Archives for March 12, 2012

The Whisky Exchange has a nice, healthy 82 New additions to it’s range this week with whiskies from regions and / or countries such as: American, Campbeltown, Highland, Irish, Island, Islay, Lowland and Speyside.

The brands include Balblair, Balvenie, Bladnoch, Bowmore, Caol Ila, Clynelish, Dalmore, Glen Garioch, Glen Grant, Glen Mhor, Glen Moray, Glendronach, Glenfiddich, Glenkinchie, Glenlivet, Glenlossie, Glenmorangie, Glenrothes, Glenturret, Glenugie, Highland Park, Inchgower, Islay Whisky, Knockando, Laphroaig, Linkwood, Littlemill, Macallan, Millburn, Miltonduff, Mortlach, Oban & Springbank.

The ages of the new whiskies range from 5 to 40 Year Old malts.

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Supplier	Brand	Bottle Size	Price
The Whisky Exchange	Balvenie 21 Year Old / Port Wood Finish Speyside Whisky Country: Scotland   Region: Speyside Age: 21 Year Old   Strength: 40% Summary: 70cl / 40% / Distillery Bottling – An additional period of maturation in 30 year-old Port pipes has given this aged Balvenie an extra level of depth and concentration of flavour, adding potent fruit and smoke notes to the silky-smooth full-bodied palate. Rich, indulgent, after-dinner Speyside at it's best.	70cl	£ 86.49  BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Old Taylor 6 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Country: American   Region: American Age: 6 Year Old   Strength: 40% Summary: 75cl / 40% – A straight Bourbon 'Of Topmost Class' according to the label, which is also adorned with a drawing of the venerable-looking Col. Edmund Haynes Taylor Jr, one of Americas's most respected whiskey pioneers, who was involved with seven different distilleries during his career and is sometimes referred to as 'the father of the modern bourbon industry.	75cl	£ 22.95  BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Clynelish 1992 / 17 Year Old / Un-chillfiltered Highland Whisky Country: Scotland   Region: Highland Age: 17 Year Old   Strength: 46% Vintage: 1992   Bottler:  Summary: 70cl / 46% / Signatory – Signatory's Un-Chillfiltered collection is a whisky fan's dream – natural colour, only barrier-filtered, good, honest malts bottled at a sensible drinking strength of 46% and great value. This Clynelish is a great example of the good work this company are doing.	70cl	£ 36.36  BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Springbank 1969 / 36 Year Old / Chieftain's Choice Campbeltown Whisky Country: Scotland   Region: Campbeltown Age: 36 Year Old   Strength: 57.3% Vintage: 1969   Bottler:  Summary: 70cl / 57.3% / Ian Macleod – A cask strength 1960s Springbank bottled by Ian Macleod for their Chieftain's Choice series, this is a bargain when you look at how much official Springbanks from the same era go for these days.	70cl	£ 250.00  BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Bowmore 1969 / 40 Year Old / Cask 2161 Islay Single Malt Whisky Country: Scotland   Region: Islay Age: 40 Year Old   Strength: 44.8% Vintage: 1969   Bottler:  Summary: 70cl / 44.8% / Distillery Bottling – Released at the end of 2010, Bowmore have really pulled all the stops out for this 40 year-old 1969 – a bourbon cask that yielded just 53 bottles. The bottles are hand-blown and sculpted with molten glass, topped with solid silver and come on a solid slate plinth.	70cl	£ 8,500.00  BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Dalmore 1990 / 20 Year Old / Sherry Butt #9424 Highland Whisky Country: Scotland   Region: Highland Age: 20 Year Old   Strength: 59.1% Vintage: 1990   Bottler:  Summary: 70cl / 59.1% / Signatory – A non-coloured, unchilfiltered cask strength Dalmore 1990 from a sherry butt bottled by Signatory in January 2011.	70cl	£ 60.75  BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Glenlivet 1954 / 15 Year Old Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky Country: Scotland   Region: Speyside Age: 15 Year Old   Strength: 45.7% Vintage: 1954   Bottler:  Summary: 75cl / 45.7% / Distillery Bottling – A bottle of Glenfiddich's 15 year old whisky, back from the days when more of the range had a vintage statement. This was distilled back in 1954 and bottled at the end of the 1960s/start of the 1970s.	75cl	£ 599.00  BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Knockando 1977 / Bot.1991 Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky Country: Scotland   Region: Speyside Age:    Strength: 43% Vintage: 1991   Bottler:  Summary: 70cl / 43% / Distillery Bottling – A 1977 vintage Knockando, bottled by the distillery in 1991 at about 14 years of age.	70cl	£ 120.00  BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Highland Park Thor / 16 Year Old / Valhalla Collection Island Whisky Country: Scotland   Region: Island Age: 16 Year Old   Strength: 52.1% Summary: 70cl / 52.1% / Distillery Bottling – The beginning of a new range of four whiskies from Highland Park, The Valhalla Collection, showing off Orkney's ancient links with Scandinavia and the distillery's love of history. First up is Thor, God of Thunder and alleged architect of the Cliffs of Yesnaby on the west coast of Orkney Mainland. It's a 16 year old whisky bottled at a full proof of 52.1% and presented in a wooden frame styled after the prow of a viking longboat.	70cl	£ 115.00  BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Glenlivet 1960 / 21 Year Old / Bot.1981 / Sherry Cask Speyside Whisky Country: Scotland   Region: Speyside Age: 21 Year Old   Strength: 54% Vintage: 1981   Bottler:  Summary: 75cl / 54% / Nadi Fiori – A 1960 vintage Glenlivet bottled for Italian importer Nadi Fiori by Gordon & Macphail, under the famous Smith's brand. 21 years old and matured in a sherry cask.	75cl	£ 699.00  BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Balblair 33 Year Old Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky Country: Scotland   Region: Highland Age: 33 Year Old   Strength: 44.2% Summary: 70cl / 44.2% / Distillery Bottling – An excellent whisky from Balblair that scooped Whisky Magazine's Gold Award for Excellence back in 2003. We've still got a few bottles of it that are looking for good homes…	70cl	£ 350.00  BUY NOW
The Whisky Exchange	Macallan 12 Year Old / Robert Burns Semiquincentenary Speyside Whisky Country: Scotland   Region: Speyside Age: 12 Year Old   Strength: 46% Summary: 70cl / 46% / Distillery Bottling – A very elaborately-packaged Macallan released to celebreate the 250th Anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns. A vatting of two casks from different years that both bore the number 1759 (the year of Burns' birth), this comes in an unusually pretty decanter with an insert containing a map and a Burns poem as well as information about the bottling.	70cl	£ 1,999.00  BUY NOW