Dumangin Whisky Bushmills 2014
$101.24
This one says its first maturation was for 6 years in (probably in ex-Bourbon) before a 12-month finish in a Ratafia Champenois Barrel. So...a seven-year-old then, rather than 6? Who knows? Maybe they were short a day or two somewhere in there. Either way, we love Bushmills. Especially when it comes from the indie bottlers.
282 bottles. Natural colour and non-chill filtered. 47.3%
Benromach Aged 40 Years 2022 Batch 2 56.
$2,159.99
Benromach released two editions of the Benromach 40 Year in 2022, this is the second, bottled at 56.5%. Batch 1 scored 92pts from Whisky Fun. 90.77pts Whiskybase .
SMWS 55.94 DOVETAILED MARSHMALLOWS
$112.79
DOVETAILED MARSHMALLOWS
This 9 year old Highlander was matured in a 2nd fill ex-bourbon barrel and has an abv of 57.8%.
Flavour profile: Juicy, oak & vanilla
Distilled on: 2 July 2014
Outturn: 282 bottles
The Glenlivet Small Batch 20 Year
$389.99
This 20 year old Glenlivet, nicknamed "Orchard Fruitiness" is bottled at 56.2% after maturing in First Fill American oak, 2nd Fill ex-Scotch, & 2nd Fill ex-Ameircan Oak Hogshead casks. 90.25 Points Whiskybase!
SMWS 39.288 LAWN MOWERS RUN AMOK
$139.19
LAWN MOWERS RUN AMOK IN AN ORCHARD
This 11 year old Speysider was matured in a 1st fill ex-bourbon barrel and has an abv of 61.3%.
Flavour profile: Sweet, fruity & mellow
Distilled on: 5 December 2011
Outturn: 218 bottles
SMWS 60.36 NEVER JUDGE A DRAM BY
$110.39
NEVER JUDGE A DRAM BY ITS COLOUR
From the Highlands, this 9 year old has an abv of 59% after maturing in 2nd fill ex-bourbon barrel
Flavour profile: Juicy, oak & vanilla
Distilled on: 3 April 2014
Outturn: 224 bottles
SMWS 60.39 SUMMER GARDEN MEMORIES
$119.99
SUMMER GARDEN MEMORIES
From the Highlands, this 10 year old has an abv of 57.6% after maturing in a 2nd fill ex-bourbon hogshead.
Flavour profile: Light & delicate
Distilled on: 24 October 2013
Outturn: 254 bottles
Benromach Contrasts: High Enzyme
$68.59
This unpeated Benromach was produced with a high enzyme barley and matured in First Fill ex-Bourbon Barrels before bottling at 46%. Are you intrigued? We are!
Producer Description
"Introducing the latest addition to our Contrasts range. A limited-edition single malt crafted using unpeated high enzyme barley and matured in the finest first-fill bourbon barrels.
"This limited release explores the technical aspects of distilling and has used a high enzyme, unpeated barley to create characteristics more commonly found in grain whisky rather than malt whisky."
G&M Private Collection Benromach 1982
$1,979.99
This 39 year old Private Collection Benromach, bottled just shy of 40 years, was matured 19 years in a Sherry Cask before finishing for a further 20 years in a Burgundy Hogshead. At 60.2%, it has held its strength too. A sister cask to this bottling, also finished in Burgundy, is rocking 91pts on Whiskybase.
Independent bottlings of Benromach are extremely rare, there have been less than a dozen in the last 20 years, and a good chunk of them were by the distillery's owner Gordon & MacPhail. So why bottle a bunch of 39 year old Burgundy finished Benromachs (there appear to be at least 3) under Gordon & MacPhail? I suspect it is because these whiskies fall outside of the style the distillery is going for, and they didn't want to confuse these with the recent 40 year old releases, which have a more traditional style.