New Arrivals From Edencroft Including Big Peat 2017 Feis Ile!

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.