Islay whisky is Scotch whisky made on Islay one of the southernmost of the Inner Hebridean Islands located off the west coast of Scotland. Islay is one of five whisky distilling localities and regions in Scotland whose identity is protected by law. There are nine active distilleries and the industry is the island’s second largest employer after agriculture. Islay is a centre of “whisky tourism”, and hosts a “Festival of Malt and Music” known as Fèis Ìle each year on the last week of May, with events and tastings celebrating the cultural heritage of the island.
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Bruichladdich Octomore 11.1 5 Year Old (70cl, 59.4%)
Distillery Bruichladdich
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Vintage 2014
Bottled 28-30.10.2020
Stated Age 05 years old
Number of bottles 30000
Strength 59.4 % Vol. Size 70CL
Ardbeg 23 Year Old Vintage Y2K (70cl, 46%)
Ardbeg Vintage_Y2K 23
“A glitch in the Ardware”, reads the inside of the box. Ardbeg Vintage_Y2K is a series of limited releases of whiskies distilled in the year 2000. Each one will represent a different side of the distillery, with no two whiskies alike. Ardbeg Vintage_Y2K 23 is a single malt Islay Scotch whisky matured in oloroso and bourbon casks for 23 years.
Ardbeg 14 Year Old Anthology The Unicorns Tale (70cl, 46%)
Ardbeg 14yo Unicorn Tale
A Unicorn’s Tale is the second edition in Ardbeg’s Anthology series, following on from the success of the first Anthology release, Harpy’s Tale. It’s a single malt Scotch whisky matured in a marriage of Madeira casks and bourbon casks, bottled at 14 years old.
Each release reimagines a mythological beast which might be real – or might be a mistaken glimpse at one of Islay’s native beasties… The story of the unicorn at Ardbeg begins on a dark night after a fête at the Distillery when the clip-clop of hooves was heard echoing around the yard. The workers suspected Rory, the Distillery’s greedy Shetland Pony who’s known for his ill-temper and devilishly sweet tooth, but when they ventured outside to investigate they witnessed a horse-like creature rearing up against a full moon, with a horn protruding from its head. The next day, rumours swirled about a sighting of Scotland’s national animal… a Unicorn. Had Rory simply raided an ice cream truck and walked out of his unlatched gate? Or was something more mythical afoot?
Distillery Ardbeg
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie Anthology – The Unicorn’s TaleBottled
11./12.04.2024
Stated Age 14 years old
Cask Type Madeira and Bourbon
Strength 46.0 % Vol.Size 700 ml
Ardbeg Smoketrails Cote Rotie Edition (1L, 46%)
- On the trail of the smoke: Smoketrails is the beginning a new series of Ardbeg
- The material for peat and smoke fans: Intense strong aromas of peat smoke, chocolate and leather
- Bottled in drinking strength: With an alcohol content of 46%vol. bottled
- Natural: Bottled without the addition of dyes and without chill filtration
Portrait: What which makes Ardbeg Smoketrails Cote Rotie Edition.
Smoketrails is the new range of different bottlings for the travel retail market.
The Cote Rotie Edition is the second bottling in This series.
Malt whiskys from former Bourbon Casks made of American white oak and Casks in which Cote Rotie wine previously matured were selected and blended together.
The result is a heavily peated Single Malt Whisky with a clear red wine influence.
Ardbeg Spectacular (70cl, 46%)
Ardbeg Spectacular is the special distillery bottling released for Fèis Ìle 2024. A first for Ardbeg, the single malt Scotch whisky was matured in Port wine casks before it was then married with classic bourbon barrels.
“This is a helter-skelter of flavours! Totally weird and absolutely spectacular. This is a freaky whisky!”- Dr Bill Lumsden, head of distilling & whisky creation for The Glenmorangie Company.
For more info on this tasty release, be sure to check out our dedicated Ardbeg Spectacular release page, complete with top deals on Ardbeg whiskies!
Distillery Ardbeg
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie Feis Ile 2024
Cask Type Port casks and Ex-Bourbon Casks
Strength 46.0 % Vol.Size 700 ml
Bowmore Legend (70cl, 40%)
Bowmore Legend is the NAS entry-level expression of the distillery, age between 8 to 10 years on North American Oak casks which previously contained Bourbon. A young, rather gentle Bowmore. Whilst not massively complex or full-bodied, Legend is still a great value for money malt.
Laphroaig 10 Year Old Cask Strength Batch 016 Bot.2022 (70cl, 58.5%)
Our Original Cask Strength is the purest way to experience the taste created by the land, sea and air of Islay. Aged 10 years, it’s barrier-filtered from the cask to remove unwanted char particles – and that’s all that comes between you and the real Laphroaig.
We don’t chill-filter our Original Cask Strength, and we don’t reduce its natural strength. So, what you pour is what we draw from the barrel — the heart of charred seasoned oak barrels, our blue peat smoke and nutty barley, in a truly natural experience.
Batch 16 is our most powerful expression within the Cask Strength family, characterised by a 58.5% proof point and notes of vanilla and sea salt intermingled with hints of freshly ground black pepper and pork crackling. A dram poured neat will fill the nose with aromas of sweet apples and caramelised pastry, underpinned with a tang of cereal and tanned leather notes. The finish, a mixture of gentle spice, charred oak and smoked mackerel with an oily mouthful.
Lagavulin 8 Year Old Gift Set Saveurs D’écosse (70cl, 48%)
Originally launched as a limited edition to make the distillery’s 200th anniversary, the Lagavulin 8 Years Old was so successful that it had to be added the permanent range. In this gift box, the bottle is joined by two tasting glasses. What a great gift idea!
Caol Ila 2007 Sherry Butt The Samurai Kirsch Serie Signatory Vintage (70cl, 59.1%)
This whisky was distilled on 28/09/2007 and has been matured in sherry cask #08 before being bottled by Signatory Vintage on 15/10/2020.
Signatory Vintage were established in 1988 by Andrew Symington and are one of Scotland’s most prolific independent bottlers. Their offices and bottling facility are located next to Edradour distillery, which they have also owned since 2002.
One of 686 bottles.
Distillery Caol Ila
Bottler Signatory Vintage (SV)
Bottling serie Samurai Vintage
28/09/2007 Bottled 15.10.2020
Stated Age 13 years old
Cask type Sherry Butt
Unchill filtered, uncoloured
Cask number 08
Number of bottles 051 / 686
Strength 59.1 %
Vol.Size 700 ml
Bowmore 44 Year Old Gold Bowmore 1964 The Trilogy Old No. 46 (70cl, 42.4%)
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The final and oldest in their Trilogy series, aged 44 years from 1964 to 2008. Combining bourbon and Oloroso Sherry casks, gives a nose of citrus and tropical fruit, with a hint of warm smoke. The palate is wonderfully smooth leading to sweet honey, vanilla and warm oak. Dried fruit comes to the fire towards the end. The finish brings soft toasted oak and roasted almonds.
