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  Hedonism The Muse Compass Box Blended Grain Scotch Whisky 53,3%

  Item no.: 22227865475-8268

  Grain whisky is almost always tucked away inside blends where nobody notices it. Hedonism is the bottle where John Glaser put it up front and asked people to taste it properly.

  Expert description

  Compass Box Hedonism The Muse is a Blended Grain Scotch Whisky bottled at 53.3% without chill filtration and without added colouring.

  Hedonism was the first commercial blended grain whisky when Compass Box launched it in 2000, and The Muse is the house bottling at cask strength. Grain whisky is distilled in a column still rather than a pot still and is usually used as a soft backbone in blends. Given long maturation in good American oak it instead develops a creamy, coconut-like sweetness no malt whisky can produce. At 53.3% it stands far more powerfully than the standard Hedonism.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Vanilla pod, coconut and crème brûlée. Behind them sit sugared popcorn, pale caramel and a trace of wood shavings.

  Palate

  Velvety and sweet. Vanilla, coconut milk, white chocolate and pale syrup, with a warm spiced note that comes from the strength rather than the oak. The texture is thick without turning cloying.

  Finish

  Long and creamy, with vanilla, coconut and a dry oak note slowly drying out the sweetness.

  Specifications

  Name: Compass Box Hedonism The Muse Blended Grain Scotch Whisky 53,3%
  Bottler: Compass Box
  Region/Country: Scotland
  Type: Blended Grain Scotch Whisky
  ABV: 53.3%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: American oak
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Edition: Hedonism The Muse

  Flavour profile

  Creamy · Vanilla · Coconut · Sweet · Cask Strength

  Investment potential

  Medium. The Hedonism range appears in changing editions, and cask strength bottlings are both scarcer and more sought after than the standard version.

  Did you know?

  When Hedonism arrived in 2000, blended grain barely existed as something you sold on its own. Compass Box essentially built the category from scratch, and today several large houses have followed with grain bottlings of their own.

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  • 361,75
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    314,75EUR
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  High Coast 2012/2021 Adelphi Selection 8 years old Swedish Single Malt Whisky 62,3%

  Item no.: 222278651114-887412

  Alex Bruce and Charles MacLean taste their way through dozens of casks before just one earns the right to carry the Adelphi name. This 8-year-old bourbon cask from High Coast was among the chosen few, bottled at full cask strength of 62.3%.

  The Expert's Description

  High Coast 2012/2021 Adelphi Selection is a Swedish Single Malt Whisky matured in a bourbon cask and bottled at 62.3%.

  The whisky was distilled in 2012 and bottled in 2021 after nine years of maturation in cask #397, selected by Adelphi's long-standing team around Alex Bruce and renowned whisky writer Charles MacLean. The pair routinely taste through dozens of casks from distilleries such as High Coast, and fewer than 4% pass the test to be bottled under the Adelphi name.

  The whisky is neither chill-filtered nor coloured, and the full cask strength delivers an intense expression of High Coast's signature style, shaped by the sharp temperature swings by the Ångermanälven river.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Powerful and direct with notes of vanilla, coconut and freshly cut oak, carried by the high strength.

  Palate

  Intense and full-bodied with caramel, toasted nuts and a touch of spiced ginger that holds its balance despite the strength.

  Finish

  Long and warm with lingering notes of vanilla and toasted cask that ring out for a good while.

  Specifications

  Name: High Coast 2012/2021 Adelphi Selection 8 Year Old Swedish Single Malt Whisky
  Distillery: High Coast Distillery
  Bottler: Adelphi Selection
  Region/Country: Ångermanland, Sweden
  Type: Swedish Single Malt Whisky
  Age: 8 year(s)
  ABV: 62.3%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Bourbon cask, cask #397
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distilled: 2012
  Bottled: 2021
  Number of bottles: 241
  Edition: Adelphi Selection
  EAN no.: 5060383652123

  Flavour Profile

  Cask strength · Vanilla-forward · Spiced · Full-bodied · Nutty

  Investment Potential

  Medium. Cask-strength bottlings from High Coast under the Adelphi name are in demand with collectors, and with only 241 bottles from this bourbon cask, it is hard to find once sold out.

  Did You Know?

  Adelphi's team around Alex Bruce and Charles MacLean routinely tests dozens of casks from distilleries worldwide, but fewer than 4% pass the test and earn the right to carry the Adelphi name on the label.

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  • 172,75
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    150,25EUR
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  High Coast 2013/2024 Adelphi Selection 10 Year Old Single Malt Swedish Whisky 57.1%

  Item no.: 22214-887415

  By the icy waters of the Ångermanälven river in northern Sweden stands one of the world's northernmost distilleries. This ten-year-old comes from a single sherry cask, selected by independent bottler Adelphi Selection, with only 320 bottles in existence.

  The Expert's Description

  High Coast 2013/2024 Adelphi Selection is a Swedish Single Malt Whisky matured in a first-fill Oloroso sherry cask and bottled at 57.1%.

  High Coast Distillery, formerly known as Box, sits by the Ångermanälven river in northern Sweden, where sharp temperature swings drive a fast and intense maturation. The distillery uses both Swedish lager malt and peated malt imported from Scotland, striking a balance between Nordic finesse and classic whisky character.

  This release was distilled in 2013 and bottled in 2024 after ten years of maturation in cask #1527, a first-fill Oloroso sherry cask selected by Adelphi Selection's team for its series of independent bottlings. The whisky is neither chill-filtered nor coloured.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Rich aromas of chocolate, dried fruit and toasted nuts, combined with a touch of smoke and spice.

  Palate

  Complex and full-bodied with notes of coffee, chocolate-coated raisins and malted grain, balanced by a subtle smoky character from the malting.

  Finish

  Long and warm, with lingering notes of spiced oak, dark fruit and an elegant smoky close.

  Specifications

  Name: High Coast 2013/2024 Adelphi Selection 10 Year Old Swedish Single Malt Whisky
  Distillery: High Coast Distillery
  Bottler: Adelphi Selection
  Region/Country: Ångermanland, Sweden
  Type: Swedish Single Malt Whisky
  Age: 10 year(s)
  ABV: 57.1%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: First-fill Oloroso sherry cask, cask #1527
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distilled: 2013
  Bottled: 2024
  Number of bottles: 320
  Edition: Adelphi Selection
  EAN no.: 5060383654202

  Flavour Profile

  Sherried · Smoky · Spiced · Full-bodied · Dark fruit

  Investment Potential

  Medium. Sherry-matured single casks from High Coast rank among the most sought-after with Scandinavian collectors, and with only 320 bottles from this specific cask, it disappears from shelves quickly. Adelphi's name on the label strengthens the bottle's position further.

  Did You Know?

  The distillery changed its name from Box to High Coast to celebrate the nearby UNESCO World Heritage coastline, Höga Kusten. The region's extreme temperature swings make the whisky mature faster than in many other climates.

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  • 160,75
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    139,75EUR
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  Highland Park 12 years Old version Orkney Islands Single Malt Scotch Whisky 100 cl 43%

  Item no.: 505956-807534-821

  There was a time when the litre bottle sat on every airport shelf, and when the Highland Park label still read Orkney Islands rather than Viking Honour. This bottle belongs to that era: a full litre of the distillery's everyday 12 year old, wearing the design that came before the overhaul.

  The expert's description

  Highland Park 12 Year Old Version Orkney Islands Single Malt Scotch Whisky 100 cl is an Orkney Islands Single Malt Scotch Whisky made from barley partly dried over heather peat cut at Hobbister Moor, bottled at 40% in the litre format.

