Auchroisk 25 yo 1990 (51,2%, OB 2016, 3954 btl.) – 86/100
special releases
Auchroisk 30 yo 1982 (54,7%, OB 2012, 2976 btl.) – 87/100
Benrinnes 23 yo 1985 (58,8%, OB 2009, 6000 btl.) – 80/100
Benrinnes 21 yo ‘Grand Crescendo’ (55,4%, OB Special Releases 2024, wine casks + rejuvenated casks)
Mannochmore 22 yo 1997 (55,8%, Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseurs Choice 2020, first fill sherry butt #12098, 490 btl.)
Lagavulin 12 yo 2008 (56,5%, OB Special Release 2021, refill American oak casks)
Fettercairn 14 yo 2007 (55,2%, Alistair Walker Whisky Co ‘Infrequent Flyers’ 2021, Oloroso sherry puncheon #1823, 622 btl.)
Springbank 12 yo Cask Strength (55,3%, OB 2020, 65% bourbon + 35% sherry)
Brora 30 yo (56,6%, OB 2004, 3rd release, 3000 btl.)
Brora 30yo (55,7%, OB 2007, 6th Edition, 2958 btl.) – 94/100
Brora 30yo (53,2%, OB 2009, 8th Edition, 2652 btl.) – 90/100
Brora 30 yo (54,3%, OB 2010, 9th Edition, 2958 btl.) – 91/100
Brora 32 yo (54,7%, OB 2011, refill American oak & refill European oak, 10th Annual release, 1500 btl.) – 94/100
Brora 35 years old (48,1%, OB 2012, refill American oak, 11th Annual release, 1566 btl.) – 94/100
Brora 35 years old 1977 (49,9%, OB 2013, 12th Annual release, 2944 btl.) – 93/100
Brora 37 yo 1977 (50,4%, OB 2015, 14th Annual release, refill American oak, 2976 btl.) – 93/100
Brora 38 yo 1977 (48,6%, OB 2016, 15th Annual release, refill American oak hogsheads + refill European oak butts, 2984 btl.) – 94/100
Cambus 40 yo 1975 (52,7%, OB 2016, Special Release, refill American oak hogsheads, 1812 btl.) – 90/100
Caol Ila 11 yo ‘Ambrosial Feast’ (57,3%, OB Special Releases 2024, unpeated, refill + rejuvenated ex-wine casks)
Caol Ila 15 yo 2000 ‘unpeated style’ (61,5%, OB 2016, Special release) – 83/100
Caol Ila 17 yo 1997 ‘unpeated style’ (55,9%, OB 2015) – 83/100
Caol Ila 30 yo 1983 (55,1%, OB 2014, Special Release, 7638 btl.) – 91/100
Caol Ila ‘Stitchell Reserve’ (59,6%, OB 2013) – 83/100
Cardhu 11 yo 2008 (56%, OB Special Releases 2020, American oak)
Cardhu 14 yo 2004 (55%, OB 2019, 4860 btl.)
Cardhu 14 yo 2006 (55,5%, OB Special Releases 2021, red wine finish)
Cardhu 16 yo ‘The Hidden Paradise of Black Rock’ (58%, OB Special Releases 2022, Jamaican pot still rum finish)
Cardhu 21 yo 1991 (54,2%, OB 2013, 6.000 btl.) – 85/100
Clynelish 10 yo (57,5%, OB Special Releases 2023, first-fill bourbon casks)
Clynelish 12 yo ‘The Golden Eyed Guardian’ (58,5%, OB Special Releases 2022, Pedro Ximénez / Oloroso seasoned cask finish)
Clynelish 12 yo (70 Proof, Ainslie and Heilbron, early 1970s , UK market)
Brora 1972 (40%, Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseurs Choice, new map label, 1997)
Brora 26 yo 1976 (46%, Douglas Laing McGibbon’s Provenance 2002, Winter Distillation, cask #742)
Brora 21 yo 1977 (56,90%, OB Rare Malts 1998)
Brora 30 Year Old (52,4%, OB Special Release 2002, 3000 btl.)
