Islay Whisky

Islay Scotch Whisky

Islay, an iconic island off the west coast of Scotland, is home to some of the world's most famous whisky distilleries. Known for its peaty and distinctive flavors, Islay distilleries such as Ardbeg, Laphroaig, and Lagavulin offer a unique whisky experience. Discover the island's rich whisky tradition and the dramatic influence of its maritime climate on the taste of their single malts. Embark on a journey through Islay's whisky distilleries and experience the authentic taste of Scotland in every drop. Visit Islay for an unforgettable dive into the world of whisky and discover why this island is a mecca for whisky enthusiasts around the globe.

Big Peat 12 years old Douglas Laing Blended Islay Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 46%

Item no.: 22227865479-1106-197280067

Big Peat is not a distillery but a fisherman with a wild grey beard and four Islay distilleries behind him. The twelve year old is the one where he has picked up some manners — the smoke is still there, but the edges have softened.
The expert's description
Big Peat 12 years is an Islay Blended Malt Scotch Whisky bottled at 46 % without chill filtration and without added colour.
The blend consists solely of single malts from Islay, all at least twelve years old: Caol Ila contributes sweetness, Bowmore balance, Ardbeg the medicinal and earthy character, and Port Ellen a measure of elegance.
Douglas Laing created Big Peat in 2009 as a single-bottle account of Islay. The firm was founded in 1948 by Fred Douglas Laing and is still run by the family from Glasgow, where they now also operate their own distillery.
Tasting notes
Nose
Charred oak, chimney smoke and wet rock pools. Under the smoke sit vanilla, butterscotch and dark fruits such as blackcurrant and black cherry.
Palate
Fruit driven with toffee, dark chocolate and a nutty edge. The spiced peat smoke settles around the sweetness instead of fighting it, and the salt of the coast is obvious.
Finish
Long and lingering with brown sugar, bonfire ash and a dry phenolic quality that stays.
Specifications
Name: Big Peat 12 years old Douglas Laing Blended Islay Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 46%
Bottler: Douglas Laing
Region/Country: Islay, Scotland
Type: Islay Blended Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 12 years
ABV: 46 %
Size: 70 CL
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
EAN no.: 5014218814903
Flavour profile
Peated · Maritime · Smoky · Sweet · Full bodied
Did you know?
Port Ellen closed in 1983 and only reopened in 2024. Big Peat has over the years contained whisky from the closed distillery — one of the few ways ordinary people have ever tasted Port Ellen.
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73,50EUR
Big Peat 15th Anniversary Limited Edition Douglas Laing Islay Blended Malt Scotch Whisky 50%

Item no.: 059555-9999

Fifteen years of the grey bearded fisherman on the label called for a celebration, and Douglas Laing chose red wine casks for the occasion. Smoke and red wine is a risky pairing — it works when the casks are hand selected.
The expert's description
Big Peat 15th Anniversary Limited Edition is an Islay Blended Malt Scotch Whisky finished in hand-selected red wine casks and bottled at 50 %.
The release marks Big Peat's fifteenth anniversary and consists, as always, solely of single malts from Islay. It is neither chill filtered nor coloured and arrives in a specially designed gift box containing fifteen facts about Big Peat, Islay and the whisky itself.
For the occasion Douglas Laing's blender assembled the finest Islay single malts and matured the greater part in hand-selected red wine casks. The result is a darker and more fruit driven Big Peat than the standard release.
Tasting notes
Nose
Bonfire smoke and dried seaweed meet dark berries, plum and a lightly tart wine note. A sweet edge of cane sugar sits under the smoke.
Palate
Powerful and round with blackberry, dark chocolate and salted liquorice. The red wine casks give a tannin edge that tightens the whisky halfway through, and the 50 % provides good drive.
Finish
Long with ash, dark berries and a dry, lightly bitter close.
Specifications
Name: Big Peat 15th Anniversary Limited Edition Douglas Laing Islay Blended Malt Scotch Whisky 50%
Bottler: Douglas Laing
Region/Country: Islay, Scotland
Type: Islay Blended Malt Scotch Whisky
ABV: 50 %
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Finished in hand-selected red wine casks
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Edition: 15th Anniversary Limited Edition
EAN no.: 5014218830873
Flavour profile
Peated · Red wine cask · Dark berries · Salt · Powerful
Investment potential
Medium: An anniversary bottling in limited numbers with special packaging and a cask programme that will not be repeated. Big Peat's special editions have historically been in demand and typically disappear from the market quickly.
Did you know?
The Big Peat character was drawn before the whisky existed. Douglas Laing had the figure first and then built the blend to match the fisherman they had imagined.
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73,50EUR
Big Peat 25 years old Vintage 1992 Series No 1 Gold Edition Douglas Laing Blended Islay Malt Whisky 70 cl 52,1%

