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Mortlach 1970 / 21 Year Old / Turatello - Speyside Single Malt Whisky
75cl / 56.7% / Turatello – A ridiculously rare 21yo Mortlach 1970 bottled for Italian independent bottlers Turatello in the (very) early 1990s. We’re unlikely to see this one again..
Price: £ 399.00 BUY IT NOW
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GLENGOYNE CHRISTMAS FOOD & WHISKY FESTIVAL
The second GLENGOYNE CHRISTMAS FOOD & WHISKY FESTIVALdue to take place on SATURDAY 4th DECEMBER 2010 has been cancelled due to bad weather conditions.
Stuart Hendry, Brand and Development Manager for Glengoyne said: “Unfortunately we have had to cancel our 2010 Food and Whisky Festival due to access and safety concerns arising from the bad weather conditions. Suppliers and stall holders are currently unable to reach the distillery and we are anticipating that the conditions will not improve sufficiently before the weekend. Safety of our visitors is paramount and, regrettably, the only option is to cancel the event.”
“The distillery team are extremely disappointed not to be able to go ahead with what has proven in the past to be a hugely popular event, for local people and those further afield. A lot of work had gone into organising the event and we are sad to be missing an opportunity to showcase the great range of like-minded local suppliers of food, drink and crafts and create that magical Christmas atmosphere.”
Despite the addition of extra heated areas and indoor parking the conditions around the distillery and car park have been judged as not practical to host large crowds. It is hoped the event will take place again in December 2011.
Glenfarclas 1980 / Sherry Cask / The Family Casks - Single Speyside Malt Scotch Whisky
70cl / 50.1% / Distillery Bottling – The Glenfarclas Family Casks series is a new range of vintage casks from one of Speyside’s best distilleries. All but three of the range (1952, 1979 & 1984) are from first fill or refill sherry casks. Please allow 7-14 days for delivery of this product. .
Price: £ 239.00 BUY IT NOW
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Glenburgie 1963 - Single Speyside Malt Scotch Whisky
70cl / 43% / Gordon & Macphail.
Price: £ 145.00 BUY IT NOW
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Port Ellen 1978 / 29 Year Old / 8th Release - Single Islay Malt Scotch Whisky
70cl / 55.3% / Distillery Bottling – The eighth release of Diageo’s Port Ellens is the fourth from 1978 and arrives in slightly tweaked packaging with a new box design, although the label remains largely the same..
Price: £ 250.00 BUY IT NOW
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Glenglassaugh / The Spirit Drink That Blushes... - Scottish Malt Spirit
50cl / 50% / Distillery Bottling – The Spirit Drink That Blushes To Speak Its Name is a new make spirit from Glenglassaugh distillery that has been aged for six months in Californian wine casks. Please note that this cannot be called whisky as it has not been aged for the minimum three years..
Price: £ 29.95 BUY IT NOW
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Alan Wardrop collects the Gold Award for Glengoyne 21 Years Old.
Glengoyne 21 Years Old has scooped a prestigious gold award at the highly respected Scottish Field Whisky Challenge for the third year in a row underlining its consistent, exceptional quality.
The panel of expert judges, which include Richard Joynson of Loch Fyne Whiskies, Keir Sword of Royal Mile Whiskies and Darren Leitch, of The Whisky Shop group, rated Glengoyne 21 Years Old in the £30 – £75 category for its “Well balanced palate and pleasant finish”. Judge Tatsuya Minagawa, Whisky Bar Manager at the Highland Inn, commented that the whisky had a “Soft warm and creamy nose with a good level of sherry and weak coffee. Creamy to taste with a delicious and complex finish.”
Launched in 2001, the Scottish Field Whisky Challenge is a ‘blind’ tasting of Scotch whiskies and universally acknowledged as one of the most significant taste tests with an esteemed panel of judges.
Alan Wardrop, UK Sales Manager for Ian Macleod Distiller’s, commented: “It is a real honour to be so highly commended by a team of such well respected judges. It really is testimony to Glengoyne’s craftsmanship and heritage passed down over the generations, including the slowest distillation process of any Scotch whisky, that makes our whisky stand out.”