Clynelish 18 yo ‘Waxen Sun’ (51,6%, OB Special Releases 2025, refill casks)
Clynelish Select Reserve (54,9%, OB 2014, Special Release, 2964 btl.) – 90/100
Clynelish Select Reserve (56,1%, OB 2015, Special Release, 2946 btl.) – 91/100
Caol Ila 10yo ‘unpeated style’ (65,8%, OB 2009) – 85/100
Collectivum XXVIII (57,3%, OB 2017)
Convalmore 36 yo 1977 (58%, OB 2013, 2980 btl.) – 91/100
Cragganmore (55,7%, OB 2016, Special Release, 4932 btl.) – 91/100
Cragganmore 12 yo 2006 (58,4%, OB ‘Special Release’ 2019, refill American oak, 18.000 btl.)
Cragganmore 20 yo 1999 (55,8%, OB Special Releases 2020, refill and freshly charred casks)
Cragganmore 25 yo 1988 (51,4%, OB 2014, American oak, 3372 btl.) – 87/100
Dailuaine 21 yo ‘Marbled Treasures’ (54,3%, OB Special Releases 2025, Spanish ex-sherry casks)
Dailuaine 34 yo 1980 (50,9%, OB 2015, Special Releases, refill American oak, 2952 btl.) – 91/100
Dalwhinnie 25 yo 1987 (52,1%, OB 2012, 5358 btl.) – 87/100
Dalwhinnie 30 yo (54,7%, OB ‘Special Releases’ 2019, refill hogsheads + butts, 7586 btl.)
Dalwhinnie 30 yo 1989 (51,9%, OB Special Releases 2020, refill hogsheads, 6978 btl.)
Diageo Special releases 2010
Diageo Special Releases 2011
Diageo Special Releases 2013
Diageo Special Releases 2014
Diageo Special Releases 2015 – news, price and other details
Diageo Special Releases 2016: Auchroisk / Brora / Caol Ila / Lagavulin / Port Ellen / Cragganmore / Glenkinchie / Mannochmore / Cambus / Linkwood
Diageo Special Releases 2017, including Brora, Convalmore, Collectivum XXVIII, Lagavulin, Port Dundas, Port Ellen and others…
No Brora, no Port Ellen. Instead there is Caol Ila 35 Years, Carsebridge 48 Years, Talisker 8 Years, Cladach and more.
Diageo Special Releases 2019: availability, prices, tasting notes…
Diageo Special Releases 2020 (+ price): Talisker, Lagavulin, Mortlach and other cask strength premium whiskies in this yearly series
Diageo Special Releases 2021 (+ price): Lagavulin, Talisker, Mortlach and other cask strength whisky
Diageo Special Releases 2022: Lagavulin, Talisker, Clynelish, Oban and more. A yearly series of premium cask strength single malt whisky.
Diageo Special Releases 2023: Lagavulin, Clynelish, Oban, Roseisle, Glenkinchie and more. A yearly series of premium cask strength single malt whisky.
Diageo Special Releases 2024: Lagavulin, Caol Ila, Roseisle, Benrinnes, Talisker, Mortlach and more. A yearly series of cask strength whisky from uncommon cask types.
Glenkinchie 24 yo 1991 (57,2%, OB 2016, refill European oak butts, 5928 btl.) – 87/100
Invergordon 50 yo 1972 (41,5%, Dramcatcher 2023, hogshead #106192, 60 btl.)
North British 31 yo 1991 (44,9%, The Whisky Fair 2023, bourbon barrel #264528, 206 btl.)
North British 32 yo 1991 (47,7%, Dramcatcher 2023, cask #200319)
Invergordon 32 yo 1990 (51,1%, Thompson Brothers 2022, two refill hogsheads, 507 btl.)
Cameron Bridge 26 yo ‘The Knight’s Golden Triumph’ (56,2%, OB Special Releases 2022, refill American oak)
Knockando 25 yo (43%, OB 2011, 4758 btl.)