Bowmore 44 Year Old Gold is an age-statement Islay single malt whisky matured in the famous Number One Vaults of Bowmore Distillery. Bowmore 44 Year Old Gold is released as part of a series of three extra-aged bottles. All were distilled in 1964 and the Gold is the final and oldest release. This highly sought-after collector`s whisky was matured in a combination of Bourbon and Oloroso sherry casks from 1964 until 2008.
This is bottle number 46
Distillery Bowmore
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Vintage 05.11.1964
Bottled 2009
Stated Age 44 years old
Cask Type 3 Bourbon & 1 Oloroso Sherry Casks
Number of bottles 46/701
Strength 42.4 %
Vol.Size 700 ml
Bowmore 43 Year Old White Bowmore 1964 The Trilogy Old No. 576 (70cl, 42.8%)
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This is the second in this famous trilogy 43 Year Old ‘White Bowmore’ was distilled on the 5th November, 1964, and bottled in 2008. This is the second in a limited edition trilogy to be released by Bowmore. Only 732 bottles were released in total.
White Bowmore has been gradually maturing in six bourbon casks in the distillery’s famous No 1 vaults since 1964; they have now been bottled as a coveted collector’s item for whisky connoisseurs throughout the world. An extraordinary melange of pure tropical fruit character with venerable oak and maritime notes.
This limited edition White Bowmore offers up a beautiful array of tropical fruits and eloquent salinity. Matured in 6 bourbon casks and resting in Bowmore`s illustrious vaults since 1964, this is an Islay single malt with finesse. Passion fruits and mangoes, melons and peaches offer up a veritable medley of flavour, all evolving on a lingering and gently warming finish.
This is bottle number 576.
Distillery Bowmore
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Vintage 1964
Bottled 2008
Stated Age 43 years old
Cask Type Bourbon cask
Number of bottles 576 / 732
Strength 42.8 %
Vol.Size 700 ml
Laphroaig PX Cask Triple Matured Edition 2023 (1L, 48%)
Laphroaig Oak Select (70cl, 40%)
For the Laphroaig Oak Select, the Islay distillery has taken whisky from a number of different types of cask, including oloroso sherry butts, white American oak, Pedro Ximenez seasoned hoggies, quarter casks, and first-fill bourbon casks. Quite a selection, wouldn’t you say? A laid-back addition to the Laphroaig core range of single malts.
Laphroaig Chevrolet Van Lledo Collectibles The Bygone Days Of Road Transport Model Vehicle
The pictures are from the actual car, if you’d like more detailed photos just get in touch!
NOTICE THE FROND CORNER ROOF IS A BIT DAMAGE
Big Peat Douglas Laing’s Small Batch Global Traveller’s Edition 1L, 48%
This is a large, one litre bottling of Douglas Laing’s Small Batch Regional Malt whisky from Islay. This small batch bottling, which has a slightly increased proof, was originally destined as a travel retail bottling.
A Blended Malt from Islay, this whisky contains spirit from across the island, including whiskies from: Ardbeg, Caol Ila, Bowmore and the illustrious Port Ellen.
Big Peat serves up notes of mineralic peat, ash, iodine, sea spray, sea weed, wood smoke, citrus, white peaches, vanilla, chilli, toasted barley and heather honey.
Laphroaig 10 Years Cask Strength Red Stripe Bot. (70cl, 55.7%)
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NOTICE THE LEVEL IS ON THE SHOULDER
This very rare and highly sought-after 10 year old Laphroaig Cask Strength Red Stripe Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky comes from the famous cask strength series and is the successor to the legendary Laphroaig Cask Strength Green Stripe. Bottled in the year 2005-2007 at cask strength 55.7% abv, this terrific single malt is one of the legendary whiskies from Laphroaig, where the rough Atlantic climate around the island of Islay is literally felt on the tongue. The oak casks used in the production of the 10 years Laphroaig cask strength scotch whisky are lightly fired before filling to impart the slightly sweet vanilla-nuttiness of the oak. The Islay single malt whisky is then matured in Laphroaig s warehouses for a period of 10 years before being bottled at cask strength (straight from the wood).
This exceptional and multiple award-winning Laphroaig Islay single malt scotch whisky was rated 92 points by whiskyfun.com (Serge Valentin), is hard to find today and a special highlight for enthusiasts, investors and whisky-collectors of extraordinary Scotch whiskies!
Distillery Laphroaig
Bottling serie Red Stripe
Age: 10 years old
Year bottled: 2005
Cask Wood Type: Bourbon Casks
Alcohol ABV% 55.7 – Cask Strength
Bottling Series: 10 Years Cask Strength Red Stripe
Bottle Size 70cl
not coloured / not chill filtered
Bruichladdich 1990 Valinch Ghost Ship 50cl, 54.5%
Bruichladdich 1990 Valinch ‘Ghost Ship’
NOTICE THIS IS WITHOUT ORIGINAL BOX
Distilled in 1990 then released for the 2007 Feis Ile on Islay. Named after a “phantom” oil tanker at the pier near Bruichladdich. The ship never managed to dock due to issues with it’s design and has been a local legend since.
Released for Feis 2007, this single malt was distilled in 1990. This bottling is named after a “phantom” oil tanker at the pier near Bruichladdich. The story goes such that the ship couldn’t dock due to it’s a flawed design. As you can imagine it has been a legend ever since.
The cask was a Bourbon Squat #525. Only 350 bottles were produced.
Distillery Bruichladdich
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie Valinch Ghost Ship
Vintage 1990
Bottled 2007
Cask Type Bourbon Squat
Cask number 525
Number of bottles 350
Strength 54.5 % Vol.Size 500 ml
Bruichladdich 8 Year Old The Laddie Eight (70cl, 50%)
An 8 year old single malt from Islay’s Bruichladdich distillery, originally released for the Travel Retail Market. The Laddie Eight was created by Head Distiller Adam Hannett, with an aim to capturing the fantastic floral notes along with Bruichladdich’s coastal elements.
Distillery Bruichladdich
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Bottled 2016
Stated Age 08 years old
Cask Type European and American Oak
Strength 50.0 % Vol.Size 70cl
Laphroaig The 1815 No Box 70cl, 48%
Notice this bottle it is without original box.
A single malt created by distillery manager, John Campbell, to honour the master craftsmen who have shaped Laphroaig over the past two centuries. This single malt was first left to rest in first-fill, over-charred ex-bourbon barrels, before being transferred to large, new European oak hogsheads – which have never been used by Laphroaig until now.
The 1815 combines notes of peat smoke, toasted fruits and oiled wood.
Bruichladdich Port Charlotte 10 Year Old (70cl, 50%)
A peat-tastic gift pack from the Bruichladdich distillery! The set contains a bottle of the deliciously smoky Port Charlotte 10 Year Old alongside a pair of very stylish branded Bruichladdich glasses. Of course you don’t have to drink said whisky from said glasses, but… why wouldn’t you?
Laphroaig Matchbox 1937 GMC Van 11cm X 5cm
Laphroaig Matchbox 1937 GMC Van 11cm X 5cm
Laphroaig 15 Year Old 200th Anniversary 70cl, 43%
Distillery Laphroaig
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie 200th Anniversary
Stated Age 15 years old
Strength 43.0 % Vol.
