Archives for September 2017

Ben Nevis / 19 Year Old First Editions

Summary: COUNTRY/REGION: Scotland/Highland.
CATEGORY: Single Malt.
DISTILLERY: Ben Nevis.
BOTTLER: Edition Spirits (ED).
BOTTLING SERIE: The First Editions.
VINTAGE: 1996
BOTTLED: 2016
STATED AGE: 19 years old.
CASK TYPE: Refill Hogshead.
CASK NUMBER: HL12214
NUMBER OF BOTTLES: 150
STRENGTH: 53.1 % Vol.
SIZE: 700 ml.
From this Single Malt Whisky expect: Strawberries, honey and gentle herbs on the nose. Sweet caramel on the palate, with oranges and apples leading to a long oaky finish.

Glenmorangie / 12 Year Old Swamp Oak

Summary: COUNTRY/REGION: Scotland/Highland.
CATEGORY: Single Malt.
DISTILLERY: Glenmorangie.
BOTTLER: Distillery Bottling.
BOTTLING SERIE: Rare Limited Edition.
VINTAGE: 10.05.1993
BOTTLED: 07.09.2005
CALCULATED AGE: 12 years old.
CASK TYPE: 'Swamp' Oak Cask.
CASK NUMBER: 1946
NUMBER OF BOTTLES: 247
STRENGTH: 55.7 % Vol.
SIZE: 750 ml.
This bottle was part of a private collection.
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Auchentoshan / 24 Year Old Hunter Laing Old & Rare

Summary: COUNTRY/REGION: Scotland/Lowland.
DISTILLERY: Auchentoshan.
BOTTLER: Hunter Laing (HL).
BOTTLING SERIE: Old & Rare – A Platinum Selection.
VINTAGE: 10.1991
BOTTLED: 04.2016
STATED AGE: 24 years old.
CASK TYPE: Refill Hogshead.
NUMBER OF BOTTLES: 216
STRENGTH: 58.4% Vol.
SIZE: 700 ml.
This golden coloured whisky starts fresh on the nose with vanilla, citrus and herbal notes.
Harmonious on the palate with citrus fruits, vanilla, grain and herbs. Its finish is smooth and gentle with the citrus and herbal notes from the palate.

Glen Moray / 21 Year Old First Editions

Summary: COUNTRY/REGION: Scotland/Speyside.
CATEGORY: Single Malt.
DISTILLERY: Glen Moray.
BOTTLER: Edition Spirits (ED).
BOTTLING SERIE: The First Editions.
VINTAGE: 1995
BOTTLED: 2016
STATED AGE: 21 years old.
CASK TYPE: Refill Hogshead.
CASK NUMBER: HL12306.
NUMBER OF BOTTLES: 245
STRENGTH: 48.2 % Vol.
SIZE: 700 ml.
From this Single Malt Whisky expect: A floral, citrus fruit nose with late vanilla. Sweet and creamy with a hint of pears on the palate. An oaky, drying finish with fresh fruit at the end.

Octomore / Scottish Barley 08.1

Summary: COUNTRY/REGION: Scotland/Islay.
CATEGORY: Single Malt.
DISTILLERY: Bruichladdich.
BOTTLER: Distillery Bottling.
STRENGTH: 59.3% Vol.
SIZE: 700 ml.
THE SPIRIT OF OCTOMORE HAS BEEN DEFYING LOGIC FOR OVER FIFTEEN YEARS. THE “WHAT IF” MOMENT THAT ONCE SEEMED ALMOST ABSURD HAS PROGRESSIVELY MORPHED INTO SOMETHING ENDLESSLY ALLURING. NOW, SUDDENLY, THERE ARE EIGHT.
Led by the structural brilliance of 08.1, we can pause at this symbolic moment to enjoy a single malt masterclass. The experimental ethos, the muscular quality, is still very much to the fore, but there is enlightenment now, a sure-footed confidence. 08.1 is the necessary benchmark, the launch pad from which others can only follow. 08.1 reveals the astonishing subtlety of our phenolic universe, leading us along a pathway into a world like no other.
CHARACTER: Refined, confident, a little extra age has tempered some of the vitality but this dram has gained a classic, timeless feel.
COLOUR: Winter sun, crisp and bright.
NOSE: Initially smoke, tar, peat ash hint of muddiness/wet peat moss. Candied orange, pepper, chocolate, macaroon, vanilla fudge and lemon meringue pie.
PALATE: Liquid gold, soft and delicate texture from slow distillation. Superb fruit/smoke combination. On the lips there is soft kiss of salt spray, ozone fresh. Sweet oak gives vanilla, fudge, marzipan and walnut. Melon and citrus come through on a floral breeze. Many layered there is a lot find in this Octomore.
FINISH: Wow! Smoothness, sweetness and then smoke. A texture like no other, satin soft and devilishly warming. The American oak influence is in perfect tune with the smoke and soft fruits delicately, skilfully coaxed from the still during exceptionally slow distillation. Vanilla, honey, citrus rise up to be met with sea spray and leather, smoked mussels mix with autumn bracken and creme brûlée.