Lagavulin 12 yo 2007 (56,4%, OB Special Releases 2020)
Lagavulin 12 yo 2008 (56,5%, OB Special Releases 2021, refill American oak casks)
Lagavulin 12 yo ‘The Flames of the Phoenix’ (57,3%, OB Special Releases 2022, refill American oak + virgin oak casks)
Lagavulin 12 yo (56,4%, OB Special Releases 2023, Don Julio Añejo tequila casks)
Lagavulin 12 Years ‘Fireside Tales’ (57,4%, OB Special Releases 2024, first fill bourbon + refill casks)
Lagavulin 12 Years ‘Grain & Embers’ (56,5%, OB Special Releases 2025, refill casks + PX / Oloroso seasoned casks)
Lagavulin 12yo Special release (57,1%, OB 2006) – 88/100
Lagavulin 12yo Special Release (57,9%, OB 2009, 9th release) – 86/100
Lagavulin 12 yo (55,1%, OB 2013, 13th release) – 86/100
Lagavulin 12 yo (54,4%, OB 2014, 14th release, 31.428 btl.) – 88/100
Lagavulin 12 yo (56,8%, OB 2015, 15th release) – 88/100
Lagavulin 12 yo (57,7%, OB 2016, 16th release) – 86/100
Lagavulin 12 yo (56,5%, OB 2017, 17th release)
Lagavulin 12 yo (56,5%, OB 2019, 19th release, refill American oak, 60.000+ btl.)
Lagavulin 21 yo 1985 (56,5%, OB 2007, first fill sherry, 6642 btl.) – 92/100
Lagavulin 21 yo 1991 (52%, OB 2012, first fill sherry, 2772 btl.) – 92/100
Lagavulin 26 yo 1994 ‘The Lion’s Jewel’ (44,2%, OB Special Releases 2021, first fill Pedro Ximénez + Oloroso seasoned casks, 7542 btl.)
Lagavulin 37 yo 1976 (51%, OB 2013, 1868 btl.) – 94/100
Linkwood 37 yo 1978 (50,3%, OB 2016, Special Release, 6114 btl.) – 88/100
Mannochmore 18 yo 1990 (54,9%, OB 2009, 2604 btl.) – 90/100
Mannochmore 25 yo 1990 (53,4%, OB 2016, Special Release, , 3954 btl.) – 88/100
Mortlach ‘Midnight Dusk’ (57,5%, OB Special Releases 2024, bourbon + Ramandolo + Sangiovese casks)
Mortlach 13 yo 2007 (55,9%, OB Special Releases 2021, virgin and refill American oak)
The Mortlach release in this year’s Special Releases is a 21 year-old finished in Pedro Ximénez and Oloroso […]
Mortlach 26 yo 1992 (53,3%, OB ‘Special Releases’ 2019, first-fill Oloroso & PX seasoned casks, 3883 btl.)
Mortlach ‘The Lure of the Blood Moon’ (57,8%, OB Special Releases 2022, virgin oak + Red Muscat + Tawny Port finish)
New Glenrothes core range, 2x Cu Bocan vintage, Cladach and BenRiach 12 Sherrywood
Upcoming releases: Wolfburn Kylver ‘Raido’, Benromach 50 Year Old and more
Oban 10 yo (57,1%, OB Special Releases 2022, ex-sherry + Amontillado-seasoned casks)
Oban 10 Years ‘Coastal Orchard’ (58%, OB Special Releases 2024, charred Oloroso seasoned barrels)
Oban 12 yo 2008 (56,2%, OB Special Releases 2021, freshly charred American oak casks)
Oban 12 yo ‘Heart of the Harbour’ (54,7%, OB Special Releases 2025, ex-bourbon American oak)
Oban 21 yo (58,5%, OB 2013, 2860 btl.) – 91/100
Pittyvaich 20 yo (57,5%, OB 2009, 6000 btl.) – 82/100
Pittyvaich 25 yo 1989 (49,9%, OB 2015, Special release, 5922 btl.) – 83/100
Pittyvaich 29 yo 1989 (51,4%, OB ‘Special Releases’ 2019, PX + Oloroso seasoned cask finish, 4976 btl.)
