The Whisky Barrel has 81 New additions to it’s range this week with whiskies from regions and / or countries such as: Campbeltown, Highland, Indian, Island, Islay, Lowland and Speyside.

The brands include Aberlour, Abhainn, Amrut, Ardbeg, Balmenach, Balvenie, Ben, Benromach, Blended, Bowmore, Bruichladdich, Bunnahabhain, Caol, Caperdonich, Clynelish, Dalmore, Dalwhinnie, Edradour, Glen, Glendronach, Glenfarclas, Glengyle, Glenkinchie, Glenlivet, Hazelburn, Highland, Isle, Kilchoman, Lagavulin, Laphroaig, Ledaig, Linkwood, Linlithgow, Macallan, Macduff, North Port, Springbank &Tamdhu.

The ages of the new whiskies range from 6 to 60 Year Old malts.

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Supplier	Brand	Bottle Size	Price
The Whisky Barrel	Isle Of Jura Crinan Boat Festival 2007 Country: Scotland   Region: Island Age:    Strength:  Vintage: 2007   Bottler:  Summary: A 2007 single cask, individually numbered bottles, one of only 400. Distilled 1999 re -racked from American White Oak in September 2004 into an Oloroso Sherry butt. A heavily peated Jura whisky, to commemorate the Crinan Classic Boat Festival and released exclusively during the 2007 Islay Festival of Malt and Music. Isle of Jura The first Isle of Jura Distillery was built at Craighouse on the Isle of Jura off the west coast of Scotland in 1810 but closed in 1901 and was subsequently demolished. The present Isle of Jura Distillery was designed by William Delmé Evans and opened in 1963. The Jura Distillery visitor centre and shop offers distillery tours and accommodation in the Jura Distillery Lodge, and the distillery supports The Malt Whisky Writers Retreat and participates in Feis Ile, the Islay Festival of Malt and Music. Autumn bonfire coupled with a tang of damp salt and peat. Feel the full force of sharp winds and driving rain in your face as this complex malt rolls over the palate to reveal its character of smoke, peat, tar rope and hints of lemon.		£ 91.89  BUY NOW
The Whisky Barrel	Linkwood 17 Year Old Signatory Vintage Country: Scotland   Region: Speyside Age: 17 Year Old   Strength:  Summary: Single cask hogshead #9726. 262 numbered bottles. Linkwood Linkwood Distillery was established in 1821 by Peter Brown in the Scotland’s Speyside whisky region. Linkwood Distillery is a malt whisky distillery equipped with six stills and whilst a large percentage of Linkwood whisky flows into blends of scotch an increasing volume is appearing as single malt whisky and there are some excellent independent releases of Linkwood single malt whisky. Linkwood Distillery participates in the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival. No tasting notes at present.		£ 56.99  BUY NOW
The Whisky Barrel	Linlithgow (st. Magdalene) 1975 Vintage Rare Old Country: Scotland   Region: Lowland Age:    Strength:  Vintage: 1975   Bottler:  Summary: Matured in refill sherry hogsheads. Bottled by Gordon & MacPhail in 2008 under their Rare Old label.A smooth, sweet whisky with the Lowland style still evident. St Magdalene (Linlithgow) St. Magdalene malt whisky distillery was established by Sebastian Henderson in Linlithgow sometime between 1753 and 1798. During the 1810s St. Magdalene Distillery was amalgamated with its near neighbour Bonnytoun Distillery. The Union Canal was constructed right on its southern doorstep during the early nineteenth century then the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway steamed right past on its northern doorstep and ensured easy access to rapidly expanding markets. St. Magdalene Distillery closed in 1983 and was later converted into private housing and is now a lost Scottish Lowland malt whisky distillery. All the whisky from St. Magdalene’s four stills went into blends during its working life, the few single cask bottlings are a modern development. On the nose sherry notes with strong fruit aromas – melons, red apples. Dry, hessian note with herbal, bracken aromas. Sweet palate, winey with oak and hop flavours. Some heather blossom (honey) elements.		£ 114.99  BUY NOW
The Whisky Barrel	Kilchoman 2 Year Old Anticipation Cask #05/2007 Country: Scotland   Region: Islay Age: 2 Year Old   Strength:  Vintage: 2007   Bottler:  Summary: Single cask #05/2007. Distilled January 2007, bottled March 2009. For the French market. Two year old new make spirit from Islay's youngest distillery (it cannot be called whisky until the spirit has matured for three years). Kilchoman Kilchoman Distillery was established by Anthony Wills in 2005 at Rockside Farm near the centuries old Kilchoman Cross and the old Kilchoman Church on the Isle of Islay. Kilchoman Distillery is a malt whisky distillery which malts barley grown in Rockside fields and bottles Kilchoman single malt whisky at the distillery using local Islay water. Field to bottle. Kilchoman is the newest and most westerly of Islay’s distilleries and with just two small stills it is one of the smallest working distilleries in Scotland. No tasting notes at present.		£ 152.99  BUY NOW
