Glenrothes 1987
$77.39
Brora 25 Year
$539.99
The Northern Highland distillery of Brora closed in 1983 and has since become one of the biggest cult whiskies in Scotland. In the last decade leading up to its closure Brora distillery (originally called Clynelish) produced heavily peated malt whisky to distinguish itself from the new Clynelish distillery. Bora is highly sought after by collectors as a uniquely heavily peated Highland whisky. This official release is a stunner, and rumoured to be one of the last.
Balvenie 30 Year
$1,199.99
Bottled at 47.3%, the whisky is aged in European oak ex-Sherry casks hand selected by David Stewart.
Producer Description: "The Balvenie 30 Year Old is a rare and especially fine single malt for which Malt Master David C. Stewart MBE selects only exceptional casks that were laid down over 30 years ago. By marrying The Balvenie slowly, aged in traditional oak whisky casks with that aged in European oak sherry casks, David creates a rich, mellow aged whisky with unusual depth and complexity. ‘Thirty’ is bottled at 47.3% ABV to capture all the signature characteristics of The Balvenie."
Nose: Silky smooth and honeyed on the nose with mellow oaky tones and hints of candied orange peel.
Taste: Great depth with rich dark chocolate, hints of plum, marzipan and caramelised pear.
Finish: Exceptionally smooth and warming with gentle spice and lingering sweetness.
Longrow CV
$57.59
The CV is matured in a mix of Bourbon, Sherry, Port and Rum casks, and is a vatting of whiskies aged 7, 10 and 14 years. This is one of the most exceptional Islay-style whiskies on the market. "Nose: beautifully balanced smoke alternating between light and top-soil peats and coke; some pralines ups the ante; sublime: quite faultless; taste: dissolves on impact with the peats melting first, followed by molassed barley and mocha; finish: low key, it allows the vanillas to begin to dominate as the smoke drifts off; balance: a master-class in the art of subtle peat use." 95.5% Jim Murray
Arran 12 Year
$58.94
Tasting Note from the distiller: Aroma: An aromatic masterpiece with rich fruitcake mingling with fudge and toffee notes. Butterscotch sauce over vanilla ice cream. Sweet-fruit characters emerge with a dash of water; apple and banana. Palate: Oaky and rich with a distinct hazelnut character emerging. There is a hint of bitter fruit, like cooking apples, to balance the sweet caramel and malty notes and prolong the complexity. Finish: Character by the cask load.
Arran Burns 250 Anniversary Single Malt
$81.44
Distillers Tasting Note: Aroma: Milk chocolate and vanilla mingle with a fresh burst of citrus. Palate: Beautifully rounded malt that dances on the tongue. Heather honey, baked apples and cinnamon. Finish: 'A drams a dram for a' that" but this is liquid poetry. Raise a glass of this exceptional whisky and toast the life of an extraordinary man.
Port Charlotte 7 Year (PC7)
$130.49
SOLD OUT - No longer available. This is an older release which is likely not coming back.
Port Charlotte is the name Bruichladdich distillery gave to its heavily peated single malt, with the hopes that it would eventually come from its own distillery (under construction) PC7 has been matured in a mix of Bourbon and Sherry casks. Official tasting note: "Palate: The peaty flavour is rich and vibrant reaching deep onto the palate accompanied by dark warm molasses with hints of dates and bitter chocolate. The second layer brings the moor land mossy flavours bringing complexity and contrast weaving beautifully with the smoke, and then the marine breezes add their unique freshness, lifting the senses on an updraft of the Queen of the Hebrides."
Bruichladdich X4
$53.09
In 1693 in the outer Hebrides Martin Martin encountered a quadruple distilled spirit called "usquebaugh-baul" or "perilous whisky": "two spoonfuls of this last liquor is a sufficient dose; and if any man should exceed this, it would presently stop his breath, and endanger his life." X4 although potent, is not quite so dangerous as that which Martin Martin sampled, that said it packs a punch. On Islay in September 2008 my reaction was simply: "Wow!"
Bruichladdich DNA
$594.89
"DNA the Ultimate Essence of Bruichladdich" Another beautifully-presented Bruichladdich, DNA represents the last of the late 1960s and early 1970s casks acquired when the new owners took over. Matured mainly in bourbon cask with a small proportion of sherry casks, DNA has been finished in wine casks from cult claret Le Pin. The whisky is 36 years old, bottled at 41% and limited to 900 sequentially numbered bottles.