Check your bank account because Speyside distiller Benromach has released their oldest whisky to date – Benromach 50 Years Old – and it doesn’t come cheap. Benromach 50 Years Old originates from a single cask – in this case, an ex-sherry from the eventful year of 1969 – and after being left to mature for […]
Speyside distillery The Balvenie has released the sixth batch in their Tun 1509 series. The Balvenie Tun 1509 Batch 6 is a combination of 21 casks from three types: Sherry refill butts, ex-Bourbon American oak barrels and Double Wood refill Sherry butts and was allowed to marry for three months in Tun 1509 before being […]
Speyside distillery Glen Moray has released a 21-Year-Old single malt Scotch whisky finished in Port casks – the Glen Moray Aged 21 Years Portwood Finish – as part of their Elgin Heritage range. Glen Moray Aged 21 Years Portwood Finish was matured in American oak casks before being finished in Port casks, bottled at 46.3% […]
Johnnie Walker has released the Johnnie Walker Black Label Origin Series – a limited edition series of 12-year-old single malt whiskies highlighting four regions – Highlands, Islay, Lowlands and Speyside – Scotch production. Three of the four whiskies (Highlands, Islay and Speyside) are blended malts, made using only malt whisky. Johnnie Walker Black Label Highlands […]
The Balvenie has released the fourth in their DCS Compendium series, and titled it – Expecting the Unexpected. The Balvenie DCS Compendium Chapter Four whiskies include 1971 – the oldest whisky in the range – matured in refill European oak Oloroso Sherry butts which is said to contain notes of brown sugar, fruit and spices; […]
Tomintoul has unveiled Tomintoul Vintage 1973 – a 45-Year-Old double wood-matured single malt Scotch whisky – but you will need to be lucky to get one of the bottles and you will need plenty of money in your bank account. Tomintoul Vintage 1973 was aged for more than 30 of the 45 years in white […]
Speyside distillery Tamdhu has released a 12-Year-Old single malt Scotch whisky. Tamdhu 12-Year-Old has been bottled at 43% alcohol by volume [86 proof] after being matured for 12 years in first-fill and re-fill American and European Oloroso sherry casks from Jerez, Spain. Tamdhu 12-Year-Old is said to contain notes of banana and cinnamon. Tamdhu 12-Year-Old […]
The BenRiach Distillery has released their BenRiach Authenticus 30 Year Old. The BenRiach Authenticus 30-Year-Old is a peated Speyside single malt whisky using peat cut in northeastern Scotland containing wood derived from ancient trees, heather and bracken. The BenRiach Authenticus 30 Year Old is aid to contain notes of cocoa, vanilla and wild honey, in […]