Item no.: 22227865468-289

The first chapter of a trilogy that began with a question: what happens to Islay smoke when it is left for a quarter of a century? The answer is not less smoke — it is smoke with manners.
The expert's description
Big Peat 25 years Vintage 1992 Gold Edition is an Islay Blended Malt Scotch Whisky bottled at 52.1 % cask strength.
The whiskies were distilled in 1992 and bottled in 2017 in an outturn of 3,000 bottles. The release is neither chill filtered nor coloured and is the first of three in Douglas Laing's Vintage Series.
The Gold Edition opened a trilogy that continued with the Platinum Edition at 26 years and The Black Edition at 27 years. All three come from the same 1992 vintage and are built from some of Islay's most sought after single malts.
Tasting notes
Nose
Complex and nuanced. Smoke meets caramel and vanilla, with dried fruit, sea salt and a light medicinal tone behind.
Palate
Full and oily. Powerful peat smoke up front, balanced by honey and burnt sugar, followed by dark chocolate, leather and spice.
Finish
Long and warm, with peat and sweetness fading slowly. An elegant dryness of oak and nuts closes it.
Specifications
Name: Big Peat 25 years old Vintage 1992 Series No 1 Gold Edition Douglas Laing Blended Islay Malt Whisky 70 cl 52.1%
Bottler: Douglas Laing
Region/Country: Islay, Scotland
Type: Islay Blended Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 25 years
ABV: 52.1 %
Size: 70 CL
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Distilled: 1992
Bottled: 2017
Number of bottles: 3,000
Edition: Vintage Series No 1 The Gold Edition
Flavour profile
Peated · Mature · Smoky · Sweet · Cask strength
Investment potential
High: The first release in a completed trilogy from the 1992 vintage, in an outturn of 3,000 bottles that will not be made again. Complete sets of the three editions are sought after by collectors, and the Gold Edition is the hardest of them to track down.
Did you know?
Cara Laing, whisky director at Douglas Laing, explained at the launch that the casks had been tasted year after year until the team felt the vatting was finally ready. The trilogy was not planned from the outset — it was decided along the way.
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227,75EUR
Big Peat 26 years old Vintage 1992 Series No 2 Platinum Edition DL Blended Islay Malt Whisky 70 cl 51.5%

Item no.: 22227865468-300

The second chapter. Same 1992 vintage, one year longer in wood and a touch less strength. The Platinum Edition is the middle of the three — and the one where the balance between smoke and maturity sits closest.
The expert's description
Big Peat 26 years Vintage 1992 Platinum Edition is an Islay Blended Malt Scotch Whisky bottled at 51.5 % cask strength.
The whiskies were distilled in 1992 and bottled in 2018 in an outturn of 3,000 bottles. The release is neither chill filtered nor coloured.
The Platinum Edition is the second in Douglas Laing's Vintage Series, between the Gold Edition at 25 years and The Black Edition at 27 years. All three are assembled from Islay's most sought after single malts of the same vintage.
Tasting notes
Nose
Dry ash, seaweed and salted liquorice. Beneath the smoke hide dried apricots, honey and a warm nuttiness.
Palate
Rich and broad with peat smoke, dark caramel and roasted malt. There is a mineral salt edge and a hint of leather that only comes with age.
Finish
Very long with dry smoke, cocoa and a sweet note that holds on for some time.
Specifications
Name: Big Peat 26 years old Vintage 1992 Series No 2 Platinum Edition DL Blended Islay Malt Whisky 70 cl 51.5%
Bottler: Douglas Laing
Region/Country: Islay, Scotland
Type: Islay Blended Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 26 years
ABV: 51.5 %
Size: 70 CL
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Distilled: 1992
Bottled: 2018
Number of bottles: 3,000
Edition: Vintage Series No 2 The Platinum Edition
Flavour profile
Peated · Maritime · Mature · Nutty · Cask strength
Investment potential
High: The middle release in a completed trilogy of 3,000 bottles from the 1992 vintage. Complete sets of all three editions are difficult to assemble, and demand for mature Islay whisky has been rising for years.
Did you know?
All three editions in the trilogy were bottled in exactly 3,000 bottles, regardless of age. Douglas Laing had the cask volumes planned from the moment the series was decided.
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227,75EUR
Big Peat 27 years old Vintage 1992 Series No 3 The Black Edition DL Blended Islay Malt Whisky 70 cl 48,3%

