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Glenallachie-glenlivet 12 Year Old / Bot.1980s Speyside Whisky
75cl / 43% / Distillery Bottling – A very rare distillery bottling of Glenallachie-Glenlivet whisky. This is one of the few single malt whiskies bottled by the distillery, as most of the whisky distilled ends up going into blended whisky. This single malt has been aged for 12 years and was bottled sometime in the 1980s.
Price: £ 225.00 BUY IT NOW from The Whisky Exchange
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Master Of Malt’s 60 Year Old Speyside!
Today, Master Of Malt are pleased to add a 60 year old Single Malt Whisky to their award-winning Secret Bottlings series!
Distilled and matured at an undisclosed, but famous, Speyside distillery, Master Of Malt are able to offer this new 60 year old single malt at an amazing £999.95 a bottle!
The fact that they have been able to get hold of a malt of such an age is amazing in itself, the marketplace is not exactly awash with 60 year old malts.
But if you also add the fact that whiskies even half this age go for this kind of money then £999.95 represents an un-beatable price for 70cl. of drinkable history.
The Secret Bottlings range offer an opportunity to purchase a truly great malt and basically you are paying for just that – a great malt – NOT the branding and advertising that can hike up the price to an astronomical level.
These bottlings, apart from being great value for money, have already been recognised by the Drinks fraternity:-
Their 30 Year Old won Gold Outstanding at the International Wine & Spirits Competition in 2013.
The 40 Year Old achieved Gold and Best in Class at the International Spirits Challenge, also in 2013.
Their previous edition of the current 50 Year Old achieved an extraordinary score of 96.5 in Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible 2014.
Good things come in packages tied up with string!
Master Of Malt 60 Year Old Speyside (1st Edition) |
Nose: Woody, caramel, raisins and a hint of soft fruits.
Palate: I was expecting wood but, surprisingly, that’s very muted. Light caramel, spice, sweet plump raisins garnished with nutmeg. Finish: Quite tanin, long finish, long pleasantly balanced spice combined with tobacco. Overall: A well defined quality dram, certainly something a bit special. An occasion dram waiting for the right occasion. But then, that occasion could be very swiftly found! |
Many thanks to Master Of Malt for the sample.
The New Balblair Malt From Edencrofts
Edencroft has 4 New additions to it’s range this week with whiskies from the Highlands, Islay and Speyside regions.
The brands include Balblair, Laphroaig, Macallan and Mosstowie and are aged between 14 and 33 Years Old.
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Balblair – 1983 1st Release Country: Scotland Region: Highlands Age: Strength: 46% Summary: Matured in American oak ex-bourbon barrels, Balblair Vintage 1983 is a rich, warm dram, combining all core Balblair characteristics. Only just launched to replace the 2nd release of 1975 this stunning dram is sure to be just as popular as its predecessor. Appearance: The first release of Balblair 1983 has a rich golden appearance. Aroma: On the nose there are warm aromas of butterscotch, toffee and vanilla that come from the long years of maturation in American oak ex-bourbon barrels. Citrus fruits can also be detected in the aroma adding to the complexity of this exceptional Vintage. Taste: On the palate it is sweet and spicy; with overtones of fresh fruits and honey. Finish: A long, warming and full bodied finish. |
70cl | £ 195.00 BUY NOW |
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Laphroaig – Old Malt Cask 14 Year Old Edition Country: Scotland Region: Islay Age: 14 Year Old Strength: 50% Summary: Cask: Refill Hogshead DL No: 9227. Bottles from Cask: 311. Distilled: Oct 1998. Bottled: Dec 2012. Nose: opens sweetly – then catch is "ocean" – peat & tar. Taste: still phenolic & sweet + spices – chimney soot & iodine. Finish: "bandaged" – still peated/sweet – tarry & spiced. Buy any two bottles from our current Old Malt Cask range (listed on our Blog http://edencroft.blogspot.co.uk/) and receive a bottle of 13 Year Old Malt Cask Cragganmore FREE (worth £70.00). |
70cl | £ 95.00 BUY NOW |
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Macallan – Old Malt Cask 25 Year Old/15th Anniversary Edition Country: Scotland Region: Speyside Age: 25 Year Old Strength: 51.4% Summary: To conclude a very rewarding year for me, professionally and personally, Hunter Laing & Co Ltd. is releasing two special new lines. The first of these is an Anniversary series of six casks, bottled to celebrate fifteen years of our flagship Old Malt Cask brand. Together with my sons Scott and Andrew, as well as our Master Blender Tom Aitken, I have selected casks from our maturing stocks which each do justice to the labels fifteen year milestone. These cask-strength Anniversary bottlings are presented in green glass with wooden gift boxes, and are finished in the original-style labels to pay homage to the earliest Old Malt Cask releases. Choosing these casks allowed me to reflect with pride on my last fifteen years as a single cask bottler and, in reviewing our stocks, to look forward with relish to the next fifteen years of the Old Malt Cask. Stuart Laing. |