Laphroaig Cairdeas 15 Year Old Friends of Laphroaig 2017 (70cl, 43%)
Laphroaig Cairdeas 15 Year Old is a well-peated single malt from Islay, matured entirely in first-fill ex-bourbon barrels. If you’re a fan of rather savoury whiskies that boast heavy wafts of TCP, smoked meats and sea breeze, this is one you need to pay attention to.
Distillery Laphroaig
Bottler Distillery Bottling Vintage 2002
Bottled This 15 year old was distilled in 2002 and released in 2017 exclusively to Friends of Laphroaig.
Stated Age 15 years old
Cask type 1st Fill Ex-Bourbon Casks
Strength 43.0 %
Vol.Size 700 ml
Octomore 10 Year Old Oloroso Cask Finish Darkness (50cl, 47.8%)
A 10-year-old Octomore – the beloved peated single malt from Islay’s Bruichladdich distillery. This one finished its maturation with a stay in an oloroso sherry octave, custom-made for the folks at indie bottler Darkness. An intriguing combo of sweet baked goods, salted nuts and coastal smoke make this a superbly complex sipper.
Islay Single Malt 29 Year Old Oloroso Cask Finish Darkness (50cl, 50.9%)
Hailing from an undisclosed Islay distillery, this single malt matured for a generous 29 years, including a finish in a custom-made oloroso sherry octave cask. You know what that means? It was bottled up by Darkness! The sherry cask brings rich notes of dates, stewed fruits, and tinned peaches to the coastal, tarry smoke at its core.
Seaweed & Aeons & Digging & Fire & Cask Strength 18 Year Old (70cl, 54.6%)
A senior member of the Seaweed & Aeons family, this is a cask-strength edition of its heavily peated 18-year-old Highland single malt. Bottled at a hearty 54.6%, it’s a big, bold sipper. With a good portion matured in sherry casks, it boasts softly sweet notes of stone fruits and toasted nuts among vibrant layers of herbaceous coastal peat smoke, and dense, meaty malt.
Whether you’re a fan of the younger age statements in this range and looking to explore older whiskies, or you’re interested in cask strengths, this is one for you! Also, a fab find if you’re looking for a gift for a member of some kind of ampersand appreciation society.
Seaweed & Aeons & Digging & Fire & Cask Strength 10 Year Old (Batch 06) Whisky (70cl, 55.6%)
After batches one, and two, and three, and four, and five, it’s time for a sixth batch of the superbly delicious Seaweed & Aeons & Digging & Fire & Cask Strength 10 Year Old! Hailing from an undisclosed Islay distillery, 25% of this single malt enjoyed a stay in sherry casks, imparting a satisfying sweetness to the robustly smoky, earthy whisky. Weighing in at 55.6% ABV, there’s plenty of added depth and intensity to be found in this full-bodied cask strength expression… you might like to punctuate with a dash of water or a cube of ice to open up all that flavour.
Seaweed & Aeons & Digging & Fire & Sherry Casks 10 Year Old (70cl, 40%)
Peat and sherry is a great combo, though sometimes it can be a bit like a shouting match between a foghorn and a washing machine full of pots and pans. Thankfully, this one shows off a welcome harmony between the two. It’s a marvellous variation of Seaweed & Aeons & Digging & Fire, featuring the same smoky 10 year old Islay single malt, though instead of just 25% of it being finished in sherry casks, the entirety of the whisky was finished in them. The powerfully peaty notes at its core are mellowed by just enough sherry sweetness, making for a superbly well-balanced flavour profile.
Islay Whisky 8 Year Old That Boutique-y Whisky Company (70cl, 45.8%)
That Boutique-y Whisky Company has over a decade of independently bottling single cask, small batch, limited edition whiskies under its belt, and now it’s time for some Boutique-y “core” releases to join the collection.
And no need to check your eyesight, this new range are all in 70cl bottles!
This impressive eight-year-old Islay single malt packs plenty of peaty punch, with waves of citrus, stewed fruit, and vanilla supporting pungent, earthy smoke.
Islay #3 13 Year Old – Batch 7 That Boutique-y Whisky Company (50cl, 58.1%)
Distilled on Islay, this single malt spent 13 years maturing, with a portion finished in oloroso sherry octaves by the team at That Boutique-y Whisky Company before they bottled it up. Followers of previous Boutique-y releases may recognise the familiar artwork on the label, and the true whisky Columbos out there might even see it as a clue as to the origin of this pungently peaty single malt.
Batch 7 is a release of 572 bottles.
Bruichladdich Octomore 14.1 5 Year Old Scottish Barley Bourbon Cask (70cl, 59.6%)
Edition 14.1 of Bruichladdich’s Octomore series was made with barley grown on the Scottish mainland and malted to 128.ppm creating a heavily peated single malt. This whisky was matured for five years in first-fill ex-American whiskey casks, imparting aromas of smoked caramel, roasted almonds and barbecue pork on the nose, with bright citrus notes, smoked heather and ground coffee on the palate.
Bruichladdich
Distillery Bottling
Bunnahabhain 1986 21 Year Old Islay Fest 2008 No.310 70cl, 46.7%
Bunnahabhain’s bottling for the 2008 Islay Festival is a vatting of two Spanish oak sherry hogsheads from 1986, aged 21 years. Just 512 bottles of this were produced.
Distillery Bunnahabhain
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie Feis Ile 2008
Vintage1986
Bottled 17.04.2008
Stated Age 21 years old
Cask type 2 Ex-Sherry Casks
Number of bottles 310/512
Strength 46.7 % Vol.Size 700 ml
A 21-year-old Bunnahabhain 1986 bottled in 2008 as a special edition for the Islay Festival (Feis Ile).
This 1986 Bunnahabhain 21-year-old was a limited edition of just 512 bottles yielded from a pair of traditional Spanish oak sherry hogshead casks released without colouring or chill filtration at its natural cask strength of 46.7%. A wonderful old school sherried Bunna that packs a surprisingly intense melange of rich fruit flavours.
Bunnahabhain 1986 21 Year Old Islay Fest 2008 No.259 70cl, 46.7%
Bunnahabhain’s bottling for the 2008 Islay Festival is a vatting of two Spanish oak sherry hogsheads from 1986, aged 21 years. Just 512 bottles of this were produced.
Distillery Bunnahabhain
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie Feis Ile 2008
Vintage1986
Bottled 17.04.2008
Stated Age 21 years old
Cask type 2 Ex-Sherry Casks
Number of bottles 259/512
Strength 46.7 % Vol.Size 700 ml
A 21-year-old Bunnahabhain 1986 bottled in 2008 as a special edition for the Islay Festival (Feis Ile).
This 1986 Bunnahabhain 21-year-old was a limited edition of just 512 bottles yielded from a pair of traditional Spanish oak sherry hogshead casks released without colouring or chill filtration at its natural cask strength of 46.7%. A wonderful old school sherried Bunna that packs a surprisingly intense melange of rich fruit flavours.
