Fettercairn Whisky

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  Fettercairn 12 years old Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 40%

  Item no.: 22227865395-9844-9463

  At the foot of the Cairngorms, cold mountain water runs down the outside of the copper stills at Fettercairn. It looks as odd as it sounds, and no other Scottish distillery does it.

  The expert description

  Fettercairn 12 Years Old is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in American white oak and ex-bourbon casks and bottled at 40%.

  Alexander Ramsay founded the distillery in 1824 in the village of Fettercairn in the Mearns, where the Grampians drop away towards the coast. The distinctive feature is the cooling rings: a ring fitted around the top of each pot still lets crystal clear mountain water run down the copper from outside. The cooling creates more condensation inside, so only the lightest vapours make it all the way up, and that is the source of the clean, sweet spirit the distillery is known for.

  Twelve years in American oak lays vanilla and soft spice on top of that. The result is a Highland malt with no smoke and no sharp edges, where the fruit is allowed to do the carrying.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  The colour of sunlight and amber honey. The aroma gives vanilla, ripe pear and soft spices, with a touch of fresh oak behind.

  Palate

  Soft and rounded. Nectarine and tropical fruit first, then milk chocolate and sweet cream, while fresh pineapple is balanced by oak and a note of damp leaves.

  Finish

  Cinnamon, candied ginger and nutmeg develop alongside creamy coffee, and menthol and crunchy apples are what remain at the end.

  Specifications

  Name: Fettercairn 12 Years Old
  Distillery: Fettercairn
  Region/Country: Highland Scotland
  Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 12 years
  ABV: 40%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: American white oak and ex-bourbon casks
  EAN no.: 5013967013957

  Flavour profile

  Fruity · Soft · Vanilla · Creamy · Lightly spiced

  Did you know?

  When the warehouse at Fettercairn was built, the masons are said to have sealed a full bottle of whisky into the stone wall as a charm. As far as anyone knows it is still there, since nobody has fancied pulling the wall down to check.

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  • 1pcs.
    67,00EUR
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  Fettercairn 1996/2014 Signatory 17 Year Old Single Highland Malt Whisky 46%

  Item no.: 22218-50

  A cask filled on the last day of September 1996, and then seventeen years in which nobody touched it. Signatory left it standing until it was finished with itself, and bottled it as it was.

  Please note: wear and rust on the lid and the box.

  The expert description

  Fettercairn 1996/2014 Signatory 17 Years Old is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in a single hogshead and bottled at 46%.

  The cask, number 4339, was filled on 30 September 1996 and bottled on 20 February 2014. Signatory Vintage of Pitlochry buys single casks from distilleries across Scotland and bottles them without chill filtration and without added colour, and it is exactly this kind of release where the character of Fettercairn is allowed to stand without being tidied up.

  Seventeen years in a hogshead is a calm maturation. The cask is large enough that the oak never takes charge, and the result is the clean, fruity house style in a more mature and restrained form than the official releases.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Soft notes of ripe barley, citrus oil and vanilla, with light tropical fruit and a touch of fresh oak and honey behind.

  Palate

  Round and full with classic Fettercairn tones of malt, pale caramel and fresh fruit, held together by a discreet spiced warmth from the cask.

  Finish

  Long, clean and lightly mineral with a dry elegance that reveals both the age and the quiet work of the cask.

  Specifications

  Name: Fettercairn 1996/2014 Signatory 17 Years Old
  Distillery: Fettercairn
  Bottler: Signatory Vintage
  Region/Country: Highland Scotland
  Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 17 years
  ABV: 46%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Hogshead no. 4339
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distilled: 30 September 1996
  Bottled: 20 February 2014

  Flavour profile

  Fruity · Malty · Soft · Mineral · Single Cask

  Did you know?

  Signatory was founded in 1988 by brothers Andrew and Brian Symington and sits next to Edradour in Pitlochry, a distillery they later bought. The firm is therefore both an independent bottler and a distiller at the same address.

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    107,00EUR
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  Fettercairn 1996/2015 Signatory 19 year old Single Highland Malt Whisky 46%

  Item no.: 2222786524918-55

  The same day in September 1996, the same distillery, two casks. Signatory left them for nineteen years and then married them together, nearly two decades in the coolest corner of the Highlands gathered into one bottle.

