Whisky (or whiskey) is produced in various guises all over the world. Japanese Whisky, Irish Whiskey and American Whiskeys (including Bourbon) are challenging Scotch Whisky, with of them many winning notable awards and accolades. Meanwhile, whiskies from countries as diverse as India, Canada, Sweden, Wales, Taiwan and England are also becoming increasingly noteworthy in both quality and abundance.

The distillation process spread to Scotland and Ireland by the 15th century via Alexandrian Greeks, Medieval Arabs and Latin Europeans. The Scots and the Irish, who already had a well-developed tradition of farming cereal crops, used the technique to distil from a variety of fermented grain mashes to produce a spirit, most closely resembling today’s new make spirits.

The process of distilling fermented grain mash and aging it in oak barrels to make Whisky (or whiskey) has spread the world and has resulted in a remarkable range of styles, including Single Malt Whisky, Blended Malt Whisky, Grain Whisky, Rye Whiskey and Blended Whisky (containing both Single Malt Whisky and Grain Whisky).

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Irish Reserve 26 Year Old (70cl, 40%)

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A 26 Year Old Irish single malt whiskey specially produced for Aldi.

Another day, another long-aged  Aldi single malt. An Irish whiskey this time, and once again I’ve elbowed my way past the natural Malt correspondent to chip in with my tuppence worth first.

26years, in Irish whiskey terms, is ages. A quick scroll through any of the obvious channels will yield hundreds of scotch whiskies of that age or older, but properly mature Irish is much thinner on the ground.

It’s brilliant to see  Aldi move beyond Scotland when putting together their rare whisk(e)y offering for this year. Makes one hope that their gaze might turn upon the USA – or even Canada – in 2018.

Category Single Malt Distillery

Bushmills Bottler Distillery
Bottling Bottled 2017
Stated Age 26 years old
Cask Type Oak Casks
Strength 40.0 % Vol.
Size 700 ml
Bottled for Aldi UK & Ireland
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Jack Daniels Brand Mr Jack’s 160th Birthday release 2010 proof 80 1L, 40%

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For Jack’s 160th birthday in 2010, the Distillery took the commonly used Heritage bottle, and with a few modifications, made a bottle unlike any before it. No longer clear glass, this bottle was painted black by Chattanooga Labeling Systems. The idea came from Michael Osborne Design, which also devised the black label for the bottle and the box in which it came. While the 750ml size is quite common, the 1 liter version of this bottle was only released in a limited number of states.

This limited edition bottle of the classic Old No.7 Brand was released to mark what would have been Jack’s 160th birthday in 2010.

Bottling Number: No. 716381 A

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Jack Daniels Brand Mr Jack’s 160th Birthday release 2010 proof 80 70cl, 40%

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For Jack’s 160th birthday in 2010, the Distillery took the commonly used Heritage bottle, and with a few modifications, made a bottle unlike any before it. No longer clear glass, this bottle was painted black by Chattanooga Labeling Systems. The idea came from Michael Osborne Design, which also devised the black label for the bottle and the box in which it came. While the 750ml size is quite common, the 1 liter version of this bottle was only released in a limited number of states.

This limited edition bottle of the classic Old No.7 Brand was released to mark what would have been Jack’s 160th birthday in 2010.

Bottling Number: No. 899824 A

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Glentauchers 2009 11 Year Old 1st Fill Sherry Butt The Samurai Kirsch Serie Signatory Vintage (70cl, 63.2%)

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A bottle of 11 year old Glentauchers single malt, distilled on the 7th May 2009   and bottled on the 15th October 2020 after maturation in a single First Fill Sherry Butt (#900315)

Bottler Signatory Vintage (SV)

Bottling serie Samurai

Vintage 07.05.2009

Bottled 15.10.2020

Stated Age 11 years old

Cask type 1st Fill Sherry Butt

Cask number 900315

Unchill filtered, uncoloured

Number of bottles 273 / 621

Strength 63.2 % Vol. Size 700 ml

Bottled for Kirsch Import Market Germany

295.00

Caol Ila 2007 Sherry Butt The Samurai Kirsch Serie Signatory Vintage (70cl, 59.1%)