Bunnahabhain 1986 21 Year Old Islay Fest 2008 No.263 70cl, 46.7%
Bunnahabhain’s bottling for the 2008 Islay Festival is a vatting of two Spanish oak sherry hogsheads from 1986, aged 21 years. Just 512 bottles of this were produced.
Distillery Bunnahabhain
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie Feis Ile 2008
Vintage1986
Bottled 17.04.2008
Stated Age 21 years old
Cask type 2 Ex-Sherry Casks
Number of bottles 263/512
Strength 46.7 % Vol.Size 700 ml
A 21-year-old Bunnahabhain 1986 bottled in 2008 as a special edition for the Islay Festival (Feis Ile).
This 1986 Bunnahabhain 21-year-old was a limited edition of just 512 bottles yielded from a pair of traditional Spanish oak sherry hogshead casks released without colouring or chill filtration at its natural cask strength of 46.7%. A wonderful old school sherried Bunna that packs a surprisingly intense melange of rich fruit flavours.
Bunnahabhain 1986 21 Year Old Islay Fest 2008 No.471 70cl, 46.7%
Bunnahabhain’s bottling for the 2008 Islay Festival is a vatting of two Spanish oak sherry hogsheads from 1986, aged 21 years. Just 512 bottles of this were produced.
Distillery Bunnahabhain
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie Feis Ile 2008
Vintage1986
Bottled 17.04.2008
Stated Age 21 years old
Cask type 2 Ex-Sherry Casks
Number of bottles 471/512
Strength 46.7 % Vol.Size 700 ml
A 21-year-old Bunnahabhain 1986 bottled in 2008 as a special edition for the Islay Festival (Feis Ile).
This 1986 Bunnahabhain 21-year-old was a limited edition of just 512 bottles yielded from a pair of traditional Spanish oak sherry hogshead casks released without colouring or chill filtration at its natural cask strength of 46.7%. A wonderful old school sherried Bunna that packs a surprisingly intense melange of rich fruit flavours.
Bunnahabhain 1986 21 Year Old Islay Fest 2008 No.335 70cl, 46.7%
Bunnahabhain’s bottling for the 2008 Islay Festival is a vatting of two Spanish oak sherry hogsheads from 1986, aged 21 years. Just 512 bottles of this were produced.
Distillery Bunnahabhain
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie Feis Ile 2008
Vintage1986
Bottled 17.04.2008
Stated Age 21 years old
Cask type 2 Ex-Sherry Casks
Number of bottles 335/512
Strength 46.7 % Vol.Size 700 ml
A 21-year-old Bunnahabhain 1986 bottled in 2008 as a special edition for the Islay Festival (Feis Ile).
This 1986 Bunnahabhain 21-year-old was a limited edition of just 512 bottles yielded from a pair of traditional Spanish oak sherry hogshead casks released without colouring or chill filtration at its natural cask strength of 46.7%. A wonderful old school sherried Bunna that packs a surprisingly intense melange of rich fruit flavours.
Ardbeg 1988 Still Young (70cl, 56.2%)
The second release in Ardbeg’s journey to the new 10yo, Still Young was released in 2006 and continued the successful ‘path to peaty maturity’ as the marketing types called it. A refreshing dram with great intensity
Distillery Ardbeg
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie 2nd Release
Vintage 1998
Bottled 2006
Strength 56.2 % Vol.
Bunnahabhain 12 Year Old (5cl, 46.3%)
This entry level Bunnahabhain bottling comes in a redesigned bottle. This 12 year old is lightly peated for an Islay single malt and consequently is a light, fresh dram. Now at the higher strength of 46.3% – for more complexity and flavour.
Ardbeg Smoketrails Manzanilla Edition (1L, 46%)
Originally a Duty Free and distillery exclusive, Ardbeg’s Smoketrails explores the influence of different casks from around the world on the classic Islay single malt. This edition sees a helping of whisky aged in manzanilla sherry casks married with malt from Ardbeg’s classic American oak casks.
Distillery Ardbeg
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie for Travel Retail
Bottled
Cask type American Oak & Manzanilla Casknumber B SP/MZL: 2022/01-STStrength
46.0 % Vol.
Ardbeg An Oa (1L, 46.6%)
An Oa is named after the Mull of Oa in the south west of Islay, which offers the Kildaton coast (where Ardbeg distillery is situated) some protection from the worst the Atlantic has to offer! As such, An Oa is intended to show a more approachable side to Ardbeg single malt that’s as rounded as the Oa peninsular, without losing the characteristic distillery style. In the summer of 2017 this became the first addition to Ardbeg’s core range in over a decade.
Maturation took place in a combination of casks including Pedro Ximénez, charred virgin oak and ex-bourbon, which were all brought together to marry in Dr. Bill Lumsden’s new ‘Gathering Vat’!
Laphroaig King Charles III Trilogy Coronation Edition 18, 23 and 26 Year Old No.15 3 x 70cl
A ROYAL TRILOGY
Duncan Taylor launches Laphroaig collection for King’s coronation
Limited to 150 sequentially numbered sets, this special release will surely be a jewel in the crown of any whisky collection.
The trio of Laphroaig whiskies is intended to celebrate the Islay distillery, which was awarded a Royal Warrant by His Majesty in 1994
Duncan Taylor Scotch Whisky Limited are proud to present The Coronation Edition, an exceptional trilogy of aged Laphroaig whiskies, each expression finished insherry casks in celebration of King Charles III. Laphroaig is of particular significance for His Majesty, having awarded the distillery a Royal Warrant, the only single malt distillery to have received this honor.
Aged 18 Years: 53.3%
Aged 23 Years: 46.7%
Aged 26 Years: 41.7%
Bunnahabhain 30 Year Old 70cl, 46.3%
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Ardbeg Traigh Bhan 19 Year Old Batch 5 Whisky (70cl, 46.2%)
Here’s batch 5 of Ardbeg’s impressive Traigh Bhan 19 Year Old single malt. Some of the most rich, complex, and bold peated whisky on the market, each edition of Traigh Bhan (pronounced tri-van) is aged in a combo of American oak and oloroso sherry casks.
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie Small Batch
Release Vintage
Bottled 2023
Stated Age 19 years old
Cask type American Oak & Oloroso
Cask number Batch 5
Strength n46.2 % Vol.Size 700 ml
Bowmore 22 Year Old Aston Martin Masters’ Selection Edition 2 (70cl, 51.5%)
Another phenomenal collaboration between Islay’s Bowmore distillery and Aston Martin, it’s the incredible 22 Year Old released for the Masters’ Selection. It’s a blend of whisky matured in American oak ex-bourbon hogsheads and European oak sherry butts, utilising whisky distilled in both 1997 and 2000 respectively, and finished in Tawny Port casks. The collaboration between master blender Ron Welsh and Aston Martin chief creative officer Marek Reichman has yielded great results once again, inspired by the common values of heritage and innovation that the two brands share.
Distillery Bowmore
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie Masters Selection – Edition 2
Bottled 2022
Stated Age 22 years old
Number of bottles 12800
Strength 51.5 % Vol.