  This is the older presentation of the distillery's 12 year old. The 100 cl size was for many years the standard in duty free shops and on board the ferries, where travellers could buy larger bottles than the domestic trade offered. It has become rare, which is exactly why these litre bottles tend to be set aside rather than opened.

  The label is a date stamp in itself. It reads Orkney Islands Single Malt Scotch Whisky, wording Highland Park used until the distillery reworked the whole range in 2017 along Norse lines and renamed the 12 year old Viking Honour. Typeface, colours and bottle shape changed at the same time, and the old label became history.

  The whisky itself is the distillery's cornerstone. Highland Park has been distilling at Kirkwall since 1798 and is known for keeping its peat restrained, so the smoke runs beneath the malt and honey instead of taking charge. At 40% the result is soft and easy to approach without losing character.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Heather honey and pale caramel first, then a dry, almost floral smoke closer to warm heather than to a bonfire. A twist of orange peel sits behind it.

  Palate

  Soft and malty, with toffee, stewed apple and a touch of cinnamon. The smoke arrives late and gently, like a thin layer of ash laid over the sweetness.

  Finish

  Medium. Malt and honey ebb away slowly, leaving peat and a small breath of salt at the very end.

  Specifications

  Name: Highland Park 12 Year Old Version Orkney Islands Single Malt Scotch Whisky 100 cl 40%
  Distillery: Highland Park
  Region/Country: Orkney, Scotland
  Type: Orkney Islands Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 12 years
  ABV: 40%
  Size: 100 CL
  Edition: Older release in litre format
  

  Flavour profile

  Lightly smoky · Honeyed · Malty · Soft

  Investment potential

  Medium. The label is discontinued, the litre format is no longer stocked for duty free, and older bottlings of Highland Park 12 Year Old now surface mainly at auction. This is not a single cask, but a piece of distillery history in a size that will not return.

  Did you know?

  Highland Park is one of very few Scottish distilleries still running its own floor maltings. Roughly a fifth of the barley is turned by hand on the floors at Kirkwall and dried over peat, while the rest arrives unpeated from the mainland. That blend is what keeps the smoke measured.

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  • 201,00
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    174,75EUR
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  Highland Park 15 years old Single Orkney Malt Whisky 40%

  Item no.: 22227865388-311

  Before new designs and new cask combinations, there was this 15-year-old expression of Highland Park, as it looked when it was first introduced as an exclusive release back in 2003. A taste of how the distillery's style once was, before it evolved further.

  Expert Description

  Highland Park 15 Year Old Old Version is a Single Orkney Malt Whisky matured in oak casks and bottled at 40%.

  This is the original 15-year-old, as it was introduced in 2003 as an exclusive release, before later becoming a permanent part of the distillery's international range. The whisky builds on the 12-year-old style, but with an extra layer of complexity from the longer maturation — more floral, more aromatic, with a milder smoke.

  Today this exact edition is discontinued and replaced by newer versions, making it an interesting glimpse into how Highland Park tasted for an earlier generation.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Aromatic smokiness with a hint of camphor, backed by fresh citrus notes and a light floral scent.

  Palate

  Rich and initially sweet, gradually developing into a dry, smoky character.

  Finish

  Rich and long, first medium sweet, then medium dry with lingering smoke.

  Specifications

  Name: Highland Park 15 Year Old Old Version
  Distillery: Highland Park
  Region/Country: Orkney Islands, Scotland
  Type: Single Orkney Malt Whisky
  Age: 15 Years
  ABV: 40%
  Size: 70 CL
  Edition: Discontinued version
  EAN: 5010314311315

  Flavour Profile

  Peated · Floral · Rich · Soft

  Did You Know?

  The 15 year old was first launched in 2003 as an exclusive, limited release, before it later became a permanent part of Highland Park's international range.

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  • 308,25
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  Highland Park 16 years old Between you and I By Bjorn Frantzen Single Orkney Malt Scotch Whisky 48%

  Item no.: 222665-8558

  Some whiskies are made to be drunk. This one was made to be argued over. Highland Park handed cask selection to a Swedish three-star chef, then sent the bottle out with no official tasting notes at all. What comes in the box instead is a set of 16 cards and one question: what do you taste?

  The expert's description

  Highland Park 16 Year Old Between You and I By Björn Frantzén Single Orkney Malt Scotch Whisky 48% is a Single Orkney Malt Scotch Whisky matured in virgin Swedish oak, ex-bourbon casks and sherry-seasoned oak casks, bottled at 48%.

  Björn Frantzén is the Swedish chef behind Frantzén in Stockholm, the first restaurant in Sweden to hold three Michelin stars. His cooking pulls Nordic produce through Japanese precision and French technique, and that way of thinking about flavour is exactly what Highland Park wanted inside the warehouse when the casks were chosen.

  Virgin Swedish oak carries the whisky. It is the first time the distillery has matured spirit in that wood, and it brings a dry, nutty spice found nowhere else in the range. Around it sit ex-bourbon casks for sweetness and warmth, and sherry-seasoned oak casks pulling vanilla and dried fruit into the blend. Underneath everything lies Highland Park's own heather peat, dialled well down.

  Every bottle ships with those 16 cards. They do not tell you what should be in the glass; they ask questions and leave the wording to you. The whisky is non-chill filtered and bottled at natural colour, so nothing of the character is planed off on the way out of the warehouse.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Vanilla and pale orchard fruit lead, then a dry nuttiness from the Swedish oak — somewhere between hazelnut and freshly planed timber. The peat sits far down and reads as dried heather rather than bonfire.

  Palate

  A soft opening of honey, apricot and candied lemon peel. Then the oak tightens with nutmeg and a flick of black tea, and only at the very end does the smoke slide in from the side.

  Finish

  Medium length and on the dry side. The spice hangs on, the malt returns, and a trace of salt closes it out alongside the last of the smoke.

  Specifications

  Name: Highland Park 16 Year Old Between You and I By Björn Frantzén Single Orkney Malt Scotch Whisky 48%
  Distillery: Highland Park
  Region/Country: Orkney, Scotland
  Type: Single Orkney Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 16 years
  ABV: 48%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Virgin Swedish oak, ex-bourbon and sherry-seasoned oak casks
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Edition: Between You and I
  

  Flavour profile

  Spicy · Fruity · Nutty · Lightly Smoky · Soft

  Investment potential

  High. This is the first Highland Park matured in virgin Swedish oak, the release is limited in time, and a collaboration between an old Scottish distillery and a three-star chef rarely gets a second run. A cask type that exists nowhere else in the range makes the bottle hard to replace once the shelves clear.

  Did you know?

  Highland Park sent Björn Frantzén the very first bottle without telling him what to look for. His own associations ran from a tropical palm beach to childhood baking in Sweden, and those responses became the starting point for the packaging design.

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  • 180,75
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    157,25EUR
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  Highland Park 18 Years Old Dram Mor Single Malt Scotch Whisky 57,1%

  Item no.: 505956-597250-277

  One cask. Not a selection, not a marriage of many, but a single hogshead filled in 2006 and emptied again eighteen years later. Kenny and Viktorija Macdonald bottled it exactly as it stood: no filtration, no colouring, no water. What is in the bottle is what was in the wood.

  The expert's description

  Highland Park 18 Year Old Dràm Mòr Single Malt Scotch Whisky 57.1% is a Single Malt Scotch Whisky drawn from one hogshead and bottled without chill filtration at cask strength of 57.1%.

