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Old Pulteney / 25 Year Old Single Malt

Summary: COUNTRY/REGION: Scotland/Highlands.
CATEGORY: Single Malt.
DISTILLERY: Old Pulteney.
BOTTLER: Distillery Bottling.
BOTTLED: 2017
STATED AGE: 25 years old.
CASK TYPE: 22 yrs American Oak + 3yrs Oloroso Sherry.
STRENGTH: 46.0 % Vol.
SIZE: 700 ml.
For a quarter of a century, casks of this rare expression of Old Pulteney Single Malt Scotch Whisky breathed the invigorating sea air of the Caithness coast. Sheltered from a fast-changing world by the darkened calm of a distillery warehouse, the spirit mellowed at its own steady pace, echoing the reassuring rhythm of its hometown port. Aged firstly in American oak, its spicy sweetness was later granted depth and colour by casks of Spanish oak. Elegant and charismatic, this wonderful whisky embodies both Wick’s spirit of endurance and Pulteney Distillery’s devotion to its craft.
APPEARANCE: Glimmering Bronze.
AROMA: Mature and fragrant with heavy spices and dark chocolate notes.
TASTE: Bitter chocolate and creamy vanilla with hints of toffee, followed by a long and spicy finish.

Bowmore / Vintners Trilogy 18 Year Old Manzanilla Cask

Summary: COUNTRY/REGION: Scotland/Islay.
CATEGORY: Single Malt.
DISTILLERY: Bowmore.
BOTTLER: Distillery Bottling.
BOTTLING SERIE: Vintner's Trilogy.
BOTTLED: 2017.
STATED AGE: 18 years old.
CASKTYPE: Manzanilla Cask.
STRENGTH: 52.5 % Vol.
SIZE: 700 ml.
As the world’s oldest scotch maturation house, Bowmore’s legendary No.1 Vaults is the birthplace of coveted and collectable whiskies including the new Vintner’s Trilogy. The first of the Vintner’s Trilogy, Bowmore 18 Year Old is matured in both ex-bourbon barrels and ex-manzanilla sherry barrels, taking on a rich antique gold colour.
ON THE EYE: Antique gold.
BREATH IN: Notes of treacle, salted caramel, ripe blackcurrants, soft stone fruits, vanilla fudge and spiced Seville oranges.
SIP: Subtle hints of menthol and chamomile.
SAVOUR: Bitter oranges and a burst of peat smoke.

Douglas Laing / The Gauldrons

Summary: COUNTRY/REGION: Scotland/Islay.
UNIT: 1 x 70cl
CATEGORY: Blended Malt.
DISTILLERY: .
BOTTLER: Douglas Laing.
CASKTYPE: .
BOTTLED: 2017
NUMBER OF BOTTLES: 
STRENGTH: 46.2% Vol.
The Gauldrons, which represents the sixth region in the Regional Malt range, takes its name from the “dark sandy coves” in Campbeltown.
According to legend, it was in this spot that Robert the Bruce, who was King of Scotland from 1306-1329, saw a spider attempt to build a web over and over again and was inspired to continue fighting. The story is represented on the packaging, which features an intricate spider’s web.
In keeping with Douglas Laing tradition, the ‘vatted’ malt is produced in small batches and without colouring or chill filtration.
According to the company, each batch will be numbered so future bottlings can be compared to earlier ones to see how they develop in the casks over time.
“The Gauldrons has seen us carefully marry together some of our best, and indeed rarest, casks of Campbeltown single malt,” said Fred Laing, managing director of Douglas Laing.
“The resulting spirit is a unique combination of salt and sweet – the archetypal maritime tang balanced perfectly by a sugary, cereal character.”
TASTING NOTES: On the nose detect a dry saltiness with sweet cereal and a late hint of gentle peat smoke. The palate is initially dry (beachy and maritime) warming to crunched sugar, barley and oak. The warmingly spiced finish brings puffs of smoke and rock pools with a dark sugar sweetness.