Size 700 ml
Label Glass print label
Laphroaig King Charles III Trilogy Coronation Edition 18, 23 and 26 Year Old No.14 3 x 70cl
A ROYAL TRILOGY
Duncan Taylor launches Laphroaig collection for King’s coronation
Limited to 150 sequentially numbered sets, this special release will surely be a jewel in the crown of any whisky collection.
The trio of Laphroaig whiskies is intended to celebrate the Islay distillery, which was awarded a Royal Warrant by His Majesty in 1994
Duncan Taylor Scotch Whisky Limited are proud to present The Coronation Edition, an exceptional trilogy of aged Laphroaig whiskies, each expression finished insherry casks in celebration of King Charles III. Laphroaig is of particular significance for His Majesty, having awarded the distillery a Royal Warrant, the only single malt distillery to have received this honor.
Aged 18 Years: 53.3%
Aged 23 Years: 46.7%
Aged 26 Years: 41.7%
Bowmore 18 Year Old Aston Martin Release 2023 Release No.9 70cl, 40%
The definitive complexity of the Aston Martin DB9 aligns perfectly with the balance and depth of this Bowmore 18 Years Old. Both striking in style and substance, their stories unfold in layers, showcasing the skills, detail, and vision which brought them both to life.
A celebration of the legendary Aston Martin DB9, this Bowmore 18-year-old Islay single malt was made as part of an ongoing partnership with the car manufacturer originally. A travel retail exclusive, Bowmore 18 Year Old Deep & Complex was aged in a combination of oloroso and Pedro Ximénez sherry casks.
Bruichladdich Octomore 05.1 5 Year Old (70cl, 59.5%)
Bruichladdich Octomore 5.1 Islay single malt Scotch whisky. This, the fifth annual release of Octomore is peated to a record 169PPM.
Matured in American oak casks and limited to 18,000 bottles.
A 5 year old, super-peated single malt from Bruichladdich’s Octomore series. Edition 5.1 was released in 2012 with a ppm measuring in at 159 – quite a punch indeed!
Distillery Bruichladdich
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie Ochdamh-mòr
Stated Age 05 years old
Cask type American Oak
Number of bottles 18000
Strength 59.5 % Vol.
Bruichladdich Octomore 07.4 7 Year Old Virgin Oak 70cl, 61.2%
Distillery Bruichladdich
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie Virgin Oak
Vintage 2008
Stated Age 07 years old Cask type Virgin Oak and First Fill Bourbon
Number of bottles 12000
Strength 61.2 % Vol.
Drinks By The Dram Whisky Explorer Advent Calendar 24x3cl 72cl, 42.7%
Drinks By The Dram The Peaty Whisky Advent Calendar 24x3cl 72cl, 46.6%
This Peaty Whisky Advent Calendar from Drinks by the Dram contains 24 of the finest smoky whiskies that money can buy and showcases peated whisky from around the world – not just Scotland.
A roaring fire paired with a warming Whisky is a rite of passage during the colder months, and peated Whiskies embody this sentiment perfectly. But being sourced from different locations, not all peat imparts the same flavours. From powerful peat monsters packing in plenty of medicinal, earthy notes, to lightly smoked sippers with just a whisper of those flavours, this calendar is just the place to learn all about the magic of peat.
- 24 different, handmade 30ml wax-sealed drams
- Explore whiskies from across the globe
- Award-winning whiskies from famous distilleries
(44.5% abv, 72cl)
Drinks By The Dram Whisky Advent Calendar Edition 24X3cl 72cl, 44.3%
Behind each of the 24 windows, you’ll find a different 30ml wax-sealed sample dram of Scotch whisky from a host of top distilleries and producers, spanning a variety of lip-smacking flavour profiles. Old favourites, new discoveries, world-famous releases – all in one snazzy Advent Calendar!
Balvenie DoubleWood 12 Year Old
Bowmore 15 Year Old
Dalmore 15 Year Old
The GlenDronach 12 Year Old
Glenfarclas 105
Glenfiddich 15 Year Old Solera
Glengoyne 10 Year Old
Johnnie Walker Green Label 15 Year Old
Ledaig 10 Year Old
Johnnie Walker Gold Label Reserve
The Glenturret Triple Wood
The Macallan 12 Year Old Double Cask
Highland Park 12 Year Old – Viking Honour
Isle of Jura 18 Year Old
Fettercairn 12 Year Old
Ailsa Bay Release 1.2 Sweet Smoke
Berry Bros. & Rudd Speyside – The Classic Range
Speyside #4 24 Year Old (That Boutique-y Whisky Company)
Aerolite Lyndsay 10 Year Old – The Character of Islay Whisky Company
Darkness 8 Year Old
Crabbie’s Yardhead
Tamdhu 12 Year Old
Benriach The Twelve
Glenallachie 12 Year Old 2009 (cask 5551) – Drinks By the Dram Exclusive
Size 72cl ABV / Strength 43.8%
Drinks By The Dram Whisky Advent Calendar Edition 24X3cl 72cl, 43.8%
That Boutique-Y Whisky Company Advent Calendar Edition 24X3cl 72cl, 49.1%
Bowmore Aston Martin Editions 7-9 10yo 1L 40%, 15yo 1L 43% & 18 Year Old 70cl, 43%
Edition 7 Aston Martin 1923 Razor Blade – Dark & Intense Spanish Oak Sherry Casks and Hogsheads – 40% (100cl)
Edition 8 Aston Martin 1958 DB4 – Golden & Elegant 1st fill bourbon casks – 43% (100cl)
Edition 9 Aston Martin 2003 DB9 – Deep & Complex Oloroso & PX sherry casks – (43% 70cl)
Bowmore Aston Martin Editions 1-3 10yo 1L 40%, 15yo 1L 43% & 18 Year Old 70cl, 43%
Edition 1 1932 Le Mans Works – Dark & Intense Spanish oak sherry – 40% 100cl
Edition 2 Atom – Golden & Elegant 1st fill bourbon casks – 43% 100cl
Edition 3 DB mkIII – Deep & Complex PX sherry casks – 43% 70cl
“Two icons, one vision – creating timeless beauty and a lasting legacy. A shared desire to embrace and enhance the world through extraordinary moments and enduringly beautiful creations”.
Created by a collaboration with Aston Martin for the travel retail market, Bowmore editions 1, 2 & 3 each feature a different age and a different classic car from Aston Martin’s range.
Islay 13 Year Old Oloroso Cask Finish Darkness (50cl, 57.7%)
Hailing from an undisclosed Islay distillery, an intensely sherried single malt from Darkness! Matured for 13 years, there’s plenty of coastal peat smoke and classic bonfire character here, coupled with layers of fruity sweetness thanks to a finish in an oloroso sherry octave.
Caol Ila 14 Year Old Oloroso Cask Finish Darkness (50cl, 55.5%)
This Caol Ila single malt has been given the sherry cask treatment, courtesy of the crew at Darkness! Matured for 14 years, the whisky was treated to a finish in an oloroso sherry octave resulting in heaps of citrus and spice to support the earthy, peaty salinity at its core.
