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New Year – New Arrivals From Abbey Whisky!

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Bruichladdich Bere Barley 2010
£67.40

New Arrivals

Bruichladdich Bere Barley 2010
Bruichladdich Bere Barley 2010
£67.40
Country: Scotland
Region: Islay
Age: 8 Years Old
Strength: 50%
70cl
Vintage: 2010
Bottler: Distillery Bottling
Arran 12 Year Old Cask Strength Batch 6
Arran 12 Year Old Cask Strength Batch 6
£75.00
Country: Scotland
Region: Island
Age: 12 Years Old
Strength: 52.4%
70cl
Arran The Bothy Quarter Cask Batch 3
Arran The Bothy Quarter Cask Batch 3
£59.98
Country: Scotland
Region: Island
Age: 
Strength: 53.2%
70cl
Port Charlotte MRC: 01 - 2010
Port Charlotte MRC: 01 – 2010
£84.98
Country: Scotland
Region: Islay
Age: 
Strength: 59.2%
70cl
Vintage: 2010
Bottler: Distillery Bottling
Bruichladdich 14 Year Old - 2003 | Calvados | Laddie Crew UK
Bruichladdich 14 Year Old – 2003 | Calvados | Laddie Crew UK
£141.60
Country: Scotland
Region: Islay
Age: 14 Years Old
Strength: 60.8%
70cl
Vintage: 2003
Bottler: Distillery Bottling

New Bruichladdich Arrivals From Edencroft – Happy New Year!

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Bruichladdich / 2008 Single Cask French Wine # 2542.
£90.00

New Arrivals

Bruichladdich / 2008 Single Cask French Wine # 2542.
Bruichladdich / 2008 Single Cask French Wine # 2542.
£90.00
Country: Scotland
Region: Islay
Age: 
Strength: 56%.

Summary: 

COUNTRY/REGION: Scotland/Islay.

CATEGORY: Single Malt.

DISTILLERY: Bruichladdich.

BOTTLER: Distillery Bottling.

BOTTLING SERIE: Micro-Provenance Series.

DISTILLED: 2008

BOTTLED: 2019

AGE: 11 Year Old.

NUMBER OF BOTTLES: 306

CASK TYPE: Premium French Wine.

CASK #: 2542

ABV: 56% Vol.

An on going exploratory series of single casks specifically selected to examine the evolutionary influences on maturing Single Malt Whisky – the variables of age, wood, barley, storage location, humidity, heat and marine climate – the very essence of provenance.
Bruichladdich / 2003 Single Cask Bourbon & Calvados #10/179-1.
Bruichladdich / 2003 Single Cask Bourbon & Calvados #10/179-1.
£140.00
Country: Scotland
Region: Islay
Age: 
Strength: 60.8%.

Summary: 

COUNTRY/REGION: Scotland/Islay.

CATEGORY: Single Malt.

DISTILLERY: Bruichladdich.

BOTTLER: Distillery Bottling.

BOTTLING SERIE: Micro-Provenance Series.

DISTILLED: 2003

BOTTLED: 2018

AGE: 14 Year Old.

NUMBER OF BOTTLES: 456

CASK TYPE: Bourbon/Calvados.

CASK#: 10/179-1

ABV: 60.8% Vol.

An on going exploratory series of single casks specifically selected to examine the evolutionary influences on maturing Single Malt Whisky – the variables of age, wood, barley, storage location, humidity, heat and marine climate – the very essence of provenance.
Compass Box / Flaming Heart 2018 Edition.
Compass Box / Flaming Heart 2018 Edition.
£120.00
Country: Scotland
Region: Blended
Age: 
Strength: 48.9%.

Summary: 

Country/Region: Scotland/Various.

CATEGORY: Blended Malt.

BOTTLER: Compass Box (CB).

BOTTLED: 2018

NUMBER OF BOTTLES: 

STRENGTH: 48.9% Vol.

This is the sixth edition of Flaming Heart, a whisky inspired by a rock song.

Once again, they combine the rich, bold spiciness of malt whisky aged in heavy-toasted French oak barrels with the evocative smoke of heavypeated Islay malt whisky. The components are from a range of ages that provides depth and complexity.

The combination yields a flavour profile like no other in Scotch whisky: big, bold, hauntingly smoky, but with an alluring ethereal sweetness that calls you back to the glass.

In this 2018 edition, they have reintroduced a subtle Sherry cask influence that adds an additional layer of complexity and richness. This is a touch Compass Box have used for Flaming Heart only once before, in the 2012 edition. While they nuance each edition of Flaming Heart, the signature style always remains the same.

TASTING NOTES: A medium smoky-peaty base is enriched by a sweet maltiness and notes of baking spices and dried fruit. Full on the palate and very long.

 Malt Whisky from Caol Ila Distillery

 Malt Whisky from Deanston Distillery

 

* A Blended Malt Scotch Whisky composed of 60% aged malt whisky from the Clynelish distillery, 20% aged malt whisky from the Dailuaine distillery and 20% aged malt whisky from the Teaninich distillery. After vatting, they recask this ‘Highland Malt Blend’ and mature it for another four and a half years in their highly active hybrid casks.

** A proprietary blend of single malts sourced from the Glen Ord, Benrinnes and Allt a Bhainne distilleries.
Compass Box / Spice Tree.
Compass Box / Spice Tree.
£45.00
Country: Scotland
Region: 
Age: 
Strength: 46%

Summary: 

Country/Region: Scotland.

ABV: 46%

A long time ago, Whiskymaker John Glaser created a rich, bold Scotch whisky called The Spice Tree.

Unfortunately, due to its avant garde method of oak-aging, he was compelled by the powers that be to discontinue production. Undeterred, he worked with cooper friends in both France and Scotland to develop a new, hybrid oak cask that would allow Compass Box to achieve similar results, but in a way that would be acceptable to even the most conservative of observers.

Et voila, THE SPICE TREE was resurrected – matured using a custom-made cask with French oak for the heads and American oak for the bodies. SPICE TREE is a rich, intense malt whisky redolent of baking spices and layered with toasty oak accents that complement the underlying distillery character.

Flavour Descriptors: Big, sweet aromas of clove, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla. The palate is full, round and sweet, with the spice and vanilla complementing the core distillery characters and leaving a long finish.

Recommendations: Its rich, bold flavours make it most suitable for after-dinner sipping, as an accompaniment to certain cheeses, and ideal in cocktails.

Distillery Sourcing:  Made entirely of Highland single malt whiskies from the villages of Brora (fruitiness), Carron (meatiness) and Alness (perfume).

Wood:  Primary maturation: first-fill and refill American oak. Secondary maturation: custom barrels with heavily toasted new French oak heads sourced from 195 year old Vosges forests.

Ratings: 95.5 Points / Jim Murray's 2017 Whisky Bible.

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