The Whisky Barrel has 13 New additions to it’s range this week from the Islay and Speyside regions.
The brands include Balvenie, Benromach, Caol Ila, Cragganmore, Glen Grant, Glendronach, Glenfiddich, Glenglassaugh, Glenlivet, Macallan and Port Charlotte.
The ages of the new whiskies range from 15 to 38 Year Old malts.
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Caol Ila 1997 Distillers Edition Country: Scotland Region: Islay Age: Strength: Vintage: 1997 Bottler: Summary: 1997 vintage of the stylish and complex double-matured expression of Caol Ila; the Moscatel cask wood not over-evident; richly flavoured yet also drying and finely balanced. Caol Ila Caol Ila Distillery on the Isle of Islay is famous for the stunning view from the still house windows looking out across the Sound of Islay and for the objects which have passed by including naval battleships, smugglers in dinghies, submarines and whales. Caol Ila Distillery was established in 1846 by Hector Henderson on a sheltered but rocky stretch of coast on north east Islay. Now the largest malt whisky distillery on Islay and visitors are welcomed at the distillery visitor centre where distillery tours are available. Caol Ila Distillery is a participant in Feis Ile, the annual Islay Festival of Malt and Music. Wonderfully concentrated pure, clean Caol Ila – peaty and medicinal, with rich fruit, spicy and fragrant. Sweetness and maltiness strike first, then are quickly overwhelmed by peat smoke and intense, clean, crisp flavours. Caol Ila’s signature smoky bonfires are here, and build to quite a size. |
£ 61.99 BUY NOW | |
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Cragganmore 1997 Distillers Edition Country: Scotland Region: Speyside Age: Strength: Vintage: 1997 Bottler: Summary: 1997 vintage of the complex Cragganmore single malt prescribed an out-of-the-ordinary choice for a secondary cask finish. Double matured in Port-wine casks successfully provides the perfectly harmonious partner. Cragganmore Cragganmore Distillery was established by John Smith in 1869 on a site close to Ballindalloch Station in the heart of Scotland’s Speyside whisky region. Cragganmore Distillery is a malt whisky distillery equipped with four very short stills and is one of the few Scottish malt whisky distilleries which continue to cool their new spirit in traditional worm tubs. Visitors are welcomed at the Cragganmore Distillery visitor centre where distillery tours are available. Cragganmore is a participant in the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival. The mouth is swamped with fruity flavours of cherries and oranges leading to rich tastes of Port-wine and malt, with lingering smoke. Long finish is breathtaking, with a toffee-sweet start and a dry slightly smoky finish. Intriguingly multi-layered malt. |
£ 59.99 BUY NOW | |
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Glenfiddich 1974 Rare Collection 36 Year Old Country: Scotland Region: Speyside Age: 36 Year Old Strength: Vintage: 1974 Bottler: Summary: Specially selected by Glenfiddich Brand Ambassadors from around the world in 2011, this is the first ever vatted vintage of Glenfiddich. Just 1,000 bottles of this exception expression have been released. Glenfiddich William Grant established Glenfiddich Distillery in 1886, built it with the help of his family and Glenfiddich has spent its entire working life prospering in the ownership of subsequent generations of the Grant family. Glenfiddich Distillery is situated in the heart of Scotland’s Speyside whisky region and being equipped with twenty-eight stills the distillery has more operational stills than most other malt whisky distillery in the world. Glenfiddich Distillery has a superb visitor centre offering distillery tours and excellent food is served in the restaurant. The Glenfiddich single malt whisky range includes the Snow Phoenix. Nose: 1974 Glenfiddich Vintage Reserve is rich and oaky with vibrant vanilla sweetness and an intriguing hint of polished leather and liquorice. With the addition of a little water there is a burst of fresh fruit and spice – orange marmalade, ripe berries, cinnamon, nutmeg and caramelised pear. Palate: Initially very sweet with a vanilla toffee character; the oak tannin develops with time giving a pleasing, oily texture and a slightly drier flavour. With water, it becomes velvety soft and mellow with beautiful layers of fruit, spice, oak and the merest hint of smoke. Finish: Very long lasting with lingering oak. |
£ 534.99 BUY NOW | |
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Benromach Latitude 53 Single Cask #706 Country: Scotland Region: Speyside Age: Strength: Summary: Single refill sherry hogshead #706. 2nd release bottled to commemorate Benromach's support of the Clipper 07-08 round the world yacht race. 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 | |
