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Abbey Whisky – New Malts To Conquer!

April 22, 2014 by Gary Leave a Comment

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Abbey Whisky
Abbey Whisky 40 Year Old Speyside / Gift Set

Abbey Whisky 40 Year Old Speyside / Gift Set
Country: Scotland   Region: Speyside
Age: 40 Years Old   Strength: 43%
10cl £ 44.50  BUY NOW
Abbey Whisky
Abbey Whisky 50 Year Old Speyside

Abbey Whisky 50 Year Old Speyside
Country: Scotland   Region: Speyside
Age: 50 Years Old   Strength: 43%
70cl £ 369.95  BUY NOW
Abbey Whisky
Arran 17 Year Old / Limited Edition Release

Arran 17 Year Old / Limited Edition Release
Country: Scotland   Region: Island
Age: 17 Years Old   Strength: 46%
70cl £ 62.95  BUY NOW
Abbey Whisky
Arran Machrie Moor / Fourth Edition / Peated Whisky

Arran Machrie Moor / Fourth Edition / Peated Whisky
Country: Scotland   Region: Island
Age:    Strength: 46%
70cl £ 39.95  BUY NOW
Abbey Whisky
Arran Single Cask #815 / 1998 / 2014 Spring Release

Arran Single Cask #815 / 1998 / 2014 Spring Release
Country: Scotland   Region: Island
Age: 15 Years Old   Strength: 55.3%
Vintage: 1998   Bottler: Arran Distillery
70cl £ 66.95  BUY NOW
Abbey Whisky
Auchentoshan Batch 2

Auchentoshan Batch 2
Country: Scotland   Region: Lowland
Age:    Strength: 46.6%
50cl £ 62.95  BUY NOW
Abbey Whisky
Balcones 1 Texas Single Malt Whisky / 53%

Balcones 1 Texas Single Malt Whisky / 53%
Country: America   Region: American
Age:    Strength: 53%
75cl £ 75.25  BUY NOW
Abbey Whisky
Ben Nevis Batch 1

Ben Nevis Batch 1
Country: Scotland   Region: Highland
Age:    Strength: 49.7%
50cl £ 36.95  BUY NOW
Abbey Whisky
English Whisky Co / English Gold Amazing 2012

English Whisky Co / English Gold Amazing 2012
Country: England   Region: English
Age:    Strength: 46%
70cl £ 69.00  BUY NOW
Abbey Whisky
English Whisky Co / Founders Private Cellar / Cask 0859

English Whisky Co / Founders Private Cellar / Cask 0859
Country: England   Region: English
Age: 5 Years Old   Strength: 59.3%
Vintage: 2007   Bottler: English Whisky Co
70cl £ 160.00  BUY NOW
Abbey Whisky
Glenfiddich / Snow Phoenix / Limited Edition

Glenfiddich / Snow Phoenix / Limited Edition
Country: Scotland   Region: Speyside
Age:    Strength: 47.6%
70cl £ 375.00  BUY NOW
Abbey Whisky
Karuizawa 1984 / 28 Year Old / SMWS 132.1

Karuizawa 1984 / 28 Year Old / SMWS 132.1
Country: Japan   Region: Japanese
Age: 28 Years Old   Strength: 59.9%
Vintage: 1984   Bottler: The Scotch Malt Whisky Society
70cl £ 1,200.00  BUY NOW

Filed Under: 12 year old, 15 Year Old, 17 Year Old, 20 Year Old, 22 Year Old, 28 Year Old, 40 Year Old, 5 Year Old, 50 Year Old, Abbey Whisky, American, Arran, Auchentoshan, Balcones, Ben Nevis, English, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Highland, Island, Islay, Japanese, Karuizawa, Kilchoman, Lowland, Macallan, Mortlach, New Arrivals, Old Pulteney, Speyside, St. Georges

Macallan 1824 Collection / 2009 Release / Unboxed Speyside Whisky

April 22, 2014 by Gary Leave a Comment



Macallan 1824 Collection / 2009 Release / Unboxed Speyside Whisky

Macallan 1824 Collection / 2009 Release / Unboxed Speyside Whisky

70cl / 48% / Distillery Bottling – An unboxed crystal decanter of the limited edition 2009 release from Macallan’s 1824 Collection, part of a range of five expressions exclusively produced for the travel retail sector.