The Whisky Barrel	Benromach Latitude 53 Single Cask #705 Country: Scotland   Region: Speyside Age:    Strength:  Summary: Single refill sherry hogshead #705. Bottled to commemorate Benromach's support of the Clipper 07-08 round the world yacht race. 2nd release limited to 300 bottles. Benromach Benromach Distillery was designed by Charles C. Diog and constructed at Forres in 1898 and was due to commence production in 1899. But demand for scotch collapsed when the principle purchaser of Benromach’s malt whisky Pattison‘s of Leith went bankrupt and Benromach Distillery sat silent as the next decade rolled by. Intermittent production followed until major investment and refurbishment in the 1960s and 1970s turned Benromach into a thoroughly modern Speyside malt whisky distillery, only to close again in 1983. Ten years later it was purchased by the independent bottler Gordon and MacPhail who fired up its single pair of stills in 1998 and nurtured Benromach ever since. Benromach Distillery welcomes visitors into the Benromach Distillery visitor centre, offers distillery tours and is a participant in the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival. No tasting notes at present.		£ 46.99  BUY NOW
The Whisky Barrel	Linlithgow (st. Magdalene) 26 Year Old Signatory Vintage Country: Scotland   Region: Lowland Age: 26 Year Old   Strength:  Summary: Single wine treated butt #2200. 225 individually numbered bottles. Linlithgow  (St. Magdalene) St. Magdalene malt whisky distillery was established by Sebastian Henderson in Linlithgow sometime between 1753 and 1798. During the 1810s St. Magdalene Distillery was amalgamated with its near neighbour Bonnytoun Distillery. The Union Canal was constructed right on its southern doorstep during the early nineteenth century then the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway steamed right past on its northern doorstep and ensured easy access to rapidly expanding markets. St. Magdalene Distillery closed in 1983 and was later converted into private housing and is now a lost Scottish Lowland malt whisky distillery. All the whisky from St. Magdalene’s four stills went into blends during its working life, the few single cask bottlings are a modern development. No tasting notes at present.		£ 137.89  BUY NOW
The Whisky Barrel	Glendronach 17 Year Old 1993 Cask #574 Country: Scotland   Region: Speyside Age: 17 Year Old   Strength:  Vintage: 1993   Bottler:  Summary: Single Oloroso sherry butt #574. Normally only available at the distillery. Distilled March 1993 and bottled July 2010. Glendronach Glendronach malt whisky distillery was established north east of Huntley in Scotland’s Highland whisky region by James Allardice in 1826. The malting floors at Glendronach Distillery closed in 1996 and it was the last distillery in Scotland to heat its stills directly with flames from a coal-fired furnace, until it had to comply with new regulations in 2005. Glendronach Distillery is resplendent with a traditional cask iron mash tun, wooden washbacks, four stills matures its malt whisky in top quality sherry casks. Glendronach Distillery has a distillery visitor centre offering a range of distillery tours and the distillery participates is the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival. Nose: Commencing with full earthy aromas. This leads to a huge portion of dried fig and sweet date pudding. Palate: Concentrated dried fruit elements with figs and dates coming to the fore. Sweet Pedro Ximinez and toffee-nut brittle on the finish.		£ 99.99  BUY NOW
The Whisky Barrel	Linlithgow (st. Magdalene) 1975 Vintage Rare Old Country: Scotland   Region: Lowland Age:    Strength:  Vintage: 1975   Bottler:  Summary: 2010 bottling of the lost Lowland distillery. Matured in refill sherry hogsheads. Bottled by Gordon & MacPhail under their Rare Old label. A smooth, sweet whisky with the Lowland style still evident. St. Magdalene (Linlithgow) St. Magdalene malt whisky distillery was established by Sebastian Henderson in Linlithgow sometime between 1753 and 1798. During the 1810s St. Magdalene Distillery was amalgamated with its near neighbour Bonnytoun Distillery. The Union Canal was constructed right on its southern doorstep during the early nineteenth century then the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway steamed right past on its northern doorstep and ensured easy access to rapidly expanding markets. St. Magdalene Distillery closed in 1983 and was later converted into private housing and is now a lost Scottish Lowland malt whisky distillery. All the whisky from St. Magdalene’s four stills went into blends during its working life, the few single cask bottlings are a modern development. On the nose sherry notes with strong fruit aromas – melons, red apples. Dry, hessian note with herbal, bracken aromas. Sweet palate, winey with oak and hop flavours. Some heather blossom (honey) elements.		£ 149.99  BUY NOW
