The Whisky Barrel – New Whisky Arrivals

The Whisky Barrel has 6 New additions to it’s range this week with some Campbeltown, Islay and Speyside whiskies.

The brands include Bruichladdich, Caperdonich, Kilkerran Glengyle, Hazelburn, Longrow & Mortlach.

The ages of the new whiskies range from 10 to 22 Year Old malts.

Supplier	Brand	Bottle Size	Price
The Whisky Barrel	Longrow (springbank) 18 Year Old Country: Scotland   Region: Campbeltown Age: 18 Year Old   Strength:  Summary: Longrow 18 year old 2012 release is a peated Campbeltown single malt Scotch whisky matured in sherry casks. Stocks are very limited for this highly anticipated release. Longrow (Springbank) Springbank Distillery is the oldest, independent and family owned malt whisky distillery in Scotland having been founded in 1828 in Campbeltown at the foot of the Mull of Kintyre on the west coast of Scotland. Springbank produces three different types of malt whisky one of which is Longrow which was first produced in 1973 and is highly peated and double distilled. The barley is spread  across Springbank’s own traditional malting floors where it germinates and is then dried on the perforated floor of the kiln by hot  peat smoke for 48 hours. The name is in memory of  Longrow Distillery which sat adjacent to Springbank Distillery and is now one of Campbeltown’s  many lost distilleries. Longrow Distillery operated from 1824 until 1896. Nose: This whisky has an incredibly sweet nose with some savoury notes peeking through. Marshmallows in abundance – the vanilla variety, with icing sugar and foam bananas adding to the sweetness. Upon further nosing the fruit makes an appearance, brambles, mandarines and over ripe damson fruits. Some savoury notes pushing through such as linseed oil – do we smell cricket bats? Palate: This dram coats your palate in a waxy fashion with its continuing sweet flavours as described on the nose. But there is also the familiar, well balanced trace of smoke which makes this a brilliantly complex wee dram that will make you feel right at home no matter where you are. Finish: The creaminess of this whisky means it doesn't go away – you feel the warmth of this Longrow all the way down to your boots, creamy, sweet with a gentle smoke finish.		£ 84.99  BUY NOW
The Whisky Barrel	Glengyle Kilkerran Work In Progress 4 Country: Scotland   Region: Campbeltown Age:    Strength:  Summary: Kilkerran Work in Progress 4 is a Campbeltown single malt Scotch whisky distilled at the Glengyle Distillery. This 2012 release is the 4th bottling of the series from the new distillery and limited to 9,000 bottles. Glengyle William Mitchell established Glengyle Distillery in 1872 in Campbeltown at the foot of the Kintyre Peninsular. Closed in 1925, malt whisky stock sold and all the equipment removed. The buildings were purchased by Hedley Wright in 2000 who re-furbished and re-opened Glengyle Distillery in 2004. Now equipped with two small stills and operating for one or two months per year to produce Glengyle single malt whisky which is called Kilkeran. Nose: Home made marmalade. Incredibly rich with copious amounts of oranges, rhubarb and ripe pear amongst the sweetness of brown sugar and honey. Palate: The tangy and zesty nose continues on to the palate and is enriched with flavours of toffee, fudge and cream buns stuffed with vanilla custard and coated with icing sugar. Finger licking good. Finish: Sweet and spicy, with hints of aniseed and liquorice.		£ 34.99  BUY NOW
The Whisky Barrel	Hazelburn (springbank) Cv Country: Scotland   Region: Campbeltown Age:    Strength:  Summary: Hazelburn CV is a single malt Scotch whisky from the Springbank distillery in Campbeltown. Matured in ex-bourbon and sherry casks aged 6-10 years. Hazelburn   (Springbank) Springbank Distillery is the oldest, independent and family owned malt whisky distillery in Scotland having been founded in 1828 in Campbeltown at the foot of the Mull of Kintyre on the west coast of Scotland. Springbank produces three different types of malt whisky including Hazelburn which is non-peated and triple distilled and was first produced in 1997 and first released at the age of 8 years in 2005. The barley is spread across traditional malting floors at Springbank where it germinates and is then dried by hot air on the perforated floor of the malt kiln. The name Hazelburn is in memory of  Hazelburn Distillery which was once one of the largest and now one of Campbeltown’s many lost distilleries and operated in the centre of the town from 1825 until 1925. Nose: Passion Fruit, malt, orange peel. As the nose opens up the sweetness and malt notes really come to the front. Sweet vanilla also comes through as the whisky breathes. Palate: The texture and body of this whisky is quite surprising. Subtly spicy notes hint at some sherry casks in the mix, however the velvet vanilla flavours are an indication that most of the Hazelburn CV has been matured in fresh bourbon casks. Finish: Lingering and mellow with sweet salty		£ 35.99  BUY NOW
