Glengoyne Balbaina (43%, OB 2018, travel retail)
Year: 2019
Glen Moray 2008 (52,8%, OB for The Whisky Exchange 20th Anniversary 2019, first-fill American oak cask #613, 186 btl.)
Big Peat 33 yo 1985 (47,2%, Douglas Laing 2019, cognac + sherry finish, 1500 btl.)
GlenDronach 39 yo 1972 (54,4%, OB 2011, Oloroso sherry butt #716, 423 btl.)
The Enigma Blend 26 yo 1993 (46,9%, Beacon Spirits 2019, 78 btl.)
Ben Bracken ‘Speyside’ (40%, Clydesdale +/- 2017)
Ben Bracken ‘Highlands’ (40%, Clydesdale +/- 2017)
Ben Bracken ‘Islay’ (40%, Clydesdale +/- 2017)
New and upcoming releases from Compass Box, Big Peat, Glengoyne and Royal Lochnagar
Glenfarclas 25 yo ‘London Edition’ (50,5%, OB for The Whisky Exchange 20th Anniversary 2019, Oloroso sherry casks)
Cardhu 14 yo 2004 (55%, OB 2019, 4860 btl.)
Teeling 27 yo 1991 (44,1%, OB for The Whisky Exchange 2019, rum cask #10678)
Paul John 6 yo (52,9%, That Boutique-y Whisky Company 2016, Batch #3, 822 btl.)
Glen Elgin 23 yo 1995 (51,3%, Single Malts of Scotland 2019, hogshead #3200, 212 btl.)
Arran 10 yo (46%, OB 2019)
Bimber Re-Charred Oak Casks (51,9%, OB 2019, 5000 btl.)
Aberfeldy 15 yo (43%, OB 2019, batch #2919, Pomerol Bordeaux wine finish)
Tormore 24 yo 1995 (45,4%, Le Gus’t ‘Selection XX’ 2019, butt, 398 btl.)
Tormore 24 yo 1995 (55,8%, Le Gus’t ‘Selection XXII’ 2019, hogshead #20046, 71 btl.)
Secret Highland 31 yo 1987 (49,6%, Whisky Nerds 2019, refill sherry hogshead #27, 167 btl.)
Talisker 40 yo 1978 (50%, OB ‘Bodega series’ 2018, Amontillado finish, 2000 btl.)
Talisker 41 yo 1978 (50,7%, OB 2019, Manzanilla finish, 2000 btl.)
Cragganmore 12 yo 2006 (58,4%, OB ‘Special Release’ 2019, refill American oak, 18.000 btl.)
Glenlivet 14 yo 2004 (64%, Gordon & MacPhail ‘Connoisseurs Choice’ 2019, refill bourbon barrel, 162 btl.)
Timorous Beastie 10 yo (46,8%, Douglas Laing 2018, Small Batch #1)
Timorous Beastie 16 yo ‘Winter Edition’ (45,8%, Douglas Laing, sherry casks, 400 btl.)
Timorous Beastie 25 yo (46,8%, Douglas Laing 2019, 1600 btl.)
Speyside Blended Malt 25 yo 1993 (47,1%, Whivie 2019, sherry cask, 100 btl.)
New: peated GlenDronach, Glengoyne Teapot Dram #7, XOP Black premium releases and a 1996 Grand Vintage from Glenmorangie
Speyside 21 yo ‘Black Friday’ (53,1%, The Whisky Exchange 2019, 1800 btl.)
Bunnahabhain 28 yo 1990 (44,3%, Single Malts of Scotland 2019, hogshead #7727, 252 btl.)
Bourbon whiskey #1 24 yo (48%, That Boutique-y Whisky Company 2018, 8376 btl.)
Dalwhinnie 30 yo (54,7%, OB ‘Special Releases’ 2019, refill hogsheads + butts, 7586 btl.)
Secret Highlands distillery 35 yo 1983 (48,2%, Liquid Art & WhiskyNerds 2019, sherry butt #82, 246 btl.)
TWB Originals, The Glenmorangie Cadboll Estate and a 33 year-old Big Peat
Linkwood 10 yo ‘A Fine Christmas Malt’ (54,2%, The Whisky Exchange 2019, bourbon + sherry casks, 2696 btl.)
Ben Nevis 23 yo 1996 (47,4%, Maltbarn 2019, bourbon cask, 150 btl.)
Old Pulteney 25 yo (46%, OB 2019)
Pittyvaich 29 yo 1989 (51,4%, OB ‘Special Releases’ 2019, PX + Oloroso seasoned cask finish, 4976 btl.)
Elixir Distillers has recently unveiled a new series of small-batch single malts in the Single Malts of Scotland […]
Clynelish Distillery Exclusive // Christmas Malt 2019 (The Whisky Exchange) // Gordon & MacPhail Christmas bottlings
Springbank 18 yo (45,9%, Artful Dodger 2019, first-fill sherry hogshead #646, 392 btl.)