Item no.: 22227865468-310

The final chapter. After twenty-seven years the peat has become something else — barbecued meat, coal dust and rock salt, as Douglas Laing themselves described it when the bottle was let loose in 2019.
The expert's description
Big Peat 27 years Vintage 1992 The Black Edition is an Islay Blended Malt Scotch Whisky bottled at 48.3 %.
The whiskies were distilled in 1992 and bottled in 2019 in an outturn of 3,000 bottles, without chill filtration and without added colour. It is the closing release in the Vintage Series trilogy.
The series began with the Gold Edition at 25 years in 2017 and continued with the Platinum Edition at 26 years in 2018. The Black Edition closes the row and is at once the oldest and the most restrained of the three in strength.
Tasting notes
Nose
Coal dust, barbecued meat and rock salt. Beneath the heavy smoke lie dried figs, coffee and a hint of old oak.
Palate
Deep and broad with ash, black pepper and salted caramel. The 48.3 % makes it softer than its two predecessors, and the texture is clearly oily.
Finish
Very long and dry with smoke, cocoa beans and a mineral salt edge.
Specifications
Name: Big Peat 27 years old Vintage 1992 Series No 3 The Black Edition DL Blended Islay Malt Whisky 70 cl 48.3%
Bottler: Douglas Laing
Region/Country: Islay, Scotland
Type: Islay Blended Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 27 years
ABV: 48.3 %
Size: 70 CL
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Distilled: 1992
Bottled: 2019
Number of bottles: 3,000
Edition: Vintage Series No 3 The Black Edition
Flavour profile
Peated · Meaty · Salt · Mature · Smoky
Investment potential
High: The closing release in a complete trilogy and the oldest of the three. The series will not be repeated, the outturn is 3,000 bottles, and the Black Edition is the one collectors most often lack to finish the set.
Did you know?
Big Peat celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2019, the very year the Black Edition appeared. Douglas Laing marked it with both a 10 year old limited edition and the close of the trilogy in the same season.
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227,75EUR
Big Peat 33 years old Vintage 1985 Limited Edition Blended Islay Malt Whisky 70 cl 47,2%

Item no.: 2222786546-300

Thirty-three years. The whisky in this bottle was distilled while Port Ellen had only recently fallen silent, and it has rested in wood longer than most whisky enthusiasts have been interested in whisky.
The expert's description
Big Peat 33 years Vintage 1985 Limited Edition is an Islay Blended Malt Scotch Whisky finished in cognac and sherry casks and bottled at 47.2 %.
The individual distillates were made in 1985 and bottled 33 years later in 2018 in an outturn of 1,500 bottles. Of those, 15 bottles came exclusively to Denmark through Whisky.dk.
Douglas Laing added the release to the Big Peat range as an old and rare expression, where the combination of cognac and sherry casks lays a layer of dark fruit and sweetness over the mature Islay smoke.
Tasting notes
Nose
Old oak, dried plums and the sweet fruit of cognac. The smoke sits deep down as cold ash and wet seaweed.
Palate
Soft, broad and oily with raisin, dark chocolate and salted caramel. The peat is tempered by the years and works as a dry undercurrent rather than as the lead.
Finish
Very long with dried fruit, tobacco and a last breath of ash.
Specifications
Name: Big Peat 33 years old Vintage 1985 Limited Edition Blended Islay Malt Whisky 70 cl 47.2%
Bottler: Douglas Laing
Region/Country: Islay, Scotland
Type: Islay Blended Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 33 years
ABV: 47.2 %
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Finished in cognac and sherry casks
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Distilled: 1985
Bottled: 2018
Number of bottles: 1,500
Edition: Vintage 1985 Limited Edition
EAN no.: 5014218812176
Flavour profile
Mature · Peated · Cognac matured · Sherry matured · Dark fruit
Investment potential
High: Only 1,500 bottles worldwide and an unusual combination of 1985 vintage, cognac casks and Islay smoke. Whisky from this period exists in ever smaller quantities, and the release has long been discontinued at the producer.
Did you know?
Cognac casks are rarely used for peated whisky, because the delicate grape sweetness is easily run over by peat. After 33 years the smoke has quietened enough for the two finally to meet.
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335,00EUR
Big Peat Christmas Edition 2016 Douglas Laing Islay Blended Malt Whisky 54,6%