  Dràm Mòr is a small Scottish bottling house in Dumbarton, started in 2019 by husband and wife Kenny and Viktorija Macdonald. They began as an export agency for Scotch before buying casks of their own, and the company now ships its bottlings to 14 countries. Every cask is tasted and picked individually, and everything goes out at full strength with natural colour.

  The spirit went into wood in 2006 and was bottled in 2024 after 18 years in hogshead no. 3535. A hogshead holds roughly 250 litres and is built from the staves of American bourbon barrels, rebuilt with an extra stave and fresh ends. It is larger than the barrel it came from, so the ratio of liquid to wood is lower. Maturation runs slower, and the distillery character stays in place instead of being overrun by oak. The cask gave 292 bottles.

  Cask strength here means no water was added after maturation. The 57.1% carries the oils and heavy aroma compounds that dilution would otherwise push into the background, and without chill filtration the texture stays thick and faintly waxy. In return the whisky wants a few minutes in the glass before it opens up.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Salt seaweed and dry straw meet honey and dried heather. Behind them sits a thin veil of smoke, closer to cool ash than open fire, and a twist of lemon peel.

  Palate

  Powerful and oily. Citrus and lemon sorbet cut through first, then roasted pears and a clear note of white pepper. The smoke settles lightly on top and keeps the sweetness in check.

  Finish

  Long and warm. The pepper hangs on, and at the end Highland Park's peat unfolds and rounds everything off with a dry, earthy tone.

  Specifications

  Name: Highland Park 18 Year Old Dram Mor Single Malt Scotch Whisky 57.1%
  Distillery: Highland Park
  Bottler: Dràm Mòr
  Region/Country: Orkney, Scotland
  Type: Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 18 years
  ABV: 57.1%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Hogshead, cask no. 3535
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distilled: 2006
  Bottled: 2024
  Number of bottles: 292
  

  Flavour profile

  Smoky · Maritime · Fruity · Spiced · Cask strength

  Investment potential

  High. The bottling comes from one cask with an outturn of 292 bottles, it carries 18 years of age and it is filled at full strength, and Highland Park is among the distilleries collectors keep an eye on. Once the cask is empty, this whisky is not made again.

  Did you know?

  The name Dràm Mòr is Gaelic and means something close to the big dram. The accents over the a and the o are part of the spelling and tell you how the name is pronounced in Scottish Gaelic.

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  • 388,50
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    338,00EUR
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  Highland Park 25 years old Single Orkney Malt Scotch Whisky 48,1%

  Item no.: 505956-498796-350

  This bottle sat on the shelf long before Highland Park drew its current look. The label is the old one, the glass has the old shape, and inside sits a malt that went into wood a quarter of a century earlier. The wind off the North Atlantic had plenty of time to do its work.

  The expert's description

  Highland Park 25 Year Old Single Orkney Malt Scotch Whisky 48.1% is a Single Orkney Malt Scotch Whisky matured for 25 years in oak casks and bottled without chill filtration at 48.1%.

  This release carries the older bottle design used before the distillery's most recent redesign of the range. Label, bottle shape and typeface belong to a generation many collectors recognise from their own cabinet, and that design is no longer produced. Highland Park's 25 Year Old has also been bottled at several strengths over the years, and this particular edition sits at 48.1%.

  Highland Park distils at Kirkwall on Orkney and has done so since 1798. It is one of the very few Scottish distilleries still turning part of its own malt by hand on its own malting floors, and the house matures mainly in sherry-seasoned oak. That combination is why a Highland Park rarely tastes only of smoke or only of sherry, but of both at once.

  Twenty-five years shifts the balance between the two. The peat smoke loses its edge and turns earthy, the dark sherry fruit moves forward, and the wood hands over tannin and spice at a pace only Orkney's cool climate allows. Liquid disappears every year, and what remains is denser and softer than the younger expressions. Without chill filtration it keeps its full weight on the tongue.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Toasted malt and dried fruit lead, figs and dates, then orange peel and a hint of old leather. The peat lies deep and quiet underneath and never pushes forward.

  Palate

  Full and rounded. Caramel and dark sherry sweetness open, followed by cocoa, tobacco leaf and dry oak spice. The smoke is warm and settled, more glowing peat than open fire.

  Finish

  Long and soft. The sweetness holds for a good while, and a dry wisp of smoke closes it out alongside a trace of salt.

  Specifications

  Name: Highland Park 25 Year Old Single Orkney Malt Scotch Whisky 48.1%
  Distillery: Highland Park
  Region/Country: Orkney, Scotland
  Type: Single Orkney Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 25 years
  ABV: 48.1%
  Size: 70 CL
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Edition: Older bottle design before the latest redesign
  EAN no.: 5010314067106
  

  Flavour profile

  Smoky · Sherry-matured · Rich · Mature · Spiced

  Investment potential

  High. Twenty-five years of maturation is rare on its own, and this version of the bottle is no longer made. Older presentations of Highland Park's long-aged releases thin out year by year, and the distillery sits among the names collectors follow most closely.

  Did you know?

  Highland Park traces its story back to Magnus Eunson, a church officer by day and a smuggler by night. The tale goes that he kept his casks under the pulpit, where the excisemen were unlikely to look.

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    699,50EUR
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  Highland Park 26 year old That Boutique-Y Whisky Company Single Highland Malt Whisky 50,2%

  Item no.: 22227865479-1106-19728043219

  A cartoon-style label hides a fully serious 26-year-old whisky. That Boutique-y Whisky Company is known for its illustrated bottles with a wink, but the contents here are one of the longest-matured Highland Park releases you'll find.

  Expert Description

  Highland Park 26 Years Old That Boutique-y Whisky Company is a Single Highland Malt Whisky from Batch 7, bottled at 50.2%.

  That Boutique-y Whisky Company is known for its colourful, illustrated labels and a playful, straightforward approach to independent bottling. Behind the cheerful look lies a serious release: 26 years of maturation have given the whisky a depth and complexity only the longest-aged Highland Park releases can offer. Only 598 bottles exist of this Batch 7 bottling.

  The 26 years on cask have softened the characteristic Orkney peat in favour of a more mature, oak-driven sweetness.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Ripe dried fruit, honey and a gentle, fading peat, with a hint of upholstered wood.

  Palate

  Round and oak-driven, with caramel, walnut and a muted, mature smoke.

  Finish

  Long and soft, with lingering sweetness and a final, dry wood note.

  Specifications

  Name: Highland Park 26 Years Old That Boutique-y Whisky Company
  Distillery: Highland Park
  Bottler: That Boutique-y Whisky Company
  Region/Country: Highlands, Scotland
  Type: Single Highland Malt Whisky
  Age: 26 Years
  ABV: 50.2%
  Size: 50 CL
  Cask type: Batch 7
  Number of bottles: 598
  EAN: 5052598179472

  Flavour Profile

  Peated · Oak-driven · Mature · Soft

  Did You Know?

  That Boutique-y Whisky Company is known for its illustrated labels, drawn by artist Emily Chappell, giving each bottling its own graphic universe.

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  • 522,75
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    454,75EUR
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  Highland Park 27 year old The Kinship 2023 Single Orkney Malt Whisky 52,5%

  Item no.: 222555-45540

  Twenty-seven winters change a whisky. The peat that once stood sharp has settled into a low, steady hum, and the heather honey has had time to spread across the whole glass. Hunter Laing found the cask, left it a little longer, then emptied it in one go.