Spirits in the Sky – quick fire tasting notes from this Belgian whisky festival
Starward 7 yo 2012 (59%, OB for TWE 20th Anniversary, 2nd fill Apera cask, 220 btl.)
Talisker 15 yo 2002 (57,3%, OB ‘Special Releases’ 2019, freshly charred American oak hogsheads)
Arran 5 yo 2013 (54%, Fisherman’s Retreat 2018, Yalumba Octavius cask, 191 btl.)
Port Charlotte 10 yo 2008 (54%, Fisherman’s Retreat 2018, Haut-Brion cask, 360 btl.)
Whisky news: Ardbeg Blaaack // Mortlach 15 Years (Game of Thrones) // Redbreast 27 Years Ruby Port
Glen Garioch 21 yo 1965 (43%, OB mid 1980s, light vatting)
Kilchoman 2012 STR Cask (50%, OB 2019, 14500 btl.)
Mortlach 26 yo 1992 (53,3%, OB ‘Special Releases’ 2019, first-fill Oloroso & PX seasoned casks, 3883 btl.)
Islay No. 2 (48,6%, That Boutique-y Whisky Co 2019, Batch #3, 1522 btl.)
Clynelish 14 yo 2005 (51,8%, Gordon & MacPhail ‘Connoisseurs Choice’ for TWE 20th Anniversary 2019, refill sherry hogshead, 224 btl.)
Lagavulin 12 yo (56,5%, OB 2019, 19th release, refill American oak, 60.000+ btl.)
Old Pulteney 2004 (50,9%, OB for TWE 20th Anniversary 2019, ex-bourbon barrel #221, 246 btl.)
Probably Orkney’s Finest 16 yo 2003 (48,4%, Douglas Laing ‘Old Particular’ 2019, DL13371, 371 btl.)
Brora 40 yo 1978 (49,2%, OB ‘200th Anniversary’ 2019, 1819 btl.)
Millstone Oloroso Sherry 3 yo 2014 (46%, OB 01.2018, 3000+ btl.)
New: Bimber Re-charred Oak // Tomatin Decades II // Glen Scotia 45 Years
Bimber – The First Release (54,2%, OB 2019, Pedro Ximénez casks #6, 19, 31, 37, 38, 1000 btl.)
Black Tot rum (46,2%, OB +/- 2019)
Balvenie 12 yo ‘The sweet toast of American Oak’ (43%, OB 2019)
Balvenie 14 yo ‘The week of peat’ (48,3%, OB 2019)
Balvenie 26 yo ‘A day of dark barley’ (47,8%, OB 2019, first-fill bourbon cask #6856)
Tomatin 11 yo 2008 (56,1%, Artful Dodger 2019, bourbon hogshead #453, 323 btl.)
Bruichladdich 26 yo 1992 (54,2%, Single Malts of Scotland 2019, ex-bourbon barrel #2864, 222 btl.)
New: Longrow 21 Years and Kilchoman 2010 vintage
Cotswolds 3 yo (50,4%, That Boutique-y Whisky Company 2019, Batch #1, 1785 btl.)
Glen Grant 62 yo 1956 (51,7%, Gordon & MacPhail ‘Mr George Centenary Edition’ 2019, first-fill sherry butt #4455, 235 btl.)
Ardbeg Ar11 2000 (56,8%, Elements of Islay 2019)
Speyside Malt 14 yo 2005 (50,4%, Maltbarn 2019, sherry cask, 175 btl.)
GlenAllachie 15 yo (46%, OB 2019, Oloroso + PX sherry )
Royal Brackla 12 / 18 / 21 Years, Dalmore travel retail and GlenAllachie single casks
Irish single malt 15 yo 2002 (57,9%, Artful Dodger 2019, ex-bourbon cask #346, 291 btl.)
Bruichladdich The Organic 2010 (50%, OB 2019)
Bruichladdich Bere Barley 8 yo 2010 (50%, OB 2019)
Bruichladdich Islay Barley 7 yo 2011 (50%, OB 2018)
Glen Keith 26 yo 1993 (54%, Alistair Walker ‘Infrequent Flyers’ 2019, barrel #8511, 143 btl.)
Orkney Malt 2003 (54,9%, Alistair Walker ‘Infrequent Flyers’ 2019, hogshead #A521-9, 337 btl.)
Cameronbridge 24 yo 1995 (59,5%, Alistair Walker ‘Infrequent Flyers’ 2019, hogshead #8047657, 246 btl.)
Glenkinchie 12 yo (43%, OB +/- 2018)
Compass Box Affinity (46%, OB 2019, whisky + Calvados, 6028 btl.)
Highland Park 21 Year Old (August 2019) Highland Park has a new edition of its 21 Year Old […]
Deanston 21 yo 1997 (51,8%, OB 2019, Palo Cortado finish, 277 btl.)
