A 3 times distilled whisky from the Lowlands, near Glasgow. The Auchentoshan distillery was opened in 1825 by Irish refugees, which explains the light character of the whisky. Because Auchentoshan distils 3 times, the spirit has a much higher alcohol content than usual; 81%. By triple distillation, the whisky is also purified. This Auchentoshan has been fully matured on bourbon barrels for 18 years and has therefore acquired a beautiful, deep complexity. 43% Vol. |
Royal Brackla, located in the Scottish Speyside region, was the first ever distillery to receive a royal warrant. Dubbed ‘The King’s Own Whisky’, this is your chance to drink a single malt deemed fit for royalty! This Royal Brackla matured for 21 years in oak casks and—crucially—was finished in premium first-fill sherry casks. It displays succulent notes of summer berries and dark chocolate. 40% Vol. |
The oldest distillery on the island of Islay, founded in 1779. Since the start, smoky, daring Whisky has been made here, 30% of which is still made from their own malt floor. Bowmore has Scotland's oldest warehouse, which is partly below sea level. This makes the barrel maturation balanced and gives the Whisky most of its true Islay character. Due to its age, the smoke is quite mild and the Whisky very complex. 43% Vol. |
The oldest whisky MacDuff distillery has to offer, is The Deveron 18 Y, which has matured for nearly two decades in oak casks. MacDuff distillery lies near the mouth of the river Deveron just before it meets the North Sea. MacDuff is a comparatively modern distillery, built in 1960, and is an important component of the popular William Lawson blend. 40% Vol. |
Founded in 1798 by a direct descendant of the Vikings, Magnus Eunson. Highland Park is Scotland's most northern distillery and still has its own malt floors, from which 25% of the malt comes. This 18 year old has matured for most of the time on sherry casks. The combination of their own malt, Sherry casks and a very traditional way of working, has made this Whisky a prize winner. According to many lovers the best Whisky in the world. 43% Vol. |
The Knockando distillery was founded in 1898 and was thoroughly rebuilt in 1968. It is a small traditional distillery, where the Whisky mainly ages on bourbon casks. Only a small part of the product ages on sherry casks. With this 21-year-old, the year of distillation and the year of bottling is on the label. There is no splash of dye in it and the Whisky is completely natural. The addition on the label; 'Master Reserve', tells you that the barrels have been carefully selected. 43% Vol. |
Indian whisky is conquering the world, and Amrut is the absolute frontrunner, stunning connoisseurs over and over with their exquisite single malt whisky. The warm climate in India is perfectly suited for maturing whisky, of which the Amrut - Madeira Finish is an excellent example. It aged primarily in ex-bourbon casks before a length finish in ex-Madeira casks from Spain and Portugal. There are only 4,800 bottles available of this first batch, a fantastic whisky. 50% Vol. |
First released in the summer of 2015, Hibiki Japanese Harmony is crafted by the Suntory Whisky blending team, led by Master Blender Shingo Torii with malt whiskies from the Yamazaki and Hakushu distilleries and, for the larger component by volume, grain whisky from the Chita distillery. The whiskies are drawn from 5 different types of cask, amoungst others American white oak, Sherry and Japanese Mizunara oak casks, entering a new fase of ‘no age statement’. Light, approachable with notes of orange peel and white chocolate. 43% Vol. |
Isaac Wolfe Bernheim and his brother, Bernard, founded I.W. Harper Bourbon, even winning a Gold Medal at the Chicago World’s Fair of 1893. I.W. Harper was originally launched in the late 19th century, but the revered Kentucky bourbon brand made a return in 2015 after a prolonged absence from the marketplace. It is currently distilled at the New Bernheim Distillery in Louisville with a high corn mashbill of 85 percent. 43% Vol. |
An Irish, limited Whiskey by Jameson, founded in 1780. This 18 years Limited Reserve is a very special one. It is a blend of 2 Pot Still distilled Malt Whiskey's and a Single Grain. The Whiskey matures 18 years in Oloroso sherry casks and got a 6-month finish in bourbon barrels. The result is a soft, balanced Irish Whiskey with beautiful sherry tones. All bottles are numbered. Jameson himself sees this 18-year-old as one of their masterpieces. 46% Vol. |
The Solist-bottlings are the epitome of Kavalan whisky. These single cask whiskies are bottled at cask strength. Obviously un-chill filtered and uncoloured. This Ex-Bourbon has matured to a hand-selected American oak barrel of which 199 were bottles. The cask strength is 57.8%. In 2010, the Soloist Ex-Bourbon was elected Best Rest of the World Single Malt Whisky and received a gold medal at the International Spirits Challenge. 57.1% Vol. |
After studying the best techniques of the Old World, particularly Scotch whiskies, Master Distiller Dave Pickerell finished 12-year-old rye in premium European Sauternes, Madeira, and Port wine casks, releasing these single wine barrel finishes individually as the Old World Series in limited quantities. Then, they carefully married the 3 whiskeys into the Old World, highlighting their distinct flavors to create an exceptionally balanced spirit. This ultra-premium straight rye is distinctly American, yet harkens back to its stately Old World roots. 43% Vol. |
