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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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
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
Laphroaig The Ian Hunter Story Set Book 1 – 5 (5 x 70cl)
BOOK 1:UNIQUE CHARACTER
30 YEAR OLD 2019 IAN HUNTER
The first chapter in The Ian Hunter Story, Book 1: Unique Character represents Laphroaig traditions born out of Ian Hunter’s formidable character and unyielding influence. This 30-year-old non-chill filtered whisky aptly aged in first-fill bourbon barrels is where Ian Hunter’s influence is most obvious, having been the catalyst for the introduction of American white oak barrels into the maturation process of Laphroaig,Over time, the original smokiness of this 30-year-old whisky has become less of an assault on the senses. Beautifully married with the sweet vanilla notes enhanced with ageing, the whisky develops into a more mature, well-rounded dram.
BOOK 2: THE ICON
30 YEAR OLD 2020 IAN HUNTER
The second release in our Ian Hunter Story pays tribute to the Icon that Ian Hunter built more than 100 years ago and honours his understanding that no one thing is more important to the creation of Laphroaig than the place it comes from – Islay and the ‘hollow by the bay’ where Laphroaig® first came into being. Aged for 30 years in Spanish Oak Oloroso Sherry oaks, this non-chill filtered whisky is underscored with Laphroaig’s signature characteristic peatiness, making this second book a unique peated single malt whisky journey through history.
BOOK 3: SOURCE PROTECTOR
33 YEAR OLD 2021 IAN HUNTER
This 33-year-old Vintage 1987, Ex-Bourbon Barrel Matured Single Malt is the third release in our series of rare and collectable aged whiskies to celebrate the story of Ian Hunter.Book Three: Source Protector celebrates the legacy of Ian Hunter, 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.Having been fully matured in ex-Bourbon barrels, Laphroaig’s characteristic peatiness really shines through the creamy liquorice notes of this 33-year-old single malt, creating a whisky as distinctive as the man it’s named after.
BOOK 4: MALT MASTER
34 YEAR OLD 2022 IAN HUNTER
The latest release in this series of rare and collectable aged whiskies celebrates Ian Hunter as the Malt Master, honouring his legacy of establishing our malting floors and the impact they still make on the taste of Laphroaig today.This 34-year-old single malt was carefully crafted from our own floor-malted barley and aged in the American White Oak casks and finished in Oloroso Sherry casks. Perhaps not for everyone, this will be a taste like no other.
BOOK 5: ENDURING SPIRIT
34 YEAR OLD 2023 IAN HUNTER
Book 5 is the final release in this iconic, beloved series and is aptly named Enduring Spirit, celebrating the lasting legacy of the final member of the Johnston family to own and manage the Laphroaig distillery.Ian Hunter had astounding vision for Laphroaig’s future, and he nurtured its growth alongside the rich heritage of Islay and its people. Thanks to this dedication and passion, the Scotch whisky you enjoy today boasts such a distinctive flavour that sets it apart from the crowd.His vision and doggedness, while occasionally polarising in life, are characteristics that have been essential to imparting a lasting impact on the processes and practices still in place on our island home today.There can be no finer way to culminate this series dedicated to Ian and his life than paying tribute to the enduring spirit he has left behind. The final instalment is a 34-year-old single malt with intriguing flavours of classic Laphroaig peat combined with accents of fruity blueberry and sweet, rich butterscotch. This combination of classic and modern flavours showcases the evolving vision and individuality that Ian Hunter had in mind for Laphroaig whisky, making it certainly a legacy of spirit that will endure.
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%
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%
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.
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.
Category Single Malt
Distillery Bunnahabhain
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Stated Age 40 years old
Number of bottles 1000
Strength 41.9 % Vol.
Size 700 ml
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.
Category Single Malt
Distillery Bunnahabhain
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Stated Age 40 years old
Number of bottles 1000
Strength 41.9 % Vol.
Size 700 ml
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
Laphroaig 30 Year Old The Ian Hunter Story Book 1 Unique Character 2019 70cl, 46.7%
BOOK 1:UNIQUE CHARACTER
30 YEAR OLD 2019 IAN HUNTER
The first chapter in The Ian Hunter Story, Book 1: Unique Character represents Laphroaig traditions born out of Ian Hunter’s formidable character and unyielding influence. This 30-year-old non-chill filtered whisky aptly aged in first-fill bourbon barrels is where Ian Hunter’s influence is most obvious, having been the catalyst for the introduction of American white oak barrels into the maturation process of Laphroaig,Over time, the original smokiness of this 30-year-old whisky has become less of an assault on the senses. Beautifully married with the sweet vanilla notes enhanced with ageing, the whisky develops into a more mature, well-rounded dram.