Item no.: 22227865468-241

Douglas Laing's Christmas release has never been the soft, cosy type. It is the one that comes in from the cold in a wet coat smelling of bonfire — the 2016 edition in particular.
The expert's description
Big Peat Christmas Edition 2016 is an Islay Blended Malt Scotch Whisky bottled at 54.6 % cask strength.
The blend consists solely of single malts from Islay, and the Christmas release is traditionally bottled stronger than the standard version. The whisky is neither chill filtered nor coloured.
The Christmas Edition has been a fixed annual event at Douglas Laing since Big Peat was launched in 2009. Every edition has its own strength and its own composition, and they are bottled only in the year they are named after.
Tasting notes
Nose
Dried seaweed, bonfire smoke and ash with a pronounced medicinal note. Sweet malt, vanilla and a touch of spice keep it from turning cold, and a freshness of citrus and pepper lifts it.
Palate
Powerful and warm with clear peat smoke, salty sea air and a marked ash profile. Black pepper, liquorice, toasted barley and a hint of caramel step forward, and the 54.6 % is well integrated.
Finish
Long, dry and smoky with persistent ash, pepper and a salty minerality.
Specifications
Name: Big Peat Christmas Edition 2016 Douglas Laing Islay Blended Malt Whisky 54.6%
Bottler: Douglas Laing
Region/Country: Islay, Scotland
Type: Islay Blended Malt Scotch Whisky
ABV: 54.6 %
Size: 70 CL
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Bottled: 2016
Edition: Christmas Edition 2016
Flavour profile
Peated · Maritime · Cask strength · Ashy · Spicy
Investment potential
Medium: A vintage-specific Christmas release bottled only in 2016 and never repeated. Older Christmas Editions are becoming harder to find, and complete vintage runs are in demand among Big Peat collectors.
Did you know?
Big Peat's Christmas release is the only one in the range that changes strength every year. That makes it possible to identify the vintage from the strength alone — 54.6 % can only be 2016.
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93,75EUR
Big Peat Christmas Edition 2017 Douglas Laing Islay Blended Malt Whisky 54,1%

Item no.: 22227865468-2017

Half a percentage point below the year before, but an entirely different mood in the glass. The 2017 edition has more sea and less bonfire — a Christmas dram for anyone who would rather stand on the pier than sit by the fire.
The expert's description
Big Peat Christmas Edition 2017 is an Islay Blended Malt Scotch Whisky bottled at 54.1 % cask strength.
The blend is assembled from single malts from Ardbeg, Caol Ila, Bowmore and Port Ellen and bottled as a small batch without chill filtration and without added colour.
In the Christmas editions Douglas Laing emphasise the maritime side of Islay, and the 2017 vintage is a clear example: salt, seaweed and cold sea air take up more room than the dry ash.
Tasting notes
Nose
Salt and bitter peat with heavy smoke, yet bright enough for citrus to break through. Seaweed and wet stone sit beneath it all.
Palate
Peat from the first drop, with shifting layers of oil and salt turning into light vanilla and spice. There is a clear sea flavour, put there on purpose.
Finish
Long and persistent with smoke, salt and a dry peppery close.
Specifications
Name: Big Peat Christmas Edition 2017 Douglas Laing Islay Blended Malt Whisky 54.1%
Bottler: Douglas Laing
Region/Country: Islay, Scotland
Type: Islay Blended Malt Scotch Whisky
ABV: 54.1 %
Size: 70 CL
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Bottled: 2017
Edition: Christmas Edition 2017
Flavour profile
Peated · Maritime · Salt · Spicy · Cask strength
Investment potential
Medium: The Christmas editions are bottled only in the year they are named after, and the 2017 vintage has long been discontinued. Older Christmas Editions grow steadily scarcer as the bottles are drunk.
Did you know?
Port Ellen, part of the blend, closed in 1983 and lay silent for more than forty years. Every bottle of Big Peat containing Port Ellen therefore holds whisky from a distillery that in practice did not exist when the bottle was filled.
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93,75EUR
Big Peat Christmas Edition 2021 Douglas Laing Blended Malt Whisky 52,8%