Garnheath / 43 Year Old Douglas Laing XOP

Summary: COUNTRY/REGION: Scotland/Lowlands.
CATEGORY: Single Grain.
DISTILLERY: Garnheath.
BOTTLER: Douglas Laing (DL).
BOTTLING SERIE: XOP – Xtra Old Particular.
VINTAGE: February 1974
BOTTLED: February 2017
STATED AGE: 43 years old.
CASK TYPE: Refill Hogshead.
CASK NUMBER: DL11619
NUMBER OF BOTTLES: 128
STRENGTH: 47.5% Vol.
SIZE: 700 ml.
NOSE: Round and full, sugary and fruity, with spices and vanilla.
PALATE: Attractively rich, sweet and spiced, with a toffee and honey base.
FINISH: Shows mature fruit flavours, hard candy and more gentle spices.

Springbank / 21 Year Old Douglas Laing XOP

Summary: COUNTRY/REGION: Scotland/Campletown.
CATEGORY: Single Malt.
DISTILLERY: Springbank.
BOTTLER: Douglas Laing (DL).
BOTTLING SERIE: XOP – Xtra Old Particular.
VINTAGE: November 1995
BOTTLED: 8June 2017
STATED AGE: 21 years old.
CASK TYPE: Refill Hogshead.
CASK NUMBER: DL 11366
NUMBER OF BOTTLES: 308
STRENGTH: 51.3% Vol.
SIZE: 700 ml.
A coastal yet sweet nose runs to a gently mouth-puckering palate. The biscuit, malt and sweetly peated flavours on the palate run to a gently smoked finish with honey on toast.

Dalmore / 18 Year Old  Vintage 1998

Summary: COUNTRY/REGION: Scotland/Highland.
CATEGORY: Single Malt.
DISTILLERY: Dalmore.
BOTTLER: Distillery Bottling.
BOTTLING SERIE: Vintage.
VINTAGE: 1998
BOTTLED: 2017
STATED AGE: 18 years old.
CASK TYPE: Tawny Port Pipes Finish.
NUMBER OF BOTTLES: 3500
STRENGTH: 44% Vol.
SIZE: 700 ml.
Finished for two years in specially selected Tawny Port pipes reserved from Graham’s Vineyard in Douro, Portugal for The Dalmore’s exclusive use. The casks have held the finest Port for 20 years before they are ready to impart the flavours that Master Distiller Richard Paterson seeks for this expression, one of full body and rich character.
AROMA: English marmalade, Satsuma plums, vanilla and blackcurrants.
PALATE: Honeyed bananas, blueberries and grape.
FINISH: Damson plums, dark treacle, Christollen cake.

Douglas Laing / Big Peat 2017 Feis Ile

Summary: COUNTRY/REGION: Scotland/Islay. UNIT: 1 x 70cl CATEGORY: Blended Malt. DISTILLERY: Caol Ila, Bowmore, Ardbeg and Port Ellen. BOTTLER: Douglas Laing. CASKTYPE: Finished in Sherry Casks. BOTTLED: 2017 NUMBER OF BOTTLES: 1600 STRENGTH: 48% Vol. Big Peat Feis Ile 2017 is a marriage of Single Malts from Ardbeg, Bowmore, Caol Ila and Port Ellen Distilleries, bottled at 48% and proudly without colouring or chill-filtration. For the first time ever, this Small Batch bottling of Big Peat has been finished in Sherry Butts. Nose: Stewed fruit and spice mingle with smoked bacon, a smoldering fire and charred wood. Palate: More smoke – bonfire ash and sweet leather developing to dark chocolate and tobacco. Finish: Long with dark fruits (plums), cocoa, spices and a warming earthy character.