50cl / 54.6% / Elixir Distillers – A spicy Caol Ila from Elixir Distillers’ Elements of Islay series, Cl13 is made with whiskies distilled in both 2010 and 2011, aged in a combination of hogsheads and sherry butts for over nine years. Aromas of barbecued pork, paprika, cracked black pepper and lime juice fill the…
50cl / 51.2% / Elixir Distillers – A complex, smoky Bowmore from Elixir Distillers’ Elements of Islay series, made with whiskies from 2001 and 2003, aged in ex-bourbon barrels and sherry butts for at least 16 years. Aromas of grapefruit, smoky charcoal, baked lemons, under-ripe mango and lime juice fill the nose. The palate offers…
50cl / 55.4% / Elixir Distillers – Distilled in 2008, this characteristically fresh and green whisky has been darkened and deepened by an 18-month finishing period spent in ex-solera sherry butts. Thick, powerful peat smoke meets its match in rich stone-fruit sweetness against a backdrop of dark chocolate and charcoal bitterness. A beautiful thing.
70cl / 61.3% / Distillery Bottling – A single-cask, cask-strength edition of Ben Nevis single malt. Distilled just a year after Ben Nevis re-opened, this whisky was filled into a fresh sherry cask and left in Duty Free Warehouse No.3 for 25 years.
70cl / 47.8% – A well-aged Bowmore matured in first-fill bourbon casks and originally released in 2017 exclusively in travel retail. Distilled in 1988 and aged for about 30 years, the whisky is quite different to the more usual sherry-cask matured Bowmores of this age, showing elegant maritime notes and flashes of stormy sea.
70cl / 46% / Distillery Bottling – The Glenglassaugh Distillery was mothballed from 1986 until 2008 and this the first whisky to be made from spirit distilled at the distillery since it reopened. It was matured in a mixture of first-fill bourbon casks and red wine casks before a final short finish in first-fill oloroso…
70cl / 50.7% / Distillery Bottling – This old, discontinued bottling of Highland Park 25yo is a really complex dram, with a rich sherry palate intermingled with spices, honey and smoky malt. Excellent after a heavy meal with a fine cigar, this is a sipping whisky to be savoured.
70cl / 56.9% / Distillery Bottling – This 1992 vintage Benrinnes, bottled at 21 years of age as part of Diageo’s Special Releases 2014 is a big sherry-monster. Aged in sherry wood, this is a real meaty whisky – one for those who like their whiskies big and bold.
75cl / 43% / Distillery Bottling – One of the legendary Bowmore bicentenary releases, bottled in 1979 as part of their 200th birthday celebrations. Created from whisky distilled in the 1950s and 1960s, with the oldest from 1950, and matured in some rather excellent sherry casks this is still considered to be one of the…
70cl / 48% / Distillery Bottling – This impressive Glen Grant has matured for three decades in American oak and oloroso sherry casks. The whisky carries sweet nectarine, honey and dried fruit, layered with Demerara sugar and a creamy texture.
70cl / 46.1% / Duncan Taylor – This Strathclyde has been matured for over three decades, including a finish in a small sherry octave cask. The whisky shows dark chocolate, grape skins, marshmallow and freshly ground coffee. Creamy honeyed oak, gentle spice and white pepper add depth.
70cl / 48% / Distillery Bottling – A very limited-edition smoky release from Macallan, Rare Cask Black is a marriage of around 100 predominently sherry-seasoned casks. Made using peated whisky – very rarely produced at the distillery – this has notes of dried fruit, nutmeg, ginger and smoke.
