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Glenesk Maltings 1969 / 25th Anniversary Highland Whisky

April 25, 2012 by Gary Leave a Comment

Glenesk Maltings 1969 / 25th Anniversary Highland Whisky

75cl / 60% / Distillery Bottling – A very rare bottling of 1969 Glen Esk released to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their onsite maltings in the early 80s. The distillery closed in 1985, shortly after the release of this whisky, and now operates purely as a maltings..

Price: £ 599.00 BUY IT NOW

You can buy this Malt Whisky from:-

The Whisky Exchange
Master of Malt
Edencroft Fine Wine & Spirit Specialists
Abbey Whisky
The Drink Shop
The Whisky Barrel

Or you can compare prices from a selection of suppliers.

Lochside 1981 / Bot.2011 / Berry Brothers & Rudd Highland Whisky

February 2, 2012 by Gary Leave a Comment

Lochside 1981 / Bot.2011 / Berry Brothers & Rudd Highland Whisky

70cl / 46% / Berry Brothers & Rudd – A 1981 vintage whisky from Lochside bottled by Berry Brothers & Rudd. Lochside was closed in 1992 and has begun to pick up a cult following as aged stock has started to come into its prime..

Price: £ 135.00 BUY IT NOW

You can buy this Malt Whisky from:-

The Whisky Exchange
Master of Malt
Edencroft Fine Wine & Spirit Specialists
Abbey Whisky
The Drink Shop

Or you can compare prices from a selection of suppliers.

Glenugie 1980 / 30 Year Old / Deoch An Doras Highland Whisky

January 17, 2012 by Gary Leave a Comment

Glenugie 1980 / 30 Year Old / Deoch An Doras Highland Whisky

70cl / 52.13% / Distillery Bottling – Only the second official bottling of whisky from closed distillery Glenugie, following the previous 32 year entry with this 1980 vintage 30 year old. The distillery closed in 1983 and has since been demolished, and bottlings in general are quite rare..

Price: £ 265.00 BUY IT NOW

You can buy this Malt Whisky from:-

The Whisky Exchange
Master of Malt
Edencroft Fine Wine & Spirit Specialists
Abbey Whisky
The Drink Shop

Or you can compare prices from a selection of suppliers.

Banff 1982 / 21 Year Old – Single Speyside Malt Scotch Whisky

May 8, 2011 by Gary Leave a Comment

Banff 1982 / 21 Year Old - Single Speyside Malt Scotch Whisky

70cl / 57.1% / Distillery Bottling – The Rare Malts are a now-discontinued series of cask-strength releases designed by Diageo to showcase some of the hidden treasures in their portfolio. This particular dram is all the more precious for having come from a distillery closed in 1983 and now sadly demolished..

Price: £ 199.82 BUY IT NOW

You can buy it here: Banff 1982 / 21 Year Old – Single Speyside Malt Scotch Whisky

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Littlemill 1991 / Connoisseurs Choice – Lowland Single Malt Scotch Whisky

April 21, 2011 by Gary Leave a Comment

Littlemill 1991 / Connoisseurs Choice - Lowland Single Malt Scotch Whisky

70cl / 43% / Gordon & Macphail – A bottling by Connoisseurs Choice from the Littlemill distillery, which closed in 1994 and is now demolished..

Price: £ 48.57 BUY IT NOW

You can buy it here: Littlemill 1991 / Connoisseurs Choice – Lowland Single Malt Scotch Whisky

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Pittyvaich 1989 / 20 Year Old – Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky

March 11, 2011 by Gary Leave a Comment

Pittyvaich 1989 / 20 Year Old - Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky

70cl / 57.5% / Distillery Bottling – A very pleasant appley, biscuity dram from an unheralded distillery that closed its doors in 1993 after only eighteen years of existence. We were suprised at the quality of this Pittyvaich, which wears its twenty years very lightly..

Price: £ 127.66 BUY IT NOW

You can buy it here: Pittyvaich 1989 / 20 Year Old – Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky

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Glenugie 1977 / 32 Year Old / Deoch An Doras – Highland Single Malt Whisky

March 2, 2011 by Gary Leave a Comment

Glenugie 1977 / 32 Year Old / Deoch An Doras - Highland Single Malt Whisky

70cl / 55.48% / Distillery Bottling – The first official bottling of Glenugie since a near-impossible-to-find 5yo Grant McDonald bottling from about twenty years ago, this 1977 was bottled in 2010, twenty-seven years after the distillery closed its doors for the last time in 1983. Bottled at its impressive cask strength of 55% abv..

Price: £ 240.00 BUY IT NOW

You can buy it here: Glenugie 1977 / 32 Year Old / Deoch An Doras – Highland Single Malt Whisky

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Banff 1971 / 38 Year Old / Sherry Cask – Single Speyside Malt Scotch Whisky

January 25, 2011 by Gary Leave a Comment

Banff 1971 / 38 Year Old / Sherry Cask - Single Speyside Malt Scotch Whisky

70cl / 53.4% / Douglas Laing – Bottled in August 2009, this is a single sherry cask of the rather rare and obscure Banff distillery, which closed in 1983 and was destroyed by a fire in 1991. Bottled by Douglas Laing for their Old & Rare Platinum Selection..

Price: £ 250.00 BUY IT NOW

You can buy it here: Banff 1971 / 38 Year Old / Sherry Cask – Single Speyside Malt Scotch Whisky

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Glenlochy 1980 / 29 Year Old / Cask #2649 – Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky

December 30, 2010 by Gary Leave a Comment

Glenlochy 1980 / 29 Year Old / Cask #2649 - Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky

70cl / 52.8% / Signatory – The Glenlochy distillery was closed in the early 1980s, and the whisky made there rarely sees the light of day as most of the malt produced there went into Diageo’s blends, so this is indeed a rare treat from Signatory..

Price: £ 97.95 BUY IT NOW

You can buy it here: Glenlochy 1980 / 29 Year Old / Cask #2649 – Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Or you can compare prices from a selection of suppliers here.