  The expert's description

  Highland Park 27 Year Old The Kinship 2023 Single Orkney Malt Whisky 52.5% is a Single Orkney Malt Whisky drawn from one refill hogshead and bottled without chill filtration at its natural cask strength of 52.5%.

  The Kinship is Hunter Laing's annual collection of old single casks, presented around Fèis Ìle, the whisky festival on Islay. The Laing family has worked with casks for three generations out of Glasgow, and selection follows a single rule: the cask has to carry its own age. This bottling comes not from Islay but from Kirkwall on Orkney.

  Highland Park has been distilling since 1798 and still dries part of its own malt over peat cut at Hobbister Moor, just outside Kirkwall. No trees grow on Orkney, so the peat is heather and moss rather than woody debris, and the smoke it gives is floral and aromatic instead of medicinal. After 27 years that smoke has sunk deep into the spirit.

  A refill hogshead has held whisky before, so it gives less wood and more distillery. That is exactly what you want when a malt has to sit for almost three decades without turning dry and tannic. The cask yielded 268 bottles, filled in 2023 at natural colour.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Baked pears and heather honey sit on top, with a ripe, earthy peat underneath that reads more like warm ash than a bonfire. Give it five minutes and beeswax and dried apricot arrive.

  Palate

  Sweetness leads. Honey, mandarin and a flick of passion fruit, before black pepper and dry oak spice tighten the grip. The 52.5% registers as warmth rather than heat.

  Finish

  Long and understated. The sweetness lingers, the smoke stays quietly in the back, and heather and a trace of salt close it out.

  Specifications

  Name: Highland Park 27 Year Old The Kinship 2023 Single Orkney Malt Whisky 52.5%
  Distillery: Highland Park
  Bottler: Hunter Laing
  Region/Country: Orkney, Scotland
  Type: Single Orkney Malt Whisky
  Age: 27 years
  ABV: 52.5%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Refill hogshead
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Bottled: 2023
  Number of bottles: 268
  Edition: The Kinship 2023
  

  Flavour profile

  Smoky · Fruity · Honeyed · Mature · Elegant

  Investment potential

  High. One cask, 27 years in the warehouse and a small outturn, combined with the fact that Highland Park rarely releases spirit of this age itself. Independent bottlings of old Orkney malt grow scarcer every year.

  Did you know?

  Hunter Laing bottled other people's whisky for decades before the family built a distillery of its own. Ardnahoe on Islay was completed in 2018 and became the first site the company could call its own.

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    1.282,75EUR
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  Highland Park Calle Cask No 1 Single Orkney Malt Whisky 59,8%

  Item no.: 22227865388-399

  A single cask, chosen with a clear purpose in mind. Calle Cask No 1 is one of the rarer Highland Park releases, where the whisky has never touched any other cask — what you taste is exactly what that one cask gave.

  Expert Description

  Highland Park Calle Cask No 1 is a Single Orkney Malt Whisky from a single cask, bottled at cask strength 59.8%.

  As a single cask bottling, the entire release comes from one and the same cask, without being blended with whisky from other casks. That makes every bottle part of a unique, unrepeatable batch, where the cask's full character comes through directly at high strength.

  The powerful ABV means the whisky benefits from a few drops of water, which loosens up the layers of spice and fruit that the cask strength otherwise holds tightly together.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Toasted malt and dark honey, with a warm spice trail and a hint of sherried nuts.

  Palate

  Intense and full-bodied, with caramel, dried fruit and a clear, warming peat.

  Finish

  Long and powerful, with lingering spice and a final smoky note.

  Specifications

  Name: Highland Park Calle Cask No 1
  Distillery: Highland Park
  Region/Country: Orkney Islands, Scotland
  Type: Single Orkney Malt Whisky
  ABV: 59.8%
  Size: 70 CL
  Edition: Single cask bottling
  EAN: 5010314303518

  Flavour Profile

  Peated · Spicy · Full-bodied · Intense

  Did You Know?

  In a single cask bottling, the entire release comes from one and the same cask — no other bottle in the world will therefore taste quite like this one.

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  • 294,75
    1pcs.
    256,50EUR
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  Highland Park Dannebrog Single Orkney Malt Whisky 60,3%

  Item no.: 22227865388-322

  Some names leave no doubt who they're made for. Dannebrog is Highland Park's tribute to the Danish market — a 13-year-old release bottled at cask strength, well beyond the strength of the distillery's standard releases.

  Expert Description

  Highland Park Dannebrog is a Single Orkney Malt Whisky, 13 years old and bottled at cask strength 60.3%.

  The name is a direct nod to the Danish flag and to Highland Park's long relationship with the Danish whisky market. At 60.3%, it's considerably stronger than the distillery's standard releases, giving a more intense and concentrated expression of the characteristic Orkney style.

  The high strength means the whisky tolerates — and often benefits from — a few drops of water, which opens up the layers of spice, fruit and peat.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Toasted malt and dark honey meet a warm, spiced peat and a hint of dried fruit.

  Palate

  Intense and full-bodied, with caramel, ginger and a distinct, warming peat smoke.

  Finish

  Long and powerful, with lingering spice and smoke.

  Specifications

  Name: Highland Park Dannebrog
  Distillery: Highland Park
  Region/Country: Orkney Islands, Scotland
  Type: Single Orkney Malt Whisky
  Age: 13 Years
  ABV: 60.3%
  Size: 70 CL
  EAN: 5010314303440

  Flavour Profile

  Peated · Spicy · Full-bodied · Intense

  Did You Know?

  The name Dannebrog is a direct nod to the Danish flag and to Highland Park's long history in the Danish whisky market.

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  • 402,00
    1pcs.
    349,75EUR
• 

  Highland Park HPAS 13 year old Single Orkney Malt Whisky 59,1%

  Item no.: B22227865388-10401

  The Highland Park Appreciation Society is not a club you wander into by chance. Its members have followed the distillery for years, and in 2016 they were allowed to point at one single cask in the warehouses at Kirkwall. They chose a sherry butt filled in 2003. It gave 576 bottles, and then the cask was empty.

  The expert's description

  Highland Park HPAS 13 Year Old Single Orkney Malt Whisky 59.1% is a Single Orkney Malt Whisky drawn from one refill sherry butt, cask #2115, bottled undiluted at its cask strength of 59.1%.

  HPAS stands for the Highland Park Appreciation Society, the society for the distillery's most committed followers. The bottling belongs to Highland Park's Single Cask Series, where one cask is emptied and sold as it stands, and this particular cask was picked for the society. The spirit went into wood in 2003 and into glass in 2016.

  A butt is among the largest casks in Scottish maturation at around 500 litres, and a refill cask has held whisky before. It gives up colour and wood more slowly, so after thirteen years the distillery character still leads, with the dried fruit of sherry framing it rather than covering it. The cask yielded 576 bottles.

  Cask strength makes this a dense dram. Everything the wood handed over sits in the glass without a drop of water, and the smoke from Highland Park's own peated malt has far more room than in the core range.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Raisins, dark orange marmalade and toasted malt. Below sits a dry, sooty peat smoke and a note of leather. The alcohol prickles for the first few seconds and settles after a couple of minutes in the glass.

  Palate

  Thick and oily. Dates, dark chocolate and clove, then a clear edge of pepper and a smoke that tastes of hearth ash rather than tar.

  Finish

  Long and warm. The dried fruit of the sherry hangs on, the spice tightens, and a dry, salty note closes the whole thing.