Item no.: 22227865468-2021

The colour is paler than you would guess, and the nose recalls soot on the inside of a wood burner's glass. The eleventh time Douglas Laing sent Big Peat on his Christmas holiday — and still no sign of him settling down.
The expert's description
Big Peat Christmas Edition 2021 is an Islay Blended Malt Scotch Whisky bottled at 52.8 % cask strength.
It is the eleventh edition in Douglas Laing's Christmas series, assembled from single malts from Ardbeg, Caol Ila, Bowmore and Port Ellen. The whisky is neither chill filtered nor coloured.
The Christmas release is bottled every year at cask strength and with its own composition, and the 2021 vintage is among the paler in colour — a sign that bourbon leaning casks dominate the vatting.
Tasting notes
Nose
Soot and stove glass, dried seaweed and a sharp medicinal edge. Under the smoke sit lemon, vanilla and a light sweetness.
Palate
High-octane peat smoke with sea salt, pepper and toasted barley. The 52.8 % gives a firm grip, and a dry, almost chalky minerality runs through the middle.
Finish
Long and dry with ash, salt and a hint of vanilla at the end.
Specifications
Name: Big Peat Christmas Edition 2021 Douglas Laing Blended Malt Whisky 52.8%
Bottler: Douglas Laing
Region/Country: Islay, Scotland
Type: Islay Blended Malt Scotch Whisky
ABV: 52.8 %
Size: 70 CL
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Bottled: 2021
Edition: Christmas Edition 2021
Flavour profile
Peated · Ashy · Salt · Mineral · Cask strength
Investment potential
Medium: A vintage release that will not be repeated, in the series with the most collectors among Big Peat's bottlings. Older Christmas editions are steadily harder to find unopened.
Did you know?
The Christmas series began in 2011, which makes the 2021 edition the eleventh in the row. Douglas Laing have continued the tradition every single year without skipping one.
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67,00EUR
Big Peat Christmas Edition 2023 Douglas Laing Islay Blended Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 54.8%

Item no.: 059763-615-98

For the first time in the history of the Christmas series, Big Peat was given a spell in sherry wood. Smoke met raisin, and the result became the most Christmassy version the fisherman has ever been allowed to carry.
The expert's description
Big Peat Christmas Edition 2023 is an Islay Blended Malt Scotch Whisky finished in sherry casks and bottled at 54.8 % cask strength.
It is the first time in the history of the Christmas series that Big Peat has been given a sherry finish. The blend is assembled from single malts from Ardbeg, Bowmore, Caol Ila and Port Ellen, and the whisky is neither chill filtered nor coloured.
Douglas Laing have bottled a Christmas Edition every year since 2011, always at cask strength and always with its own composition. The 2023 vintage stands out through its cask programme rather than through its strength.
Tasting notes
Nose
Raisin and dark syrup meet bonfire smoke and dried seaweed. A warm spice edge of clove and cinnamon fits December neatly.
Palate
Powerful and sweet with dried fruit, dark chocolate and salted liquorice. The sherry gives body, and the 54.8 % keeps the smoke forward so it never turns cloying.
Finish
Long with sweet smoke, raisin and a dry ashy close.
Specifications
Name: Big Peat Christmas Edition 2023 Douglas Laing Islay Blended Malt Scotch Whisky 54.8%
Bottler: Douglas Laing
Region/Country: Islay, Scotland
Type: Islay Blended Malt Scotch Whisky
ABV: 54.8 %
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Finished in sherry casks
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Bottled: 2023
Edition: Christmas Edition 2023
EAN no.: 5014218828016
Flavour profile
Peated · Sherry matured · Sweet · Spicy · Cask strength
Did you know?
It took twelve Christmas editions before Douglas Laing tried sherry casks on Big Peat. Until 2023 the series had stuck to the clean, undressed Islay profile every single year.
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87,00EUR
Big Peat Douglas Laing Blended Islay Malt Whisky 70 cl 46%