Ben Nevis 22 yo 1996 (51,6%, The Whisky Exchange ‘Magic of the Casks’ 2019, refill sherry butt #1465, 519 btl.)
Caol Ila 9 yo 2009 (58,7%, The Whisky Exchange ‘Magic of the Casks’ 2019, Gonzalez & Byass cask #316103, 308 btl.)
Imperial 23 yo 1995 (45,2%, The Whisky Exchange ‘Magic of the Casks’ 2019, third-fill bourbon barrel #7896, 125 btl.)
Speyside Malt 45 yo 1973 (45,1%, The Whisky Exchange ‘Magic of the Casks’ 2019, refill sherry butt #6, 549 btl.)
Ballechin 15 yo 2003 (55%, OB for The Whisky Exchange 20th Anniversary 2019, first-fill Oloroso sherry butt #204, 482 btl.)
Wolfburn Kylver Series #4 (50%, OB 2018, 950 btl.)
Ben Nevis 23 yo (48%, That Boutique-y Whisky Co 2019, Batch #10, 558 btl.)
Single Malts of Scotland ‘Reserve Casks’ // Cragganmore & Glenkinchie Anniversary bottlings // Balvenie Tun 1509
Fettercairn 12 yo ‘Pedro Ximénez Sherry Cask Edition’ (40%, OB 2019, travel retail, 100 cl)
Daftmill 2006 11 yo ‘Summer Batch release’ (46%, OB 2018, first-fill bourbon barrels, 1665 btl.)
Daftmill 2006 12 yo ‘Winter Batch release’ (46%, OB 2018, first-fill bourbon barrels #080-085, UK version, 1625 btl.)
Knockando 18 yo 1998 (43%, OB ‘Slow Matured’ 2016, bourbon and sherry casks)
Aerolyte Lyndsay 10 yo (46%, The Character of Islay Whisky Co 2019)
Highland Park Valknut (46,8%, OB 2018)
Aerolyte Lindsay 10 Years // Glenrothes Halloween Edition // Glenlivet Spectra
Method & Madness ‘Wild Cherry Wood’ (46%, OB 2019, 2500 btl.)
Method & Madness ‘Acacia Wood’ (46%, OB 2019, 2500 btl.)
Glen Moray 29 yo 1989 (53,2%, Asta Morris 2019, ex-bourbon cask, 204 btl.)
Cù Bòcan Signature (46%, OB 2019)
Cù Bòcan Creation #1 (46%, OB 2019, Stout & Moscatel casks)
Cù Bòcan Creation #2 (46%, OB 2019, Shochu & European virgin oak casks)
Ben Nevis 23yo 1995 (51,2%, The Whisky Jury 2019, hogshead #970, 245 btl.)
Arran 21 yo ‘Lochranza Castle’ (47,2%, OB ‘The Explorers Series’ 2019, sherry hogsheads + Amontillado finish, 9000 btl.)
Lagavulin 21 Year Old – Islay Jazz Festival 2019 // The Whisky Jury // Whisky Show bottlings
Ardmore 30 yo 1987 (47,2%, OB 2019, refill + first-fill bourbon)
Glen Garioch Virgin Oak (48%, OB +/- 2014)
Glenrothes 25 yo (43%, OB ‘Soleo Collection’ 2019)
Inchmoan 12 yo 2007 (54,9%, OB for TWE 20th Anniversary 2019, refill bourbon hogshead #96, 289 btl.)
Secret Lowlands 7 yo 2011 (59,8%, Liquid Treasures 2019, sherry hogshead, 176 btl.)
Speyside 22 yo 1996 (53,1%, Liquid Treasures 2019, sherry hogshead, 187 btl.)
Craigellachie 12 yo 2006 (54%, Liquid Treasures 2019, sherry hogshead, 180 btl.)
New whisky releases from Tomatin, Fettercairn, Claxton’s and more
Longmorn Glenlivet 12 yo (91.4° proof, Hill Thomson & Co 1930s, Nicholas & Co importers NY)
Highland Park 15 yo 2003 (58,2%, OB for Wu Dram Clan 2019, first-fill European oak sherry cask #6162, 628 btl.)
Compass Box Tobias & The Angel (47,6%, OB 2019, refill bourbon hogsheads, 2634 btl.)
Bielle 6 yo 2013 (55,7%, Rasta Morris 2019, bourbon cask, 258 btl.)
Bielle 8 yo 2011 (53,9%, Rasta Morris 2019, bourbon cask, 195 btl.)
Macdonald’s Glencoe 8 yo (58%, OB +/- 2019)
New and upcoming releases from Glenfarclas, Compass Box, GlenAllachie and Alistair Walker
Bowmore 12 yo (40%, OB +/- 2019)
Port Charlotte Pl6 7 yo 2011 (55,3%, Elixir Distillers ‘Elements of Islay’ 2019, bourbon barrels, 1163 btl.)