  Please note: wear and rust on the lid.

  The expert description

  Fettercairn 1996/2015 Signatory 19 Years Old is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in two married hogsheads and bottled at 46%.

  The casks, numbers 4351 and 4356, were filled on 30 September 1996 and bottled on 29 October 2015. Two casks from the same filling day give a slightly broader profile than a single cask without losing the stamp of the individual vintage.

  Nineteen years is enough for the light, sweet spirit of the distillery to gain depth without turning woody. The whisky is bottled in natural colour and without chill filtration, so every nuance stands untouched.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Opens with ripe cereal notes, citrus and vanilla, and a light tropical sweetness followed by fresh oak and a touch of honey.

  Palate

  Full and rounded with classic Fettercairn tones of malt, pale caramel and green fruit, and a mild spiced warmth from the cask.

  Finish

  Long, clean and lightly mineral with a dry elegance that speaks of nearly two decades of quiet maturing in the Highland climate.

  Specifications

  Name: Fettercairn 1996/2015 Signatory 19 Years Old
  Distillery: Fettercairn
  Bottler: Signatory Vintage
  Region/Country: Highland Scotland
  Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 19 years
  ABV: 46%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Hogsheads no. 4351 and 4356
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distilled: 30 September 1996
  Bottled: 29 October 2015

  Flavour profile

  Fruity · Malty · Soft · Mineral · Mature

  Did you know?

  When two casks from the same filling day are married, it is no longer called single cask, but it is not a blend either. Bottlers do it because two identical casks rarely taste identical, and because two casks stretch to twice as many bottles as one.

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    107,00EUR
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  Fettercairn 1997/2018 Signatory Vintage 20 years old Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 46%

  Item no.: 22227865391-7253

  Twenty years is a round number, and Signatory waited for it. The casks were filled in October 1997 and not emptied until February 2018, two decades in which the only things that happened were evaporation and time.

  Please note: wear on the tube and rust on the lid.

  The expert description

  Fettercairn 1997/2018 Signatory Vintage 20 Years Old is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in two hogsheads and bottled at 46%.

  The bottling belongs to The Un-Chillfiltered Collection, the Signatory range where the whisky is never chilled and filtered but bottled at 46% in natural colour. The casks, numbers 5604 and 5605, were filled on 10 October 1997 and bottled on 28 February 2018.

  Twenty years is a long time for the light Fettercairn spirit, and yet the oak has never become dominant. That is down to the hogshead format, where the ratio of wood to liquid is gentle enough for the whisky to mature at length without drying out.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Ripe orchard and vanilla first, then waxed wood, lemon peel and a dusty cereal note underneath.

  Palate

  Malt and pale caramel do the carrying, while yellow fruit and a touch of coconut rise out of the oak. The spice is dry and restrained.

  Finish

  Long and dry with mineral, white pepper and a final note of honey on toast.

  Specifications

  Name: Fettercairn 1997/2018 Signatory Vintage 20 Years Old
  Distillery: Fettercairn
  Bottler: Signatory Vintage
  Region/Country: Highland Scotland
  Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 20 years
  ABV: 46%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Hogsheads no. 5604 and 5605
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distilled: 10 October 1997
  Bottled: 28 February 2018
  Edition: The Un-Chillfiltered Collection
  EAN no.: 5021944093755

  Flavour profile

  Malty · Fruity · Waxy · Mineral · Mature

  Did you know?

  A cask loses roughly two per cent of its contents to evaporation every year, what the trade calls the angels share. After twenty years only about two thirds of what went in is still there, and that is one of the reasons old bottlings are few.

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  Fettercairn 2006/2025 Cadenheads Original Collection 19 Year Old Single Highland Malt Whisky 70 cl 46%

  Item no.: 22225390-7557

  On the edge of the Cairngorms, where the mountains throw long shadows across the Mearns, Fettercairn makes a spirit that has always leaned towards the sweet and the full. Nineteen years of quiet, and then bottled by one of the oldest independent houses in Scotland. This is not a bottle that shouts. It lets the time do the talking.