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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

990.00

GlenAllachie 30 Year Old Cask Strength Batch #4 (70cl, 49.1%)

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THE GLENALLACHIE 30 YEAR OLD CASK STRENGTH

Feast your eyes on Batch 4 of GlenAllachie 30 Year Old! It was aged in vintage Sherry puncheons selected by master distiller Billy Walker, three Pedro Ximénez and two oloroso casks, then bottled at a cask strength of 49.1% ABV without added colouring or chill filtration to let the extraordinary liquid speak for itself.

Bottler Distillery Bottling

Bottled 2024

Stated Age 30 years old

Cask type PX, Oloroso

Cask number Batch 4

Strength 49.1 %

Vol.Size 700 ml

 

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GlenAllachie 18 Year Old New Release (70cl, 46%)

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A glorious single malt from GlenAllachie, produced under the watchful eye of its legendary Master Distiller Billy Walker! With fifty years in the blending biz, Billy certainly knows how to select and marry the best casks, and this 18-year-old expression is a superb testament to that talent. Casks were selected from across the distillery’s 16 warehouses, some of which date back to the 1970s. Impressive stuff as ever with all those classic notes of nutty toffee, robust malt, and honeyed fruit that GlenAllachie does so well, plus, this is the shiny new bottle design, launched in 2024.

69.99

GlenAllachie 15 Year Old Sherry Cask New Release (70cl, 46%)

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Originally added to the GlenAllachie core range in 2019, this 15-year-old single malt underwent a redesign in 2024. The whisky was treated to a finishing period in sherry casks before bottling. The casks in question were a combination of puncheons and hogsheads that previously held Pedro Ximénez and oloroso sherry. Master distiller Billy Walker described this expression as having an “exceptional balance of the distillery’s spirit and the influence of the sherry casks used during maturation.” We’d have to agree.

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GlenAllachie 12 Year Old New Release (70cl, 46%)

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The flagship in GlenAllachie’s new core range, released in July 2018. Matured in a mixture of virgin oak, oloroso sherry and Pedro Ximénez sherry casks, this has sweet flavours of honey, marzipan, bananas and butterscotch.

Prior to 2017, when the distillery was acquired by master distiller Billy Walker, GlenAllachie whisky was most commonly found in blends.

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GlenAllachie 10 Year Old Cask Strength Batch 11 (70cl, 59.4%)

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Batch 11 of GlenAllachie’s 10 Year Old Cask Strength welcomes a shiny new design for the beloved single malt, produced under the watchful eye of master distiller Billy Walker and demonstrating the importance of his masterful cask management. This edition marries single malt matured in Pedro Ximénez, oloroso, red wine and virgin oak casks, and was bottled at a natural cask strength of 59.4% ABV.

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GlenAllachie 9 Year Old Oloroso Sherry Cask Finish 70cl, 48%

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A single malt Scotch whisky from GlenAllachie’s Wood Collection matured in well-seasoned oloroso butts. This has delivered bold layers of coffee beans, sticky raisins, and stem ginger that works in tandem with The GlenAllachie’s honey-rich house style, a contrast allowed to shine by bottling this whisky without chill-filtration or additional colouring at a substantial 48% ABV.

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GlenAllachie 9 Year Old Amontillado Sherry Cask Finish 70cl, 48%

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From GlenAllachie’s Wood Collection comes an Amontillado sherry finish single malt Scotch whisky. Beginning its life as a Fino, Amontillado sherry undergoes an additional maturation period without a ‘flor’ layer, a stage of oxidative ageing that develops a richer colour and more robust characteristics. Hogshead casks that previously held this sherry style were used to age this whisky, bottled at 48% ABV without chill-filtration or additional colouring.

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