70cl / 50.7% / Distillery Bottling – A 36-year-old single malt from Glengoyne, matured in a single refill sherry butt that was personally chosen by three generations of the Russell family – Peter, Leonard and Tom – owners of Ian MacLeod Distillers and Glengoyne distillery. Aromas of strawberries, lime sherbet, mint, lemon meringue pie, stewed…
70cl / 43% / Hart Brothers – A late 1990s Hart Brothers bottling of Port Ellen from the 1975 vintage. Nice colour on this – perhaps some sherry or refill sherry casks in the mix?
70cl / 44% / Distillery Bottling – As ever, this Highland Park offers a vibrant profile shaped by maturation in a mix of refill casks and first-fill sherry casks. The result is a malt with a rich combination of heather honey, vanilla, and a subtle, warming smoke from the island’s distinctive peat.
70cl / 54.8% / Gordon & MacPhail – A 1998 Inchgower from indie bottler Gordon & MacPhail, matured in a refill sherry butt. This expression shows real depth and complexity with notes of dried fruit, honey, vanilla ice cream, and a touch of orange zest.
70cl / 53.3% / Gordon & MacPhail – Matured for 29 years in a first-fill sherry puncheon, this Benrinnes offers aromas of orange peel, butterscotch, and stewed raisins. The palate is rich with raspberry jam, toasted hazelnuts, and cocoa powder. It finishes long, with a gentle warmth.
70cl / 57.8% / Distillery Bottling – Batch 2 is a limited-edition release from Edradour that combines bourbon and sherry cask maturation, offering a robust and complex character.
70cl / 57.1% / Signatory – From the vast warehouses of Signatory Vintage comes this small-batch 12-year-old. Distilled at Glenlossie in 2012 and aged in first-fill sherry and bourbon casks, it offers bright, malty aromas with notes of orchard fruit, vanilla, and light citrus. The palate brings soft honeyed sweetness, barley sugar, and a subtle…
70cl / 40.1% / Duncan Taylor – A very rare Highland Park 1968, matured in a single sherry cask and bottled by Duncan Taylor for Becking AG; a very famous coffee roaster in Hamburg that was established in 1928.
70cl / 46% / Distillery Bottling – The second in Glenmorangie’s series of Private Editions (the first being the hugely popular Sonnalta), Finealta is lightly peated barley that has been matured partly in ex-sherry casks and partly in plain new American oak casks. The name means ‘Elegance’ in Gaelic.
70cl / 43% / Distillery Bottling – Finished in casks previously containing Pedro Ximenez sherry, this is the most popular of the ‘Distillers Edition’ expressions of the Classic Malts. A delicious layer of sherry sweetness smooths out the rough edges of the standard bottling.
70cl / 43% / Distillery Bottling – An old early version of Lagavulin Distillers Edition, the most successful of the series. This has been finished in Pedro Ximenez sherry casks.
70cl / 47.8% / Distillery Bottling – Matured in a combination of oloroso sherry and bourbon casks, this Glenfiddich is part of an ongoing solera-style process, where the vat is never fully emptied.
