Speyside single malts are single malt Scotch whiskies, distilled in Strathspey, the area around the River Spey in Moray and Badenoch and Strathspey, in northeastern Scotland.
The two best-selling single malt whiskies in the world, The Glenlivet and Glenfiddich, come from Speyside. Strathspey has the greatest number of distilleries of any of the whisky producing areas of Scotland. Dufftown alone has six working distilleries with an annual capacity of 40.4m litres of spirit.
Scotland’s Malt Whisky Trail is a tourism initiative featuring eight Speyside distilleries and the Speyside Cooperage. Speyside also hosts an annual whisky festival known as “Spirit of Speyside”.
Speyside whiskies can generally be classified as light and grassy (e.g. Glenlivet) or rich and sweet (e.g. Macallan).
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White Heather 21 Year Old (70cl, 48%)
The folks at GlenAllachie (including the legendary Billy Walker) have gone and made a blended Scotch whisky! White Heather 21 Year Old is made with whiskies from Speyside, the Highlands and Islay, aged in first-fill American barrels, sherry butts, and second-fill barrels and hogsheads. The blend also enjoyed three years of additional maturation in Pedro Ximénez puncheons, Oloroso puncheons, and Appalachian virgin oak casks. The name comes from a blended whisky brand that was discontinued back in the 1980s, which was acquired by The GlenAllachie Distillers Company in 2017.
Distillery Glenallachie
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie Blended Scotch Whisky
Bottled 2021
Stated Age 21 years old
Cask type European & American Oak
Number of bottles 2000
Strength 48.0 %
Vol.Size 700 ml
White Heather 15 Year Old (70cl, 46%)
This is a 15 year old blended Scotch whisky from the White Heather range, created by master blender Billy Walker. For this expression, malt whiskies from Speyside, Islay, and the Highlands have been used, alongside grain whisky. Whisky was drawn from ex-bourbon barrels and hogshead, as well as Spanish sherry butts, then blended together expertly. Following that, it was reracked into Pedro Ximénez sherry, Oloroso sherry, and American virgin oak casks.
Distillery Glenallachie
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie Blended Scotch Whisky
Bottled 2022
Stated Age 15 years old
Cask type American and Spanish oak
Strength 46.0 %
Vol.Size 700 ml
Tomintoul with a Peaty Tang (70cl, 40%)
We assume that this new no-age-statement peated Tomintoul must be similar to the Old Ballantruan but at a reduced strength. Either way, at this price it must be worth a punt for peatheads.
Tomintoul Tlàth (70cl, 40%)
Pronounced ‘Tlah’, Tlàth means gentle and/or mellow. With Tomintoul known as ‘the gentle dram’, this particular expression is along the same easy-going Speysider lines and is matured in American oak ex-bourbon barrels.
Tomintoul Seiridh (70cl, 40%)
A limited-edition single malt from Tomintoul, Seiridh was matured in American oak ex-bourbon casks before being finished in first-fill oloroso sherry casks from Andalucia, Spain. Rich aromas of sultana, butterscotch and candied pecans fill the nose. The palate offers notes of sweet dried figs, Christmas cake and cedar spice, developing hints of chocolate-covered raisins, dried fruit and liquorice that linger in the finish.
Tomintoul Five Decades 50th Anniversary No.1038 70cl, 50%
This limited release from Tomintoul distillery was released to commemorate the distilleries 50th birthday after it was established back in 1965. This particular bottling is unique as they use hand selected casks of whisky from 1965, 1975, 1985, 1995 and 2005, before been melded together and bottled in 2015. Coming in at an impressive 50% and one of only 5230 bottles, this is definitely one for fans of Speyside whisky.
Category Single Malt
Distillery Tomintoul
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Bottled 07.2015
Number of bottles 1038 /5230
Strength 50.0 % Vol.
Size 700 ml
Bottled for 50th Anniversary of Tomintoul
Tomintoul Cigar Malt (70cl, 43%)
A sherried single malt from Tomintoul, specially designed to be paired with cigars! A no-age-statement Speysider, which has been matured in Oloroso sherry casks, sourced from Andalucia. We reckon it’ll taste just as good on its own, with all of its chocolate and bramble fruit notes.
Tomintoul 36 Year Old 1977 (cask 3700) Vintage Single Cask Bottle No.316 (70cl, 54.9%)
Following their 1981 Vintage Single Cask, Tomintoul have dug out an even older single malt whisky, this one coming from April 1977! After a lengthy maturation in a sherry cask, the whisky was bottled in June 2015, without chill-filtration or colouring, with an outrun of 470 beautiful bottles, which come in rather handsome presentation boxes.
Category Single Malt
Distillery Tomintoul
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie Vintage Single Cask
Vintage 12.04.1977
Bottled 06.2015
Stated Age 38 years old
Cask type Sherry Cask
Cask number 3700
Number of bottles 316/470
Strength 54.9 % Vol.
Tomintoul 25 Year Old 70cl, 43%
This 25 year old Tomintoul single malt Scotch whisky was introduced to the distillery’s range in the first half of 2015. An exciting release for Tomintoul, a distillery which has resided in Speyside since 1964 and has gained a reputation for producing laid-back, mellow whiskies – hence their tagline as ‘The Gentle Dram’.
Tomintoul 18 Year Old Gift Pack (70cl, 40%)
Tomintoul 18 Year Old was created to celebrate the natural beauty of the Cairngorms National Park, where the distillery is based. The scenery on the packaging is Loch A’An, the source of the river A’An which flows past the distillery. This gift pack comes complete with two branded glasses, for sharing the gentle dram.
Tomintoul 17 Year Old 2005 Edition Pedro Ximénez Sherry Cask Finish (70cl, 46%)
Tomintoul which has been given fantastically sherried finish. Distilled in 2005, this Speyside single malt matured for 17 years and was finished in PX sherry butts selected from renowned producers, Fernando de Castilla. Non-chill filtered, 9,870 bottles were produced of this limited edition whisky.
Tomintoul 16 Year Old (70cl, 40%)
This is the 16 year old single malt Scotch whisky from the Tomintoul distillery, matured in selected bourbon casks. It was crafted by fourth generation distiller, Robert Fleming. Rather elegant and flavoursome, this one.
Tomintoul 15 Year Old Portwood Finish (70cl, 46%)
15 year old whisky from the Tomintoul distillery, finish in Port casks to impart some sweet, juicy, fragrant notes to the Speyside single malt. Ace.
Tomintoul 15 Year Old 2006 Edition Portwood Finish (70cl, 46%)
A 2006 Tomintoul single malt that was initally matured in ex-bourbon casks and finished in ex-Port pipes, before being bottled at 15-years-old. Aromas of brambles, red cherry, toasted brioche and amoretti biscuits fill the nose, complemented by notes of cherry Bakewell, dark fruits, marzipan, clove and pink peppercorn throughout the palate.
Tomintoul 14 Year Old 2008 Edition White Port Cask Finish (70cl, 46%)
A white Port, and of whisky obviously, but it’s not too often that the two meet, so this rare occasion is most welcome! Distilled at Tomintoul in 2008, this 14-year-old single-malt Scotch was finished in white Port casks, imparting delicious sweet, vinous notes to the elegant malt at its core.