Glengoyne 21 Years Old Wins Gold at Scottish Field Whisky Challenge
Glengoyne fought off stiff competition from Big Peat, Strathisla 30 Years Old and Glen Grant 25 Years Old to take the Gold Award with a score of 3.83 out of 5.
Richard Bath, Editor of Scottish Field said of the competition: “This is the 10th year of the Scottish Field Whisky Challenge and a landmark moment for us. The reason for the awards success has been its unimpeachable credibility.
“Any whisky that appears in these pages is guaranteed to be a gold standard dram.”
Glengoyne Distillery is famous for it’s “SLOW” distillation speed, which is SLOWER than any other Scotch Whisky. Glengoyne attributes its high quality, smooth tasting malt to its slow distillation, which is about one third the normal rate. Glengoyne 21 Years Old uses 100% first fill European Oak Sherry Casks and as with all Glengoyne bottlings, is natural colour.
About Glengoyne:
Award-winning Glengoyne is one of the leading premium malt whiskies in the world and has been distilled at Glengoyne distillery since 1833. The Glengoyne portfolio consists of the 10 Years Old, 12 Years Old Cask Strength, 12 Years Old at 43%, 17 Years Old , 21 Years Old and Vintage 1972 as well as other limited edition special bottlings.
Tasting Notes
Appearance: Deep Copper, Meandering Legs
Nose: Red apples, toffee, sherry, spicy strudel.
Mouthfeel: Coating
Initial Taste: Lots of Sherry, honey, oak with a developing aromatic sensation. Ends with a heavenly cinnamon nip.
Finish: Long, sherry, spicy, warm and dry.
Balvenie 12 Year Old / Signature - Single Speyside Malt Scotch Whisky
70cl / 40% / Distillery Bottling – Balvenie Signature 12yo replaced the fondly-remembered Founders Reserve 10yo as the staple in the distillery’s range. This is a marriage of Sherry, Bourbon and Refill casks and, as always with Balvenie, it’s a polished, mellow whisky to relax with. Web-Exclusive Price!.
Price: £ 27.95 BUY IT NOW
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How fast a week goes by!
Once again it’s new arrivals time and The Whisky Exchange has 30 New additions to it’s range this week with whiskies from regions such as: Campbeltown, Highland, Island, Islay, Lowland and Speyside.
The brands include Aberlour, Aultmore, Banff, Bowmore, Brora, Bunnahabhain, Coleburn, Cragganmore, Glenfiddich, Glenlochy, Glenmorangie, Glenrothes, Glenturret, Highland Park, Inchmurrin, Isle Of Jura, Kilchoman, Laphroaig, Linkwood, Linlithgow, Longrow, Port Charlotte, Rosebank, Speyside, Springbank and Tobermory.
The ages of the new whiskies include 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, 23, 26, 28, 29, 31 and 40 Year Old malts.