BenRiach 10 yo 2008 (52%, Asta Morris 2018, Foursquare rum finish, 289 btl.)
Macdonald’s Celebrated Ben Nevis (46%, OB +/- 2019)
Glen Moray 25 yo 1990 (46%, Berry Bros 2016, cask #10307)
Talisker 41 Years ‘Bodega Series No.2’ // Glenkinchie Tattoo / Glen Scotia 1999 for Whiskybase
Karuizawa Ambassadors’ Collection 1972 – 1999 (59,1%, Elixir Distillers for The Ben, sherry casks, 2 btl.)
Balblair 12 yo (46%, OB 2018)
Balblair 15 yo (46%, OB 2018)
Balblair 18 yo (46%, OB 2018)
Ben Nevis 10 yo 2008 (62,4%, OB 2018, Batch #1, first-fill casks)
Littlemill 27 yo 1991 (47,2%, Master of Malt 2018, bourbon barrel)
Glengoyne Legacy Series: Chapter One (48%, OB 2019)
New and upcoming releases from Karuizawa, Brora, Glenmorangie and more
Caol Ila 14 yo 2005 (54,5%, Gordon & MacPhail for The Whisky Exchange 20th Anniversary 2019, refill sherry hogshead #19/051, 142 btl.)
Speyside Blended Malt 30 yo 1988 (53,7%, Le Gus’t 2019, sherry butt #15A/105, 518 btl.)
Balvenie 25 yo Single Barrel ‘Traditional Oak’ 1992 (47,8%, OB 2018, cask #3161)
Highland Park 17 yo 2001 (54,9%, Gordon & MacPhail for TWE 20th Anniversary 2019, first-fill bourbon barrel, 163 btl.)
Rock Island (46,8%, Douglas Laing ‘Remarkable Regional Malts’ +/- 2019)
Rock Island 10 yo (46%, Douglas Laing 2019)
Rock Island 21 yo (46,8%, Douglas Laing 2019, 4200 btl.)
New: Highland Park Triskelion // Bowmore Dragon Edition // Cù Bòcan
Springbank 26 yo 1991 (43,4%, Master of Malt 2018, refill bourbon hogshead)
Aird Mhor 20 yo 1998 (51,6%, Single Malts of Scotland 2019, hogshead #750790, 280 btl.)
The Macallan Rare Cask – Batch #1 (43%, OB 2019)
GlenAllachie 8 yo – Koval rye quarter cask wood finish (48%, OB 2019)
Invergordon 44 yo 1974 (47,6%, Elixir Distillers ‘The Whisky Trail Jazz series #2’ 2019, hogshead #0038, 168 btl.)
Blended Scotch 38 yo 1980 (46,7%, Elixir Distillers ‘The Whisky Trail Jazz series #4’ 2019, sherry butt #0035, 445 btl.)
Mortlach 26 yo 1993 (56,2%, Elixir Distillers ‘The Whisky Trail Jazz series #1’ 2019, hogshead #0085, 190 btl.)
Clynelish 9 yo 2010 (58,6%, Elixir Distillers ‘The Whisky Trail Jazz series #2’ 2019, bourbon barrel #700041, 245 btl.)
GlenDronach single casks Batch #17, new TWE exclusives, Oban Old Teddy and more
Miltonduff 7 yo 2011 (60,6%, Asta Morris 2019, sherry butt, 346 btl.)
Stoisha 4 yo 2014 (60,3%, Signatory Vintage for The Whisky Exchange 20th Anniversary 2019, dechar / rechar hogshead #10590, 290 btl.)
Tamdhu 15 yo (46%, OB 2019, 24.000 btl.)
Compass Box Juveniles (46%, Compass Box 2018, 14.894 btl.)
Ben Nevis 23 yo 1996 (51,3%, Single Malts of Scotland for The Nectar 2019, hogshead #536, 249 btl.)
Upcoming releases: Wolfburn Kylver ‘Raido’, Benromach 50 Year Old and more
GlenDronach 25 yo 1993 Master Vintage (48,2%, OB 2018)
Speyside single malt 43 yo 1975 (50,1%, Maltbarn 2018, sherry cask, 56 btl.)
Glentauchers 10 yo 2009 (51,5%, Asta Morris 2019, AM 102, sherry cask, 220 btl.)
Diageo Special Releases 2019: availability, prices, tasting notes…
Three Ships 6 yo (53,7%, That Boutique-y Whisky Co 2019, PX finish, Batch #1, 1150 btl.)
GlenAllachie 12 yo – Pedro Ximénez wood finish (48%, OB 2019)
Clynelish 9 yo 2010 (55,7%, Single Malts of Scotland 2019, ex-bourbon barrel #700039, 176 btl.)