Category Single Malt
Distillery Laphroaig
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Bottling series The Ian Hunter Story – Book 1
Vintage 1987
Bottled 2019
Stated Age 30 years old
Cask Type 1st Fill American White Oak Bourbon Barrels
Number of bottles 4800
Strength 46.7 % Vol.
Size 700 ml
Label Book 1 : Unique Character
Laphroaig 34 Year Old The Ian Hunter Story Book 5 Enduring Spirit 2023 70cl, 45.5%
BOOK 5: ENDURING SPIRIT
34 YEAR OLD 2023 IAN HUNTER
Book 5 is the final release in this iconic, beloved series and is aptly named Enduring Spirit, celebrating the lasting legacy of the final member of the Johnston family to own and manage the Laphroaig distillery.Ian Hunter had astounding vision for Laphroaig’s future, and he nurtured its growth alongside the rich heritage of Islay and its people. Thanks to this dedication and passion, the Scotch whisky you enjoy today boasts such a distinctive flavour that sets it apart from the crowd.His vision and doggedness, while occasionally polarising in life, are characteristics that have been essential to imparting a lasting impact on the processes and practices still in place on our island home today.There can be no finer way to culminate this series dedicated to Ian and his life than paying tribute to the enduring spirit he has left behind. The final instalment is a 34-year-old single malt with intriguing flavours of classic Laphroaig peat combined with accents of fruity blueberry and sweet, rich butterscotch. This combination of classic and modern flavours showcases the evolving vision and individuality that Ian Hunter had in mind for Laphroaig whisky, making it certainly a legacy of spirit that will endure.
Distillery Laphroaig
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie The Ian Hunter Story – Book 5
Vintage 1988
Bottled 22.08.2022
Stated Age 34 years old
Cask Type First Fill Ex-Bourbon Barrels & PX Hogsheads
Strength 45.5 %
Vol.Size 700 ml
Label Book 5: Enduring Spirit
Laphroaig 33 Year Old The Ian Hunter Story Book 3 Source Protector 2021 70cl, 49.9%
BOOK 3: SOURCE PROTECTOR
33 YEAR OLD 2021 IAN HUNTER
This 33-year-old Vintage 1987, Ex-Bourbon Barrel Matured Single Malt is the third release in our series of rare and collectable aged whiskies to celebrate the story of Ian Hunter.Book Three: Source Protector celebrates the legacy of Ian Hunter, 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.Having been fully matured in ex-Bourbon barrels, Laphroaig’s characteristic peatiness really shines through the creamy liquorice notes of this 33-year-old single malt, creating a whisky as distinctive as the man it’s named after.
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
Laphroaig 30 Year Old The Ian Hunter Story Book 2 Building an Icon 2020 70cl, 48.2%
BOOK 2: THE ICON
30 YEAR OLD 2020 IAN HUNTER
The second release in our Ian Hunter Story pays tribute to the Icon that Ian Hunter built more than 100 years ago and honours his understanding that no one thing is more important to the creation of Laphroaig than the place it comes from – Islay and the ‘hollow by the bay’ where Laphroaig® first came into being. Aged for 30 years in Spanish Oak Oloroso Sherry oaks, this non-chill filtered whisky is underscored with Laphroaig’s signature characteristic peatiness, making this second book a unique peated single malt whisky journey through history.
Distillery Laphroaig
Bottler Distillery Bottling
- Bottling series The Ian Hunter Story – Book 2
Vintage 1986
Stated Age 30 years old
Cask type Spanish Oloroso Sherry
Number of bottles 4800
Strength 48.2 % Vol.Size 700 ml
Label Book 2 : Building an Icon
Laphroaig 32 Year Old Cask Strength Bot.2015 (70cl, 46.6%)
Released to celebrate the distillery’s 200th anniversary in 2015, this Laphroaig was aged for 32 years in ex-oloroso-sherry casks. An intensely fruity and peaty whisky that’s simply stunning for its age.
Laphroaig’s 200th anniversary celebrations have been leading up to this extraordinary grandfather release, with just 5,880 bottles made available worldwide. The whisky was exclusively drawn from first-fill Oloroso Sherry casks filled between 1980 and 1983
Bottled at cask strength.