Seaweed & Aeons & Digging & Fire 10 Year Old (70cl, 40%)
This right here is a 10-year-old single malt from an undisclosed distillery on Islay, with 25% of it having been finished in first-fill oloroso sherry casks, and bestowed the decidedly descriptive name Seaweed & Aeons & Digging & Fire. If those four words (and three ampersands) aren’t quite enough of an explanation of what this expression is all about, here are a few more: stripped-back, smoky, complex, a bit sherried, balanced, coastal. Yeah, that should do it. Great for people who love uncompromising Islay whisky and sans-serif fonts.
Port Ellen 1978 24 Year Old 2nd Release (2002) Bottle No.10164 70cl, 59.35%
The first Port Ellen Annual Release goes for much more these days, but for many people (including at least one TWE staff member) the second release, bottled at 59.35% in 2002, remains at the top of the pile for official PE. A magnificent whisky.
Laphroaig 15 Year Old 70cl, 43%
Distillery Laphroaig
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie
Stated Age 15 years old
Strength 43.0 % Vol.
Kilchoman Cognac Cask Matured 2023 Release 70cl, 50%
unusual release from Kilchoman, this isn’t a finish, instead it’s entirely matured in 300 litre Cognac casks which come from Tonellerie Bossuet. Kilchoman used a 50ppm heavily-peated new-make spirit, which then went into 32 300 litre French oak casks for a minimum of six years. The result was bottled at 50% ABV with no colour or chill-filtering.
Kilchoman Loch Gorm 2023 Release 70cl, 46%
The 2023-release of Kilchoman Loch Gorm single malt has been matured in a combination of 20 first-fill oloroso sherry casks and two refill oloroso sherry casks for at least eight years, before being bottled in 2023. Aromas of sweet pipe smoke, ripe strawberries, candied lemon peel, orange blossom, toffee and clove fill the nose, complemented by notes of dark chocolate, toasted walnuts, tobacco smoke, caramel, dates, liquorice, earthy peat smoke and cinnamon throughout the palate.
Kilchoman Casado 70cl, 46%
A limited-edition single malt from Kilchoman, Casado takes its name from the Portuguese word for marriage. Initially matured in 38 first-fill ex-bourbon barrels, it was then married in a pair of Portuguese red wine vats for two years before it was bottled. Aromas of intense campfire smoke, ripe plums, cherries, peaches, marzipan and sea spray fill the nose, complemented by notes of black pepper, salty peat smoke, apricot, lemon, stewed plums, apricot jam and rich smoke throughout the palate and lingering in the finish.
Kilchoman Fino Sherry Cask Matured 70cl, 50%
Something you don’t see everyday, an Islay single malt entirely aged in fino sherry casks. Kilchoman founder Anthony sourced 20 fino sherry butts from Bodega Jose y Miguel Martin in Jerez to mature his whisky in. This release spent a minimum of five years ageing before bottling in 2023 at 50% ABV. Fino, the lightest and freshest style of sherry, imparts quite different flavours to the more commonly seen oloroso or PX. So there will be no dried fruit or big spices here, thank you very much. Instead think of fresh apples, almonds and a salty note that perfectly compliments the smoky Kilchoman character.
Kilchoman Small Batch Release (70cl, 48.7%)
The excellent Kilchoman Small Batch Release is a limited edition whisky that uses the finest casks available for maturation. This exclusive small batch release includes some whiskies matured in ex-bourbon, ex-sherry and STR casks.
STR casks are an innovation not found in many distilleries and were created by the late Jim Swan. The abbreviation stands for ‘shaved, toasted and recharred’.
Each cask previously contained red wine, and to tame some of the overpowering red wine flavours, the casks are shaved on the inside to expose the active wood. This is then toasted to break down the harder oak elements such as cellulose. The barrel is then charred to create an active charring layer that improves the interaction with the maturing spirit.
The bottles were bottled at 48,7 % alcohol and no chill filtration or colouring was used in the production process. The whisky is presented in a gift box.
Lagavulin 12 Year Old Special Release 2022 (70cl, 57.3%)
Flames of the Phoenix’ is an appropriate theme for the 2022 Special Release bottling of Lagavulin, as it was designed to be the most phenolic Lagavulin yet. Fans of the distillery will know that means a truly peaty customer, with lots of spice and power amplified by the virgin oak casks this heavily peated Lagavulin was aged in, alongside American oak refill casks.
Caol Ila Moscatel Cask Finish Distillers Edition Release 2022 70cl, 43%
Part of Diageo’s Distillers Edition range comes a 2001 vintage single malt Scotch whisky from Caol Ila, which has been matured in American oak and finished in Moscatel wine casks. A limited edition release.
As We Get It Highland Single Malt by Ian Macleod 70cl, 66.8%
From Ian Macleod’s As We Get It range comes a single malt from an undisclosed distillery in the Highlands. As you could likely guess from the name, they bottle the whisky as it arrive from the distillery – with not additional colours, chill-filtration or amendments to the ABV. This one has been bottled at 69%.
As We Get It Islay Single Malt by Ian Macleod 70cl, 61%
Superb single malt Scotch from an unnamed Islay distillery, independently bottled by Ian Macleod. This expression is released as part of the As We Get It range – and it is bottled up just as they got it from the distillery, without added colour or chill-filtration, and at a robust cask strength of 61% ABV. A grand bottle for all the Islay aficionados out there.
Ardbeg 25 Year Old 2022 Release 70cl, 46%
The 2022 release of Ardbeg 25 Year Old is a smoky single malt with layers of sweetness that was matured in ex-bourbon barrels and bottled in 2021. Aromas of cream, smoke, peppermint, toffee, fennel, pine resin, earthy bonfires and ripe bananas fill the nose, complemented by notes of white pepper, sherbet lemons, candied apples, oranges, pears, tar, carbolic soap, creamy toffee, aniseed, rich smoke and antiseptic throughout the palate.
Bottled from incredibly rare casks filled during some of the Distillery’s darkest days, this is Ardbeg at its most intricate, balanced and beguiling.
Majestic aromas of smoked cream and earthy bonfires are masterfully interwoven with layers of pine and fragrant candle wax. Hot pepper rises on the palate, twisting around lemon sherbet sweetness, while hints of carbolic soap and tar flow into a long aftertaste characterised by delicate aniseed entwined with lingering cream and fudge.
Non chill-filtered with a strength of 46%
Bunnahabhain 40 Year Old 2018 Release 70cl, 41.9%
Four long decades have crawled by as this precious whisky slowly and silently matured within our warehouses by the sea. Indeed, the casks that this whisky was maturing in were all but forgotten, until our blending team discovered them whilst reviewing the warehouse ledgers. Sourced from the legendary wines and spirit merchant, J.G Turney, these casks have been home to this stunning whisky for the past forty years.
This unique 40 Year Old is as rare as it is prized – if you’re ever lucky enough to hold one, be gentle, you’re holding a piece of history! As with all our single malt whiskies, this is non-chill filtered and natural colour.