BenRiach 21 yo ‘Temporis’ (46%, OB +/- 2019)
Ledaig 10 yo (46,3%, OB +/- 2018)
Glenburgie 23 yo 1995 (57,5%, Signatory Vintage for The Whisky Exchange ‘20th Anniversary’ 2019, ex-bourbon hogshead #6585, 272 btl.)
Vallein Tercinier 33 yo ‘Lot 86’ Fins Bois (49%, Maltbarn 2019, 160 btl.)
Cognac 1954 Fins Bois (48,1%, Pieter Knapen 2019, 42 btl.)
Glen Garioch 29 yo (46,3%, That Boutique-y Whisky Co 2019, 451 btl.)
Jura 32 yo 1966 (50,6%, Signatory Vintage ‘10th Anniversary’ 1998, cask #1485, 248 btl.)
Port Askaig 45 yo (40,8%, Elixir Distillers 2015)
Springbank 26 yo 1992 (47,7%, Whiskybroker for The Whisky Kingdom & Duckhammer’s 2019, bourbon cask #153b, 111 btl.)
Ben Nevis 22 yo 1997 (58,5%, Single Malts of Scotland 2019, sherry butt #91, 540 btl.)
Glenglassaugh Pedro Ximénez Sherry Wood Finish (46%, OB +/- 2018)
Glenfarclas 20 yo 1997 (54,9%, OB ‘Family Casks’ 2017, sherry butt #453, 565 btl.)
Islay Malt 10 yo 2008 (58,7%, Liquid Treasures ‘10th Anniversary’ 2019, bourbon barrel, 171 btl.)
Säntis 10 yo (51,4%, That Boutique-y Whisky Co 2019, Batch #1, 916 btl.)
Clynelish 23 yo 1995 (55,4%, Signatory Vintage for The Whisky Exchange 2019, refill sherry butt #11252, 550 btl.)
The Secret Speyside Collection // GlenAllachie Wood finishes // The Whisky Exchange 20th Anniversary
Glenlivet 12 yo 2007 (54,1%, Signatory Vintage for The Whisky Exchange 2019, first-fill sherry hogshead #900216, 329 btl.)
Springbank 25 yo 1993 (48,1%, The Whisky Agency 2019, hogshead, peated type)
Caroni 20 yo (54,7%, That Boutique-y Rum Company 2019, Batch #2, 1875 btl.)
Port Askaig 25 yo (45,8%, Elixir Distillers 2019, 3000 btl.)
Mortlach 16 yo ‘Distiller’s Dram’ (43,4%, OB 2019, L9016DM001)
Lagavulin 10 Year Old Lagavulin 10 Years is a new travel retail exclusive from Lagavulin distillery. It is composed […]
Caol Ila Cl12 7 yo 2011 (57,5%, Elements of Islay 2019, two refill sherry butts, 50cl, 1901 btl.)
Scallywag 12 yo (53,6%, Douglas Laing 2019, sherry matured)
Invergordon 44 yo 1974 (46,5%, The Whisky Blues 2018, refill butt #29, 250 btl.)
Four single malts with personalised labels:
Glen Elgin 12 yo (49,6%, The Whisky Exchange 2019, bourbon barrel, 306 btl.)
Imperial 21 yo (46,8%, The Whisky Exchange 2019, refill hogshead, 294 btl.)
Highland single malt 18 yo (48,4%, The Whisky Exchange 2019, refill hogshead, 276 btl.)
Caol Ila 10 yo (51,2%, The Whisky Exchange 2019, refill hogshead, 294 btl.)
Kilchoman 6 yo 2012 (56,3%, OB for Holy Dram 2019, Madeira finish, cask #180, 258 btl.)
Whisky news: GlenDronach Kingsman Edition // GlenDronach Port Wood // Douglas Laing XOP Black
Mortlach 20 yo (43,4%, OB 2018, 4484 btl.)
Glen Keith Distillery Edition (40%, OB +/- 2018)
Inchgower 29 yo 1989 (51,3%, The Whisky Agency 2019, ex-bourbon hogshead)
Irish Single Malt 29 yo 1989 (56,5%, Liquid Treasures ‘10th Anniversary’ 2019, rum barrel, 127 btl.)
Glenlivet 1961 (57%, Gordon & MacPhail late 1980s, George & J.G. Smith’s, Sestante import, dark sherry)
Upcoming Springbank Local Barley 2019, Port Askaig 25 & 45 Years and Inchgower Private Stock
Springbank 25 yo 1993 (51%, Master of Malt 2018, bourbon hogshead)
Foursquare Hereditas 14 yo (OB ‘Private Cask Selection’ for TWE 2019, blended rum, bourbon + sherry cask, 2520 btl.)
Granville 22 yo 1996 (51,9%, Maltbarn 2019, sherry cask, 177 btl.)