Bottling serie Limited Edition
Bottled 05.2015
Stated Age 32 years old
Cask type Sherry Casks
Number of bottles 5880
Strength 46.6 %
Vol.Size 700 ml
Laphroaig 34 Year Old The Ian Hunter Story Book 4 Malt Master 2022 70cl, 46.2%
BOOK 4: MALT MASTER
34 YEAR OLD 2022 IAN HUNTER
The latest release in this series of rare and collectable aged whiskies celebrates Ian Hunter as the Malt Master, honouring his legacy of establishing our malting floors and the impact they still make on the taste of Laphroaig today.This 34-year-old single malt was carefully crafted from our own floor-malted barley and aged in the American White Oak casks and finished in Oloroso Sherry casks. Perhaps not for everyone, this will be a taste like no other.
Category Single Malt
Distillery Laphroaig
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Bottling series The Ian Hunter Story – Book 4
Vintage 1987
Bottled 04.10.2021
Stated Age 34 years old
Cask Type Ex-Bourbon and Ex-Oloroso
Strength 46.2 % Vol.
Size 700 ml
Label Book 4 : Malt Master
Ardbeg 25 Year Old Lord of the Isles (70cl, 46%)
Ardbeg Lord of the Isles first arrived on Islay shores in 2001 and was released in small batches subsequently over the next six years until it was discontinued in 2007.
The name was derived from the chiefs of Gaelic and Viking descent who ruled the Western Isles during the Middle Ages, between the 12th and 15th Centuries.
The majority of the malt in the bottle dates back to the mid-1970s and, although officially slated as a 25 year old, many of the bottlings are likely to contain whisky closer to 30 years of age!
A hugely collectible Islay malt, that is becoming harder to find by the day. Scored a massive 92pts with the WhiskyFun folks and has featured in the ‘1001 Whiskies You Must Try Before You Die’ book – really cementing the legacy of this special bottle.
At 25 years old this whisky embodies the richness, depth and sweetness of all Ardbegs. Light gold in colour and powerful in character. A phenomenal, much-sought-after bottling of a really outstanding malt.
Bottled 25.10.2001
Stated Age 25 years old
Strength 46.0 %
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%
Game Of Thrones Whisky Complete Set All 9 Bottles (630cl, 43.9%)
House Lannister is represented by Lagavulin, known for its powerful smoky flavours, House Stark is represented by Dalwhinnie, whose whiskies are forged in the cold of the North, and House Targaryen is represented by Cardhu, whose history boasts strong female leaders in a male-dominated society. House Tully is represented by Glendullan, who used the power of water to create stunning whisky, House Tyrell is represented by Clynelish, whose floral tones and smoky kick represent the Golden Rose of House Tyrell, and House Baratheon is represented by Royal Lochnagar, whose reign outlived that of the Baratheons, but whose whisky just as lively and full of character as the fallen House. House Greyjoy is represented by Talisker, an island distillery which faces the harsh seas and survives, and the Night’s Watch and represented by Oban, who face the barren seas between the West Highlands and the Islands of Scotland.
Laphroaig 30 Year Old Bot.1985 (70cl, 53.5%)
This is the 2016 edition of the Laphroaig 30 year old, an age-statement first bottled in 2000.
Distilled in October 1985, we rarely see well-aged official bottlings from Islay, this well aged Laphroaig is up there with the oldest.
Bottled at cask strength.
Bottling serie Limited Edition
Vintage 10.1985
Bottled 05.2016
Stated Age 30 years old
Cask type Ex-Bourbon Barrels
Number of bottles 10000
Strength 53.5 %
Vol.Size 700 ml
Game Of Thrones Whisky Set (560cl, 43.6%)
House Lannister is represented by Lagavulin, known for its powerful smoky flavours, House Stark is represented by Dalwhinnie, whose whiskies are forged in the cold of the North, and House Targaryen is represented by Cardhu, whose history boasts strong female leaders in a male-dominated society. House Tully is represented by Glendullan, who used the power of water to create stunning whisky, House Tyrell is represented by Clynelish, whose floral tones and smoky kick represent the Golden Rose of House Tyrell, and House Baratheon is represented by Royal Lochnagar, whose reign outlived that of the Baratheons, but whose whisky just as lively and full of character as the fallen House. House Greyjoy is represented by Talisker, an island distillery which faces the harsh seas and survives, and the Night’s Watch and represented by Oban, who face the barren seas between the West Highlands and the Islands of Scotland.
Bunnahabhain 30 Year Old 70cl, 46.3%
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Ardbeg 23 Year Old Twenty Something (70cl, 46.3%)
Released in late 2017, Ardbeg Twenty Something is 23 year old single malt from the revered Islay distillery, matured in ex-Bourbon and ex-Oloroso Sherry casks. The name might suggest that this release is somewhat shy or flippant about its age, but the flavour profile shows off the whisky’s maturity brilliantly.