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Glenglassaugh Revival Country: Scotland Region: Speyside Age: Strength: Summary: Revival is the first core bottling from Glenglassaugh since the refurbished distillery re-opened in December 2008 and limited to around 10,000 bottles. We think this is the best example of a young Scotch on the market today. Complex, fruity, spicy and sweet with alcohols that have mellowed very well in just three years. Pre-order shipping early April 2012. Glenglassaugh Glenglassaugh Distillery is a Highland malt whisky distillery situated at Sandend Bay near Portsoy on the Banffshire coast with views north over the Moray Firth and the North Sea and is one of just a very few truly coastal Highland malt whisky distilleries. Glenglassaugh Distillery was established by James Moir and opened in 1875 on a site between the remains of Glassaugh windmill constructed in 1762 and the Craig Corn Mills. In an ideal location with barley and soft Speyside water to hand and sea breezes to pervade the distillery’s warehouses. When Glassaugh Station opened on the Moray Coastal Railway in 1884 Glenglassaugh Distillery gained speedy access the whisky blenders down south. This distillery was substantially re-built in 1959 and re-opened in 1960 only to closed in 1986. Glenglassaugh Distillery was purchased by the Scaent Group and back in production in December 2008. Visitors are welcomed at Glenglassaugh Distillery and tours are available by appointment. Nose: Sweet caramel and toffee with notes of nutty sherry, milk chocolate and honey. Ripe plums, red berries and oranges. Caramelised sugar and earthy, charred oak. Palate: Sweet, rounded and creamy. Oranges, plums, cherry and walnuts, chocolate, honey-mead, sherry and soft, spiced oak. Finish: Medium with warming mulled-wine spices, sherry and caramel. |
£ 36.99 BUY NOW | |
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Macallan Elchies Cask Selection 2011 Country: Scotland Region: Speyside Age: Strength: Vintage: 2011 Bottler: Summary: 14 year old single sherry butt #16946. 2011 annual release for the Elchies Cask Selection series. Includes 5cl minature. Beautifully presented Macallan bottled at full strength normally available only at the distillery. 550 bottles. The Macallan The Macallan Distillery was established by Alexander Reid in 1824 near Easter Elchies House on the Easter Elchies estate. Easter Elchies House dates back to 1700. Macallan Distillery is a malt whisky distillery situated in Scotland’s Speyside whisky region. The old still house was re-commissioned in 2008 and now Macallan Distillery operates with two still houses sheltering twenty-one copper stills. On-site maturation is carried out in traditional dunnage warehouses and by racking in large new warehouses on the estate. The Macallan visitor centre welcomes visitors throughout the year and offers distillery tours. The Macallan Distillery also participates in the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival. No tasting notes at present. |
£ 359.99 BUY NOW | |
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Glenfiddich 15 Year Old Distillery Malt Batch 14 Country: Scotland Region: Speyside Age: 15 Year Old Strength: Summary: A collectable limited edition bottling (distillery batch number 14) normally only available at the distillery. This is a vatting of three wood types: Sherry, Bourbon and New Oak married in the Glenfiddich Solera vat and bottled at full strength. Glenfiddich William Grant established Glenfiddich Distillery in 1886, built it with the help of his family and Glenfiddich has spent its entire working life prospering in the ownership of subsequent generations of the Grant family. Glenfiddich Distillery is situated in the heart of Scotland’s Speyside whisky region and being equipped with twenty-eight stills the distillery has more operational stills than most other malt whisky distillery in the world. Glenfiddich Distillery has a superb visitor centre offering distillery tours and excellent food is served in the restaurant. The Glenfiddich single malt whisky range includes the Snow Phoenix. A complex aroma with sweet, fruity notes and a delicate vanilla oakiness. Silky and smooth taste when at full strength. With the addition of water it produces lingering layers of spice, sherry oak, marzipan, dark chocolate and ginger. |
£ 169.99 BUY NOW | |
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Balvenie Craftsman’s Reserve #1 The Cooper Country: Scotland Region: Speyside Age: Strength: Summary: A vatting of two 15-year-old sherry butts #10142 & #17949. Limited edition of 550 bottles celebrates the craftsmanship employed by The Balvenies skilled team of distillery coopers. Balvenie William Grant converted the ruins of Balvenie House into Balvenie malt whisky distillery in 1892 in order to meet the global demand for William Grant’s Scottish Speyside malt whisky and blended scotch. Balvenie Distillery is situated near Balvenie Castle and the River Fiddich in Scotland’s Speyside whisky region and is one of the few Scottish distilleries to malt barley on its own malt floors and to dry its malted barley over a peat fire in its own malt kiln. Visitors can enjoy an in-depth Balvenie scotch whisky experience and distillery tour. Balvenie Distillery is also a participant in the popular Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival. Nose: Fruit , Caramel and sweet spice mix with a little treacle scone. Citrus candied orange and lemon peel reveal themselves on addition of water. Taste: Sweet and smooth with hints of marmalade and spice at the back of the throat. Finish: Rich and warming with lingering flavours of butterscotch, dried fruit and lasting spice. |