70cl | £ 440.00 BUY NOW |
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Mosstowie – 33 Year Old Gordon Macphail Rare Edition Country: Scotland Region: Speyside Age: 33 Year Old Strength: 46% Summary: For over 25 years Miltonduff Distillery produced 2 different Single Malt Whiskies. In 1955 due to the increased demand within Hiram Walker for different styles of whisky, a chemical engineer, Alistair Cunningham designed the Lomond Still. This type of still had a wide neck which housed three rectifying plates. These plates were used to vary the amount of reflux that took place within the still thus altering the spirit produced. The plates could either be filled with cool liquid or left dry. They could be rotated – the horizontal position would maximise reflux while the vertical position would reduce reflux. Due to increased demand for Ballantines Blend in the 1980s, the Mosstowie stills were altered to produce Miltonduff – the key component of Ballantines. AROMA WITHOUT WATER: Freshly washed wool and hessian. With hints of polished oak, beeswax and orange peel. TASTE WITHOUT WATER: A sweet liquorice and aniseed flavour. Pepper and ash notes linger. AROMA WITH WATER: Creamy hot chocolate aromas with spiced orange and cardamom notes. TASTE WITH WATER: Cinnamon and Clove influences with hints of Cedar wood. |
70cl | £ 485.00 BUY NOW |
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Glendronach Grandeur / 24 Year Old / Batch 4 Country: Scotland Region: Speyside Age: 24 Years Old Strength: 48.9% GlenDronach Grandeur 24 Year Old is an exceptional whisky that’s been specially selected by their Master Distiller, Billy Walker. Taken from some of the oldest and most unique Oloroso sherry casks at GlenDronach, Batch number 4 of the Grandeur series is limited to 569 bottles and has been bottled at 48.9% vol. |
70cl | £ 297.50 BUY NOW |
Balvenie 17 Year Old / Islay Cask Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
70cl / 43% / Distillery Bottling – This Balvenie was matured in barrels that had previously held whisky from Islay, imparting a peatiness to the otherwise unpeated Speyside malt. A slightly mad mix, this has developed a cult following and is consequently increasingly hard to find.
Price: £ 299.00 BUY IT NOW from The Whisky Exchange
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Macallan 1969 / 32 Year Old / Fine & Rare Cask #10412 Speyside Whisky
70cl / 59% / Distillery Bottling – A 1969 Macallan from single cask #10412, released at a hugely impressive 59% after 32 years of cask ageing. This vintage Macallan is part of the Fine & Rare series, the distillery’s ne plus ultra range.
Price: £ 8350.00 BUY IT NOW from The Whisky Exchange
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Glenrothes 1972 / Bot.1996 Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
70cl / 43% / Distillery Bottling – An old 1972 vintage bottling of Glenrothes from the mid-1990s with the official short description ‘Rich, Spicy, Fruitiness’. That’ll be sherry, then, from a period during which Glenrothes produced some of their very best whisky. These early vintage bottlings are getting pretty scarce these days.
Price: £ 650.00 BUY IT NOW from The Whisky Exchange
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The 13 Year Old Malt Cask Cragganmore – Get it FREE!
Edencrofts has a great offer on at the moment on their Old Malt Cask range of whiskies.
Buy any two bottles from their current Old Malt Cask range (listed below) and receive a bottle of 13 Year Old Malt Cask Cragganmore FREE! (worth £70.00)
Obviously, with such a great promotion as this, demand is going to be high and stocks are going to be limited. So it’s on a first come, first served basis.
So head off to Edencrofts or check out their blog post.
Edencrofts Old Malt Cask range
- Aberfeldy – Old Malt Cask 16 Year Old Edition.
- Allt A’Bhainne – Old Malt Cask 21 Year Old Edition.
- Ben Nevis – Old Malt Cask 16 Year Old Edition.
- BenRiach – Old Malt Cask 15 Year Old Edition.
- Benrinnes – Old Malt Cask 21 Year Old Edition.
- Bowmore – Old Malt Cask 18 Year Old Edition.
- Bruichladdich – Old Malt Cask 15 Year Old Edition.
- Bunnahabhain – Old Malt Cask 14 Year Old Edition.
- Caol Ila – Old Malt Cask 16 Year Old Edition.
- Cragganmore – Old Malt Cask 13 Year Old Edition.
- Glen Ord Sherry Finish – Old Malt Cask 18 Year Old Edition.
- Glen Scotia – Old Malt Cask 18 Year Old Edition.
- Glen Spey – Old Malt Cask 25 Year Old Edition.
- Highland Park – Old Malt Cask 23 Year Old Edition.
- Imperial – Old Malt Cask 17 Year Old Edition.
- Laphroaig – Old Malt Cask 14 Year Old Edition.
- Tobermory – Old Malt Cask 15 Year Old Edition.
In addition Edencrofts has 2 New additions to it’s range this week with a couple of Speyside malts.
They are a Glendronach (24 Year Old) and an 18 Year Old Glenlivet.