  Specifications

  Name: Highland Park HPAS 13 Year Old Single Orkney Malt Whisky 59.1%
  Distillery: Highland Park
  Region/Country: Orkney, Scotland
  Type: Single Orkney Malt Whisky
  Age: 13 years
  ABV: 59.1%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Refill Sherry Butt #2115
  Distilled: 2003
  Bottled: 2016
  Number of bottles: 576
  Edition: Highland Park Appreciation Society
  

  Flavour profile

  Smoky · Sherried · Spicy · Powerful

  Investment potential

  High. The whisky comes from one cask with an outturn of 576 bottles, it was bottled for a closed circle in 2016 and never reached open trade. Single casks from Highland Park at cask strength are among the releases collectors track most closely, and an empty cask cannot be refilled.

  Did you know?

  The rise the distillery stands on is called High Park, and it is linked to Magnus Eunson, a church officer who by local account distilled illicitly at night and hid his casks beneath the pulpit. A licence for the site came only much later.

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  • 495,75
    1pcs.
    431,50EUR
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  Highland Park Ragnvald The Warrior Series Single Orkney Malt Whisky 44,6%

  Item no.: 22227865388-32

  Ragnvald was the Viking age's great traveller — a sailor, explorer and trader who brought spices, fabrics and gemstones home from across Europe. Highland Park has given him a whisky that, like the man himself, holds more layers than first expected.

  Expert Description

  Highland Park Ragnvald The Warrior Series is a Single Orkney Malt Whisky matured in a combination of European and American oak and bottled at 44.6%.

  Ragnvald was one of the Viking age's most well-travelled figures — a skilled sailor and explorer whose trading voyages brought exotic spices, textiles and gemstones back to Orkney. The whisky balances the best of European oak with a smaller share of American oak, giving a rounded, spiced profile.

  Ragnvald is part of The Warrior Series and was originally created for Global Retail, though a limited number of bottles have found their way to the Danish market.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Ripe damsons, oriental spices, candied peel and a touch of night-scented stock.

  Palate

  Well-balanced between smoke and sweetness, with grated nutmeg, vanilla pods and dark chocolate.

  Finish

  Complex and lingering, with gingery spice and a calm smoke.

  Specifications

  Name: Highland Park Ragnvald The Warrior Series
  Distillery: Highland Park
  Region/Country: Orkney Islands, Scotland
  Type: Single Orkney Malt Whisky
  ABV: 44.6%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: European and American oak
  Edition: The Warrior Series, wooden box
  EAN: 5010314300388

  Flavour Profile

  Peated · Spicy · Fruity · Full-bodied

  Did You Know?

  Ragnvald was originally created exclusively for the Global Retail market, and only a limited number of bottles have since found their way to Danish shelves.

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  • 576,25
    1pcs.
    501,25EUR
• 

  Highland Park Single Cask Grundtvig Single Orkney Malt Whisky 61,3%

  Item no.: 22227865388-8827

  The opening chapter in a series that honours figures who left their mark. Grundtvig is number one in a Founders Series of Highland Park single casks, named after one of Denmark's most influential figures — a priest, hymn writer and educator.

  Expert Description

  Highland Park Single Cask Grundtvig is a Single Orkney Malt Whisky, 13 years old, from a single cask and bottled at cask strength 61.3%.

  The whisky is the first in a Founders Series of single cask bottlings, named after N.F.S. Grundtvig — priest, poet and one of the most influential figures in Danish cultural history. As a single cask release, the entire batch comes from one and the same cask, giving a concentrated and unaltered version of Highland Park's style.

  The high cask strength means the whisky benefits from a little water, which opens up the layers of spice and fruit.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Toasted malt and caramel, with a warm spice trail and a hint of dried fruit.

  Palate

  Intense and full-bodied, with honey, ginger and a distinct, warming peat.

  Finish

  Long and powerful, with lingering spice and a final smoky note.

  Specifications

  Name: Highland Park Single Cask Grundtvig
  Distillery: Highland Park
  Region/Country: Orkney Islands, Scotland
  Type: Single Orkney Malt Whisky
  Age: 13 Years
  ABV: 61.3%
  Size: 70 CL
  Edition: Founders Series No. 1, Grundtvig
  EAN: 5010314305321

  Flavour Profile

  Peated · Spicy · Full-bodied · Intense

  Did You Know?

  Grundtvig is number one in Highland Park's Founders Series, which honours influential figures through single cask bottlings.

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  • 536,00
    1pcs.
    466,25EUR
• 

  Highland Park Thor 16 years old The Valhalla Collection Single Orkney Malt Scotch Whisky 52,1%

  Item no.: 505956-498796-2

  Orkney sat under Norse rule for close to 600 years, and the inheritance is still there in the place names, the burial mounds and the way the islanders speak. Highland Park pulled that history forward, put a god's name on the label and let the strength do the talking.

  The expert's description

  Highland Park Thor 16 Year Old The Valhalla Collection Single Orkney Malt Scotch Whisky 52.1% is a Single Orkney Malt Scotch Whisky matured for 16 years in oak casks and bottled at 52.1%.

  Thor opened The Valhalla Collection, a set of four releases named after figures from Norse mythology. The god of thunder came first, followed one at a time by Loki, Freya and Odin, and the series has long since closed. The outturn for Thor was 23,000 bottles spread across the world.

  The bottle sits inside a frame of curved wooden staves shaped after the prow of a longship. The packaging is not decoration for its own sake. Kirkwall, the town the distillery stands above, was founded by Norsemen, and Highland Park has built its identity on that connection for decades rather than on the Scottish Highlands its name suggests.

  At 52.1% this sits well above the distillery's core range, and you feel it. The malt stands closer together, the peat smoke takes up more room, and the oak spice steps forward instead of waiting in the background. In return it takes water better than most.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Toasted malt and dark honey sit heavy in the glass, with ripe peach and a trace of red berries above them. The peat announces itself as warm spice rather than bonfire.

  Palate

  Powerful, but it does not hit. Caramel and honey arrive first, then ginger, cinnamon and dry oak spice, with an earthy peat smoke running underneath and holding the whole thing together.

  Finish

  Long and slightly dry. The ginger lingers alongside vanilla and oak, and the smoke is the last thing to let go.

  Specifications

  Name: Highland Park Thor 16 Year Old The Valhalla Collection Single Orkney Malt Scotch Whisky 52.1%
  Distillery: Highland Park
  Region/Country: Orkney, Scotland
  Type: Single Orkney Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 16 years
  ABV: 52.1%
  Size: 70 CL
  Number of bottles: 23,000
  Edition: The Valhalla Collection, Thor
  EAN no.: 5010314094607
  

  Flavour profile

  Smoky · Spicy · Full-bodied · Honeyed · Powerful

  Investment potential

  High. Thor is the opening bottle in a closed series, the outturn was 23,000 bottles worldwide, and a great many of them have been drunk. Collectors chasing all four gods are usually short of the starting point, and a 16 year old Highland Park at this strength has no equivalent in the current range.

  Did you know?

  Orkney belonged to the Danish-Norwegian crown until 1468, when Christian I pledged the islands as part of his daughter Margaret's dowry to the Scottish king. The money was never paid, and the islands never went back.

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  • 1.206,25
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    1.049,50EUR
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  Highland Park Thorfinn Single Orkney Malt Whisky 45,1%

  Item no.: 22227865388-314

  Thorfinn once ruled the whole of Orkney and carried the nickname "the Mighty". Highland Park has given the same title to one of the most sherry-driven expressions in The Warrior Series — a whisky that doesn't ask permission before filling the glass with dark fruit and spiced oak.