Ardbeg 22 Year Old Twenty Something (70cl, 46.4%)
This is a very exciting limited edition 22 year old single malt Scotch from Ardbeg. It’s a notable expression because it was distilled in 1996, when Ardbeg was under threat of demolition. It was one of the last spirits distilled using Ardbeg’s old equipment, including the retired still that now stands in the distillery’s courtyard. It was matured in ex-bourbon casks to capture the classic Ardbeggian profile (yes, that’s a word… Probably…).
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.
Laphroaig 28 Year Old Bot.2018 (70cl, 44.4%)
Released in 2018, this 28 year old Laphroaig single malt Scotch whisky was drawn from a selection of cask varieties and then married in sherry casks for 12 months before bottling. Well-aged Laphroaig is a thing of beauty, so all you Islay whisky enthusiasts should be very intrigued by this one…
Distillery Laphroaig
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie Limited Edition
Bottled 2018
Stated Age 28 years old
Cask type Quarter Casks, Bourbon Barrels, Sherry Butts
Strength 44.4 %
Vol.Size 700 ml 750 ml
Laphroaig 27 Year Old Bot.2017 (70cl, 41.7%)
2017 marks the third annual version of Laphroaig’s limited-edition aged releases. This 27-year-old whisky has been matured in a combination of first-fill bourbon barrels and refill quarter casks. Smoky and fruity with notes of citrus fruit, leather and sea spray.
The resulting single malt Scotch whisky benefits from this method, possessing depth, character and flavour that permeates through the cask-strength bottling. The distillation occurred at Laphroaig distillery, and the spirit was bottled at 41.7% in March 2017.
Bottling serie Limited Edition
Bottling Date 03 / 2017
Bottled date 10/1989 to 11/1989
Stated Age 27 years old
Cask type Ex-Bourbon Hogsheads & Refill Quarter Casks
Number of bottles 7542
Strength 41.7%
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
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.
Laphroaig 10 Years Cask Strength Red Stripe Bot. (70cl, 55.7%)
The pictures are from the actual bottle, if you’d like more detailed photos just get in touch!
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
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)
Laphroaig 25 Year Old Cask Strength Bot.2022 (70cl, 53.4%)
This it’s another exceptional 25 Year Old Cask Strength Laphroaig! This is the 2022 release of the annual expression, matured for a quarter of a century in a combination of
Bourbon barrel and Oloroso sherry butt Sweet vanilla, peppery spice and classic Laphroaig smoke – it’s all here, at a glorious 53.4% ABV!
Distillery Laphroaig
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie Cask Strength Edition
Bottled 2022
Stated Age 25 years old
Cask Type Bourbon barrel and Oloroso sherry butt
Strength 53.4 %
Vol.Size 700 ml
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.
Bunnahabhain 25 Year Old (70cl, 46.3%)
In what will be seen as a positive move to whisky connoisseurs, Bunnahabhain have decided to bottle the 25 year old without chill-filtration and without colouring. Presented in smoked oak glass bottle and aged label design.
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
Ardbeg Traigh Bhan 19 Year Old Batch 5 (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 46.2 % Vol.Size 700 ml
Laphroaig 15 Year Old 70cl, 43%
Distillery Laphroaig
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie
Stated Age 15 years old
Strength 43.0 % Vol.
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.
Ardbeg 16 Year Old 1991 Rum Cask Old Malt Cask (Douglas Laing) (70cl, 50%)
Distilled: March 1991
Bottled: June 2007
Age: 16 years old
Cask Type: Rum Finish
Cask Number: 3719
50% ABV / 70cl
Bottle Number: One of only 346 bottles released
Laphroaig 18 Year Old pre-2013 Old Bottling (70cl, 48%)
An older style bottling of Laphroaig’s 18 year old single malt Scotch whisky, boasting a neat label and presentation tube.
Caol Ila 25 Year Old (70cl, 43%)
Introduced in 2010, after cask strength versions in 2004 and 2005, this is the first officially-bottled Caol Ila 25yo to be bottled at 43%. It’s nice to see growing recognition for this excellent distillery, and this is a very welcome addition to the official range, with a rich, gentle mouthfeel and restrained, coal-esque phenols.
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.
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.
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
Laphroaig 18 Year Old Old Bottling (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.
