Flóki Distillers Cut 5 yo (47%, OB 2023, Oloroso finish, 557 btl.)
Säntis Snow White No. 11 6 yo (48%, OB 2023, beer cask + poire finish, 50 cl, 2000 btl.)
Elsburn 8 yo 2013 ‘Italian Connection’ (55,1%, OB 2022, first fill Amarone + Marsala casks, 1292 btl.)
Cotswolds 5 yo 2016 (60,6%, OB for Kirsch Import 2021, first fill STR barrique #705, 285 btl.)
Teerenpeli 8 yo 2014 (61,7%, OB for Germany 2022, Pedro Ximénez cask #25112013B, 50 cl, 342 btl.)
2016
Tamnavulin 6 yo 2016 (50%, Claxton’s ‘Exploration Series’ for The Netherlands 2023, Ruby Port hogshead)
Campbeltown Blended Malt 6 yo 2016 (50%, Claxton’s ‘Exploration Series’ for The Netherlands 2023, PX Sherry hogshead)
Arran 21 yo 2001 (55,3%, OB ‘Premium Cask’ for Whisky in Leiden 2023, bourbon cask #2001/061, 145 btl.)
Glen Scotia 5 yo 2016 (56,7%, OB for Whisky in Leiden 2023, first fill Oloroso hogshead, 247 btl.)
Millstone 3 yo 2019 – Heavily Peated (51,2%, OB for Whisky in Leiden 2023, PX cask #2548, 356 btl.)
Caol Ila 9 yo 2014 (52,9%, Murray McDavid ‘Benchmark’ for Whisky in Leiden 2023, Sauternes finish, 163 btl.)
Kornog 6 yo 2016 (60,5%, OB for The Whisky Exchange 2023, refill Pedro Ximénez sherry butt, 668 btl.)
Kilchoman Casado (46%, OB 2022, 12.900 btl.)
Kilchoman Madeira Cask Matured 2016 (50%, OB 2021, 17.000 btl.)
Cotswolds Signature (46%, OB +/- 2022, 6200 btl.)
Cotswolds 6 yo 2016 (59,9%, OB for Kirsch Import 2022, Spanish Oak Oloroso hogshead #722, 297 btl.)
Blair Athol 12 yo 2009 (50,2%, In2spirit 2021, refill hogshead #28535, 362 btl.)
Tomatin 11 yo 2011 (55,1%, In2spirit 2022, first fill Amontillado barrel finish #130, 180 btl.)
Dalmunach 6 yo 2015 (55,2%, In2spirit 2021, PX quarter cask #4205, 146 btl.)
Caol Ila 6 yo 2016 (61,2%, In2spirit 2022, bourbon cask, 180 btl.)
Ardnamurchan 7 yo 2014 ‘peatless’ (57,1%, Whisky Sponge 2022, release 48C, first-fill barrel, 163 btl.)
Ardnamurchan 6 yo multivintage ‘peatyish’ (53%, Whisky Sponge 2022, release 48B, 163 btl.)
Ardnamurchan 6 yo 2015 ‘heavily peated’ (57,1%, Whisky Sponge 2022, release 48A, refill barrel, 163 btl.)
Ardnamurchan 5 yo 2016 ‘April Fool’ (53,2%, The Whisky Exchange 2022)
Starward 4 yo 2016 (58,9%, OB for Germany + Belgium 2021, Barossa Valley red wine barrel #6850, 396 btl.)
Starward 5 yo 2016 (52,4%, OB for La Maison du Whisky 2021, first fill Apera cask #1870, 240 btl.)
Let’s Dance – Clynelish 8 yo 2011 (51,6%, Simply Whisky 2019, first-fill bourbon barrel #800311, 230 btl.)
Good Times – Irish Single Grain 8 yo 2011 (45,6%, Simply Whisky 2019, 157 btl.)
Dream Big – Balcones straight corn 4 yo 2016 (65.7%, Simply Whisky 2020, refill bourbon barrel #2287, 162 btl.)
Waterford 4 yo 2016 ‘Ballymorgan 1.2’ (50%, OB ‘Single Farm Origins’ 2020, 30000 btl.)
Waterford 4 yo 2016 ‘Bannow Island 1.2’ (50%, OB ‘Single Farm Origins’ 2020, 9000 btl.)
Waterford 4 yo 2016 ‘Ballykilcavan 1.2’ (50%, OB ‘Single Farm Origins’ 2020, 9000 btl.)
Waterford 4 yo 2016 ‘Sheestown 1.2’ (50%, OB ‘Single Farm Origins’ 2020, 30000 btl.)
Waterford Single Farm Origin 2016 – Bannow Island – Edition 1.1 (50%, OB 2020, 8616 btl.)
Bimber 2016 ‘Virgin Cask’ (57,8%, OB 2020, single cask #7, 249 btl.)
Bimber 2016 ‘Ex-Bourbon Cask’ (58,3%, OB 2020, single cask #8, 267 btl.)
Bimber 2016 ‘Sherry Cask’ (58,3%, OB 2020, Pedro Ximénez ex-solera cask #42, 329 btl.)
Best whiskies of 2016
Lagavulin 2000 ‘Distiller’s Edition’ (43%, OB 2016, PX finish, lgv. 4/505) – 86/100
Brora 38 yo 1977 (48,6%, OB 2016, 15th Annual release, refill American oak hogsheads + refill European oak butts, 2984 btl.) – 94/100
Spirits in the Sky 2016: overview of the highlights
Big Peat Christmas Edition (54,6%, Douglas Laing 2016, 15.000 btl.) – 84/100
News from Whisky Live 2016
New: Lagavulin 25 Year Old (2015, 8000 btl.)
Laphroaig Cairdeas 2016 ‘Madeira Edition’ (51,6%, OB – Feis Ile 2016) – 87/100
Diageo Special Releases 2016: Auchroisk / Brora / Caol Ila / Lagavulin / Port Ellen / Cragganmore / Glenkinchie / Mannochmore / Cambus / Linkwood
Big Peat – Feis Ile 2016 (48%, Douglas Laing 2016, 500 btl.) – 85/100
La Maison du Whisky – Collection 2016
Malt Whisky Yearbook 2016 – Ingvar Ronde