£ 399.99 BUY NOW | |
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Port Charlotte (bruichladdich) Prediction Valinch Country: Scotland Region: Islay Age: Strength: Summary: 9 year old single bourbon cask ACE'd in a Chateau La Tour cask #130. Limited release of 450 numbered bottles at full strength. Port Charlotte (Bruichladdich) Bruichladdich Distillery was established in 1881 on the Rhinns peninsular on the island of Islay close by the sandy bays of Loch Indaal. Bruichladdich Distillery re-opened in 2001 with much of the original Victorian equipment restored to working order. The first release of Bruichladdich’s new whisky was the highly acclaimed PC5, the first release in the limited Port Charlotte range. Bruichladdich also produces very highly peated Octamore, Organic using Islay grown barley, and triple and quadruple distilled single malts whiskies. The Bruichladdich Distillery visitor centre welcomes visitors and offers distillery tours including the bottling hall, and the distillery participates in Feis Ile the annual Islay Festival of Malt and Music. No tasting notes present. |
£ 149.99 BUY NOW | |
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Glenlivet 37 Year Old Berry Bros & Rudd Country: Scotland Region: Speyside Age: 37 Year Old Strength: Summary: Single cask #5247. Distilled 1974 and bottled 2012 from the award winning Berry Brothers & Rudd range. Glenlivet Glenlivet Distillery was established in 1824 and following expansion in 2010 is now equipped with fourteen stills making it one of the largest malt whisky distilleries in Scotland. Glenlivet Distillery is situated in Scotland’s Speyside whisky region near the River Livet and has a visitor centre which offers distillery tours with the opportunity to sample Glenlivet single malt whiskies. Glenlivet also participates in the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival. This exceptional 37 year old whisky has lush, fruity-sweet apricot and tangerine aromas. The oily, creamy engaging palate reveals chocolate orange, rum and raisins with warm spice emerging at the lingering finale. |
£ 139.99 BUY NOW | |
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Glenlivet 38 Year Old Berry Bros & Rudd Country: Scotland Region: Speyside Age: 38 Year Old Strength: Summary: Single cask #10822. Distilled 1973 and bottled 2012 from the award winning Berry Brothers & Rudd range. Glenlivet Glenlivet Distillery was established in 1824 and following expansion in 2010 is now equipped with fourteen stills making it one of the largest malt whisky distilleries in Scotland. Glenlivet Distillery is situated in Scotland’s Speyside whisky region near the River Livet and has a visitor centre which offers distillery tours with the opportunity to sample Glenlivet single malt whiskies. Glenlivet also participates in the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival. This exceptional 38 year old whisky has lush, fruity-sweet apricot and tangerine aromas. The oily, creamy engaging palate reveals chocolate orange, rum and raisins with warm spice emerging at the lingering finale. |
£ 142.99 BUY NOW | |
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Glen Grant 37 Year Old Berry Bros & Rudd Country: Scotland Region: Speyside Age: 37 Year Old Strength: Summary: Single cask #7646. Distilled 1974 and bottled 2012 from the award winning Berry Brothers & Rudd range. Glen Grant Glen Grant Distillery is a Speyside malt whisky distillery situated in Rothes. Established in 1840 by brothers James and John Grant, the business prospered and in 1897 Glen Grant No. 2 distillery was established across the road in order to meet the high demand for Glen Grant whisky. During the late nineteenth century a Victorian garden was laid out in the valley behind the distillery and is now open to distillery visitors. Glen Grant Distillery has a visitor centre and offers distillery tours. Glen Grant Distillery participates in the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival. Drived fruit aromas abound with prevailing orange peel and coffee grounds. The palate gives rich bursts of citrus as the flavours swell to give teasing performance from the fruit, nut and coffee section. This is as graceful a classic old Speysider as one is likely to find and remarkably lively given its 37 years in the cask. |
£ 141.99 BUY NOW | |
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Glendronach 18 Year Old 1995 Cask #1610 Country: Scotland Region: Speyside Age: 18 Year Old Strength: Vintage: 1995 Bottler: Summary: 18 year old sherry butt #1610. Distilled March 1993 and botted March 2012. Manager's Cask – Distillery hand bottling exclusive. 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. No tasting notes present. |
£ 159.99 BUY NOW |
