68 - 80 Euro Whisky

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  Glenfarclas 10 år Single Highland Malt Whisky 40%

  Item no.: 22227865467-2

  Sherry from the first sip. Glenfarclas does not use sherry casks as a finish but as the foundation itself, and you can taste it already in the youngest release in the range.

  The expert's description

  Glenfarclas 10 Year Old is a Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in sherry casks and bottled at 40%.

  Ten years is the distillery entry release, and it is built to show the house style rather than to impress with age. The sherry takes up clear room, but at 40% the whisky is light enough to be drunk without ceremony, and there is a trace of smoke in the background that comes from the direct firing under the stills.

  Glenfarclas sits at Ballindalloch by the River Spey and has been in the hands of the Grant family since 1865. The water comes from a spring in the Ben Rinnes hills, and the distillery is one of very few left that still fires its pot stills directly with gas rather than using steam heating.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Plenty of sherry, with honey, a touch of caramel and barley behind.

  Palate

  Spices, dried fruit, pastry and caramel, with a very small hint of smoke in the middle. The body is light at 40%, but the sherry gives it more weight than the number suggests.

  Finish

  Medium. More spice, dried fruit and oak closing quietly.

  Specifications

  Name: Glenfarclas 10 Year Old Speyside Single Malt Whisky 40%
  Distillery: Glenfarclas
  Region/Country: Speyside, Scotland
  Type: Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 10 years
  ABV: 40%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Sherry casks
  EAN no.: 5018066104018

  Flavour profile

  Sherried · Spiced · Dried fruit · Malty · Light

  Did you know?

  John Grant bought Glenfarclas in 1865 for £512, and the distillery has been in the family ever since. That makes Glenfarclas one of very few Scottish distilleries still run by the same family after more than a century and a half.

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  • 1pcs.
    71,00EUR
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  Bowmore 12 years old Black Box Single Islay Malt Whisky 70 cl 40%

  Item no.: 22227865464-7

  Where Loch Indaal beats against the walls and part of the warehouse sits below the waterline, one of Islay's most recognisable drams matures. Bowmore 12 Year is where most people begin their journey into the island's peat smoke — and where many keep returning.

  Expert's description

  Bowmore 12 Year is an Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in ex-bourbon and sherry casks and bottled at 40%. The flagship expression and first step in the core range from Bowmore, Islay's oldest distillery, founded in 1779. A classic permanent expression — not a limited edition, but a whisky that has stood the test of time and defined what an accessible Islay malt tastes like. Bowmore is one of the few distilleries still running its own traditional floor maltings, where barley is peated to around 25 ppm — notable but never as aggressive as Ardbeg or Lagavulin. This moderate smoke level is a major reason why Bowmore 12 Year is often called the ideal entry point to Islay. The whisky matures in a combination of ex-bourbon and sherry casks in the legendary No. 1 Vaults, one of the world's oldest maturation warehouses.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Light and inviting. Honey and citrus at the front, wrapped in Bowmore's characteristic mild peat smoke. A touch of vanilla and fresh flowers.

  Taste

  Well-balanced with warm honey, plum and a restrained peat smoke. The sherry cask contributes dark fruit and gentle spice; the bourbon cask provides sweetness and vanilla.

  Finish

  Medium length, clean and lightly smoky. Honey and sea salt linger — a satisfying, classic Islay finish.

  Specifications

  Name: Bowmore 12 Year Single Islay Malt Whisky
  Distillery: Bowmore
  Region/Country: Islay, Scotland
  Type: Single Islay Malt Whisky
  Age: 12 years
  ABV: 40%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Ex-bourbon and sherry
  EAN no.: 5010496080818

  Flavour profile

  Peated · Fruity · Honey · Maritime · Balanced

  Did you know?

  Bowmore still operates its own traditional floor maltings — one of fewer than ten distilleries in Scotland to do so — producing a portion of its own peated malt on site.

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  • 1pcs.
    73,50EUR
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  Balvenie 12 years old Doublewood Single Speyside Malt Whisky 40%

  Item no.: 22227865428

  There is a handful of bottles the whole whisky world uses as a yardstick, and DoubleWood is one of them. It was not the first whisky to see two cask types, but it was the one that made the rest of Scotland understand why that was a good idea.

  The expert's description

  Balvenie 12 DoubleWood is a Single Speyside Malt Whisky matured in American oak casks, finished in Oloroso sherry casks and bottled at 40 %.

  DoubleWood is David Stewart's work. He was Malt Master at Balvenie for more than five decades and was already experimenting in the 1980s with moving fully matured whisky into a second cask type for the final months. Today the method is called cask finishing and almost everyone uses it, but DoubleWood from 1993 was the release that put it on the map.

  The first nine to twelve years are spent in traditional American oak casks, which give vanilla, honey and a light, creamy texture. The whisky then moves into European Oloroso sherry casks for roughly nine months, and that is where the raisin, orange peel and spice arrive. The parcels are finally married in a large tun before bottling.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Honey and dried fruit first, then vanilla, cinnamon and a note of orange peel. A light nutty warmth sits underneath it all.

  Palate

  Round and soft with raisin, spiced oak and vanilla sweetness. The sherry influence is clear but never heavy, and the malt holds the balance the whole way.

  Finish

  Medium and warm with spiced sweetness and a last breath of sherry and oak.

  Specifications

  Name: Balvenie 12 år DoubleWood
  Distillery: Balvenie
  Region/Country: Speyside, Scotland
  Type: Single Speyside Malt Whisky
  Age: 12 years
  ABV: 40 %
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: American oak casks, finished in Oloroso sherry casks
  EAN no.: 5010327505138

  Flavour profile

  Sherry matured · Honeyed · Fruity · Soft · Spiced

  Did you know?

  Balvenie is one of very few Scottish distilleries with its own barley field, its own floor maltings, its own cooper and its own coppersmith on site. Roughly a tenth of the malt is still turned on the distillery own floors.

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  • 1pcs.
    80,25EUR