  Expert Description

  Highland Park Thorfinn The Warrior Series is a Single Orkney Malt Whisky matured in European sherry oak and bottled at 45.1%.

  The whisky is named after Earl Thorfinn Sigurdsson, who according to saga once controlled the whole of Orkney. Unlike several other releases in The Warrior Series, Thorfinn is matured exclusively in European, Spanish oak, of which more than half are first-fill sherry casks — an unusually high share that gives the whisky its dark, concentrated character.

  The result is one of the most powerful and sherry-driven releases in the series, built for the enthusiast seeking depth and complexity over lightness.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Cedarwood, camphor and mango meet coriander, a spicy smokiness and the scent of vanilla pods.

  Palate

  Very complex, with ginger root to the fore, followed by smoked oak and dark fruit.

  Finish

  Complex and lingering, spiced with a trail of smoke and oak.

  Specifications

  Name: Highland Park Thorfinn The Warrior Series
  Distillery: Highland Park
  Region/Country: Orkney Islands, Scotland
  Type: Single Orkney Malt Whisky
  ABV: 45.1%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: European (Spanish) sherry oak, over half first-fill sherry casks
  Edition: The Warrior Series, lacquered box
  EAN: 5010314300395

  Flavour Profile

  Sherried · Peated · Spicy · Full-bodied

  Did You Know?

  More than half the casks behind Thorfinn are first-fill sherry casks — an unusually high share, even for a sherry-driven Highland Park release.

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  • 1.943,50
    1pcs.
    1.691,00EUR
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  Ichiro´s Malt Double Distilleries Chichibu Single Malt Whisky 70 cl. Japan 46%

  Item no.: 22227865403-314

  Two distilleries, one bottle - Double Distilleries brings together malt from Chichibu and its Scottish partner distillery in a single composition.

  Expert Description

  Ichiros Malt Double Distilleries Chichibu is a Pure Malt Whisky, bottled at 46%.

  Ichiro Akuto, founder of Chichibu Distillery, blends his own Japanese malt here with Scotch single malt whisky from a named partner distillery, creating a more complex, layered profile than a pure Chichibu single malt.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Apple and honey meet a touch of peat and light spiced oak.

  Palate

  Soft and round with caramel, ripe pears and a fine, tangy edge.

  Finish

  Medium length, mild and lightly smoky.

  Specifications

  Name: Ichiros Malt Double Distilleries
  Distillery: Chichibu
  Region/Country: Saitama, Japan
  Type: Pure Malt Whisky
  ABV: 46%
  Size: 70 CL

  Flavour Profile

  Soft · Round · Sweet · Lightly Smoky

  Did You Know?

  The Double Distilleries series is Ichiro Akuto's way of showing how Japanese and Scotch malt whisky can complement each other's character without either losing its identity.

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  • 174,25
    1pcs.
    151,50EUR
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  Ichiros Malt & Grain Japanese Blended Whisky Woodbox Limited Edition 2020​ Japan 48,5%

  Item no.: 22266555548779-9987

  This release is not just a whisky - it is a collector's item, presented in a handcrafted wooden box that signals the contents are something truly special.

  Expert Description

  Ichiro's Malt & Grain Japanese Blended Whisky Woodbox Limited Edition 2020 is bottled at 48.5%.

  The whisky is composed by Ichiro Akuto of Chichibu Distillery as part of the World Blended concept, uniting malt and grain whisky from several countries. The 2020 Woodbox edition is a particularly limited bottling, presented in an exclusive wooden box that underscores the bottle's status as a collector's item.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Honey, dried fruit and a deep, complex spiciness.

  Palate

  Full-bodied and layered with caramel, vanilla and dark chocolate.

  Finish

  Long and warm with lingering oak.

  Specifications

  Name: Ichiro's Malt & Grain Woodbox Limited Edition 2020
  Distillery: Chichibu
  Region/Country: Japan (multiple origins)
  Type: World Blended Whisky
  ABV: 48.5%
  Size: 70 CL

  Flavour Profile

  Full-bodied · Complex · Spicy · Exclusive

  Investment Potential

  Investment perspective

  Woodbox releases from Ichiro Akuto rank among the most exclusive and rare bottles in the Japanese whisky world, and their limited production makes them particularly attractive to serious collectors.

  Did You Know?

  Ichiro Akuto's wooden boxes are often handcrafted by Japanese artisans using traditional joinery techniques without nails, an aesthetic that mirrors the whisky's careful composition.

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  • 3.619,25
    1pcs.
    3.148,75EUR
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  Ichiros Malt & Grain World Blended Whisky Limited Edition 2018​ Japan 48%

  Item no.: 22227865403-306-

  Ichiro Akuto once saved 400 casks from his family's closed distillery by selling them individually as playing cards - today those same cards have become one of Japan's most sought-after whisky universes.

  Expert Description

  Ichiro's Malt & Grain World Blended Whisky Limited Edition 2018 is a World Blended Whisky from Chichibu Distillery, bottled at 48%.

  Behind the bottle is Ichiro Akuto, who founded Chichibu Distillery in 2004 after saving the last casks from his family's former Hanyu Distillery. The Malt & Grain series combines Japanese malt and grain whisky with selected whiskies from several countries, and each vintage is a unique, non-repeatable composition.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Honey and tropical fruit meet a light smoky core and a touch of spiced oak.

  Palate

  Full-bodied and complex with caramel, ripe apples and a fine, tangy edge.

  Finish

  Long and warm, with a last note of dried fruit and smoke.

  Specifications

  Name: Ichiro's Malt & Grain World Blended Whisky Limited Edition 2018
  Distillery: Chichibu
  Region/Country: Saitama, Japan
  Type: World Blended Whisky
  Edition: Limited Edition 2018
  ABV: 48%
  Size: 70 CL

  Flavour Profile

  Complex · Full-bodied · Smoky · Sweet

  Investment Potential

  Medium. Each vintage of Malt & Grain is a one-off composition never repeated, making earlier releases like this one increasingly hard to find.

  Did You Know?

  When Ichiro Akuto's family distillery Hanyu closed in 2000, he saved the last 400 casks and released them as a series of whiskies named after the 54 cards of a playing deck - a move now regarded as one of modern whisky history's most iconic rescue stories.

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  • 294,75
    1pcs.
    256,50EUR
• 

  Ichiros Malt & Grain World Blended Whisky Limited Edition 2020​ Japan 48%

  Item no.: 22266665989-63321

  A less exclusive, but still limited edition of Ichiro Akuto's global blend concept, available without the large wooden box.

  Expert Description

  Ichiro's Malt & Grain World Blended Whisky Limited Edition 2020 is bottled at 48%.

  The whisky is composed by Ichiro Akuto of Chichibu Distillery as part of the World Blended series, uniting malt and grain whisky from several countries. The 2020 edition is a limited bottling without the Woodbox packaging, but sharing the same basic philosophy of crossing borders in one bottle.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Honey, apple and a light spiced sweetness.

  Palate

  Round and complex with caramel, vanilla and a hint of oak.

  Finish

  Medium length and soft.

  Specifications

  Name: Ichiro's Malt & Grain World Blended Limited Edition 2020
  Distillery: Chichibu
  Region/Country: Japan (multiple origins)
  Type: World Blended Whisky
  Vintage: 2020
  ABV: 48%
  Size: 70 CL

  Flavour Profile

  Round · Complex · Spiced · Soft

  Did You Know?

