G&M Conn Choice Rosebank
$89.99
Rosebank is a much-mourned, closed Lowland distillery, formerly situated near the town of Falkirk. Closed by Diageo in 1993 there is no possibility of it rising from the ashes as its buildings have been converted to shops, restaurants and flats. G&M's Tasting Note: Nose: Citrus notes with toasted cocoa aromas. Palate: Dry and spicy initially, floral flavour develops. Body: Light. Finish: A slight sweetness.
Ardbeg Airigh Nam Beist
$82.34
"Arigh Nam Beist" is ancient Scots gaelic for "shelter of the beast", an appropriate name for this enormous though gentle whisky. Distillers tasting note: "Nose: Smoky, ice cream, fennel, pine nuts and zesty limes. Taste: Peppery, oily mouthfeel. Maple syrup, smoky bacon, antiseptic lozenges, some vanilla, smoked meats and barbecue spices. Finish: Zesty , smoky and intriguing." Jim Murray gave it 95pts and said: "There is only one distillery on earth that could make something so gigantic, yet so delicate.
Murray McDavid Bowmore 1995
$62.99
Murray McDavid Mortlach
$94.49
Tobermory 15 Year
$143.99
Ledaig 10 Year
$60.29
Ledaig 10 Year is a heavily peated bottling of single malt whisky from Tobermory Distillery. Nose: grassy, honeyed and peaty, some barley and a medicinal pheonolic edge. Aromas of steamed mussels in a salty broth. Finish: peat, some salt and thick viscous oils.
Signatory Imperial 1982
$148.49
Matured from a single refill sherry butt, this whisky is one 501 bottles filled at a cask strength of 55.7%. This is a relatively rare whisky to find largely because the distillery is closed! Tasting notes to follow, colour looks inviting!
Springbank Vintage Batch # 2
$86.39
Tasting Note: Nose - Damp moss, varnish, fruit (red apples, green bananas and oranges) barnyardy. Subtle hints of the rich oat, chocolate and marmalade flavours from batch 1. Its sweet side really develops and brings out aromas of vanilla and toasted marshmallows. Palate - Loads of sherry and oak. Nice and earthy - think moss and damp woodlands or dunnage warehouse floors. Finish - Long and sweet.
Murray McDavid Ardbeg Bourbon 14 Year
$83.69
Only 270 bottles in this bottling, matured in bourbon casks and bottled at a cask strength of 55.3%.Nose: lots of sweet, gristy vanilla and malt, minty and grassy, faint traces of smoke and salt with the peat nowhere to be seen, unusually fresh and lively; Palate: sweet spicy vanilla on the palate superseded by salty, buttery peat that slowly darkens to chocolate notes; Finish: drying, oily and sweet with chocolaty-grassy peat.