Item no.: 22227865468-15

Distillery: Big PeatBottler: Douglas LaingAge: NA Type: Blended Islay Malt Whisky Alc. strength: 46% 70 cl.
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67,00EUR
Big Peat Feis Ile 2018 Douglas Laing Fèis Ìle Blended Islay Malt Whisky 70 cl 48%

Item no.: 22227865468-8114

Big Peat Feis Ile 2018 Douglas Laing Blended Islay Malt Whisky 70 cl 48%

Once a year there is a new Big Peat Feis Ile from Douglas Laing, which celebrates the Islay festival Fèis Ìle with a fantastic blended Islay malt whisky at 48%. Feis Ile is an annual festival celebrating whisky production on the island of Islay Scotland. The week-long festival includes events at local distilleries where visitors can enjoy tours, tastings and exclusive bottlings. There are also musical performances, art exhibitions and a local food market. The festival is a celebration of Islay's rich cultural heritage and attracts whisky enthusiasts from all over the world. Enjoy your Big Peat Fèis Ìle with good friends

Distillery: Big Peat
Bottler: Douglas Laing
Age: NA
Type: Blended Islay Malt Whisky
Alc. strength: 48%
70 cl.
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107,00EUR
Big Peat Feis Ile 2024 The Thropaigeach Fèis Ìle Blended Islay Malt Whisky 70 cl 48%

Item no.: 2222333-715

Big Peat Feis Ile 2024 The Thropaigeach Fèis Ìle Blended Islay Malt Whisky 70 cl 48%

Once a year there is a new Big Peat Feis Ile from Douglas Laing, which celebrates the Islay festival Fèis Ìle with a fantastic blended Islay malt whisky at 48%. Feis Ile is an annual festival celebrating whisky production on the island of Islay Scotland. The week-long festival includes events at local distilleries where visitors can enjoy tours, tastings and exclusive bottlings. Enjoy your Big Peat Fèis Ìle with good friends

Distillery: Big Peat
Bottler: Douglas Laing
Age: NA
Type: Blended Islay Malt Whisky
Alc. strength: 48%
70 cl.
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80,25EUR
Big Peat Winter Edition Madeira Cask Douglas Laing Islay Blended Malt Scotch Whisky 53.6%

Item no.: 059555-2354

Big Peat Winter Edition Madeira Cask Douglas Laing Islay Blended Malt Scotch Whisky 53.6%

Big Peat Winter Edition Madeira Cask 53.6% is a powerful and characterful Islay blended malt, crafted by Douglas Laing as a seasonal release with a vinous twist.

This winter edition is composed exclusively of single malts from Islay – including Caol Ila, Bowmore, Ardbeg, and rare drops from Port Ellen – and is finished in casks that previously held sweet Madeira wine. The combination of maritime Islay notes and fruity wine maturation creates a complex and warming whisky, ideal for colder months.

The nose opens with sweet malt and salty sea air, followed by notes of salted caramel, vanilla, and dense peat smoke. The palate is robust and full-bodied with molasses, crème brûlée, bitter orange peel, and a distinct phenolic depth. The Madeira cask adds a subtle fruity sweetness that balances the intense smoke. The finish is long, intense, and smoky with citrus and spicy oak.

The whisky is bottled at natural cask strength of 53.6%, non-chill filtered and with no added colour. Big Peat Winter Edition Madeira Cask is an expressive dram with both edge and finesse – a perfect choice for collectors and peat lovers seeking something special for the winter season.

