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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Aberlour 10 Year Old Forest Reserve (70cl, 40%)
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Here we have Forest Reserve, a 10 Year Old single malt from Aberlour distillery! It spent most of its ageing in bourbon barrels and sherry casks from Jerez, before it was treated to a finish in French Limousin oak casks. It’s called Forest Reserve as a nod to the commitment of the distillery to conserving the forest in the Speyside region, where the distillery resides.
Aberlour 12 Year Old Double Cask Matured (1L, 40%)
Aberlour is always a good choice – one of the best value Speyside malts around. This double matured version is a mix of traditional oak and sherry casks and is rich and fruity with delicious Christmas cake notes.
Aberlour 13 Year Old 2006 Distillery Reserve Collection Single Cask Edition 50cl, 60.9%
The Reserve Collection has been created to replace the Cask Strength series of bottlings from Chivas Brothers. These Single Cask editions are only available at Chivas Brothers distilleries.
This whisky was distilled on 11th December 2006 and matured in single 1st fill butt #251744 before being bottled in July 2020.
A 13 year old Aberlour from the Distillery Reserve Collection. This Single Cask Edition was distilled on 11th December 2006 and bottled on 14th July 2020 from a 1st fill butt.
This roaring success could be attributed to the delicate berry-flavour spirit that runs from its swan-necked stills, or to the enormous popularity of its heavily sherried A’bunadh batch releases. Perhaps even the fact that the Distillery Manager used to serenade the slumbering casks with the soothing tones of the bagpipes. Okay, maybe not the last thing!
The picture is from the actual bottle, if you’d like more detailed photos just get in touch!
Distilled: 11.12.2006
Bottled: 14.07.2020
Age: 13 Years Old
Cask Type: 1st Fill Butt
Cask Number: 251744
60.9% ABV / 50cl
Bottle Number: 25 / 660
Aberlour 14 Year Old 2004 Distillery Reserve Collection Single Cask Edition 50cl, 56.5%
Chivas Brothers have created a Distillery Reserve series and a special Cask Strength range uniquely available at distillery visitor centres. The expressions are bottled at cask strength to offer the enthusiast something different from the core range bottlings usually offered by Chivas Brothers: a special reward for fans prepared to make the pilgrimage.
A 14 year old Aberlour from the Distillery Reserve Collection. This Single Cask Edition was distilled on the 20th of December 2004 and bottled on the 2 April 2019 from a 1st fill butt.
The picture is from the actual bottle, if you’d like more detailed photos just get in touch!
Distilled: 20.12.2004
Bottled: 02.05.2019
Age: 14 Years Old
Cask Type: 1st Fill Butt
Cask Number: 96367
56.5% ABV / 50cl
Bottle Number: 217 / 936
Aberlour 15 Year Old Double Cask Matured 1L, 40%
Aberlour 15 Year Old Double Cask Matured 1L
A 15 year old, double cask matured in both sherry and bourbon casks from the multi-award winning Aberlour distillery. A travel retail exclusive bottling.
Aberlour 15 Year Old Double Cask Matured 70cl, 40%
Aberlour 15 Year Old Double Cask Matured 70cl
It’s made by combining whisky matured in both sherry and bourbon casks before finishing in more sherry casks.
A combination of Aberlour aged for 15 years in ex-bourbon and ex-sherry casks
Aberlour 18 Year Old (70cl, 43%)
18 year old single malt from Aberlour up in Speyside. A well-matured, heavily sherried expression, the perfect thing for a late evening dram.
This it is a 70cl bottle
Aberlour 20 Year Old 1997 Distillery Reserve Collection Single Cask Edition 50cl, 59.1%
Chivas Brothers have created a Distillery Reserve series and a special Cask Strength range uniquely available at distillery visitor centres. The expressions are bottled at cask strength to offer the enthusiast something different from the core range bottlings usually offered by Chivas Brothers: a special reward for fans prepared to make the pilgrimage.
A 20 year old Aberlour from the Distillery Reserve Collection. This Single Cask Edition was distilled on the 17th of December 1997 and bottled on the 19th July 2018 from a 1st fill butt.
The picture is from the actual bottle, if you’d like more detailed photos just get in touch!
Distilled: 17.12.1997
Bottled: 19.07.2018
Age: 20 Years Old
Cask Type: 1st Fill Butt
Cask Number: 9057
59.1% ABV / 50cl
Bottle Number: 520 / 1056
Aberlour 6 Year Old Oloroso Cask Finish Darkness (50cl, 48.7%)
This six-year-old single malt from Aberlour joins the Darkness collection, meaning you can expect plenty of sherry cask goodness here. This one finished its time maturing in an oloroso sherry octave. The small size of the cask ensures greater interaction between the whisky and the wood, and this single malt is brimming with notes of burnt sugar and cream, sweet spice, and candied nuts.
Aberlour 6 Year Old Pedro Ximénez Cask Finish Darkness (50cl, 49%)
Another delicious six-year-old Aberlour single malt joins the Darkness range, and this one was drawn from a custom-made octave cask that previously held Pedro Ximénez sherry. Prepare for rich layers of floral honey, nutty malt, and creamy chocolate here.