  The World Blended series is one of the few examples in the whisky world where a single whisky maker deliberately blends distillates from several countries in the same bottle.

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  • 294,75
    1pcs.
    256,50EUR
• 

  Ichiros Malt Double Distilleries 2021 Chichibu X Komagatake Blended Malt Japanese Whisky 70 cl 53,5%

  Item no.: 22227865479-1106-19727920

  Two of Japan's most acclaimed, hands-on distilleries meet in one cask - a collaboration rarely seen in the whisky world.

  Expert Description

  Ichiro's Malt Double Distilleries 2021 Chichibu X Komagatake is a Blended Malt Japanese Whisky, bottled at 53.5%.

  The whisky combines malt whisky from Ichiro Akuto's Chichibu Distillery with whisky from Mars Komagatake Distillery, run by Hombo Shuzo in the Japanese Alps. Collaborations between independent Japanese distilleries are rare, making this Double Distilleries release something special within the Japanese whisky world.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Toasted oak, dried fruit and a light mineral note from the mountain air.

  Palate

  Complex with spice, caramel and ripe pears.

  Finish

  Long and warm with lingering oak.

  Specifications

  Name: Ichiro's Malt Double Distilleries Chichibu X Komagatake
  Distilleries: Chichibu & Komagatake
  Region/Country: Saitama & Nagano, Japan
  Type: Blended Malt Japanese Whisky
  ABV: 53.5%
  Size: 70 CL
  EAN no.: 4580617290170

  Flavour Profile

  Complex · Spicy · Full-bodied · Warm

  Investment Potential

  Investment perspective

  Collaboration bottles between independent Japanese distilleries are rare and typically produced in very limited quantities, making them sought-after among collectors shortly after release.

  Did You Know?

  Mars Komagatake Distillery sits 798 metres above sea level in the Japanese Alps, making it one of the highest-altitude whisky distilleries in the world.

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  • 938,25
    1pcs.
    816,25EUR
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  Ichiros Malt On The Way 2019 Chichibu Single Malt Japanese Whisky 70 cl 51,5%

  Item no.: 22227865479-1106-197150

  The name "On The Way" captures the essence of Chichibu Distillery - a distillery still on its journey of development, yet already internationally acclaimed.

  Expert Description

  Ichiro's Malt On The Way 2019 is a Single Malt Japanese Whisky from Chichibu Distillery, bottled at 51.5%.

  The whisky was distilled in 2019 at Chichibu Distillery, founded by Ichiro Akuto in 2008 in Saitama prefecture. The On The Way series is an ongoing release showing the distillery's development year by year, as the casks mature and the character takes shape.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Fresh oak, honey and a light citrus note.

  Palate

  Full-bodied with spice, caramel and ripe pears.

  Finish

  Long and warm with lingering oak.

  Specifications

  Name: Ichiro's Malt On The Way 2019
  Distillery: Chichibu
  Region/Country: Saitama, Japan
  Type: Single Malt Japanese Whisky
  Vintage: 2019
  ABV: 51.5%
  Size: 70 CL

  Flavour Profile

  Full-bodied · Spicy · Fruity · Warm

  Investment Potential

  Investment perspective

  Bottles from Ichiro Akuto's Chichibu Distillery are among the most sought-after in the Japanese whisky market, and vintage releases like the On The Way series typically rise in value shortly after release.

  Did You Know?

  In his early years, Ichiro Akuto used some of his own inherited whisky stock from the closed Hanyu Distillery to help fund the launch of Chichibu, before the distillery began producing its own spirit.

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  • 469,00
    1pcs.
    408,00EUR
• 

  Ichiros Malt On The Way 2024 Chichibu Single Malt Japanese Whisky 70 cl 54,5%

  Item no.: 22255-2024

  Five years after the distillery's 2019 release in the same series, this 2024 bottling shows how far Chichibu has come in its maturation and development.

  Expert Description

  Ichiro's Malt On The Way 2024 is a Single Malt Japanese Whisky from Chichibu Distillery, bottled at 54.5%.

  The whisky is part of the ongoing On The Way series, showing Chichibu Distillery's development year by year since its founding in 2008. The 2024 edition draws on more mature cask stocks than previous vintages, showing a deeper, more complex character.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Toasted oak, dried fruit and a light spiced sweetness.

  Palate

  Full-bodied with caramel, spice and ripe pears.

  Finish

  Long and warm with lingering oak.

  Specifications

  Name: Ichiro's Malt On The Way 2024
  Distillery: Chichibu
  Region/Country: Saitama, Japan
  Type: Single Malt Japanese Whisky
  Vintage: 2024
  ABV: 54.5%
  Size: 70 CL
  EAN no.: 4580617290729

  Flavour Profile

  Full-bodied · Spicy · Mature · Warm

  Investment Potential

  Investment perspective

  Chichibu bottles remain among the most sought-after in the Japanese whisky market, and each new vintage in the On The Way series typically sells out quickly.

  Did You Know?

  The On The Way series was originally conceived as a way to keep whisky enthusiasts updated on the distillery's progress while the first bottles of sufficient age awaited release.

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  • 402,00
    1pcs.
    349,75EUR
• 

  Ichiros Malt Wine Wood Reserve 36 Chichibu Distillery Pure Malt Japanese Whisky 70 cl 46%

  Item no.: 22227865403-810287

  Wine casks are a rare ingredient in Japanese whisky, but Ichiro Akuto has made them his trademark with the Wine Wood Reserve series.

  Expert Description

  Ichiro's Malt Wine Wood Reserve 36 is a Pure Malt Japanese Whisky from Chichibu Distillery, bottled at 46%.

  The Wine Wood Reserve series is composed of malt whisky finished in wine casks, a technique Ichiro Akuto has experimented with since Chichibu Distillery opened in 2008. The series is numbered, and "36" refers to this specific batch in the ongoing production.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Red berries, grapes and a light, sweet oak.

  Palate

  Full-bodied with stewed fruit, spice and a hint of tannin.

  Finish

  Long and wine-like with warm oak.

  Specifications

  Name: Ichiro's Malt Wine Wood Reserve 36
  Distillery: Chichibu
  Region/Country: Saitama, Japan
  Type: Pure Malt Japanese Whisky
  ABV: 46%
  Size: 70 CL
  EAN no.: 3700597306901

  Flavour Profile

  Full-bodied · Wine-like · Fruity · Spicy

  Did You Know?

  The labels in the Ichiro's Malt series feature playing cards, a reference to Ichiro Akuto's "Card Series," which cemented his international reputation as a whisky maker.

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  • 174,25
    1pcs.
    151,50EUR
• 

  Imperial 15 years old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 46%

  Item no.: 505956-807534-893

  Not every great dram carries a famous name on the label — Imperial is proof that quiet distilleries can still produce remarkable whisky. This particular release from Speyside shows a side of the distillery worth slowing down for.

  Expert's description

  Imperial 15 Year Single Malt Scotch Whisky 46% is a Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky and bottled at 46%.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Green apple, vanilla and a gentle grassy note.

  Palate

  Malt sweetness, citrus and a touch of oak spice.

  Finish

  Soft and rounded with a final malty note.

  Specifications

  Name: Imperial 15 Year Single Malt Scotch Whisky 46%
  Distillery: Imperial
  Region/Country: Speyside
  Type: Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 15 years
  ABV: 46%
  Size: 70 CL

  Flavour Profile

  Fresh · Spiced

  Investment Potential

  High. Imperial distillery is closed and demolished, which makes any distillery bottling increasingly hard to find, and prices for closed Speyside distilleries have generally shown a marked rise in value over time.

