Speyside distillery The GlenAllachie has released The GlenAllachie 30-Year-Old Cask Strength Batch 1 – the blended result of nine casks. The GlenAllachie 30-Year-Old Cask Strength Batch 1 is a blend of nine casks formerly holding both 1989 and 1990 whiskies matured in ex-Pedro Ximénez and Oloroso sherry casks, as well as chinquapin virgin oak casks, […]
With their new distillery construction temporarily sidelined first, by political machinations, then by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, Ardgowan has filled in the void by launching a new blended whisky, called Shipwright, as the second offering of their Clydebuilt series. Shipwright is a blend of single malts sourced from both Speyside and Highland distilleries, matured in […]
Speyside distillery GlenAllachie has released a reborn White Heather – a blended Scotch whisky brand from decades ago. The reborn version of GlenAllachie White Heather is a 21-year-old small batch blend of single grains and single malts from the Highlands, Islay and Speyside. The aforementioned whiskies spent 18 years in first-fill American barrels, sherry butts […]
Speyside distiller Benriach has released their Smoke Season single malt whisky – a heavily peated “smoky” whisky that gets its name from the “season” when whiskies are most smoked with peat. Benriach’s Smoke Season has been matured in both charred and toasted American virgin oak and first-fill bourbon barrels, uses Highland peat from the mainland, […]
Halewood Artisanal Spirits has released a John Crabbie & Co 28-year-old Speyside single malt Scotch whisky single cask. The John Crabbie 1992 was in a single cask from an unspecified distillery in Speyside’s Glenlivet valley, bottled at 45.5% alcohol by volume [91 proof] and is said to contain notes of apple, caramel, chocolate, oak and […]
Scotland-based independent bottler Gordon & MacPhail has presented a 1948 Speyside single malt Scotch from Glen Grant in 1948. Gordon & MacPhail’s 72-Year-Old Glen Grant whisky was matured in an American oak ex-sherry cask, bottled at 56.2% alcohol by volume [112.4 proof] and is said to contain notes of dark chocolate, espresso and spice. However, […]
Speyside distillery Glen Moray has released their Sauternes Cask Matured whisky. Glen Moray Sauternes Cask Matured is a 14-year-old whisky matured in five sweet Sauternes wine casks, bottled at 59.6% alcohol by volume [119.2 proof] and is said to contain notes of caramel, dark chocolate, Seville orange and spice. Only 1,248 bottles of Glen Moray […]
Speyside distiller Glenfarclas has released a single cask limited edition 60-year-old single malt Scotch whisky. The Glenfarclas 60-year-old limited edition single malt was in a first-fill Oloroso sherry hogshead, bottled at 40.9% alcohol by volume [81.8 proof] and is said to contain notes of cake, dark chocolate, marzipan and orange. Only 105 bottles of the […]