Distillery: Douglas Laing
Age: NA
Type: Islay Blended Malt Scotch Whisky
Cask type: Madeira Cask Finish
ABV: 53.6%
Un-chillfiltered
Natural Colour
70 cl
Other: New release replacing the Christmas Edition – Limited Edition – Read more in our blog
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93,75EUR
Blackadder Raw Cask Peat Reek 2016 Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 61.8%

Item no.: 22227865363-265

There are small flakes at the bottom of the bottle. That is not a fault — it is the whole point. Raw Cask means the whisky has gone from cask to glass without being cleaned up in any way.
Expert description
Blackadder Raw Cask Peat Reek 2016 is an Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky from a single Oak Hogshead, bottled at cask strength, 61.8%.
Peat Reek is Blackadder's series for peated Islay whisky where the distillery name is withheld. Robin Tucek, who runs the house, has consistently kept the source confidential, but the series name leaves little doubt about what waits in the glass. Cask PR2016-2 yielded 279 bottles, and the whisky is neither chill filtered nor coloured.
Raw Cask is the house signature: filtration is coarse enough only to hold back the largest pieces of wood. Everything else comes along, including the particles and sediment that settle in the bottle over time. The method produces an unusually thick, flavour-saturated whisky.
Tasting notes
Nose
Dry peat smoke and heather, with lemon peel, salted caramel and a trace of iodine underneath. Cask strength makes the aroma sharp and penetrating.
Palate
Massive and oily. Soot, black pepper, toasted barley and a honeyed sweetness fighting the smoke for room.
Finish
Very long with ash, salt and dried citrus. The smoke stays put well after the glass has been set down.
Specifications
Name: Blackadder Raw Cask Peat Reek 2016 Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 61.8%
Bottler: Blackadder
Region/Country: Islay, Scotland
Type: Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
ABV: 61,8%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Oak Hogshead PR2016-2
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Bottled: April 2016
Number of bottles: 279
Edition: Raw Cask Peat Reek
Flavour profile
Smoky · Maritime · Powerful · Salty · Iodine
Investment potential
Medium. A single cask bottling of 279 bottles from a series no longer produced in this form. Blackadder's Raw Cask releases are followed closely by collectors.
Did you know?
The word reek is Scots for smoke. Auld Reekie, the old nickname for Edinburgh, comes from the same root and refers to the city's thick coal smoke.
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113,75EUR
Blackadder Raw Cask Peat Reek Embers 2018 Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 58.5%

Item no.: 059763-615-30

Embers are what is left when the flames have gone out but the heat keeps going. That is a fair description of what peat smoke does to a whisky bottled without a filter.
Expert description
Blackadder Raw Cask Peat Reek Embers 2018 is an Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky bottled at cask strength, 58.5%, without chill filtration and without added colour.
Embers is a variation on Blackadder's Peat Reek theme, bottled in May 2018 in a run of 620 bottles. As across the series the distillery is not disclosed, but the whisky is an Islay single malt and peat is the load-bearing component. The bottling strength sits slightly below the 2016 release, which gives a rounder expression.
The Raw Cask method means the whisky is only coarsely filtered before bottling. The result is a texture noticeably fatter than conventionally bottled whisky, and a flavour with nothing sanded off.
Tasting notes
Nose
Embers and wet ash, with sweet barley, salted liquorice and a little grilled lemon. An earthy, almost loamy note sits beneath the smoke.
Palate
Thick and round with soot, caramel and peppery spice. The smoke is constantly present, but cask sweetness keeps it from drying out.
Finish
Long and warm with ash, seaweed and a final flick of salt.
Specifications
Name: Blackadder Raw Cask Peat Reek Embers 2018 Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 58.5%
Bottler: Blackadder
Region/Country: Islay, Scotland
Type: Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
ABV: 58,5%
Size: 70 CL
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Bottled: May 2018
Number of bottles: 620
Edition: Raw Cask Peat Reek Embers
EAN no.: 5055030617341
Flavour profile
Smoky · Salty · Earthy · Sweet · Powerful
Investment potential
Medium. A limited bottling of 620 bottles from a series whose individual releases are not repeated. Demand for unfiltered Islay bottlings has held steady.
Did you know?
Blackadder takes its name from the Blackadder Water, a river in the Scottish Borders — not from the television series, as many assume.
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120,00EUR
Bowmore 1997/2023 Symingtons Choice 25 years old Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 55,9%

