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Laphroaig Collection - Single Islay Malt Scotch Whisky
100cl / 48% / Distillery Bottling – A smart collection of three 33cl bottles of the Laphroaig range, featuring the 10 year-old, Quarter-Cask, and the soon-to-be-replaced 10 yo Cask-Strength. Please note that the bottles in this pack are 33cl.
Price: £ 61.95 BUY IT NOW
You can buy it here: Laphroaig Collection – Single Islay Malt Scotch Whisky
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GLengoyne English Merchants Single Cask Malt Whisky
Award-winning Glengoyne Distillery has challenged some of England’s best known and highly respected independent whisky retailers to select a rare limited edition single cask from the Glengoyne warehouses that they would be proud to name The English Merchants’ Choice. This will be the second Merchants’ Choice Single Cask bottling release, with the first being chosen by a team of Scottish specialist retailers.
Taking place in Glengoyne Distillery’s state-of-the-art Blending Room, the group of six whisky connoisseurs nosed, sampled and debated a wide range of Glengoyne’s finest single cask malts before collectively selecting a 13 Years Old European Oak Sherry Hogshead cask, bottled at 54.6% vol to have the honorary title of The English Merchants’ Choice.
Not only tasked with selecting this exceptional single cask, the Merchants had to unanimously agree on all of the Merchants’ Choice values, from the bottle, packaging, label design and wording, to its name and tasting notes.
The final tasting notes from the selection panel included an appearance of light straw with a nose of green apples, vanilla and leather followed by notes of ginger bread and orange peel on the palate. The bottling was also described as bold, elegant and delicately balanced.
Iain Weir, Marketing Director for Ian Macleod Distillers, brand owners of Glengoyne commented: “We had a fantastic response to our Scottish Merchants’ Choice release in December 2009 and thought a bit of healthy North-South rivalry had some great potential.”
“It is a novel proposition allowing our Merchants to select their own bottling but with their expert knowledge and passion for whisky, they were bound to pick a winner from Glengoyne’s finest casks. Now we will just wait to see which proves more popular – the English or Scottish selection.”
Just 291 bottles of this limited edition bottling are available now (UK only), from the six selection panel whisky specialists (see below), with an RRP of £105.00
With special thanks to:
Ben Ellefsen (Master of Malt)
David Gardener (Nickolls & Perks)
Isabel Graham-Yooll (Milroy’s)
Michael Hopert (Royal Mile Whiskies London)
Malcolm Mullin (The Vintage House)
Mark Rowe (Constantine Stores)
Tasting notes
| SINGLE CASK | The English Merchants’ Choice 1997 (13 Years Old) |
|---|---|
| Description |
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| Wood Type | European Oak Sherry Hogshead |
| Cask No. | 2716 |
| No. of Bottles | 291 |
| Strength | 54.6% vol |
| Distillation Date | 17th June 1997 |
| Bottling Date | 21 September 2010 |
| Approved By | Ben Ellefsen (Master of Malt), David Gardener (Nickolls & Perks), Isabel Graham-Yooll (Milroys), Michael Hopert (Royal Mile Whiskies London), Malcolm Mullin (The Vintage House) and Mark Rowe (Constantine Stores) |
Benromach 2000 / Latitude 57' - Single Speyside Malt Scotch Whisky
70cl / 57% / Distillery Bottling – The third of Benromach’s ‘Latitude’ series bottled to celebrate the partnership between Benromach and the ‘Glasgow: Scotland with Style’ Clipper in the Clipper 07-08 Round the World Yacht Race..
Price: £ 50.95 BUY IT NOW
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Macallan 1946 / 52 Year Old - Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
75cl / 40% / Distillery Bottling – This Macallan 1946 is rather unusual, in that it was made with peated malt due to the high post-war prices of coal. In our opinion it also happens to be one of the greatest Macallans ever released. The inital release of this was quite large and took a while for the distillery to sell, but it is now recognised as a classic..
Price: £ 3,999.00 BUY IT NOW
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Wow!
A major batch of new malts has been made available from The Whisky Exchange this week.
There are a mouth watering 129 new additions to it’s malts range with whiskies coming from regions as diverse as: Campbeltown, Highland, Island, Islay, Lowland and Speyside.
The brands include Aberlour, An Cnoc, Ardmore, Arran, Auchentoshan, Auchroisk, Aultmore, Balblair, Ballechin, BalmenachBalvenie, Banff, Ben Nevis, Benriach, Benromach, Blair Athol, Bowmore, Brora, Bruichladdich, Bunnahabhain, Caol Ila, Caperdonich, Cardhu, Clynelish, Craigduff, Dallas Dhu, Dalmore, Dufftown, Edradour, Glen Albyn, Glen Elgin, Glen Grant, Glenallachie, Glenburgie, Glencadam, Glenglassaugh, Glengoyne, Glenlochy, Glenmorangie, Glenrothes, Highland Park, Isle Of Jura, Laphroaig, Littlemill, Lochside, Longmorn, Macallan, Old Pulteney, Port Ellen, Rosebank, Speyside and Springbank.