Pittyvaich 30 yo 1989 (50,8%, OB Special Releases 2020, first-fill bourbon casks, 7056 btl.)
Port Ellen 31 yo 1978 ‘10th release’ (54,6%, OB 2010, 3000 btl.) – 95/100
Port Ellen 32 yo 1979 ‘12th release’ (52,5%, OB 2012, 2964 btl.) – 91/100
Port Ellen 37 yo 1978 ‘16th release’ (55,2%, OB 2016, 2940 btl.) – 93/100
Port Ellen 9th release 30yo 1979 (57,7%, OB 2009, 5916 btl.) – 92/100
Roseisle 12 yo (56,5%, OB Special Releases 2023, first-fill bourbon + refill casks)
Roseisle 12 yo ‘Origami Kite II’ (55,6%, OB Special Releases 2024, unpeated, first-fill bourbon + refill casks)
Roseisle 14 yo ‘Harmonic Grace’ (55,9%, OB Special Releases 2025, refill + rejuvenated casks)
Royal Lochnagar 16 yo 2004 (57,5%, OB Special Releases 2021, American + European oak refill casks)
The Singleton of Dufftown 28 yo 1985 (52,3%, OB 2013, 3.816 btl.) – 89/100
The Singleton of Glen Ord 14 yo ‘Autumn Walk’ (54,7%, OB Special Releases 2024, charred cask ends finish)
The Singleton of Glen Ord 15 yo ‘The Enchantress of the Ruby Solstice’ (54,2%, OB Special Releases 2022, wine cask finish)
The Singleton of Glen Ord 17 yo ‘Into the Blue’ (56,2%, OB Special Releases 2025, second fill sherry and mezcal finish)
Singleton of Glen Ord 18 yo 2000 (55%, OB ‘Special Releases’ 2019)
The Singleton of Glendullan 19 yo (54,6%, OB Special Releases 2021, refill American oak + cognac finish)
Caol Ila 15 yo ‘Unpeated style’ (59,1%, OB ‘Special Releases’ 2018, American and European oak casks)
Oban 21 yo 1996 (57,9%, OB ‘Special Releases’ 2018, refill European oak butts)
Pittyvaich 28 yo 1989 (52,1%, OB ‘Special Releases’ 2018, refill hogsheads, 4680 btl.)
Inchgower 27 yo 1990 (55,3%, OB ‘Special Releases’ 2018, refill hogsheads, 8544 btl.)
Cladach (57,1%, OB ‘Special Releases’ 2018, blended malt)
Talisker 8 yo (59,4%, OB ‘Special Releases’ 2018, first-fill ex-bourbon casks, 4680 btl.)
Carsebridge 48 yo 1970 (43,2%, OB ‘Special Releases’ 2018, single grain, 1000 btl.)
Caol Ila 35 yo (58,1%, OB ‘Special Releases’ 2018, refill American oak hogsheads and refill butts, 3276 btl.)
Strathmill 25 yo 1988 (52,4%, OB 2014, 2.700 btl.) – 87/100
Talisker 11 yo ‘The Lustrous Creature of the Depths’ (55,1%, OB Special Releases 2022, first fill bourbon casks)
Talisker 14 Years ‘Molten Seas’ (53,9%, OB Special Releases 2025, toasted American oak finish)
Talisker 15 yo 2002 (57,3%, OB ‘Special Releases’ 2019, freshly charred American oak hogsheads)
Talisker 25yo (54,8%, OB 2009, 5862 btl.) – 88/100
Talisker 27 yo 1985 (56,1%, OB 2013, 3.000 btl.) – 92/100
Talisker 30yo (53,1%, OB 2009, 3000 btl.) – 92/100
Talisker 8 yo 2012 (59,7%, OB Special Releases 2021, heavily peated refill casks)
Talisker 8 yo ‘Tidal Churn’ (58,7%, OB 2024, stone-spun and lightly re-toasted casks)
Talisker 8 yo 2011 (57,9%, OB Special Releases 2020, rum finish)
Teaninich 8 yo ‘Rye Rebel’ (60,3%, OB Special Releases 2025, ex-bourbon casks)
Diageo releases 2009