Glann Ar Mor Single Malt Whisky
$135.99
From the coast of Brittany comes Glann Ar Mor, a world class Single Malt in its own right. This is clean young whisky, produced in the traditional Scottish style. And not only the Scottish style, but the archaic and classic methods we so adore: wooden washbacks, small direct-fired stills and worm tub condensers. Whisky geeks, cheer loud and long! The spirit was then put into ex-bourbon barrels and left to mature in a place where the seaside imparts its own character on the whisky. Expect gorgeous grain notes and soft fruits.
46% abv
Signatory Unnamed Speyside 2009 46%
$129.99
"Unnamed Speyside" single malt! Could it be Glenfarclas, Macallan, Glenfiddich or some other litigious distillery? We may never know, bottled after 13 years after maturing in "Refill Sherry Butts"and bottled at 46%. Vatting reference: "Dru 17/A195#36"
Bruichladdich Organic 2010
$124.99
Distilled in 2009 from organically grown barley harvested in 2008, the whisky was matured 8 years in ex-Bourbon and Tennessee whiskey barrels before bottling at 50%!
Producer Description: "The whisky we distil from the organic barley of Mid Coul reflects the complex natural flavours of the landscape. Just as our stillmen refuse to abandon the traditional crafts of distillation in favour of automation or industrialisation, so farmer William Rose rejects the use of herbicides, pesticides and artificial fertilisers. Crop rotation is key. Our barley must take its turn in a seven year farm cycle that also produces organic cattle, sheep, oats, beans, grass, carrots, market gardening and a megawatt of green electricity. Respecting the land, the soil and the climate nourishes a genuine and thorough understanding of terroir and the results are pure Bruichladdich."
Highland Park 40 Year
$15,000.00
Producer Description
First released in April 2008, HIGHLAND PARK 40 Year Old is batched in very small quantities with only 10 casks selected for each bottling – it’s the culmination of years of whisky-making knowledge and experience.
Described in Whisky Magazine as ‘an incredibly well drinking Highland Park… sharing some of the 18 Year Old’s refinement but taking it into a different league’, our 40 Year Old is both highly complex and beautifully balanced, a rich and luxurious single malt at once deep, aromatic and smoky, yet singing with the sweetest notes of soft toffee, dark chocolate and fragrant orange zest.
Andrew's Tasting Note (From 2008)
My tasting note from Highland Park Distillery on Monday September 8th 2008. 48.3%
Nose: strawberries and whipped cream, fresh peach, crème brule and white chocolate.
Palate: dark fruits in fresh whipped cream with dark chocolate, honey and smoke show up later.
Finish: buttery and mouthwatering with honey, fresh fruit and rich cream.
Comment: As my friend, Jane would say, "it tastes like more!" Although Highland Park has not positioned this whisky to be a collectible, it is beautifully packaged and a real treasure.
Glenfiddich Experimental Fire & Cane
$97.99
The 4th release in the Glenfiddich Experimental Series is a peated single malt finished in sweet rum casks. Bottled at 43%.
Producer's Description
"Glenfiddich Fire & Cane features a fusion of two bold flavours coming together to form the unexpected combination of smoky Glenfiddich whisky finished in sweet rum casks.
"Fire & Cane is inspired by the early innovation of Glenfiddich Malt Master Brian Kinsman, who in 2003, first ran peated spirit through the Glenfiddich stills, birthing the concept of what would become the innovative Experimental Series. As the fourth expression of the Experimental Series, Fire & Cane fuses the brand’s smoky whisky with malts that had been maturing side-by-side in bourbon casks, showcasing Glenfiddich’s sweet and fruity signature style. Taking it a step further, all of the whiskies were finished in Latin rum casks to produce a surprising overlay of added caramel toffee sweetness."
GlenAllachie 25 Year Old
$474.99
The oldest of 4 releases comprising the distllery's core range with Billy Walker at the helm. Bottled at 48% after maturing in American oak ex-Bourbon and both Oloroso and Pedro Ximenez Sherry casks.
Distiller's Description
"Built in 1967 as a small compact distillery, GlenAllachie was the fourth distillery designed by William Delme-Evans. The complete whisky making process was gravity fed and combined with unusual horizontal condensers it was a triumph of engineering and design.
Fast forward 50 years and we’re reaping the benefit when we bring you the GlenAllachie 25 year old. A combination of Pedro Ximinez and Oloroso casks specially selected by our Master Distiller Billy Walker and bottled at a slightly higher ABV of 48%."
Highland Park Valknut
$104.99
Valknut is the second release in Highland Park's Viking Legend series. Produced from a higher proportion of spirit peated with Orkney malt and predominantly matured in Sherry seasoned casks, Valknut is said to be a sweeter and smokier take on Highland Park. Bottled without added colouring at 46.8%.
Producer's Description
"Created using a higher proportion of our local peated malt and predominantly matured in sherry seasoned oak casks to give this whisky its smoky, sweet flavour, "VALKNUT is the second in our Viking Legend series, celebrating our rich Nordic ancestry here on Orkney.
"Valknut means ‘knot of those slain in battle’ and its symbol of three interlinked triangles appears on numerous artefacts from the Viking Age. The symbol is closely associated with the Norse god, Odin, who guided the spirits of the dead to the underworld and back to the world of the living, and is believed to represent the transition from life to death or the connection between earthly life and heavenly life."
Edradour 11 Year Natural Cask Strength
$174.99
This 2013 Edradour was matured 11 years in ex-Bourbon casks before bottling at 60%, in the Ibisco decanter.
Signatory Glenlivet 18 Year 59.1%
$249.99
We don't see too many independent bottlings of Glenlivet, let alone 18 year olds at cask strength from sherry casks. This 2006 vintage was matured in a First Fill Oloroso Sherry Butt for 18 years before bottling at 59.1%. 89.75pts Whiskybase!