  Did you know?

  Imperial took its name from Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee, as the distillery was built during the same period the British Empire celebrated her reign.

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  • 536,00
    1pcs.
    466,25EUR
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  Imperial 1995/2014 The Ultimate 19 year old Single Speyside Malt Scotch Whisky 46%

  Item no.: 5055522225-887412

  In a region crowded with famous names, Imperial has quietly gone about its business for generations. This particular release from Speyside shows a side of the distillery worth slowing down for.

  Expert's description

  Imperial 1995/2014 The Ultimate 19 Year Single Speyside Malt Scotch Whisky 46% is a Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured on hogshead, fad nr. 50168 and bottled at 46%.

  This bottling comes from The Ultimate, released as part of the Rare Reserve range.

  The whisky was distilled in 21 August 1995 and bottled in 8 December 2014.

  Only 319 bottles were produced from this cask, making it a limited release for collectors.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Green apple, vanilla and a gentle grassy note.

  Palate

  Malt sweetness, citrus and a touch of oak spice.

  Finish

  Soft and rounded with a final malty note.

  Specifications

  Name: Imperial 1995/2014 The Ultimate 19 Year Single Speyside Malt Scotch Whisky 46%
  Distillery: Imperial
  Bottler: The Ultimate
  Region/Country: Speyside
  Type: Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 19 years
  ABV: 46%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Hogshead, fad nr. 50168
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distilled: 21 August 1995
  Bottled: 8 December 2014
  Number of bottles: 319
  Edition: Rare Reserve

  Flavour Profile

  Fresh · Spiced

  Investment Potential

  High. As a bottling from a demolished distillery, with a limited run of 319 bottles, this is a type of Imperial release that keeps becoming rarer to find on the market.

  Did you know?

  The Ultimate Whisky Company focuses specifically on bottlings from recently closed or demolished Scottish distilleries, and Imperial is one of the names most represented in their range.

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  • 435,50
    1pcs.
    379,00EUR
• 

  Imperial 1996/2023 Adelphi Limited 27 years old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 52.4%

  Item no.: 059763-615-663

  Some whiskies shout their pedigree from the label. This one from Imperial prefers to let the liquid do the talking. This particular release from Speyside shows a side of the distillery worth slowing down for.

  Expert's description

  Imperial 1996/2023 Adelphi Limited 27 Year Single Malt Scotch Whisky 52,4% is a Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured on refill Bourbon Barrel, fad nr. 3411 and bottled at 52,4%.

  This bottling comes from Adelphi, released as part of the Adelphi Limited range.

  The whisky was distilled in 1996 and bottled in 2023.

  Only 187 bottles were produced from this cask, making it a limited release for collectors.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Soft toffee, pear and a light floral note.

  Palate

  Soft toffee, lemon and a mellow oak.

  Finish

  Medium length, clean and gently spiced.

  Specifications

  Name: Imperial 1996/2023 Adelphi Limited 27 Year Single Malt Scotch Whisky 52,4%
  Distillery: Imperial
  Bottler: Adelphi
  Region/Country: Speyside
  Type: Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 27 years
  ABV: 52,4%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Refill Bourbon Barrel, fad nr. 3411
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distilled: 1996
  Bottled: 2023
  Number of bottles: 187
  Edition: Adelphi Limited
  EAN no.: 5060383653489

  Flavour Profile

  Smooth · Spiced

  Investment Potential

  High. 27-year-old single cask bottlings from the closed Imperial distillery are highly sought after by collectors, and the run of just 187 bottles makes this edition hard to come by again.

  Did you know?

  Adelphi typically rejects around 24 out of every 25 casks it tastes, only bottling under its own name the ones that pass a very strict test.

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  • 710,25
    1pcs.
    618,00EUR
• 

  Inchgower 21 years old Valinch & Mallet Single Speyside Malt Whisky 52,8%

  Item no.: 22227865406-9670

  Somewhere between the wash still and the warehouse, Inchgower built a reputation few casual drinkers ever hear about. This particular release from Speyside shows a side of the distillery worth slowing down for.

  Expert's description

  Inchgower 21 Year Valinch & Mallet Single Speyside Malt Whisky 52,8% is a Speyside Single Malt Whisky matured on bourbon Hogshead nr. 18-2102 and bottled at 52,8%.

  This bottling comes from Valinch & Mallet, released as part of the Hidden Casks Collection range.

  The whisky was distilled in 1997 and bottled in 2018.

  Only 143 bottles were produced from this cask, making it a limited release for collectors.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Custard, malt and a hint of citrus zest.

  Palate

  Creamy vanilla, oak spice and ripe orchard fruit.

  Finish

  Warm and rounded with a final vanilla note.

  Specifications

  Name: Inchgower 21 Year Valinch & Mallet Single Speyside Malt Whisky 52,8%
  Distillery: Inchgower
  Bottler: Valinch & Mallet
  Region/Country: Speyside
  Type: Speyside Single Malt Whisky
  Age: 21 years
  ABV: 52,8%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Bourbon Hogshead nr. 18-2102
  Distilled: 1997
  Bottled: 2018
  Number of bottles: 143
  Edition: Hidden Casks Collection

  Flavour Profile

  Smooth · Spiced

  Investment Potential

  Medium. 21 years of maturation is unusual for Inchgower, and the small run of 143 bottles from a single bourbon cask makes this edition difficult to find again once sold out.

  Did you know?

  Most of Inchgower's output still goes into blends such as Bell's, which makes any single cask bottling like this one a rare chance to meet the spirit on its own.

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  • 234,50
    1pcs.
    204,00EUR
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  Inchgower 23 Years The Chess Malt Collection B1 Single Island Malt Whisky 57,5%

  Item no.: 505956-498796-455-7

  Not every great dram carries a famous name on the label — Inchgower is proof that quiet distilleries can still produce remarkable whisky. This particular release from Speyside shows a side of the distillery worth slowing down for.

  Expert's description

  Inchgower 23 Year The Chess Malt Collection B1 Single Speyside Malt Whisky 57,5% is a Speyside Single Malt Whisky matured on hogshead Refill and bottled at 57,5%.

  This bottling comes from The Chess Malt Collection, released as part of the The Chess Malt Collection B1 range.

  The whisky was distilled in November 1998 and bottled in May 2022.

  Only 206 bottles were produced from this cask, making it a limited release for collectors.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Fresh malt, orchard fruit and a light floral note.

  Palate

  Honey, pear and a mellow barley character.

  Finish

  Crisp and drying with a gentle spice.

  Specifications

  Name: Inchgower 23 Year The Chess Malt Collection B1 Single Speyside Malt Whisky 57,5%
  Distillery: Inchgower
  Bottler: The Chess Malt Collection
  Region/Country: Speyside
  Type: Speyside Single Malt Whisky
  Age: 23 years
  ABV: 57,5%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Hogshead Refill
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distilled: November 1998
  Bottled: May 2022
  Number of bottles: 206
  Edition: The Chess Malt Collection B1

  Flavour Profile

  Fresh · Spiced

  Investment Potential

  Medium. 23 years is unusually long for Inchgower, and a run of 206 bottles from The Chess Malt Collection makes the bottle interesting to collectors of themed series.

  Did you know?

  The Chess Malt Collection mirrors an actual chessboard exactly: two kings, two queens, four bishops, four knights, four rooks and sixteen pawns, each in a black or white bottling.

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  • 227,75
    1pcs.
    198,25EUR