Ardbeg 1998 Almost There 70cl, 54.1%
Following on from Very Young and Still Young, Ardbeg Almost There showed the final stage in the evolution of young cask-strength Ardbeg 1998 before it blossomed into the Renaissance 10 yr-old. As you would expect, this is a mellower, more rounded, better balanced dram than the younger incarnations.
This promising Ardbeg, first released in 2004, is now released another year older, as we follow the path to Ardbeg 10 years old. ‘Almost There’ has developed robustly, with more rounded and full-flavoured Ardbeg characteristics.
The path to maturity 1998 – 2008
Since the distillery re-opened in 1997, many enthusiasts of Ardbeg have been keen to sample our work in progress – none more so than the worldwide aficionados of the Ardbeg Committee. It was to them that we released a limited bottling of ‘Very Young’ Ardbeg for discussion and comment. ‘Still Young’ Ardbeg was bottled in 2006 and ‘Almost There’ Ardbeg is now the third and final limited release along the peaty road to full maturity.
Category Single Malt
Distillery Ardbeg
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Bottling series 3rd Release
Vintage 1998
Bottled 2007
Strength 54.1 % Vol.
Size 700 ml
Ardbeg Traigh Bhan 19 Year Old Batch 6 (70cl, 46.2%)
This is the 6th batch of Ardbeg’s popular Traigh Bhan (pronounced tri-van) whisky. It was aged for 19 years in a combo of bourbon and oloroso sherry casks and bottled at 46.2% ABV. Traigh Bhan is a beach on Islay known locally as the Singing Sands and Ardbeg says it takes inspiration from the white soft sands juxtaposed against the jagged, volcanic rocks which pierce the sand along the shore.
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie Small Batch
Release Vintage
Bottled 2024
Stated Age 19 years old
Cask type American Oak & Oloroso
Cask number Batch 6
Strength 46.2 % Vol.Size 700 ml
Bruichladdich Octomore 07.2 5 Year Old Scottish Barley (70cl, 58.5%)
A Travel Retail bottling of Bruichladdich intensely-peated Octomore single malt Scotch whisky, which weighs in at a powerful 208 PPM. For the 07.2 release, this 5 year old whisky combines spirits which were matured in American oak casks as well as casks which previous held Syrah wine, then bottled at 58.5% ABV
Smokehead 18 Year Old Extra Black (70cl, 46%)
A release of 6,000 bottles of 18 year old Smokehead, packaged smartly in an “extra black” bottle. Full bodied and rich.
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
Big Peat 4.5L Islay Malt Scotch Whisky Douglas Laing’s (70cl, 46%)
A really big bottle of Big Peat! This is a 4.5 litre bottle of the fabulously smoky, peaty blended whisky containing spirit from Caol Ila, Bowmore, Ardbeg and even Port Ellen! Jim Murray named it “Scotch Vatted Malt of the Year” in his 2011 Whisky Bible, awarding it a whopping 96 points!
Ardbeg 16 Year Old 1991 Rum Cask Old Malt Cask (Douglas Laing) (70cl, 50%)
Distilled: March 1991
Bottled: June 2007
Age: 16 years old
Cask Type: Rum Finish
Cask Number: 3719
50% ABV / 70cl
Bottle Number: One of only 346 bottles released
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Bruichladdich Octomore 11.3 Dialogos 5 Year Old Islay Barley (70cl, 61.7%)
It’s Bruichladdich’s Octomore 11.3 expression right here, folks! This particular edition was made with barley grown on Islay by James Brown at the Octomore Farm, which is exposed to the coastal breeze of the Atlantic Ocean. After distillation, it was allowed to matured for five years in first-fill American whiskey casks, including ones from Jim Beam, Heaven Hill, Buffalo Track and Jack Daniel’s. As ever for the Octomore series, this is a heavily peated stuff, weighing in at a hefty 194 PPM.
Category Single Malt
Distillery Bruichladdich
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Bottler series Islay Barley – Irene’s Field
Vintage 2014
Bottled 07/08.07.2020
Indicated Age 05 years old
Number of bottles 18000
Alcohol 61.7 % Vol.
Contents 700 ml
Bruichladdich Octomore 08.2 8 Year Old (70cl, 58.4%)
Initiation brings provocation. All of the opulent spirit in Octomore 08.2 spent the first six years of its life in one of three different styles of wine cask. French Mourvedre – a red wine grape that has a reputation for producing intense red fruit, and strong, earthy, even gamey flavours. Austrian sweet wines – full bodied and charming with an ability to challenge convention with innovative techniques. French Sauternes – casks from the Graves section in Bordeaux that previously held some of the most revered and exclusive dessert wines the world has ever seen.