The Whisky Barrel	Bruichladdich 10 Year Old Octave Heavily Peated Country: Scotland   Region: Islay Age: 10 Year Old   Strength:  Summary: Bruichladdich 10 year old Scotch whisky distilled using heavily peated malted barley (Port Charlotte anyone?). Matured in a small 70-litre sherry Octave cask from Duncan Taylor. Port Charlotte (Bruichladdich) Bruichladdich Distillery was established in 1881 on the Rhinns peninsular on the island of Islay close by the sandy bays of Loch Indaal. Bruichladdich Distillery re-opened in 2001 with much of the original Victorian equipment restored to working order. The first release of Bruichladdich’s new whisky was the highly acclaimed PC5, the first release in the limited Port Charlotte range. Bruichladdich  also produces very highly peated Octamore, Organic using Islay grown barley, and triple and quadruple distilled single malts whiskies. The Bruichladdich Distillery visitor centre welcomes visitors and offers distillery tours including the bottling hall, and the distillery participates in Feis Ile the annual Islay Festival of Malt and Music. Before: creamy, lime zest, ash, dry smoke, hickory, brine. After: caramel, linseed oil, cherries, sweet smoke, oily, salty, prunes, smoked cheese.		£ 84.99  BUY NOW
The Whisky Barrel	Caperdonich 20 Year Old Octave Cask Country: Scotland   Region: Speyside Age: 20 Year Old   Strength:  Summary: Caperdonich 20 Year Old single malt Scotch whisky matured in a small 70-litre sherry Octave cask. Distilled 1992 and bottled by Duncan Taylor in 2012. Caperdonich Caperdonich Distillery was founded in 1897 and its two stills were fired up a year later. Caperdonich Distillery was situated beside the North of Scotland Railway in the north west corner of Rothes in Scotland’s Speyside whisky region and was established at a time when whisky sales were on the up and up. But Caperdonich Distillery opened just as whisky sales crashed and subsequent wars and prohibition inhibited its recovery. And having closed in 1902 it remained mothballed until 1965 when the stills were fired up once again. It closed once more in 2002, and now that we have finally come to appreciate the complexity and depth of Caperdonich malt whisky …… demolished in 2011. Caperdonich whisky was intended primarily for blended scotch but a small volume has been released by independent bottles as Caperdonich single malt whisky. A lost Scottish Speyside malt whisky distillery. Before: lemongrass, citrus, vanilla, carrot cake. After: bacon, soft smoke, cherries, ginger snaps.		£ 87.99  BUY NOW
The Whisky Barrel	Mortlach 22 Year Old Octave Cask Country: Scotland   Region: Speyside Age: 22 Year Old   Strength:  Summary: Mortlach 22 Year Old single malt Scotch whisky matured in a small 70-litre sherry Octave cask. Distilled 1989 and bottled by Duncan Taylor in 2012. Mortlach Mortlach Distillery was established in 1823 on the banks of the River Dullan in Scotland’s Speyside whisky region. Mortlach is equipped with  wooden worm tubs, six stills of assorted shapes and sizes and three spirit safes in order to run a unique two and a half times or partial triple distillation process. Mortlach Distillery participates in the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival when distillery tours may be available. Official bottling of Mortlach Distillery single malt whisky are few, however, independent bottlers recognise the great quality of Mortlach whisky particularly following long maturation in sherry casks. Gordon and MacPhail released a stunning bottling of 70 year old Mortlach single cask malt whisky which was distilled in 1938 and matured in a single sherry hogshead until bottling in 2009. Before: limes, oranges, grapefruit, nutmeg, coco powder. After: Creamy, peaches, cheesecake, nectarines, honey .		£ 87.99  BUY NOW