G&M MacPhail's 40 Year Single Malt
$1,228.49
The MacPhail's 40 Year was bottled at 46% after maturing in sherry casks. The distillery is not disclosed, but if you know Gordon & MacPhail, there are a couple of likely suspects in the Speyside. 89.67pts Whisky Base & 89pts Whisky Fun
G&M Private Coll Glentauchers 1979 #5339
$1,709.99
This 1979 Glentauchers was bottled at 57.7% after 43 years in a Refill American Oak Hogshead. It is sister cask to another lovely Glentauchers we had a few years ago.
Lochlea Cask Strength Batch 3
$103.49
The third release of Lochlea Cask Strength is a marriage of Oloroso Sherry Butts & ex-Islay Peated Casks bottled at 59.8%.
Glenmorangie 25 Year Altus
$841.49
Altus is the new Glenmorangie 25 Year, matured in ex-Bourbon, finished in Malmsey Madeira casks.
Producer Description
"Twenty-five years of patience. Decades of expertise. And one simple question – What if? Crafted from spirit born in Scotland’s tallest stills, The Altus (Latin for “high”) is matured in Glenmorangie’s bespoke designer bourbon casks before being lifted even further by a sprinkling of whisky finished in Malmsey Madeira wine casks – a nod to the distillery’s groundbreaking 1995 Madeira Wood Finish."
North Star Caol Ila 18 Year
$184.49
This 2007 vintage Caol Ila was bottled at 54.4%, and 18 years of age, after finishing the last 5 in a French Oak Pinot Noir cask. Limit 1 Per Customer!
Millstone 7 Year Pajarete Cask
$91.79
This curious Dutch single malt was matured 7 years in Pajarete wine casks, before bottling at 46%. There is a connection between Pajarete wine, and the legendary (though also infamous) Paxarette casks used by the Scotch industry until they were banned in the early 1990s. Millstone's whisky was matured in proper Pajarete wine casks.
Paxarette casks were created by Scottish cooperages who would inject new or tired old casks with a sweet wine made from a concentrated Pedro Ximenez sherry wine (including the grape must) at high pressure. The whiskies matured in these casks took on a deep colour, with an intense, sweet, and fruity profile. The casks were banned by the Scotch whisky association in the 1990s, though laws in Spain preventing the export of un-bottled sherry also played a part.
Producer Description
"This malt whisky is dark, rich, and luscious. The whisky expresses those typical notes that you would expect from a full maturation in a Pajarete wine cask. In spite of the full maturation in Pajarete casks the first impression is fresh more than sweet. When you give the whisky a little time in your glass, the whisky shines with its warm and complex character. The unique qualities of this whisky come from the use of a crystal clear wort that is slowly fermented for 7 days, and the slow distillation method with the relatively early cut point. After distillation the whisky had a full maturation in Pajarete casks that give the whisky its beautiful colour and adds to the elegant sweetness and rich leathery notes."
Bruichladdich Octomore 16.2
$251.99
The Octomore 16.2 was made from the same parcel of malt as 16.1, peated to 101.4ppm, but differs in its maturation: "Oloroso and Bordeaux casks, recasked into Madeira and Moscatel for final year of maturation." 2019 vintage, 5 years of age, and 58.1% ABV.
Producer Description
"Using the same batch of Scottish barley malted to the same 101.4ppm, the 16.2 has been housed in a fine selection of Oloroso and Bordeaux casks before being finished in Madeira and Portuguese Moscatel for a rich and complex flavour. Caramelised sugar, roasted nuts, and dried fruits abound, enveloped in sweet campfire smoke.
"Octomore 16.2 is a captivating exploration of contrasting elements. The powerful peat smoke finds a perfect counterpoint in the rich, nuanced sweetness derived from the finishing casks. The result is a multilayered and deeply satisfying dram, showcasing both elegance and robust character. This is a whisky that demands attention and rewards patience, revealing its intricacies with each sip."
OMC Mortlach 14 Year Canasta Sherry
$195.29
This Mortlach comes from a single cask care of Hunter Laing's Old Malt Cask whisky range. The Mortlach single malt was originally distilled in July 2010. It was then matured for 14 years in a Canasta Sherry Butt at 50%.
OMC Auchroisk 16 Year
$197.99
Auchroisk: The easily pronounceable distillery name that is on everybody's lips! No? Anyhow, this bottling comes to us from Hunter Laing's Old Malt Cask line. This single cask Awthrusk - I mean Auchroisk - was distilled in February 2007 and matured in a refill Hogshead (ref. HL21158). The resulting 16 year old Single Malt Scotch has been bottled at 50%.
According to the label, this Auchroisk was bottled "TO COMMEMORATE THE LAUNCH OF THE ARDNAHOE SINGLE MALT". Huzzah!