Whisky Sponge Marketing Malt 15 Year Ed.
$364.99
Decadent Drinks can't tell you this is a Macallan... but we are under no such restrictions. The whisky was full term matured for 15 years in a Sherry cask, originally filled in 2008. Edition No.88 has been bottled at 57.1%. 87.75pts Whiskybase
Producer Description
"Whisky Sponge Edition No.88 is a cask of ‘The Marketing Malt’, aged for 15 years in fresh sherrywood and bottled at 100° proof, this is a rare example of whisky from this now sadly closed distillery. Our label humbly, and respectfully, pays tribute to this great whisky by alluding to the lifesize version of Teletubby land which has been erected where it once stood. Please sip this whisky with hushed reverence, mournful respect and a profound sense of seriousness. Thank you."
Back Label
"For reasons not even science can wholly explain, whisky has always been best when drenched in marketing that contains only the most vivid and incredulous stories. Due to increases in quality of spirit, most newer distilleries no longer insist using these sorts of marketing gimmicks. The MARKETING MALT DIRECTORS DO!
"Only the finest and most exquisite marketing is used in the creation of The Marketing Malt. This process is unfalteringly obsessed over by management and is what makes The MarketingMalt the pinnacle of all whisky marketing - the Fiat Uno of malts!"
Old Orkney 002 19 Year
$324.99
The second release of Old Orkney from Decadent Drinks is a 2004 vintage Highland Park, matured 19 years in a Refill Hogshead before bottling at 53%. 89.02pts Whiskybase
Producer Description
"To continue our Old Orkney brand, we wanted to find a cask that was suitably different from the previous one. This 2004 refill hogshead of Orkney Malt was just the ticket, less peaty than O.O.1, this is more about super classical Orkney heather honey and coastal freshness, with just a wee peck of peat in the background. A gorgeous and very classical example of this rugged old Orcadian Viking.
"This is O.O.2, our second bottling in our Old Orkney series.
"For this bottling we selected a 2004 refill hogshead which we’ve bottled at 19 years of age and with several degrees reduction to 53%. We felt this magnified the coastal and classical heather honey notes of this Orkney single malt. This is slightly less peaty than O.O.1, but no less evocative or powerful, and indeed the extra maturity brings a richness and depth to this whisky that is hugely satisfying."
About the Old Orkney Brand
"Very early on in the Decadent Drinks story, Angus had the idea to see if he might be able to buy the historic, but long dormant, Old Orkney brand. AKA: 'Double O'. After all, nothing ventured, nothing gained. The reason for this is that one of the big influences upon Angus' approach to bottling and branding, was the old 'Double O.O.' brand. It was originally the bottling brand of Stromness Distillery on Orkney, which sadly closed in 1928. After that time the brand quickly fell into dormancy and was used only very sporadically in the intervening decades."
Westie Sponge Springbank 24 Year Ed. No.
$1,619.99
This 1999 Springbank matured 24 years in a 1st Fill Sherry Butt and has been bottled at 54.5%. It is the 3rd release in the Westie Sponge range.
Producer Description
"Westie Sponge celebrates the whiskies of the Western Highlands and Islands of Scotland, so when we got the chance to bottle another of these amazing old sherry butts of Springbank, we felt this one was the perfect fit for this series.
"This is a particularly powerful and rugged example of Springbank. Very coastal and salty, with a leathery, nutty and almost tarry sherry profile, and then layers of familiar waxiness, mineral oils and soft, background peat smoke underneath. The whole thing is drenched in distillery character and is beautifully evocative of the west highlands. We also felt this cask was a perfect candidate for the hand-blown cognac glass treatment. We think it looks every bit as bonnie as it tastes."
Whisky Sponge Westport 17 Year Ed. No.83
$279.99
This 17 year old single cask Blended Malt is a teapooned (probably) Glenmorangie, distilled in 2006, and matured 17 years in a refill hogshead before bottling at the "slightly reduced ABV of 55%."
Producer Description
"Let's not pretend that this isn’t a single cask of Glenmorangie. Which is precisely why we wanted to bottle it, that and also the fact it is a lovely example of this make that’s seen only refill wood and displays a wonderfully balanced style that preserves this distillery’s more gentle highland profile while still showing lots of richness and maturity. Plus any excuse to put a giraffe on the label.