Bruichladdich Octomore 08.4 8 Year Old Masterclass Virgin Oak (70cl, 58.7%)
Octomore 8.4, the last in this masterclass series, was created to examine the effect of virgin oak on Bruichladdich’s intensely peaty spirit. (The Scottish barley for this edition was peated to 170ppm.) To achieve a balance of smoke and oak characteristics, 20% of the whisky was matured exclusively in virgin oak, while 80% was aged in first-fill ex-bourbon casks and then finished in European virgin oak, which had previously held Octomore 7.4.
The result is a rich and complex dram with notes such as praline, coconut and clove matched by those of barbeque, burnt heather and iodine.
Category Single Malt
Distillery Bruichladdich
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Bottling serieVirgin Oak
Vintage 2009 Bottled 2017
Stated Age 08 years old
Cask type Virgin Oak Casks
Number of bottles 12000
Strength 58.7 %
Vol.Size700 ml
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
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
Bruichladdich Octomore 07.1 5 Year Old (70cl, 59.5%)
Peat fans, hold on to your hats, as here comes another Octomore from the Bruichladdich distillery on Islay! The Octomore 07.1 is a 5 year old single malt Scotch whisky, which has been peated to 208 PPM and bottled at 59.5% ABV. The Octomore expressions are always a treat and this one is as complex and intense as ever, while still maintaining a sense of poise and elegance. Oh, and peat. Plenty of yummy, smoky peat.
This limited edition release of the world’s most heavily peated whisky uses barley malted to a whopping 208ppm. Octomore 7.1 was released in 2015 and was the final expression turned out during Jim McEwen’s tenure at the distillery.
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 Octomore 10.4 3 Year Old (70cl, 63.5%)
At only three-years-old 10.4 is the youngest whisky in the Octomore series and was distilled in 2015 from the 2015 harvest. Peated to 88ppm and matured in 28 heavily-toasted virgin Limousin oak casks create a layer of dry fruit and vanilla on the palate, alongside oak spice and rich smoke.
Distillery Bruichladdich
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie Virgin Oak
Vintage 2016
Stated Age 03 years old
Cask typeHeavily Toasted French Limousin Virgin Oak
Number of bottles 12000
Strength 63.5 %
Vol.Size700 ml 750 ml
Laphroaig 18 Year Old (70cl, 48%)
This edition of Laphroaig’s 18-year-old single malt joined its collection in 2024, becoming the pinnacle of the legendary Islay distillery’s core range. The whisky spent its time maturing in bourbon casks and after 18 years, it boasts generous layers of vanilla, ripe fruit, and honey sweetness alongside the herbaceous, medicinal peat and pungent smoke at its core.
Caol Ila 18 Year Old Unpeated Special Releases 2017 (70cl, 59.8%)
The oldest-ever whisky in the unpeated series from Caol Ila, an 18-year-old single malt with memorable fruitiness. Excellent as an aperitif and recommended to be served with a drop of water, this dram offers delicious aromas of lemon and egg custard, followed by flavours of freshly baked apple pies and a spiced pastry finish.
Bruichladdich Octomore 10.1 5 Year Old (70cl, 59.8%)
The first release from the Bruichladdich’s Octomore 10 series, this expression was aged for 5 years in a selection of first-fill American whiskey casks (from the likes of Jim Beam, Heaven Hill, Buffalo Trace and Jack Daniel’s). Not quite as absurdly peated as previous Octomore expressions, Bruichladdich says that it’s exploring “a different realm of ‘softer smoke'”. It’s still sitting at 107PPM.
Ardbeg Perpetuum Bicentenary Release (70cl, 47.4%)
Released during Feis Ile 2015 to celebrate Ardbeg’s 200th anniversary, this is a blend of old and young whisky, matured in both bourbon and sherry casks, delivering the classic Ardbeg note of cured meats, smoke and sea spray.
The Ardbeg Perpetuum Bicentenary bottling was released to celebrate the Ardbeg distillery turning 200 years old on 30th May 2015.
Not to be confused with the distillery release, this has a slightly lower ABV at 47.4% and comes with original box.
Distillery Ardbeg
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie Distillery Bottling Limited Edition
Bottled 2015 Celebrating 200 years of Ardbeg
Cask type Bourbon & Sherry Casks
Number of bottles 72000
Strength 47.4 % Vol.