Price: £ 1999.00   BUY IT NOW from The Whisky Exchange

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Filed Under: Speyside Tagged With: collection, produced, release, unboxed

Macallan Gold Miniature Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky

April 21, 2014 by Gary Leave a Comment



Macallan Gold Miniature Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Macallan Gold Miniature Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky

5cl / 40% / Distillery Bottling – A miniature bottling of Macallan’s no-age-statement entry level malt, matured in sherry casks and showing that age is not the only measure of a whisky.

Price: £ 4.45   BUY IT NOW from The Whisky Exchange

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Filed Under: Speyside Tagged With: bottling, malt, miniature, whisky

Tamdhu 8 Year Old / Bot. 1970’s Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky

April 19, 2014 by Gary Leave a Comment



Tamdhu 8 Year Old / Bot. 1970's Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Tamdhu 8 Year Old / Bot. 1970's Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky

75.7cl / 40% / Distillery Bottling – Lovely old distillery bottling of young Tamdhu from the 1970s.

Price: £ 299.00   BUY IT NOW from The Whisky Exchange

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Filed Under: Speyside Tagged With: bottling, distillery, Speyside, Tamdhu

Aultmore 12 Year Old / Bot.1970s Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky

April 18, 2014 by Gary Leave a Comment



Aultmore 12 Year Old / Bot.1970s Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Aultmore 12 Year Old / Bot.1970s Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky

75cl / 40% / Distillery Bottling – A rare distillery bottling of this obscure Speysider from the 1970s.

Price: £ 375.00   BUY IT NOW from The Whisky Exchange

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Filed Under: Speyside Tagged With: Aultmore, bottling, distillery, year

New Glenglassaugh – Rare Cask Arrivals From Edencrofts!

April 16, 2014 by Gary Leave a Comment

The Glenglassaugh - Rare Cask Batch 1 / Cask # 1601

The Glenglassaugh – Rare Cask Batch 1 / Cask # 1601

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Edencroft
Glenglassaugh - Rare Cask Batch 1 / Cask # 1601

Glenglassaugh – Rare Cask Batch 1 / Cask # 1601
Country: Scotland   Region: Speyside
Age: 45 Years Old.   Strength: 44.3%
Summary: Cask Size and Type: Sherry Hogshead.
Finish: Sherry Finish.
Appearance: Rich autumn gold.
Nose: Long and luxurious. Heady red candy apples balance with a delicate spiced orange; all softening to a distant pineapple juice.
Palate: Crisp oak spices soften to reveal elegant waves of fresh green apple and wisps of ripe banana. Delicate of hints of passion fruit, cedar wood and lime zest bring a fantastic depth to the long finish.

70cl £ 1,170.00  BUY NOW
Edencroft
Glenglassaugh - Rare Cask Batch 1 / Cask # 1803

Glenglassaugh – Rare Cask Batch 1 / Cask # 1803
Country: Scotland   Region: Speyside
Age: 35 Years Old.   Strength: 41.6%
Summary: Cask Size and Type: Sherry Hogshead.
Finish: Sherry Finish.
Appearance: Rich antique gold.
Nose: Golden sultanas and touches of soft ripped mint evolve to hints of dried apricot, ripe peach and mandarin.
Palate: Caramelised apple and pear drizzled with a spiced golden syrup softens to gentle, warm toasted oak, zest of lime and barley sugar candies.

70cl £ 355.00  BUY NOW
Edencroft
Glenglassaugh - Rare Cask Batch 1 / Cask # 1810

Glenglassaugh – Rare Cask Batch 1 / Cask # 1810
Country: Scotland   Region: sSpeyside
Age: 35 Years Old.   Strength: 42.9%
Summary: Cask Size and Type: Port Hogshead.
Finish: Port Finish.
Appearance: Hints of rose in a rich golden body.
Nose: Creamy raspberry jam and warm white pepper spice fill an intriguing delicate coastal note.
Palate: Red fruit compote spiced with gentle black pepper corns and clove mellows to sour cherries and distant ground almonds in the finish.

70cl £ 355.00  BUY NOW
Edencroft
Glenglassaugh - Rare Cask Batch 1 / Cask # 7301

Glenglassaugh – Rare Cask Batch 1 / Cask # 7301
Country: Scotland   Region: Speyside
Age: 38 Years Old.   Strength: 40.7%
Summary: Cask Size and Type: Oloroso Sherry Hogshead.
Finish: Sherry Finish.
Appearance: Golden oak.
Nose: A deeply captivating aroma combining fruit salad syrup, warm toasted oak and a gentle warmth of white pepper.
Palate: Vivid tropical fruits burst on the palate and combine with sweet barley and gentle hazelnut. Gentle touches of caramelised orange run through the refined classic character.