In the valley (Glen) of the river Livet lies a famous Scottish distillery, The Glenlivet. Founded in 1824 by the illustrious George Smith in 1824. In' The Archive' -the best place in their warehouse- the most special barrels are kept. The current Distillery Manager, Alan Winchester, thinks his Whisky is best when it matures for about 21 years. That's why he sometimes takes a few 21-year-old barrels out of his' Archive' and makes this limited edition of it. 43% Vol. |
Confusingly, when you set out to find a Glen Deveron Distillery, you won’t find one. Instead, Glen Deveron (or The Deveron) is made at Macduff. Both brands are named in reference to the River Deveron, which runs along this distillery located in the northeast of Scotland. For a long time, Macduff anonymously produced single malt whisky, almost everything of it destined for blends. Nowadays some of it turns up as standalone bottlings. This Glen Deveron, 20 Y is an example, and an excellent one at that. 40% Vol. |
Glenrothes calls it the Four Corners – meaning the foundation upon which Glenrothes single malt is built. Water is one of the Corners, as is slow distillation. The latter eliminates impurities and allows for a lighter and fruitier spirit. Sherry-seasoned casks impart a unique depth of flavor to the maturation process. Finally, the color of Glenrothes is never altered, always kept in its natural state. Together these Four Corners form the basis of the Glenrothes 18 Y, one of the distilleries’ newest expressions, matured in first-fill sherry-seasoned casks. 43% Vol. |
Dalmore (1839) is now one of the classics of Whisky. The distillery is located in the Northern Highlands and overlooks the sea. Dalmore has received a lot of attention, because they occasionally release very expensive and very old bottlings. This 18 year old has matured for 14 years on bourbon barrels and then another 4 years on Matusalem Oloroso sherry casks. This makes it a perfect example of Dalmore's class. 43% Vol. |
Benriach, founded in 1898 in the heart of the Speyside, has experienced a lot. 2 years after its establishment, the distillery closed again. Benriach was not put back into production until 1965. Until 2004, with intermediate stops, neighbour Longmorn occasionally distilled at Benriach to keep the distillery from being dilapidated. The distillery was then taken over and brought fully into production. This Benriach matured 25 years in a mix of bourbon, Oloroso sherry and new American barrels. 46.8% Vol. |
Next to Islay is the island of Jura. The Isle of Jura distillery has been here since 1810. The water used by Jura comes from a nearby lake, the 'Loch a' Bhaile-Mhargaidh'. This water is peat-containing, which gives the whisky a light earthy taste. The malt for the whisky is not peated, but dried with hot air. This 21 year old, like all Jura Whisky, has matured on bourbon casks, but exceptionally got a finish on old Oloroso sherry casks. 44% Vol. |
On the western island of Mull, in the picturesque capital of Tobermory, is a small traditional distillery, founded in 1798, under the name of Ledaig. After a takeover in 1972, the distillery was renamed Tobermory. Since 1996, they have been making 50% unpeated Whisky, Tobermory, and 50% firmly peated Whisky called Ledaig. All Whisky ages in the Highlands, because there are no warehouses left at the distillery. This 18 years old is limited and has matured on Oloroso sherry casks. 46.3% Vol. |
Talisker, the only distillery on the island of Skye, was founded in 1810. In terms of location, by the sea on a mountain slope, it is really a picture-perfect. After a major reconstruction in 1997, it became a modern computer-controlled distillery on the inside. As far as Whisky is concerned, little has changed; this is still a powerful, complex Malt. This 25-year-old Talisker has matured on oak barrels; what kind of barrels exactly is a carefully kept secret. 45.8% Vol. |
The Aberfeldy, 21Y is one of the flagship single malts from the Aberfeldy Distillery. Matured in both ex-bourbon and sherry casks, it was re-launched with a new design in 2015. It has picked up several gold medals and ‘best in show’ awards since. The Aberfeldy, 21 Y is a superb example of what this distillery is capable of. It displays thick, honeyed notes with chocolate, oranges and stone fruits. 40% Vol. |
Nicknamed ‘The Beast of Dufftown’ by famous whisky writer Dave Broom, Mortlach is a whisky that has long been championed by connoisseurs. Finally, the distillery is starting to gain a wider audience. The Mortlach, 20 Y is the oldest whisky in the new range, which was launched in 2018. It matured solely in sherry casks and was named ‘Cowie’s Blue Seal’, after one of the original bottlings of Mortlach dating back to 1909. The Mortlach, 20 Y is balanced and complex – a whisky that deserves your time and attention. 43.4% Vol. |
Located on the Isle of Islay, Caol Ila is known for its heavily peated whisky. The distillery was originally founded in 1846, but the old distillery was demolished in the early 1970s and a new, much larger version of Caol Ila was built. To this day, Caol Ila is the largest producer of Scotch single malt whisky on Islay. The Caol Ila, 18 Y is an elegant whisky. The extra years of aging in oak casks has mellowed the impact of the peat, turning it into a very mature Islay whisky with lots of interesting subtleties. 43% Vol. |
Octomore is famous for being the smokiest whisky in the world. But focusing on that reputation would sell Octomore short. This brand is made at Bruichladdich, an artisanal distillery on the Isle of Islay. While the Octomore 10.1 is very smoky indeed, there are many more flavors and aromas to discover. This is because of Bruichladdich’s hands-on distillation process and the use of first-fill bourbon casks from a variety of sources like Jim Beam, Heaven Hill, Buffalo Trace and Jack Daniel’s. 59.8% Vol. |