"This is Whisky Sponge Edition No.83, it’s a single refill hogshead of 17 year old ‘Westport’ distilled in 2006 and bottled at 17 years of age and a slightly reduced ABV of 55%. We’ve labelled this as a ‘blended malt’ however, we feel it is rather obvious which distillery this teaspoon-tinkered cask is from – the one prowled by Jill Bumsden and riddled with Giraffes. We hope you enjoy this rather gorgeous and nicely mature example of Glensporrangie, it tastes like old jokes, dry patter and mysterious kilts aged in dunnage warehouses."
Westie Sponge Ed.1 NcNean 5 Year
$182.99
This 2018 vintage Nc'Nean was matured in a pair of First Fill Hogshead casks for 5 years before bottling at 55%.
Producer Description
"This is Westie Sponge, a new (slightly more serious) side-series of Whisky Sponge that celebrates the single malts of the West Highlands and Islands.
"Whisky Sponge is from the west coast of Scotland and as such it’s a place that holds a very special place in his heart. He’s always wanted to do a series that celebrates and showcases the often characterful, full-bodied and evocative whiskies of these wildest and most beautiful parts of Scotland. And this is it.
"For Westie Sponge One, we’ve selected two casks of Nc’Nean single malt. These were distilled in 2018 from two different yeast recipes: Anchor and Fermentis, and Anchor, Fermentis and DistilaMax RM. They were matured in two 1st fill hogsheads, before being combined a few months ago and put back into the same two casks. Half of this mix – 340 bottles - has been bottled as Westie Sponge One with a slightly reduced bottling strength of 55%. The remainder has been re-racked into refill wood and will be bottled at some time in the future...
"This is a surprisingly mature and rather lusciously fruity young whisky that balances some nice richness from the casks, alongside a detailed and vivid fruit character from the distillate."
Whisky Sponge Gone Grant 31 Year Ed. No.
$774.99
Decadent drinks can't tell you that this is from the closed Caperdonich distillery, but we are under no such restrictions. 'Gone Grant' is a rather clever name for a distillery once call Glen Grant #2. Distilled in 1993, the whisky matured 31 years in a 2nd Fill ex-Bourbon Barrel before bottling at 43.9%. 90pts Whiskybase
Producer Description
"Whisky Sponge Edition No.89 is from a closed Speyside distillery that sounds like ‘Cap her sporran itch’. It is a single 2nd fill barrel, distilled and filled in 1993, matured full term for 31 years and then bottled at natural cask strength.
It tastes like delicious, easy drinking, full-bodied, old style Speyside malt whisky. And if that sounds like your sort of gig, they you had jolly well better buy a bottle or two of this whisky, goddammit!"
Bruichladdich 30 Year
$2,599.99
This 30 year old Bruichladdich was produced from spirit laid down in 1989, 1990, and 1991, all of which was filled into Refill Hogshead casks. Half of the whisky was reracked into fresh Bourbon casks roughly 10 years ago. The two components were married for 3 months in Refill ex-Bourbon casks before bottling at 43%.
Producer Description
"The Bruichladdich Thirty has spent the entirety of its maturation life in handpicked, exceptionally rare ex-Bourbon casks. A limited and refined single malt Scotch whisky, The Bruichladdich Thirty is bottled at 43% bringing the sweetness of toasted oak, honey and soft vanilla to the fore. Delicate yet complex, a hint of dark chocolate complements the spirit’s elegant floral profile while the gentle influence of sea air lingers – a subtle nod to the whisky’s all Islay maturation."
Islay Sponge Part 4 Port Charlotte 20 Ye
$654.99
The 4th Release of Islay Sponge is a 2004 vintage, 20 year, Port Charlotte, bottled a 56.5% after maturing in a Refill Hogshead. 90.16pts Whiskybase
Producer Description
"Another fantastic example of Port Charlotte from one of those early production vintages where they were essentially cos-distilling Brora. Made all the more exciting in this instace by the fact that it has matured in a refill hogshead, meaning all the more extra juicy, farmy, peaty, distilliatey goodness! This is Islay Sponge Part IV. It’s a 2003, 20 year old Port Charlotte which has matured full term in a trusty refill hogshead which we have bottled at natural cask strength.
Back in 2003 they were essentially distilling a kind of covert Brora at Bruichladdich, thankfully all that farmyard funk and dense Islay goodness has been put front and centre in this lovely cask. As such, we thought it would be a very fitting latest entry in our ongoing effort to bottle an example of each Islay distillery. As you enjoy it, please imagine you are standing on a lighthouse being gently seduced by an appropriately slimy Levithan tentacle."
Ballechin 19 Year Madeira
$319.99
This peated Edradour, aka Ballechin, was created from a small batch of whisky filled into Madeira casks, and bottled after 19 years at 53.5%. 88.57pts Whiskybase