Isle of Skye. Because of the location of the distillery, the whisky is known for some salty flavor and its spicy character. In 2002 Talisker became the winner of gold at the International Wine and Spirit Competition for the 5th time and got the whisky Trophy 'Best single malt under 12 years'. 45.8% Vol. |
Benriach has its own unique character by using specific production methods, such as copper stills and high quality barrels that are selected for maturation. The water comes from 4 different sources in the wooded area of the distillery. For the maturation of the malt Benriach used sherry and bourbon casks. This 16 year matured single malt is award winning and is known as one of the best selling whiskies ever. 43% Vol. |
A special 'un-chill filtered' and 'non colored' variation of the famous Bunnahabhain Islay malt whiskies. Through a special distillation process a slight "touch" of smoky notes will go along with the grain. The big difference with the other distilleries on Islay is that Bunnahabhain does not dry the malt with peat but with hot air. Thus this Islay malt is not smoky or peaty. For ripening, a mix of bourbon and refill sherry casks is used. 46.3% Vol. |