Phew!
| Supplier | Brand | Bottle Size |
Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Whisky Exchange |
Aberlour 1970 / 21 Years Old / Bot. 1991 – Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Speyside Age: Strength: 43% Vintage: 1991 Bottler: Summary: 75cl / 43% / Distillery Bottling – A really terrific Aberlour, this 1970 is one of the best ever bottlings from this much-loved distillery. |
75cl | £ 295.00 BUY NOW |
| The Whisky Exchange |
Arran – Island Single Malt Scotch Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Island Age: Strength: 43% Summary: 70cl / 43% / Distillery Bottling |
70cl | £ 29.95 BUY NOW |
| The Whisky Exchange |
Bunnahabhain 1966 / 35 Year Old / Sherry Cask – Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Islay Age: 35 Year Old Strength: 46.1% Vintage: 1966 Bottler: Summary: 70cl / 46.1% / Distillery Bottling |
70cl | £ 499.00 BUY NOW |
| The Whisky Exchange |
Bunnahabhain 1974 / 34 Year Old / Oloroso Wood – Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Islay Age: 34 Year Old Strength: 59.3% Vintage: 1974 Bottler: Summary: 70cl / 59.3% / The Perfect Dram – A full-strength Bunnahabhain bottled from Oloroso sherry wood by The Perfect Dram at the grand old age of 34 years old. |
70cl | £ 165.00 BUY NOW |
| The Whisky Exchange |
Bunnahabhain 1979 / 29 Year Old – Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Islay Age: 29 Year Old Strength: 44.8% Vintage: 1979 Bottler: Summary: 70cl / 44.8% / Speciality Drinks Ltd – The last of our exquisite old Bunnahabhains from 1979, bottled at a natural strength of 44.8%. Only 205 bottles of this unfortunately – those pesky thirsty angels! |
70cl | £ 76.95 BUY NOW |
| The Whisky Exchange |
Bunnahabhain 34 Year Old – Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Islay Age: 34 Year Old Strength: 43.5% Summary: 70cl / 43.5% / Distillery Bottling |
70cl | £ 399.00 BUY NOW |
| The Whisky Exchange |
Caperdonich 1970 / 38 Year Old / Rare Reserve – Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Speyside Age: 38 Year Old Strength: 43.5% Vintage: 1970 Bottler: Summary: 70cl / 43.5% / Signatory – A very rare, long-aged malt from Caperdonich, Glen Grant's sister distillery. This is from a hogshead and has been bottled by Signatory at full strength. |
70cl | £ 233.37 BUY NOW |
Macallan 1965 / 36 Year Old Miniature - Single Speyside Malt Scotch Whisky Miniature
5cl / 56.3% / Distillery Bottling – Please note that this is a 5cl miniature.
Price: £ 175.00 BUY IT NOW
You can buy it here: Macallan 1965 / 36 Year Old Miniature – Single Speyside Malt Scotch Whisky Miniature
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Glenmorangie Rare Edition / Port Wood Finish / 2x35cl - Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
70cl / 40% -.
Price: £ 125.00 BUY IT NOW
You can buy it here: Glenmorangie Rare Edition / Port Wood Finish / 2x35cl – Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
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Macallan 1938 / 35 Year Old Miniature - Single Speyside Malt Scotch Whisky Miniature
5cl / 43% / Distillery Bottling – Please note that this is a 5cl miniature.
Price: £ 699.00 BUY IT NOW
You can buy it here: Macallan 1938 / 35 Year Old Miniature – Single Speyside Malt Scotch Whisky Miniature
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Glenglassaugh 21 Year Old - Single Speyside Malt Scotch Whisky
70cl / 46% / Distillery Bottling – The rebirth of Glenglassaugh after a hibernation that has lasted since 1986. This 21yo must therefore be slightly older than 21..
Price: £ 145.00 BUY IT NOW
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Have you’ve ever wondered what happens behind the scenes when a great whisky from a famous distiller is tasted?
Then wonder no more.
You can now join Grant’s Master Blender, Brian Kinsman, for a mini-master class on whisky tasting. As befitting a Master Blender he has had to follow a 10 year apprenticeship before he could become Grant’s Master Blender. Only the sixth since the inception of the company in 1887.
Brian and his team judge each individual spirit, including the final blend, solely by its aroma, known as ‘nosing’.
To ‘nose’ a whisky, the spirit is first mixed 50/50 with water. This reduces the amount of alcohol vapour. The liquid is then swirled around a tulip-shaped glass to release its full, true flavour.
Why a tulip glass?
Well the narrow top of the glass helps concentrate the flavour as the aroma is breathed in.
This dedication to quality and detail has helped Grant’s whiskies win over 50 medals including the 2008 and 2009 Distiller of the Year. And thats only in the last three years!
In 2010, they have notched up three gold medals at the International Wine and Spirit competition (IWS) and two golds at the International Spirits competition (ISC).
Take a look athe video and you’ll see the passion and commitment that has gone into making Grant’s whiskies a richer, more rewarding experience.
To find out more about Grant’s Whisky visit GrantsWhisky.com and register today to receive regular updates.