70cl £ 432.00  BUY NOW

Filed Under: 35 Year Old, 38 Year Old, 45 Year Old, Edencroft Spirit Specialists, Glenglassaugh, New Arrivals, Rare Whiskies, Speyside

New Mortlach, Aultmore, GlenDronach & Teaninich Malts From Abbey Whisky!

April 16, 2014 by Gary 2 Comments

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Abbey Whisky
Aultmore 13 Year Old / 1989 / SMWS 73.8

Aultmore 13 Year Old / 1989 / SMWS 73.8
Country: Scotland   Region: Speyside
Age: 13 Years Old   Strength: 60.1%
Vintage: 1989   Bottler: SMWS
70cl £ 210.00  BUY NOW
Abbey Whisky
Glendronach Parliament / 21 Year Old

Glendronach Parliament / 21 Year Old
Country: Scotland   Region: Speyside
Age: 21 Years Old   Strength: 48%
70cl £ 72.25  BUY NOW
Abbey Whisky
Mortlach 1990 / Exclusive / Cask #4396

Mortlach 1990 / Exclusive / Cask #4396
Country: Scotland   Region: Speyside
Age:    Strength: 46%
Vintage: 1990   Bottler: Gordon & MacPhail
70cl £ 148.00  BUY NOW
Abbey Whisky
Teaninich 1983 / 29 Year Old / SMWS 59.43

Teaninich 1983 / 29 Year Old / SMWS 59.43
Country: Scotland   Region: Highland
Age: 29 Years Old   Strength: 56.4%
Vintage: 1983   Bottler: SMWS
70cl £ 275.00  BUY NOW

Filed Under: 13 Year Old, 21 Year Old, 29 Year Old, Abbey Whisky, Aultmore, Glendronach, Highland, Mortlach, New Arrivals, Speyside, Teaninich

Glen Grant 1973 / 21 Year Old / Wilson & Morgan Speyside Whisky

April 14, 2014 by Gary Leave a Comment



Glen Grant 1973 / 21 Year Old / Wilson & Morgan Speyside Whisky

Glen Grant 1973 / 21 Year Old / Wilson & Morgan Speyside Whisky

70cl / 46% / Wilson & Morgan – A 1973 vintage Glen Grant from independent bottlers Wilson & Morgan, bottled in 1994 at 21 years of age. There have been a wave of fantastic 1970s vintage independently bottled Glen Grants and we expect this to be another one.

Price: £ 299.00   BUY IT NOW from The Whisky Exchange

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Filed Under: Speyside Tagged With: bottled, Glen, morgan, wilson

Glen Grant 25 Year Old / Royal Wedding Reserve Speyside Whisky

April 12, 2014 by Gary Leave a Comment



Glen Grant 25 Year Old / Royal Wedding Reserve Speyside Whisky

Glen Grant 25 Year Old / Royal Wedding Reserve Speyside Whisky

75cl / 40% / Distillery Bottling – A special bottling of 25yo Glen Grant bottled for the wedding of Charles & Di in 1981 for the Italian market. A quality aged Speyside from one of the classic distilleries.

Price: £ 350.00   BUY IT NOW from The Whisky Exchange

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Filed Under: Speyside Tagged With: Glen, grant, Speyside, wedding

Rare Glenglassaugh & New Compass Box Malts From Edencrofts!

April 9, 2014 by Gary Leave a Comment

One of the Glenglassaugh - Rare Cask range

One of the Glenglassaugh – Rare Cask range


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Price
Edencroft
Glenglassaugh - Rare Cask Batch 1 / Cask # 2114

Glenglassaugh – Rare Cask Batch 1 / Cask # 2114
Country: Scotland   Region: sSpeyside
Age: 41 Years Old.   Strength: 50.6%
Summary: Cask Size and Type: Refill Sherry Butt.
Finish: Fully sherry matured.
Appearance: Full amber glow.
Nose: Revealing depths of prunes and rum raisins over milk chocolate releases harmonious crisp oak spices and zest of lime.
Palate: Fantastic spiced honey and stem ginger rolls to prune syrup and hints of cocoa. Gentle cantaloupe melon with a dusting of ground almond and warm white pepper liven the crisp finish.