  The expert description

  Fettercairn 2006/2025 Cadenhead's Original Collection 19 Years Old is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in bourbon casks and bottled at 46%.

  The bottling comes from Cadenhead's, the oldest independent bottler in Scotland, founded in Aberdeen in 1842. The Original Collection is the plain-spoken sort: single malt bottled without colouring, unfiltered, and at a strength that lets the cask and the distillery speak without burning. Unlike the official Fettercairn releases this bottle does not carry the distillery livery but Cadenhead's sober green label, where everything is about what is inside.

  The whisky spent nineteen years in bourbon casks throughout. No finishing, no sherry to cover anything up. This is Fettercairn in its purest form, where the heavy, sweet house style and the oak from old American casks shape the flavour together, and the bourbon wood pulls it in the bright, fruit-sweet direction with vanilla and soft caramel rather than smoke or dryness.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Sherbet lemons and quince first, then a soft toffee bonbon that rounds the whole thing off. Sweet and inviting, but not sticky.

  Palate

  Creamy and round, think vanilla custard and toffee popcorn, with juicy nectarines breaking through to keep it fresh.

  Finish

  Dries out slightly towards green notes and broom, where crisp Granny Smith apples and a dusting of clove give it a spiced touch at the close.

  Specifications

  Name: Fettercairn 2006/2025 Cadenhead's Original Collection 19 Years Old
  Distillery: Fettercairn
  Bottler: Cadenhead's
  Region/Country: Highland Scotland
  Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 19 years
  ABV: 46%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Bourbon casks throughout maturation
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distilled: 2006
  Bottled: 2025
  Edition: Original Collection

  Flavour profile

  Fruity · Creamy · Oaky · Sweet · Mature

  Investment potential

  Medium. Nineteen year old Fettercairn from an independent bottler exists in small quantities, and Cadenhead's Original Collection has a settled collector following that watches the range closely. Bottlings from the house tend to leave the shelves within a couple of seasons.

  Did you know?

  Fettercairn is the only Scottish distillery with a copper ring around the top of its pot stills that lets cold water run down the outside during distillation. It cools the vapour and produces the light, clean spirit the distillery is known for.

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    174,25EUR
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  Fettercairn 2008/2018 10 years old Mossburn Single Highland Malt Whisky 46%

  Item no.: 22227865392-18769

  Ten years is not long in whisky terms, and that is exactly the point here. Fettercairn is allowed to be young, bright and fruity before the oak starts deciding how the whole thing should taste.

  The expert description

  Fettercairn 2008/2018 Mossburn 10 Years Old is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in an American standard barrel and bottled at 46%.

  Mossburn is an independent bottler that sent out its first bottles in 2017 with the simple idea that whisky should be bottled at a minimum of 46%, without colouring and without chill filtration. This release was distilled in 2008 and bottled in 2018 from batch 30.1008.18.

  The cask is an American Standard Barrel, an ex-bourbon cask of around 200 litres. It is the smallest of the common cask sizes, so the wood works faster, and even after ten years there is plenty of vanilla and oak in the glass without the fruitiness of the distillery disappearing.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Fresh and young. Green apple and pear first, then vanilla, coconut and a light cereal note from the malt.

  Palate

  Bright and crisp with citrus peel, white peach and vanilla custard, while the oak lays a dry, lightly peppered edge underneath.

  Finish

  Medium and clean with malt, a touch of ginger and a final note of fresh oak.

  Specifications

  Name: Fettercairn 2008/2018 Mossburn 10 Years Old
  Distillery: Fettercairn
  Bottler: Mossburn
  Region/Country: Highland Scotland
  Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 10 years
  ABV: 46%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: American Standard Barrel
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distilled: 2008
  Bottled: 2018
  Edition: Batch 30.1008.18
  EAN no.: 5060033847244

  Flavour profile

  Fresh · Fruity · Vanilla · Lightly spiced · Young

  Did you know?

  An American Standard Barrel holds around 200 litres and is the cask American bourbon is legally allowed to use only once. That is why the Scottish industry has for decades brought its casks over from Kentucky in large numbers, and why so much Scotch whisky tastes of vanilla and coconut.

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  • 1pcs.
    73,50EUR