SMWS 5.125 IF I WERE A LADY AND YOU WERE
$284.99
IF I WERE A LADY AND YOU WERE A CARPENTER
This 20 year old Lowlander was matured in a 1st fill ex-bourbon barrel and has an abv of 56.1%.
Flavour profile: Juicy, oak & vanilla
Distilled on: 27 January 2003
Outturn: 168 bottles
Decadent Drams Glentauchers 19 Year
$394.99
57.1% - 2002 First Fill Bourbon & 2005 First Fill Sherry
87.96 points Whiskybase
Producer Description
This is a 19 year old Glentauchers single malt. We made it by muddling together a 2002 1st fill barrel of Glentauchers with a 2005 1st fill sherry butt of Glentauchers. The barrel got tipped in on top of the butt nearly two years ago, we bottled half that mix as Whisky Sponge Edition No.82 about a year ago, and now, we’ve decided it’s time to bottle the remainder of this mix. As such, here is Glentauchers 19 year old Decadent Drams! We bottled this with very slight reduction from cask strength at our favourite bottling strength of 57.1%. After an extra year in the sherry butt, with loads of headspace relative to the volume of whisky, the result is a hugely juicy and well-sherried, properly mature Glentauchers. Full of fruits, rich sherry notes, spices and waxiness. It’s despicably, decadently delicious stuff, and you should buy one for yourself and another for yourself and one for a pal. And one for your cat. Buy a cat if you need to in order to undertake that final instruction."
Old Orkney Malt 21 Year
$614.99
52.9% - 2003 Refill Hogshead / 1999 First Fill ex-Bodega Sherry Butt
89.18 points Whiskybase
Producer Description
"This is our third official Old Orkney bottling. A multi-vintage, small batch 21 year old Orkney single malt, bottled at natural cask strength with a beautiful and rich sherrywood influence. We married together equal parts Orkney Malt from two different casks. First, a 2003 plain oak refill hogshead, second, a 1999 1st fill ex-bodega sherry butt. The whisky from these two casks was combined and married in a 2nd fill sherry butt for at least six months, before being bottled at natural cask strength. The result is a big, very robust and well-sherried Orkney single malt, with a very rugged, drying and salty sherry profile, underpinned by a gentle thread of Orcadian peat smoke. Old school and hugely characterful Orkney single malt!"
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."
Equinox & Solstice Bunnahabhain 11 Year
$244.99
This 11 year old Bunnahabhainwas created from lightly peated malt matured in a first fill oloroso sherry hogshead married with heavily peated malt matured in a first PX Sherry Hogshead. Bottled at 48.5%.
Producer Description
"This is our Winter 2024 edition of Equinox & Solstice series. It's a 2013, 11 year old, peated Bunnahabhain matured in sherrywood. To make this we combined a 1st fill Oloroso sherry hogshead of lightly peated Bunnahabhain Ardnahoe, with a 1st fill PX sherry hogshead of heavily peated Bunnahabhain Staoisha. This mix was left to marry for a couple of months, before being bottled at this series' trademark easy dramming strength of 48.5%. It's a big, rich, velvety and generously peaty Bunna, full of comforting smoky warmth and nicely assertive and salty sherry character. A perfect companion for winter nights and good cheer."
Lochlea Red Wine Cask Limited Edition
$99.99
This limited annual release from Lochlea was finished in an assortment of Red Wine Cask before bottling at 46%.
Producer Description
"This vibrant new series of Red Wine Cask finishes, sets the tone for an evolving journey of flavour and craftsmanship.
This annual limited edition is finished in Grenache wine casks, following initial maturation in first‑fill Bourbon barrels. The result is a bright, fruit‑forward whisky bursting with summer berries, strawberry shortcake, and sweet vanilla, before giving way to spiced biscuits and rich oak."
Macallan Harmony Honey Orchid Tea
$374.99
The 5th release in the Macallan Harmony Collection was bottled at 43.9% after maturing in Sherry and Bourbon casks.
Producer Description
"An exquisite single malt whisky matured in a combination of sherry seasoned European and American oak casks, with a subtle inclusion of casks that previously held bourbon. This whisky is inspired by JING's Phoenix Honey Orchid, a complex tea with lush dessert wine aromas and exotic fruit notes.
"Predominantly matured in sherry seasoned American oak casks, the whisky has drawn fruity and floral flavours, beautifully balanced by the inclusion of sherry seasoned European oak, which offers a pleasing roasted richness and a touch of astringency. The subtle inclusion of casks that previously held bourbon adds a final sweetness, emulating the dessert wine aromas found in this tea that inspires this single malt."
Glasgow 1770 Original
$87.99
Bottled at 46% after maturing in ex-Bourbon, and finishing in Virgin American Oak casks.
Old & Rare Ben Nevis 31 Year
$1,099.99
This 1991 vintage Ben Nevis was bottled after 31 years in an Oloroso Sherry Butt at 61.2%. Bottled under Hunter Laing's Old & Rare - A Platinum Selection. This whisky was originally priced at nearly $2500 retail, but we talked them down to a more reasonable price point... 89pts Whisky Fun *& 88.55pts Whiskybase.
Decadent Drams Craigellachie 20 Year
$529.99
Bottled at 58.3%, this 2005 vintage Craigellachie, was initially matured 16 years in a Refill Hogshead before finishing 4 years in a First Fill Sherry Hogshead. 20 Years. - 87.22pts Whiskybase & 89pts Whisky Fun
Producer Description
"Big cask Craigellachie that doesn’t care if you’ve had your dinner. A 2005 refill bruiser with four years of first-fill sherry bolted on at the end, bottled at 58.3% and soaked in pipe smoke, walnut oil, BBQ soot, and treacle you’d need a bandsaw to cut. It’s waxy, meaty, sulphur-kissed and unapologetically heavy. Think coal shed, old study, steak tartare and scorched fruit cake. Not elegant. Not clean. Just massive and magnificent."