Caol Ila 18 Year Old (70cl, 43%)
A wonderfully balanced expression from the core Caol Ila range, this 18 year old is malty and thick with notes of Caol Ila smoke and phenols, a lovely Islay single malt without extreme levels of peat.
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.
Caol Ila 18 Year Old Islay Single Malt (70cl, 43%)
A wonderfully balanced expression from the core Caol Ila range, this 18 year old is malty and thick with notes of Caol Ila smoke and phenols, a lovely Islay single malt without extreme levels of peat.
Bunnahabhain 18 Year Old (70cl, 46.3%)
In what will be seen as a positive move to whisky connoisseurs, Bunnahabhain have decided to bottle the 18 year old without chill-filtration and without colouring.
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
Laphroaig Brodir (70cl, 48%)
Laphroaig’s Brodir single malt Scotch whisky was originally released to the Travel Retail market. You can probably guess what ‘Brodir’ means in ancient Norse – of course, it’s ‘Brother’.
For this expression, the Islay distillers first matured the whisky in ex-bourbon barrels before transferring it over to casks which previous held Ruby Port. The combination of Laphroaig’s classic coastal peaty gorgeousness with the elegance of the Ruby Port finish make Brodir a very handsome dram indeed.
Bruichladdich Octomore 09.1 Dialogos 5 Year Old (70cl, 59.1%)
An enjoyably punchy and heavily peated single malt from Bruichladdich’s Octomore range. Octomore 09.1 sets out to challenge the idea that older means better when it comes to whisky, and it does so by offering up a 5 year old Islay whisky weighing in at 156 PPM, matured in ex-American whiskey casks. Pleasing, they’ve even let us know exactly where those casks came from – they were 51% Jim Beam, 26% Jack Daniel’s, 15% Clermont and 8% Old Grand-Dad casks.
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.
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.
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 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
Bowmore 10 Year Old Devil’s Cask Inspired (1L, 46%)
Set for release in late September 2016, Beam Suntory GTR will launch Bowmore 10 Year Old exclusively in European and Asia Pacific Travel Retail for a limited time only.
Inspired by the legendary Devil’s Casks series, Bowmo 10 Year Old is also aged in Oloroso sherry and red wine casks, and pays tribute to the iconic story of the Devil on Islay with its fiery, spicy flavour.
Released just in time for the festive gifting period, Bowmore 10 Year Old offers a remarkable liquid available exclusively to travellers and is a great addition to any whisky collection.
Lagavulin 9 Year Old Game of Thrones House Lannister (70cl, 46%)
When you play the game of thrones, you win or you… drink delicious whisky! Part of the exciting Game of Thrones Single Malts Collection, this 9 year old whisky was distilled by the Islay-based Lagavulin distillery. It has been exclusively matured in 100% fresh ex-Bourbon casks, giving it a gorgeous light golden colour. If a Lannister always pays his debts, perhaps they could do so next time with a bottle of this Lagavulin.
Ardbeg 10 Year Old 1996 Old Malt Cask (Douglas Laing) (70cl, 50%)
Distilled: October 1996
Bottled: October 2006
Age: 10 years old
Cask Type: refill hogshead
Cask Number: 3058
50% ABV / 70cl
Bottle Number: One of only 331 bottles released
Bruichladdich Octomore 15.1 5 Year Old (70cl, 59.1%)
Octomore 15.1 was peated to 108.2 PPM.
The .1 of each Octomore annual release is intended to be the backbone of that series, the expression from which the others can be compared and contrasted. It was aged in a combo of first-fill bourbon barrels and re-charred bourbon casks to extract as much character from the wood as possible. It was bottled at 59.1% ABV.
Distillery Bruichladdich
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Bottling serieThe Impossible Equation
Cask Type First-Fill & Recharred Ex-Bourbon
Bottled 2024
Stated Age 05 years old
Label Barley Origin: Scottish Mainland / Barley Variety: Concerto
Strength 59.1 % Vol. 700 cl
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
Laphroaig An Cuan Mòr (70cl, 48%)
An Cuan Mòr is one of the selection of Laphroaig single malt Scotch whiskies released for the Travel Retail market. For the An Cuan Mòr, which means ‘Big Ocean’ in Gaelic, the whisky is initially matured in first-fill American white oak bourbon barrel and then finished in European oak casks.
