A collection of orphaned 26-year-old Speyside single malt whisky casks was purchased by Glasgow Distillery last year and the result will be a limited release of Prometheus whisky this year. The whisky will be bottled at 47% alcohol content [94 proof] and is said to have floral and peated barley notes. The limited – no […]
Aultmore 21-Year-Old Speyside single malt Scotch whisky will be making its debut appearance at travel retail locations for one year only – joined by a 12-Year-Old expression as well. The Aultmore 21-Year-Old will appear at travel retail locations beginning on November 26, 2014.
Glen Grant’s 50-Year-Old Speyside single malt Scotch whisky has officially been released. Originally casked in October 1963, the whisky was bottled last year and was launched earlier this year but limited to Beijing, Hong Kong, Seul, Singapore and Taipei. Only 150 bottles will be made available globally – at the bargain price of $5650 per […]
Two aged editions of Craigellachie Speyside single malt Scotch whisky – a 13-Year-Old and a 19-Year-Old – will be making their debuts this year, with the 19-Year-Old offered only in travel retail outlets. Making it unique in the Scotch whisky universe, Craigellachie uses only malted barley from the kiln in Glenesk [Scotland] as well as […]
Kininvie 17-Year-Old old batch no.1, a Speyside single malt Scotch whisky, has been released specifically for the travel retail market in Taiwan. The whisky, which has been aged for 80% of the time in American oak barrels and 20% of the time in sherry casks, boasts a 42.6% alcohol content [85.2 proof] and the fruity […]
Speyside distillery Glenrothes has released their Sherry Cask Reserve single malt Scotch whisky. Glenrothes imported European oak sherry casks from Jerez, Spain, to mature their whisky – the first-ever whisky using first-fill sherry casks for Glenrothes. The whisky has taste notes of ginger and orange peel. Glenrothes Sherry Cask Reserve has a 40% alcohol content […]
Ballantine’s uses four whiskies in its 17-Year-Old blended scotch whisky and one of those is the single malt Glentauchers whisky – which Ballantine’s has just released as a limited edition on its own, following the other three [Scapa, Miltonduff and Glenburgie] which were previously released as standalones. Glentauchers originates from the manually operated Glentauchers Distillery […]
Two more single malts are emanating from Speyside whisky distillery, Tormore – Tormore 14-Year-Old and Tormore 16-Year-Old. Both Tormore 14-Year-Old and Tormore 16-Year-Old have been aged in American oak casks and the 16-Year-Old uses chill filtration that is said to help bring out a ripe melon note. Both 14-Year-Old and 16-Year-Old Tormore whiskies are expected […]