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Glendronach – 24 Year Old Grandeur Country: Scotland Region: Speyside Age: 24 Year Old Strength: 49% Summary: Cask Type: Matured exclusively in Oloroso sherry butts. Appearance: Glistening burnt amber holds a rich crimson heart. Nose: A magnificent combination of honey-drenched dates and succulent raisins which gently ebb and flow with waves of delicate orange blossom, mint and cracked black pepper. Hints of glazed cherries and toasted almonds perfectly complement the seductive nose. A nose to be appreciated slowly and often. Palate: A fabulously full-bodied, vibrant palate captures a multitude of classic sherry cask characteristics. The delicate sweetness of rum-soaked golden sultanas refines rich espresso, dark chocolate and treacle toffee. Zesty orange oil softens to a deep clove spice and prolongs the ever changing palate. A sublime example of understanding the relationship between cask and single malt perfectly. Conclusions: The Grandeur 24 years old encapsulates the perfect harmony of exquisite sherry oak casks, masterful maturation and traditional, crafted Highland single malt. A dram to be savoured in order to reveal the depth of dramatic flavours held in the glass. A truly memorable and captivating GlenDronach expression. |
70cl | £ 295.00 BUY NOW |
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The Glenlivet/guardians/18 Year Old/single Cask Country: Scotland Region: Speyside Age: 18 Year Old. Strength: 55.7% Summary: The Glenlivet Guardians Single Cask Edition, which was hand-selected by members of The Glenlivet Guardians – the brands online community – at an exclusive event in London in 2011. The 18 Year Old expression, aged in a second-fill sherry butt filled on 18th December 1992, is non chill-filtered and bottled at 55.7% ABV cask strength. Just 631 bottles will be available exclusively to purchase or sample at VIP Guardian events. Colour: Deep gold. Palate: Gentle oakiness, creamy, spicy, vanilla & gingerbread. Nose without Water: Mocha, golden syrup, earthy, toasted oats. Nose with Water: Cinnamon, marzipan, dried fruit. Finish: Medium long, balance, warm, multi-layered. |
70cl | £ 145.00 BUY NOW |
Balvenie 21 Year Old / Port Wood Finish Speyside Whisky
70cl / 40% / Distillery Bottling – An additional period of maturation in 30 year-old Port pipes has given this aged Balvenie an extra level of depth and concentration of flavour, adding potent fruit and smoke notes to the silky-smooth full-bodied palate. Rich, indulgent, after-dinner Speyside at it’s best.
Price: £ 126.00 BUY IT NOW from The Whisky Exchange
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Abbey Whisky has 11 New additions to it’s range this week with whiskies from regions and / or countries such as: Campbeltown, Highland, Indian, Island, Islay and Speyside.
The brands include Kilchoman, Balvenie, Amrut, Bunnahabhain, Glenfarclas, Clynelish, Highland Park, Glen Keith, Macallan, Hazelburn & Tobermory.
The ages of the new whiskies range from 4 to 42 Year Old malts.
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Amrut Bourbon Cask 3436 / Indian Single Malt Whisky Country: India Region: Indian Age: 4 Years Old Strength: 60% Vintage: 2009 Bottler: Amrut |
70cl | £ 59.95 BUY NOW |
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Blended Malt Number One – Batch 1 Country: Scotland Region: Speyside Age: Strength: 54% |
50cl | £ 49.95 BUY NOW |
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Bunnahabhain Batch 2 Country: Scotland Region: Islay Age: Strength: 45.3% |
50cl | £ 52.95 BUY NOW |
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Clynelish Batch 2 Country: Scotland Region: Highland Age: Strength: 50.6% |
50cl | £ 56.95 BUY NOW |
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Glen Keith Batch 1 Country: Scotland Region: Speyside Age: Strength: 51.2% |
50cl | £ 45.95 BUY NOW |
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Hazelburn Rundlets & Kilderkins / 10 Year Old Country: Scotland Region: Campbeltown Age: 10 Years Old Strength: 50.1% Vintage: 2003 Bottler: Springbank Distillery |
70cl | £ 60.95 BUY NOW |
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Highland Park Batch 1 Country: Scotland Region: Island Age: Strength: 44.7% |
50cl | £ 75.95 BUY NOW |
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Kilchoman Batch 1 Country: Scotland Region: Islay Age: Strength: 55.5% |
50cl | £ 75.00 BUY NOW |
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Macallan 1970 Speymalt / First Fill Sherry Butt Country: Scotland Region: Speyside Age: 42 Years Old Strength: 43% Vintage: 1970 Bottler: Gordon & MacPhail |
70cl | £ 405.00 BUY NOW |
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Secret Distillery Number One – Batch 1 Country: Scotland Region: Speyside Age: Strength: 55.4% |
50cl | £ 41.95 BUY NOW |
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Tobermory Batch 2 Country: Scotland Region: Island Age: Strength: 53.9% |
50cl | £ 51.95 BUY NOW |