70cl £ 585.00  BUY NOW
Edencroft
Glenglassaugh - Rare Cask Batch 1 / Cask # 6801

Glenglassaugh – Rare Cask Batch 1 / Cask # 6801
Country: Scotland   Region: sSpeyside
Age: 40 Years Old.   Strength: 52.1%
Summary: Cask Size and Type: Manzanilla Sherry Puncheon.
Finish: Sherry Finish.
Appearance: Deep crimson edged with gold.
Nose: Magnificent full bodied, yet elegant sherry character. Plum juice and dates carry bursts of orange sherbet and touches of gentle anise.
Palate: The freshness of candied peal balances the rich dark chocolate and sherried dark fruit character. A subtle grapefruit and warm oak spice lightens and adds a citrus twist to the finish.

70cl £ 526.00  BUY NOW
Edencroft
Glenglassaugh - Rare Cask Batch 1 / Cask # 7801

Glenglassaugh – Rare Cask Batch 1 / Cask # 7801
Country: Scotland   Region: sSpeyside
Age: 38 Years Old.   Strength: 42.4%
Summary: Cask Size and Type: Moscatel Hogshead.
Finish: Moscatel Finish.
Appearance: Summer harvest gold.
Nose: An initial suggestion of boiled sweets with a spearmint warmth gently flows to soft mango, caramelised green pears and cracked black pepper.
Palate: Delicate fruit salad balanced with a warm black pepper spice softens to waves of gentle orchard fruits, rich oak and a beautiful fresh barley finish.

70cl £ 432.00  BUY NOW
Edencroft
Compass Box - Last Vatted Malt

Compass Box – Last Vatted Malt
Country: Scotland   Region: IslaySpeyside
Age:    Strength: 53.7%
Summary: This special limited edition bottling is a valedictory farewell to the Vatted Malt, one delivered with honour and pride. This whisky is made from a marriage of fine, old single malt whiskies from Islay and Speyside distilleries. It combines intense aromas and flavours of dried fruits and maltiness underscored by a subtle, sweet smokiness, all robed in the revealing signs of whiskies of antiquity. Only 1,323 bottles have been released for sale.
Nose: the work of both oak and the peat kiln appear to be well matched here. Though perhaps it is the orange blossom and pear fruitiness that really makes the heart skip a beat;
Taste: a sublime delivery. The Compass Boz marque of oakiness is stamped prominently, but couched this time by a stunning mix of creamcocoa, lightly sweetened by Demerara. Improbably, half way in there is a steady stream of juicy barley…about the same time you notice how well balanced the smoke is: like a great football referee, you dont actually notice him being there, but makes all else run beautifully;
Finish: doesnt try to develop. Just allows the elements that make up this complex whisky the space to run their own course…;
Balance: being an American, Compass Box founder and blender, John Glaser, knows a thing or two about pouring two fingers of whisky. So I join John in raising two fingers to the SWA and toast them in the spirit they deserve to thank them for their single-minded and successful quest to outlaw this ancient whisky term.
Each bottle personally signed by John Glaser.

70cl £ 175.00  BUY NOW
Edencroft
Compass Box - Oak Cross Vatted Malt

Compass Box – Oak Cross Vatted Malt
Country: Scotland   Region: Blended
Age:    Strength: 43%
Summary: They call this malt whisky Oak Cross because it offers the best characteristics of both American and French oak aging. A rich, medium-bodied malt whisky, Oak Cross combines vanilla characters from American oak and spicy, clove-like characters from French oak.
Flavour Descriptors: on the palate, notes of clove and vanilla accent a sweet maltiness and subtle fruit character.
Recommendations: Suitable as an aperitif served with a chilled water in the winter months. Full enough to serve as a summertime digestif. Excellent match for many cheeses.
Distillery Sourcing: made entirely of Highland single malt whiskies led by Teaninich and balanced with malts from the villages of Brora (for fruitiness) and Carron (for weight). All 10 to 12 years-old.
Wood: all the whiskies are aged for their primary maturation in a mix of American oak cask types. The marrying casks are a mix of first-fill Bourbon barrels and our proprietary “Oak Cross” casks made of American and new French oaks.
Bottling Details: bottled at 43%. Not chill filtered. Natural colour.