Ardmore 20 yo 1998 (51,7%, The Whisky Agency 2018, hogshead)
Ardmore 20 yo 1998 (51,9%, Mancarella 2018, bourbon hogshead)
Campbeltown 21 yo 1997 (55%, Whisky Sponge 2019, bourbon barrel, 178 btl.)
New and upcoming releases from Laphroaig, The Macallan and Daftmill
Tobermory NAS (40%, OB +/- 1980, 75 cl)
Glengoyne 19 yo (50,9%, That Boutique-y Whisky Company 2019, Batch #2, 1009 btl.)
Port Ellen 35 yo 1982 (50,3%, Signatory Vintage ‘30th Anniversary’ 2018, refill sherry butt #2040, 267 btl.)
Arran 12 yo 2006 (53,6%, OB Private Cask for Whisky Shop Zammel, sherry hogshead #800463, 315 btl.)
Glen Moray 28 yo 1990 (51,4%, The Whisky Agency for The Whisky Exchange 2018)
New and upcoming whisky from The Whisky Exchange, Bruichladdich, Hunter Laing and Deanston
Jura 18 yo (44%, OB 2018)
Glenlivet 15 yo 2002 (58,4%, Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseurs Choice 2018, first-fill bourbon #800772, 200 btl.)
Lochside 37 yo 1981 (48,6%, The Whisky Agency 2018, butt)
Aberlour 26 yo 1992 (51,9%, Liquid Treasures ‘10th Anniversary’ 2019, sherry hogshead, 101 btl.)
Redbreast 20 yo ‘Dream Cask’ Pedro Ximénez Edition (52,2%, OB 2019, PX butt #374932, 50 cl, 924 btl.)
New: Redbreast Dream Cask – Pedro Ximénez Edition // Kilbeggan Select Batch
Deanston 20 yo 1999 (50,4%, Maltbarn 2019, bourbon cask, 139 btl.)
Deanston 19 yo 1999 (53,1%, Asta Morris 2019, ex-bourbon cask, AM 130, 217 btl.)
Steel Bonnets (46,6%, The Lakes Distillery 2018)
Whistlepig 10 yo ‘single barrel’ (59,8%, OB for The Whisky Exchange 2018, cask #4177, 132 btl.)
Auchentoshan 21 yo (43%, OB +/- 2017)
Littlemill 29 yo 1989 (49,3%, The Whisky Agency 2019, hogshead)
New whisky releases: Clynelish 20 Year Old, GlenDronach Boynsmill, Jura 21 Years and Bunnahabhain 1987 (Wemyss)
Benrinnes 23 yo 1995 (49,6%, Signatory Vintage 2019, Italian Car series, hogshead #9059, 222 btl.)
Benrinnes 20 yo 1997 (53,1%, Signatory Vintage Un-Chillfiltered for TastToe 2018, hogshead #9413, 182 btl.)
Ben Nevis 21 yo (48,9%, That Boutique-y Whisky Co 2018, Batch #8, 931 btl.)
Secret Islay Distillery 21 yo 1998 (50,6%, The Whisky Agency 2019, sherry butt)
GlenAllachie 10 yo ‘Cask Strength’ (54,8%, OB 2019, Batch #2)
Orkney 11 yo 2007 (58%, Asta Morris 2019, ex-bourbon cask, AM 131, 387 btl.)
Whisky news from Redreast, Deanston and Tobermory
Ireland 28 yo 1990 (48,4%, The Whisky Agency 2018, barrel)
Ireland 29 yo 1989 (48,8%, Maltbarn 2018, bourbon cask, 73 btl.)
Deanston 9 yo 2008 (56,4%, OB 2018, Brandy cask finish)
Littlemill 27 yo 1992 (51,4%, Mancarella 2019, bourbon hogshead #29, 232 btl.)
Springbank 27 yo 1991 (46,4%, The Whisky Agency 2018, hogshead)
Glen Moray 10 yo (48,6%, That Boutique-y Whisky Company 2018, 376 btl.)
Linkwood 1959 & 1960 (40% Gordon & MacPhail 1986, Royal marriage of Prince Andrew & Sarah)
Port Askaig 28 yo (45,8%, Elixir Distillers 2019, 3000 btl.)
Benromach Cask Strength 10 yo 2008 (57,9%, OB 2019, Batch #1, 5500 btl.)
Glenrothes 22 yo 1996 (48,7%, Maltbarn 2018, sherry cask, 187 btl.)
Inchmurrin 20 yo (51%, That Boutique-y Whisky Company 2018, Batch #3, 708 btl.)
New Glenlivet Triple Cask series and Balblair 17 Year Old
Big Peat 10 yo (46%, Douglas Laing, 5100 btl.)
Port Askaig 10 yo ‘10th Anniversary Edition’ (55,85%, Elixir Distillers 2019, 10.000 btl.)