Aberlour A’Bunadh Batch 80 (70cl, 61%)
Batch 88 of the mighty Aberlour A’Bunadh, matured in oloroso butts and bottled at natural cask strength 61% ABV without chill filtration. The whisky from this range never disappoints
Aberlour Casg Annamh Batch 4 (1L, 48%)
The Casg Annamh series from Aberlour takes its name from the Gaelic for “rare cask”, and a trio of casks are used to create the expressions – European oak sherry casks and two types of American oak cask. The result is brimming with toffee and dried fruit, alongside a generous handful of kitchen spices. This is the fourth batch from the series, delivering yet more Speyside single malt tastiness
Aberlour Casg Annamh Batch 7 (1L, 48%)
The seventh batch from a series that delivers consistent sherried Speyside tastiness and takes its name from the Gaelic for ‘rare cask’. Aberlour uses a trio of casks to create each batch, all sherried, with one European oak and two varieties of American oak.
Allt-A-Bhainne 23 Year Old 1996 The Octave (Duncan Taylor) cask 10123659 70cl, 52.5%
Allt-a-Bhainne 23yo 1996
Allt-A-Bhainne single malt, distilled in 1996 and matured for 23 years, before being independently bottled by Duncan Taylor in 2020. The whisky spent those years in an octave cask that previously held sherry, and due to te cask’s smaller size that sherry influence is all the more present in the final product. Released as part of The Octave series, with a total of 70 bottles.
Category Single Malt
Distillery Allt-a-Bhainne
Bottler Duncan Taylor (DT)
Bottling serie The Octave Premium
Vintage 1996
Bottled 2020
Stated Age 23 years old
Cask Type Oak Casks
Cask number 10123659
Number of bottles 63/70
Strength 52.5%
Vol.Size 700 ml
Auchroisk 7 Year Old 2010 Parkmore Selection (70cl, 46%)
An independently bottled 7 year old Auchroisk single malt, released as part of the Parkmore Selection (based in the Coleburn warehouse – wonderful stuff to hear for those of us who love hearing about closed distilleries not just being left to rot or getting smashed into pieces). It was initially aged in bourbon casks before enjoying a finishing period in casks that previously held Madeira wine.
Aultmore 10 Year Old Oloroso Cask Finish Darkness (50cl, 53.8%)
We do love a well sherried Aultmore, and this one makes an excellent addition to the collection from indie bottler Darkness! Matured for 10 years, the whisky was finished in a custom-made octave cask that previously held oloroso sherry. It’s a hugely characterful sipper, brimming with oily nuts, dried fruit, roasted coffee, and biscuity malt.
Aultmore 12 Year Old (70cl, 46%)
12 year old Aultmore single malt Scotch whisky, unveiled in 2014 for the Last Great Malts by Dewar’s. A refreshing dram, with plenty of vanilla, honey and citrus, alongside a touch of grassiness. It’s been quite a while since a distillery bottling of Aultmore has been released, so this is all rather exciting indeed.
Aultmore 13 Year Old That Boutique-y Whisky Company (50cl, 50%)
This 13-year-old single malt from Aultmore joins That Boutique-y Whisky Company’s Cinema Series having matured in not one, but two different bourbon casks. After an initial 11 years in a refill bourbon barrel, the whisky was re-racked in a fresh first-fill bourbon barrel to bathe for its final years, ensuring that the biscuity malt shines alongside layers of zesty citrus and chalky grist.
Batch 18 is a release of 418 bottles.
Aultmore 18 Year Old (70cl, 46%)
An 18 year old Aultmore launched in 2015 as part of John Dewar & Sons’ Last Great Malts ranges.
Balmenach 9 Year Old Oloroso Cask Finish Darkness (50cl, 56.6%)
Much of the single malt produced at Speyside’s Balmenach distillery is destined for premium blends including the likes of Johnnie Walker… not this little gem though! This single malt joins the Darkness range of intensely sherried whiskies, having matured for nine years, including a finish in a single oloroso sherry octave cask. The smaller casks that Darkness uses allow more interaction between the wood and the whisky, so you can expect mouthcoating layers of sweet, nutty spice here.
Balvenie 10 Year Old Founder’s Reserve (1L, 43%)
A great 10 year old from Balvenie. Founder’s Reserve is Whisky Magazine Recommended, Michael Jackson suggests this might be the most “honeyish of Speyside malts”.
Balvenie 10 Year Old Founder’s Reserve 70cl, 40%
A great 10 year old from Balvenie. Founder’s Reserve is Whisky Magazine Recommended, Michael Jackson suggests this might be the most “honeyish of Speyside malts”.
Balvenie 10 Year Old Founder’s Reserve Cognac Bottle (75cl, 43%)
This is a collectible bottling of Balvenie Founder’s Reserve 10 Year Old single malt, presented in a bottle that looks more like a Cognac bottle than a whisky one. Interestingly, unlike previous bottlings we’ve had of this style, this one has been bottled at 43% ABV instead of 40% ABV.
This bottle was part of a private collection – if you’d like more detailed photos just get in touch!
Balvenie 10 Year Old Founder’s Reserve Rare Wood Box (70cl, 40%)
A great 10 year old from Balvenie. Founder’s Reserve is Whisky Magazine Recommended, Michael Jackson suggests this might be the most “honeyish of Speyside malts”.