70cl £ 33.30  BUY NOW
Edencroft
Compass Box - Spice Tree Vatted Malt

Compass Box – Spice Tree Vatted Malt
Country: Scotland   Region: Blended
Age:    Strength: 46%
Summary: As in the past, The Spice Tree is 100% malt whisky sourced from northern Highland distilleries, (notably and primarily malt whisky distilled at the Clynelish distillery). The primary maturation is in a mix of first-fill and refill American oak.
Nose: quite paradoxical,. First sniff and you think: "whoa! Thats a big-un." Then you nose again, slowly and carefully you realise that whilst the nose does seem superficially big, it is actually made up of dozens of tiny aromas ganging together. The main theme is delicate tangerine and vanilla – almost like tangerine yogurt – but there are weightier spices to note, all of them fragments, especially the watery allspice and ginger…sublime.
Taste: and now the palate continues with exactly the same theme: a million little flavour explosions, all timed to go off one after the other, but all on a sweet muscovado sugar bed created by the superb base malt of Clynelish.
Finish: thins rapidly into a more basic vanilla, though there is still a spice pulse and glow; just a little bitter at the death.
Balance: having initially been chopped down by the SWA, who were indignant that extra staves had been inserted into the casks, The Spice Tree is not only back but in full bloom. Indeed, the blossom on this, created by the use of fresh oak barrel heads, is more intoxicating than its predecessor – mainly because there is a more even and less dramatic personality to this.
Not just a great malt, but a serious contender for Jim Murray Whisky Bible 2011 World Whisky of the Year.

70cl £ 38.26  BUY NOW
Edencroft
Compass Box - The Peat Monster

Compass Box – The Peat Monster
Country: Scotland   Region: Blended
Age: 46%   Strength: Compass Box
Summary: Rich and loaded with flavour: a bacon-fat smokiness, full-blown peat, a maltiness, hints of fruit and spice. The finish is very long, echoing peat and smoke for several minutes.
Flavour Descriptors: rich and loaded with flavour: a bacon-fat smokiness, full-blown peat, a maltiness, hints of fruit and spice. The finish is very long, echoing peat and smoke for several minutes.
Recommendations: a fantastic late-night digestif malt whisky. Also suitable for taking the chill off a cold day. Excellent with blue vein cheeses.
Distillery Sourcing: Islay single malts from the village of Port Askaig as well as some south shore whisky (as of late 2007); and Ardmore. All aged from 10-16 years.
Wood: a mix of first-fill and refill American oak.
Bottling Details: bottled at 46%. Not chill filtered. Natural colour.

£ 36.95  BUY NOW
Edencroft
Douglas Laing - The Christmas 2011 Big Peat

Douglas Laing – The Christmas 2011 Big Peat
Country: Scotland   Region: Islay
Age:    Strength: 57.8%
Summary: HISTORICALLY WE CALL THIS – WHISPER IT – A VATTED MALT, BLONDE IN THE BOTTLE – BUT WITH A BIG PEAT KICK
A SMALL BATCH BOTTLING TRADITIONALLY UNCHILL FILTERED CONTAINING ONLY ISLAY MALT WHISKIES!
But what exactly is a Vatted Malt? It is what the Scotch Whisky industry has traditionally called “a marriage of Malts”. Big Peat contains Malt Whisky ONLY from the island of Islay – some say it’s the ultimate taste of Islay!
Big Peat is a feisty Islay character has a sweet side too – ‘he’ carries a big peaty (“phenolic”), beachy, oceanic, rather ashy selection of malts only from the island of Islay. We do not chill filter – we prefer a more old fashioned traditional approach – so you will detect a massive amplification of sea-faring qualities on the nose, palate, and finish
Nose: just one of those noses where it takes a tremendous act of will to put the glass down…the interplay between the salts and sugars, the counterweights between the different varieties of phenols themselves;
Taste: when the delivery strikes home with the oils, phenols and sugars in immediate harmony, you know you are in for an experience. The question is: can it keep this quality to the end?
Finish: …indeed it can! In fact, it improves and so complex and tantalising are those astonishing Demerara and peaty riches, it is hard to quite know where the end begins. A number of teasing bourbon tones, on the liquorice and hickory side – perhaps with a hint of honey – stokes the fireside complexity further…;
Balance: I haven’t got a television these days as my life is simply too busy. And with entertainment like this in the glass to keep you occupied, who needs one…? I doubt if any Christmas special on the box came remotely close to matching this…!

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Filed Under: 38 Year Old, 40 Year Old, 41 Year Old, Big Peat, Blended, Compass Box, Edencroft Spirit Specialists, Glenglassaugh, Islay, New Arrivals, Rare Whiskies, Speyside

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