Balvenie 21 yo ‘Madeira Cask’ (40%, OB +/- 2017)
Glencadam 25 yo ‘The Remarkable’ (46%, OB 2016, 1600 btl.)
Glen Keith 24 yo 1994 (51%, Asta Morris 2019, ex-bourbon, AM 129, 179 btl.)
New and upcoming releases from Compass Box and Douglas Laing’s Big Peat
Glen Garioch 1987 (47,1%, OB for CWS China 2017, refill sherry butt #603, 132 btl.)
Glen Moray 38 yo 1981 (49,1%, Whisky Sponge ‘Edition N°1’ 2019, ex-bourbon hogshead, 123 btl.)
Glenfiddich Fire & Cane (43%, OB ‘Experimental series’ 2018, dark rum finish)
Caol Ila 18 yo (50,5%, That Boutique-y Whisky Co. 2019, Batch #13, 377 btl.)
Glen Garioch 12 yo (48%, OB +/- 2018)
Whisky news this week from Ardbeg, Port Askaig, Brewdog and GlenDronach
Clynelish 32 yo 1971 (54,2%, Malcolm Pride ‘Premier Malts’ 2003, cask #2704)
Rosebank 21 yo ‘Jealousy’ (52,5%, Speciality Drinks ‘The Roses’ 2015, 695 btl.)
The Glenrothes Whisky Maker’s Cut (49,8%, OB 2018)
Highland Park 29 yo 1989 (57%, Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseurs Choice 2018, refill sherry butt, 613 btl.)
Macallan Edition No. 4 (48,4%, OB 2018, sherry-seasoned casks)
Whisky news: a new Balblair core range, Compass Box Affinity and Glenfiddich 23 Years ‘Grand Cru’
Caol Ila 28 yo 1990 (48%, WhiskyNerds 2019, refill sherry hogshead #13129, 192 btl.)
Glencadam 19 yo ‘Oloroso Sherry Finish’ (46%, +/- 2018, 6000 btl.)
Speyside 21 yo 1996 (51,5%, Douglas Laing ‘Old Particular’ 2018, sherry butt, DL12614, 215 btl.)
North of Scotland 46 yo (41%, That Boutique-y Whisky Co 2018, Batch 1, 193 btl.)
GlenAllachie 25 yo (48%, OB 2018, 6000 btl.)
New and upcoming releases from Deanston, Wolfburn and Bruichladdich
Glen Grant 70 yo 1948 (48,6%, Gordon & MacPhail ‘Private Collection’ 2018, first-fill sherry butt #2154, 210 btl.)
Glen Moray 28 yo (47,5%, The Boutique-y Whisky Co 2018, Batch #3, 143 btl.)
Arran 21 yo (46%, OB 2018, first edition, 9000 btl.)
Bowmore 25 yo (43%, OB +/- 2018)
Port Askaig 34 yo 1983 (49,7%, Elixir Distillers 2018, ex-bourbon hogshead, 180 btl.)
GlenDronach ‘Revival’ 15 yo (46%, OB 2018, PX + Oloroso sherry)
Old Pulteney 18 yo (46%, OB 2018)
Rampur Pedro Ximénez Sherry Finish (45%, OB 2018)
Laphroaig 28 yo (44,4%, OB 2018)
Ben Nevis 20 yo 1998 (52,1%, Liquid Treasures ‘Snakes’ 2018, bourbon hogshead, 199 btl.)
Lagavulin 11 Years Offerman Edition // Green Spot 1991 Marsala Cask // Deanston 1997 Palo Cortado
Glenburgie 10 yo 2008 (52%, Asta Morris 2018, AM116, Foursquare rum finish, 237 btl.)
Glenburgie 10 yo 2008 (52%, Asta Morris 2018, AM106, Caroni rum finish, 259 btl.)
Milk & Honey ‘Young Single Malt’ Triple Cask (46%, OB 2018, 50 cl., 2449 btl.)
Clynelish 21 yo (47,8%, That Boutique-y Whisky Co 2018, Batch #7, 1174 btl.)
BenRiach 22 yo Albariza (46%, OB 2017, peated, Pedro Ximénez finish)
Mortlach 12 yo ‘The Wee Witchie’ (43,4%, OB 2018)
Benromach Cask Strength / Port Ellen 39 Years / Highland Park 25 & 30 Years
Mortlach 30 yo 1988 (48,8%, Gordon & MacPhail ‘Connoisseurs Choice’ 2018, refill American oak sherry hogshead #4839, 129 btl.)
Octomore 10 yo 2008 (56,8%, OB 2018, 3rd edition, 167 ppm, 12.000 btl.)
Blended Malt No.1 18 yo (47,3%, That Boutique-y Whisky Co. 2018, Batch #3, 1049 btl.)
Johnnie Walker Blue Label ‘Ghost & Rare’ – Port Ellen (43,8%, OB 2018)
Ardmore 5 yo 2013 (56,4%, Asta Morris 2019, sherry butt, 211 btl.)