The Whisky Barrel	Bunnahabhain 20 Year Old Sherry Cask Christmas Malt Country: Scotland   Region: Islay Age: 20 Year Old   Strength:  Summary: Islay Malt distilled Christmas Eve 1990 and matured in a fresh sherry butt #34. Bottled by the heir to throne of a certain Wigtown distillery – just 86 bottles at full strength have been released with a very seasonal label. An exceptional value single malt. Bunnahabhain Bunnahabhain Distillery was established in 1881 on the north eastern tip of the Isle of Islay by the shore of Bunnahabhain Bay and overlooking the Sound of Islay. All the building materials were transported by puffer and unloaded at the distillery pier. Now tucked away at the end of the single track ‘main’ road with spectacular scenery all the way. Bunnahabhain Distillery is equipped with four huge pear shaped stills and produces Scottish malt whisky which is released in blends and single malts. Visitors are welcomed at the distillery visitor centre and distillery cottages are available for holiday lets. A participant in Feis Ile, the annual Islay Festival of Malt and Music.   No tasting notes yet.		£ 49.99  BUY NOW
The Whisky Barrel	Caperdonich 39 Year Old Connoisseurs Choice Country: Scotland   Region: Speyside Age: 39 Year Old   Strength:  Summary: Matured in a 1st fill sherry butt, this is a fresh, fruity and spicy single malt. Distilled March 1972 and bottled August 2011. Previous bottlings of this vintage from Gordon & MacPhail have been sublime. 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. On the nose: heavily sherried notes, almond influences – marzipan and Christams cake influences – rich fruits. Palate: mouth drying, prominent sweetness, fruity influences with a delicate dark chocolate edge.		£ 149.99  BUY NOW
The Whisky Barrel	Port Ellen 28 Year Old Connoisseurs Choice Country: Scotland   Region: Islay Age: 28 Year Old   Strength:  Summary: Matured in a refill sherry butt. Distilled September 2010 and bottled October 2010 by Gordon MacPhail for the Connoisseurs Choice range. Port Ellen Port Ellen Distillery was established by Alexander K. Mackay on the southern coast of the Isle of Islay at Port Ellen in 1825. Port Ellen was a malt whisky distillery but closed in 1983 and whilst the distillery buildings remain Port Ellen drum maltings occupy part of the site and participates in Feis Ile, the annual Islay Festival of Malt and Music. Most recent official bottling of Port Ellen single malt whisky was the Port Ellen 11thRelease. During the winter of 1823-24 James Fox tested his newly designed spirit safe at Port Ellen Distillery prior to its introduction in all Scottish licenced distilleries by 1825 in order to comply with enactment of the Excise Act of 1823. Thus Port Ellen Distillery was the first Scottish distillery to install a spirit safe and James Fox was paid £428 for his work.  Nose: Sweet, with peppered kipper notes. Ozone and hints of driftwood. Traces of birchwood and charred woods emerge. Palate: Sweet, but ashy, peat smoke elements quickly emerge. Some hints of kippers linger.		£ 169.99  BUY NOW
The Whisky Barrel	Macduff 11 Year Old Thewhiskybarrel.com Exclusive Country: Scotland   Region: Speyside Age: 11 Year Old   Strength:  Summary: Single fresh sherry butt #5774 distilled 2000 and bottled November 2011. Specially selected by Doug McIvor of Berry Brothers & Rudd exclusively for TheWhiskyBarrel.com Bottle at cask strength 60% this full bodied Speyside single malt is brimming with festive flavours: rich dried fruits, winter spices, toffee and the slightest wisp of smoke all wrapped up in lashings of sweet sherry. Limited to 120 bottles and features the new TheWhiskyBarrel.com logo. Macduff Macduff Distillery was established in 1962 near the coastal town of Macduff on the banks of the River Deveron which rises in the mighty Grampian Mountains, and just north of the site of the lost Mill of Banff Distillery. Macduff Distillery is a malt whisky distillery equipped with five stills and contributes to Dewar’s blends of scotch. Glen Deveron is the name given to official bottling of Macduff malt whisky and Macduff to the malt whisky bottled by independent bottlers. Macduff Distillery is situated in Scotland’s Highland whisky region. Nose: Rich dried fruit aromas, orange peel, a touch of liquorice and background smoke. Palate: Full bodied – the sweet sherry coats the mouth with plenty of dried fruit and teasing sweetness. Finish: Long and warming finishes with dark toffee and peppery spice.		£ 39.99  BUY NOW