Bowmore Aston Martin Decorative Cask Empty w:15cm, h:15cm
Bowmore Aston Martin Decorative Cask Empty w:15cm, h:15cm
Drinks By The Dram Peaty Whisky Advent Calendar (2024 Edition) 75cl, 48.1%
December! The best time for cosy fireside sipping, and this Peaty Whisky Advent Calendar from Drinks by the Dram will keep you stocked up with a daily dose of deliciousness all the way up until Christmas. Behind each door, a different sample of peaty whisky awaits, sourced from an array of impressive producers, and it’s not just Scotland that uses peat you know – there are a few smoky examples from other global producers in the mix here too! There are 25 30ml wax-sealed samples in total, meaning you’ll have no trouble keeping track of the days as Christmas draws near. If you’re after a gift for a whisky lover who enjoys the smoky side of things and a classic Islay profile, or you yourself are a bit of a peat fiend, this is the Advent Calendar for you.
Drinks By The Dram Scotch Whisky Advent Calendar (2024 Edition) 75cl, 45%
Get your tasting glasses ready folks, the Whisky Advent Calendar from Drinks by the Dram is back, ready to guide us through the dark days of December and into the shining fairy lights of Christmas! There are 25 different samples of incredible whisky to explore here, spanning an array of styles and origins, and sourced from some of the most exciting producers around. What better way to get into the festive spirit, and what a supreme gift this would make for a whisky lover.
Drinks By The Dram Scotch Whisky Advent Calendar (2024 Edition) 75cl, 48.1%
Transport your tastebuds to Scotland this Christmas with Drinks by the Dram’s Scotch Whisky Advent Calendar! It’s jam-packed with 25 incredible samples of whisky, sourced from some of the best distilleries and producers across Scotland. Each day of Advent, take a peek behind a door and you’ll discover a different 30ml wax-sealed dram, waiting for you to crack it open and indulge in the majestic liquid within. What better way to get in the festive spirit, and what better gift for a Scotch whisky fan?
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%
Lagavulin 12 Year Old Special Release 2024 (70cl, 57.4%)
The highly-anticipated Lagavulin expression from the Diageo Special Releases annual collection. The 2024 edition was matured in first-fill bourbon oak casks and refill casks before being bottled at a boisterous 57.4% ABV.
Bunnahabhain Canasta Cask Matured Fèis Ìle 2023 (70cl, 51.2%)
Canasta is a type of cream sherry produced by Williams & Humbert. It’s a rich medium sweet wine made from a blend of dry oloroso and sweet PX sherries. In short, it’s just the kind of thing you want seasoning your cask. This is a NAS (no age statement) release that has not been coloured or chill-filtered, and bottled at a nice healthy 51.2% ABV. As with most releases from Bunna, it is unpeated.
Laphroaig 16 Year Old (70cl, 48%)
Originally a limited edition to celebrate the distillery’s 200th anniversary, Laphroaig 16 is now a small-batch occasional release. It takes the distinctive medicinal, seaside character of Laphroaig’s spirit and gives it a few extra years to mellow out and calm down, creating a rich and smoky whisky with more complexity and an elegance that’s not often seen elsewhere in the Laphroaig range – spicy peat smoke with well-worn leather and soft, sweet vanilla.
Distillery Laphroaig
Bottler Distillery Bottling
Bottled 2019
Age 6 years old
Cask type 1st Fill Ex-Bourbon Barrels
Number of bottles 11500
Strength 48.0 % Vol.
Bowmore 18 Year Old The Original pre-2017 (70cl, 43%)
First launched in 2007 as a core-range replacement to the much-loved 17 year old (which became a travel retail exclusive. This is the first version of the expression, packed like this until the range was rebranded in 2017.
After a while some Malt, Heather and Butter are coming through. And all the time there’s a faint Sherry like sweetness. The nose of the 12 Year is quite overwhelming but the 18 year is much more settled and ripe. Hardly any Wood which is remarkable for its age. Quite Nice.
Taste: The delivery is very smooth and slightly watery for a 43%. I think this expression should be bottled at 46%. Chocolate, Plums, Nuts. Sherried Peat Smoke in the background. Again hardly any Wood and very little Spices. The Peat is still there. Light Ashes. Well balanced.
Finish: Some Toffee is there, as well as slightly bitter Orange Marmalade. Some Wet Earth after a few minutes. After about 10 minutes it felt like having eaten a thin slice of Smoked Ham. I’ve added half a point to the finish for that. Remarkable!
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
Caol Ila 2004 (bottled 2016) Moscatel Cask Finish Distillers Edition (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.
Bottling serie The Distillers Edition
Vintage 2004 Bottled2016
Calculated age 12 years old
Cask type Ex-Bourbon Casks + Ex-Moscatel Cask Finish
Strength 43.0 %
Vol.Size 700 ml 1000 ml