The pinnacle of the Bunnahabhain range, aged for 40 long years: a piece of distillery history. A combination of casks ‘found’ in the warehouse by the master blender (as is so often the case), these long-aged whiskies were vatted to create this rich, deep and complex dram. A showcase of the best of Bunnahabhain.
Bowmore 18 Year Old Pedro Ximenez Sherry Cask Deep & Complex 70cl, 43%
This 18 Years Old version from the Bowmore distillery has been left to sleep the finest Oloroso and Pedro Ximénez Sherry casks, transferring notes of bitter-sweet orange peel and nuts to the whisky.
Lagavulin 16 Year Old 70cl, 43%
A much sought-after single malt with the massive peat-smoke that’s typical of southern Islay – but also offering richness and a dryness that turns it into a truly interesting tipple. The 16 year old has truly become a benchmark Islay dram from the Lagavulin distillery.
If you’re looking for a food pairing for this beauty, try intensely flavoured salty blue cheeses, which complement the intense, peat rich, sweet and salty character of this Lagavulin wonderfully.
Port Askaig 28 Year Old 70cl, 45.8%
Port Askaig 28 Year Old was bottled by Elixir Distillers, from a small, specially selected batch of refill American oak hogsheads. Complex, coastal and peaty, this Islay single malt has herbal aromas of mint, smoked tea leaves and pine, alongside almonds, tropical fruits and vanilla. The palate offers notes of orange peel, custard and cinnamon, alongside salty, savoury notes.
Category Single Malt
Bottler Elixir Distillers (ElD)
Bottled 2019
Stated Age 28 years old
Cask type Refill American Oak Hogsheads
Number of bottles 3000
Strength 45.8 % Vol.Size 700 ml
Bruichladdich Octomore 13.1 5 Year Old Scottish Barley Bourbon Cask (70cl, 59.2%)
A youthful, dynamic Islay single malt, Octomore 13.1 was distilled in 2016 using 100% Scottish barley, malted to a mind-boggling 137.3ppm, and matured in first-fill American oak ex-bourbon barrels for five years. The palate offers notes of coconut, treacle toffee and vanilla, wrapped in layer upon layer of rich peat smoke.
Distillery Bruichladdich
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Bottling serieThe Impossible Equation
Stated Age 05 years old
Cask type Ex-Bourbon
Strength 59.2 %
Vol.Size 700 ml 750 ml
Label Barley origin: Scottish mainland / Barley variety: Concerto
Bruichladdich Octomore 06.1 5 Year Old (70cl, 57%)
This 5 year old Octomore was distilled from exclusively Scottish barley, peated to 167ppm.
Distillery Bruichladdich
Once the world’s most heavily peated whisky at 167ppm 6th Edition
The Gladstone Axe American Oak (70cl, 41%)
The Gladstone Axe is a blend of Highland malt whiskies, selected from 14 different distilleries and matured in American oak. The label has a portrait of William Gladstone, posing with an axe, because as well as serving four terms as prime minister of the United Kingdom in the 1800s, he apparently had a passion for tree felling!
The Gladstone Axe The Black Axe (70cl, 41%)
The Black Axe is a blended malt from The Gladstone Axe, combining whiskies from the Highland and Islay regions of Scotland. There is a portrait of former prime minister of the United Kingdom, William Gladstone on the label, wielding an axe! It is said that in his spare time, he took great pleasure in cutting down trees.
Bunnahabhain 40 Year Old 2018 Release (70cl, 41.9%)
Four long decades have crawled by as this precious whisky slowly and silently matured within our warehouses by the sea. Indeed, the casks that this whisky was maturing in were all but forgotten, until our blending team discovered them whilst reviewing the warehouse ledgers. Sourced from the legendary wines and spirit merchant, J.G Turney, these casks have been home to this stunning whisky for the past forty years.
This unique 40 Year Old is as rare as it is prized – if you’re ever lucky enough to hold one, be gentle, you’re holding a piece of history! As with all our single malt whiskies, this is non-chill filtered and natural colour.
The pinnacle of the Bunnahabhain range, aged for 40 long years: a piece of distillery history. A combination of casks ‘found’ in the warehouse by the master blender (as is so often the case), these long-aged whiskies were vatted to create this rich, deep and complex dram. A showcase of the best of Bunnahabhain.
Laphroaig 33 Year Old 2021 The Ian Hunter Story Book 3 70cl, 49.9%
INTRODUCING THE THIRD CHAPTER OF THE IAN HUNTER STORY
A COLLECTIBLE SERIES OF LAPHROAIG® AGED WHISKIES
Introducing the third release in our Ian Hunter series: a 33-year-old non-chill altered whisky with creamy liquorice notes, fully matured in ex-Bourbon barrels so that Laphroaig‘s characteristic peatiness shines through.
The third release of the Ian Hunter Series is to celebrate the legacy of the last of the Johnston family to own and manage the Laphroaig® distillery, and his fight to protect the Kilbride Stream. This is a story of uncompromising guardianship and a battle between neighbours, over every distillery’s essential lifeblood, its source of water.
The third release of the Ian Hunter Story is a 33 Year Old single malt that has been matured exclusively in ex-Bourbon casks, allowing the iconic Laphroaig peatiness to shine through. Aromas of pears, peaches, honey, rose petals, nutmeg and ashy peat smoke fill the nose, complemented by notes of stewed apples, aniseed, creamy liquorice and acrid peat throughout the palate.
A limited edition Laphroaig 30 year old part of the Ian Hunter Story, this is Book 3 – Source Protector.
Distillery Laphroaig
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie The Ian Hunter Story – Book 3
Vintage 1987 Bottled 25.01.2021
Stated Age 33 years old
Cask type Refill Ex-Bourbon Barrels
Number of bottles 4800
Strength 49.9 % Vol.Size 700 ml
Label Book 3 : Source Protector
Caol Ila 2009 (bottled 2021) Moscatel Cask Finish Distillers Edition (70cl, 43%)
The 2021 Distillers Edition Caol Ila single malt was distilled in 2009 and double matured in ex-Moscatel wine casks, creating aromas of rich fruit, aromatic peat smoke and warm spice that fill the nose. The palate offers notes of ripe orchard fruit, tart plums, rich waves of peat smoke and smouldering bonfires that linger in the finish.
Smokehead Sherry Bomb (70cl, 48%)
A Sherry and peat go toe to toe with Smokehead Sherry Bomb! It’s a well-peated single malt from an undisclosed Islay distillery, matured in Oloroso sherry casks, boasting smoke and dried fruit by the truckload. It’s a powerfully flavoursome dram, and unashamedly so.
Laphroaig 10 Year Old Cask Strength Batch 015 Bot.2021 (70cl, 56.5%)
The only thing between you and the full, uncompromising expression of our most powerful cask strength whisky is the cork. Our Laphroaig 10 Cask Strength is the purest way to experience the taste created by the land, sea and air of Islay. Once removed from the barrel after a decade, the spirit is barrier-filtered to remove unwanted char particles. Then, this cask strength single malt goes straight to the bottle.