| Supplier | Brand | Bottle Size |
Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Whisky Exchange |
Bunnahabhain 1978 / 31 Year Old – Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Islay Age: 31 Year Old Strength: 54.7% Vintage: 1978 Bottler: Summary: 70cl / 54.7% / Signatory |
70cl | £ 99.95 BUY NOW |
| The Whisky Exchange |
Glenrothes 1990 / 18 Year Old – Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Speyside Age: 18 Year Old Strength: 46% Vintage: 1990 Bottler: Summary: 70cl / 46% / Speciality Drinks Ltd – Our first Glenrothes for Single Malts of Scotland is a single cask refill sherry cask from the 1990 vintage, bottled at 46%. |
70cl | £ 45.95 BUY NOW |
| The Whisky Exchange |
Rosebank 1991 / 17 Year Old / Cask #2206 – Lowland Single Malt Scotch Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Lowland Age: 17 Year Old Strength: 46% Vintage: 1991 Bottler: Summary: 70cl / 46% / Speciality Drinks Ltd – Bottled in April 2009, this is yet another smasher of a Rosebank from our now-legendary stash of 1991 casks. Bottled at 46% for your easy-drinking pleasure. |
70cl | £ 56.95 BUY NOW |
| The Whisky Exchange |
Brora 1982 / Connoisseurs Choice – Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Highland Age: Strength: 43% Vintage: 1982 Bottler: Summary: 70cl / 43% / Gordon & Macphail – A Brora 1982 in the smart new Connoisseurs Choice packaging. Bottled from refill sherry butts at 43%. |
70cl | £ 94.95 BUY NOW |
| The Whisky Exchange |
Isle Of Jura 1992 / 15 Year Old – Island Single Malt Scotch Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Island Age: 15 Year Old Strength: 55.4% Vintage: 1992 Bottler: Summary: 70cl / 55.4% / Speciality Drinks Ltd – A very more-ish Isle of Jura: fruity, spicy, earthy. This is our first bottling from this under-rated distillery. |
70cl | £ 42.95 BUY NOW |
| The Whisky Exchange |
Tobermory 1995 / 12 Year Old – Island Single Malt Scotch Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Island Age: 12 Year Old Strength: 56.9% Vintage: 1995 Bottler: Summary: 70cl / 56.9% / Speciality Drinks Ltd – A recent addition to our Single Malts of Scotland range, this is a cheeky dram with bags of character from the Isle of Mull. A tiny drop of water brings the best from this boisterous dram. Check out our tasting notes for more details. |
70cl | £ 34.95 BUY NOW |
| The Whisky Exchange |
Bowmore 1985 / 23 Year Old – Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Islay Age: 23 Year Old Strength: 60.1% Vintage: 1985 Bottler: Summary: 70cl / 60.1% / Speciality Drinks Ltd – An immensely perfumed Bowmore that is likely to split opinion – this is a real love-it-or-hate-it dram. |
70cl | £ 76.95 BUY NOW |
| The Whisky Exchange |
Coleburn 1981 / Connoisseurs Choice – Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Speyside Age: Strength: 43% Vintage: 1981 Bottler: Summary: 70cl / 43% / Gordon & Macphail – A new Connoisseurs Choice bottling of Coleburn 1981. This little-seen Speysider was closed by Diageo in 1985. |
70cl | £ 72.95 BUY NOW |
| The Whisky Exchange |
Glenmorangie 10 Year Old / Original / Jeroboam – Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Highland Age: 10 Year Old Strength: 40% Summary: 300cl / 40% / Distillery Bottling – A whopping three litre bottle of the splendid Glenmorangie Original. Glenmorangie are getting into large formats in a big way these days (think Ardbeg Mor). It may be gimmicky, but it does look good. |
300cl | £ 155.00 BUY NOW |
| The Whisky Exchange |
Inchmurrin 1973 / Bot. 2002 – Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Highland Age: Strength: 40% Vintage: 2002 Bottler: Summary: 70cl / 40% / Gordon & Macphail |
70cl | £ 99.49 BUY NOW |
| The Whisky Exchange |
Tamnavulin 40 Year Old / Anniversary Selection – Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Speyside Age: 40 Year Old Strength: 40.4% Summary: 70cl / 40.4% / Speciality Drinks Ltd – This ancient Tamnavulin is a star of our much-lauded Anniversary Selection. Rich and sweet, yet graceful, this gets away with its age thanks to an abundance of honey and cocoa notes on nose and palate. |
70cl | £ 125.00 BUY NOW |
| The Whisky Exchange |
Lg1 – Elements Of Islay – Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky Country: Scotland Region: Age: Strength: 56.8% Summary: 50cl / 56.8% / Speciality Drinks Ltd – Our first Lg1 for Elements of Islay comes from a distillery on the southern coast with a history of arguing with its neighbours. Oaty initially, with a massive coal and kipper burst on the palate and a big warming finish. We are delighted that Gordon Homer of the famous Spirit of Islay website has endorsed this release with his signature. |
50cl | £ 40.95 BUY NOW |
Glenrothes 1973 / 27 Year Old - Single Speyside Malt Scotch Whisky
70cl / 43% / Distillery Bottling.
Price: £ 225.00 BUY IT NOW
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