New and upcoming releases: Ardbeg Traigh Bhan, Benromach Heritage, Highland Saltire and more
Glen Moray 10 yo Fired Oak (40%, OB 2018)
Benrinnes 20 yo 1997 (56,4%, Grindlay’s Selection 2018, cask #895, 200 btl.)
Mortlach 16 yo ‘Distiller’s Dram’ (43,4%, OB 2018)
Springbank 9 yo 2009 ‘Local Barley’ (57,7%, OB 2018, 9700 btl.)
Jura 10 yo (40%, OB 2018)
Upcoming whisky releases: Macallan Edition n°5, Ardbeg 25 Years (SMOS) and Glenrothes 40 Years
Glenlivet 64 yo 1954 (41%, Gordon & MacPhail ‘Private Collection’ 2018, refill sherry butt #1412, 222 btl.)
Caol Ila 7 yo 2011 (55,9%, Asta Morris 2019, sherry cask, 245 btl.)
Macallan 10 yo (70 Proof, OB 1970s)
Talisker 8 yo 2009 (48%, Douglas Laing ‘Provenance Coastal Collection’ 2018, refill hogshead #12611, 319 btl.)
Old Pulteney 15 yo (46%, OB 2018)
New and upcoming releases from Laphroaig, Glendalough and Tamdhu
Laphroaig 25 yo Cask Strength (52%, OB 2018)
Speyside Malt 29 yo 1989 (49,1%, Maltbarn 2018, bourbon cask, 133 btl.)
Glenfarclas 15 yo (46%, OB +/- 2018)
Mount Gay ‘Select Blend’ 7 yo (54%, OB for The Whisky Exchange 2018, American oak barrels, 2400 btl.)
Tullibardine 20 yo (43%, OB +/- 2017, first-fill + second-fill bourbon)
Kavalan 6 yo 2012 (53,2%, OB for The Whisky Exchange 2018, Vinho Cask, W120614028, 180 btl.)
Caol Ila 14 yo 2004 (53,7%, Maltbarn 2018, sherry cask, 149 btl.)
Clynelish 20 yo 1997 (55,9%, Artful Dodger 2018, bourbon hogshead #6526, 50 cl)
Glenlivet 27 yo 1989 (51,4%, Master of Malt 2017, bourbon cask #10154)
Speyside Region 43 yo 1973 (47,4%, The Whisky Agency for The Whisky Exchange 2017, refill sherry butt, 568 btl.)
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Ichiro’s Malt Wine Wood Reserve (46,5%, OB 2018)
North British 28 yo 1990 (61%, Gordon & MacPhail ‘Connoisseurs Choice’ 2018, first-fill sherry puncheon #73847, 181 btl.)
Timorous Beastie 12 yo ‘Cask Strength’ (54,4%, Douglas Laing ‘Remarkable Malts’ 2018, 3000 btl.)
Aultmore 25 yo (46%, OB +/- 2018)
Speyside Malt 26 yo 1992 (51,6%, Liquid Treasures ‘Snakes’ 2018, bourbon barrel, 270 btl.)
Speyside Region 19 yo 1998 (53,4%, Liquid Art for Glashelder 2017, 123 btl.)
Isle of Jura ‘The Sound’ (42,5%, OB 2018)
Edradour 12 yo 2005 (61,4%, OB for The Whisky Exchange 2018, first-fill Oloroso butt #131, 567 btl.)
Bowmore 27 yo ‘Port Cask’ (48,3%, OB ‘Vintner’s Trilogy’ 2018)
Auchentoshan 27 yo 1990 (53,1%, OB for CWS China 2017, first-fill Oloroso, 512 btl.)
Glenrothes 18 yo (43%, OB 2018)
New Ardmore 30 Years, Royal Lochnagar 30 Years and Suntory Ao
Glentauchers – Glenlivet 9 yo 2009 (59,8%, Cadenhead for The Whisky Ladies 2018, bourbon hogshead, 246 btl.)
Glen Moray Cider Cask Project (46,3%, OB 2018, 2000 btl.)
Highland Park 30 yo 1988 (49,7%, Signatory Vintage ’30th anniversary’ 2018, hogshead #755, 220 btl.)
Old Pulteney 12 yo ‘The Maritime Malt’ (40%, OB 2018)
Tamdhu 10 yo (40%, OB late 1970s, 75 cl)
Tamdhu Batch Strength (58,3%, OB 2018, Batch #003)
Bowmore Springtide (54,9%, OB +/- 2016, 4000 btl.)
Highland Park 18 yo (47,8%, That Boutique-y Whisky Company 2018, Batch 5, 581 btl.)
Caperdonich 23 yo 1995 (58,4%, Signatory Vintage ‘30th Anniversary’ 2018, refill sherry hogshead #95050, 265 btl.)
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