The result is a bracing, full-bodied 56.5% vol whisky delivering renowned smoke with a particular rugged character and depths of sweet and spicy flavour. A dram poured neat is lively on the nose with hints of vanilla, pipe tobacco and leather while overwhelming the palate with toffee, fudge and cinnamon. Splashing in a couple drops of water draws out additional peat smoke and notes of sea salt.
The latest batch (#15, no less) of Laphroaig 10 Year Old Cask Strength demonstrates that the Islay distillery is no danger of running out of peaty powerhouses for us to enjoy. This has all the smoky, medicinal, and sweet notes you’ve come to expect and at 56.5% ABV, those flavours don’t exactly hide.
Bruichladdich Octomore 06.2 5 Year Old Scottish Barley (70cl, 58.2%)
Bruichladdich Octomore 6.2 Islay single malt Scotch whisky. 2013 release of the heavily peated Scotch matured in Limousin oak casks.
Bruichladdich Distillery was established in 1881 on the Rhinns peninsular on the island of Islay close by the sandy bays of Loch Indaal. Re-opened in 2001 with much of the original Victorian equipment restored to working order. The first release of Bruichladdich’s new whisky was the highly acclaimed PC5, the first release in the limited Port Charlotte range. Also producing very highly peated Octamore, Organic using Islay grown barley, and triple and quadruple distilled single malts. The Bruichladdich distillery visitor centre offers distillery tours including the bottling hall and the distillery participates in Feis Ile, the annual Islay Whisky Festival
Distillery Bruichladdich
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie Limousin
Bottled 2013Stated
Age 05 years old
Cask type Ex Eau-de-Vie Limousin Oak Cask of Aquitaine
Number of bottles 18000
Strength 58.2 % Vol. 700 cl
Bruichladdich 1990 27 Years Old Rare Cask Series HB 90 70cl, 49.5%
Distilled by an earlier generation of Bruichladdich stillmen, this unpeated Bruichladdich spirit lay untouched in our loch-side warehouses for 17 short years before Jim had a vision for its future. In a risky turn, he transferred this already precious spirit into the finest French oak casks from Bordeaux of the very highest provenance. This final decade in Bordeaux wine casks brings structure, balance and layers of complexity to an otherwise simplistic dram. Just 12,000 bottles of the Bruichladdich HB’90 are available exclusively through Global Travel Retail. Each is individually numbered and bottled at a cask strength of 49.5% alc. Vol.
This expression was first filled into Bourbon casks before being moved to French wine casks in 2007. One of 12,000 bottles.
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie Rare Cask Series Vintage 1990
Bottled 12.12.2017
Stated Age 27 years old
Cask type17 yrs Bourbon Casks + 10 yrs French Oak
Number of bottles 12000
Strength 49.5 % Vol.Size 700 ml
Ardbeg 10 Year Old (70cl, 46%)
A phenomenal whisky packing powerful peaty deliciousness, Ardbeg 10 Year Old is a favourite of many whisky lovers around the world. Produced on the Kildalton Coast of Islay, this single malt matures for a decade before being bottled without any chill-filtration. If you’re after a whisky with full of coastal air, smoke and more, this is exactly what you want.
Caol Ila Moch (70cl, 43%)
Taking its name from the Gaelic for ‘dawn’, Moch is a wonderful newcomer from Caol Ila and is a must-try for fans of this outstanding distillery. Lighter in style than the standard 12yo expression, Moch is a fantastic easy-drinking dram.
Caol Ila Moch is the first single malt from the distillery to be selected entirely on the basis of its taste, rather than age, cask wood, strength or finish.
The nose is creamy and lemony, before a silky-smooth medium-bodied palate that still packs a peaty punch. The finish is dry, sooty and very more-ish.
Moch was available initially only to the Friends of the Classic Malts exclusively from The Whisky Exchange. We think it’s the best FOCM release in years and a very exciting addition to the Caol Ila family.
Bowmore 18 Year Old Aston Martin Release 70cl, 43%
Released in partnership with Aston Martin, this exceptional eighteen-year-old Bowmore is the third edition of its kind. Aged in a combination of Oloroso and Pedro Ximénez sherry casks, it’s a feat of engineering, much like the car from which it draws inspiration.
Performance is the force which unites the Aston Martin DB Mk III and Bowmore 18 Years Old. Together they celebrate exceptional attention to detail, embracing the absolute complexity at the heart of both these beautiful creations. A high performing single malt, deeply complex, rare and dignified from time well spent in the finest Oloroso and Pedro Ximénez is united with an alluring Aston Martin which encapsulates technical prowess and the optimal execution.
Distillery Bowmore
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie Deep & Complex – Aston Martin Edition
Bottled 2021
Stated Age 18 years old
Cask type Oloroso & Pedro Ximenez Sherry Casks
Strength 43.0 %
Vol.Size 700 ml
Kilchoman Sanaig (70cl, 46%)
Originally released in France, Sanaig was given a wider release in 2016. Aged in a combination of oloroso-sherry and bourbon casks, this shows excellent balance between peat smoke and sweet citrus flavours.
Kilchoman Machir Bay (70cl, 46%)
Kilchoman’s ongoing Machir Bay is a vatting of whisky matured in first-fill bourbon casks for around six years, married and then finished in oloroso sherry butts before bottling.
Port Askaig 100° Proof (70cl, 57.1%)
Launched in 2015, the Port Askaig 100° Proof is a big, smoky single malt Scotch whisky from an undisclosed Islay distillery. This is bottled at 57.1% ABV – which is 100° Proof in a traditional system of alcohol content measurement (different from 100 proof, which you’re much more likely to see on American bottlings).
Lagavulin 1994 26 Year Old Sherry Cask Special Releases 2021 70cl, 44.2%
Distilled in 1994, this 26-year-old Lagavulin single malt has been matured in a combination of oloroso and Pedro Ximenez sherry casks, before being bottled as part of Diageo’s 2021 Special Releases. Aromas of linseed oil, polished mahogany, dried seaweed, baked figs, butterscotch, tarry rope and engine oil fill the nose. The palate offers notes of salt and pepper, sweet peat smoke, mushrooms, vanilla and hints of dried fruit that linger in the finish.
Lagavulin 26 year old
Style: Single malt scotch
Origin: Scotland (Islay)
Age: 26 year old
ABV: 44.2%
Release: Autumn 2021
Availability: Limited (7,542 bottles)
Cask type: PX/Oloroso seasoned first-fill casks
Smokehead High Voltage (70cl, 58%)
A high-ABV variation on the classic Smokehead Islay single malt, Smokehead High Voltage is described as an “all-out attack” on your senses by its producer. Which, y’know, sounds pretty intense. If you’re a fan of heavily-peated whisky, you’re in for a treat.
Also, yes, it was incredibly hard to resist making an Electric Six reference when writing this bottling note.
Laphroaig 18 Year Old (70cl, 48%)
The hotly anticipated Laphroaig eighteen year-old. This expression replaced the fifteen year-old and comes at a higher strength. This is a much more exclusive affair with a powerful punch. Awesome stuff.