Item no.: 22227865480-67093-0210

An Oloroso sherry butt that waited 25 years. Distilled in 1997, bottled in 2023 — and somewhere in between, Bowmore's peat and coastline merged with the cask's dark fruit in a way that simply cannot be planned.
Expert's description
Bowmore 1997/2023 Symingtons Choice 25 Year is an Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky bottled as a Single Cask from an Oloroso Sherry Butt at 55.9%. Signatory Vintage released the Symingtons Choice series in 2023 as a tribute to founder Andrew Symington — a collection of carefully selected, aged single casks from Scotland's finest distilleries. This Bowmore from 1997 was drawn from cask no. 2422, a first-fill Oloroso sherry butt, at full cask strength. Distilled on 23 September 1997 and bottled on 9 February 2023 — exactly 25 years in cask. During that time, the sherry and the whisky's maritime DNA slowly found one another: dark fruit and smoke, sea air and oak. Non-chill filtered, natural colour. Bottle 427 of 616.
Tasting notes
Nose
Rich and warming. Dried plums, dark orange marmalade and fig. Behind it, Bowmore's characteristic sea salt and restrained smoke — now wrapped in sherry depth and beeswax.
Taste
Full and concentrated. Figs, dark chocolate and orange peel. The peat is present but gentle — a background note rather than the main event. Oak tannins give structure.
Finish
Very long and complex. Dried fruits, spice and lingering coastal smokiness. Dark chocolate and leather develop slowly as the glass empties.
Specifications
Name: Bowmore 1997/2023 Symingtons Choice 25 Year
Distillery: Bowmore
Bottler: Signatory Vintage
Region/Country: Islay, Scotland
Type: Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 25 years
ABV: 55.9%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Oloroso Sherry Butt (cask no. 2422)
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Distilled: 23.09.1997
Bottled: 09.02.2023
Number of bottles: 616
EAN no.: 5021944121854
Flavour profile
Sherried · Peated · Dark fruit · Rich · Complex
Investment potential
High. A 25-year-old single cask Bowmore from an independent bottler at cask strength is rare by any standard. Only 616 bottles were produced from this specific cask — making it a serious collector's bottle.
Did you know?
The Symingtons Choice series is named after Andrew Symington, who founded Signatory Vintage in 1988 and built it into one of Scotland's most respected independent bottlers before selling to Edrington Group in 2023.
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1.072,25EUR
Bruichladdich 21 year old Private Cask 1352 Bourbon Hogshead Islay Single Malt Whisky 58,1%

Item no.: 2233-912669

Some casks get filled and forgotten for a few years. This one was filled in 2003, held by a German collector for two decades, and finally bottled at full strength, a tribute to patience.
Expert description
Bruichladdich 21 Year Old Private Cask #1352 is an Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky, matured in a bourbon hogshead and bottled at 58.1%.
The cask was filled in 2003 and owned by German whisky enthusiast Hans-G. Lund, before being bottled at full cask strength after 21 years. The whisky shows the distillery's unpeated, fruity and maritime style, lifted by more than two decades of maturation in a single cask.
Around 250 bottles were drawn from this single hogshead, making it a rare opportunity to taste a privately owned Bruichladdich bottling of this age.
Tasting notes
Nose
Vanilla, citrus oil, fresh oak and a clean, grainy sweetness, gradually joined by ripe stone fruit, honey and a subtle sea breeze.
Palate
Intense and full yet silky, with vanilla pod, lemon curd, malt and white pepper, carried by a creamy texture and a fine maritime minerality.
Finish
Long, clean and elegant with lingering citrus, sweet malt and a dry, lightly spiced oak elegance.
Specifications
Name: 21 Year Old Private Cask #1352
Distillery: Bruichladdich
Region/Country: Islay, Scotland
Type: Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 21 years
ABV: 58.1%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Bourbon hogshead
Distillation method: Double distilled
Distilled: 2003
Number of bottles: 250
Edition: Private Cask #1352
Flavour profile
Fruity · Maritime · Smooth · Oaky
Investment potential
Medium — as a 21-year-old single cask release with only around 250 bottles, Private Cask #1352 is sought after among collectors of Bruichladdich's private bottlings.
Did you know?
The cask behind this whisky was privately owned for two decades by a German whisky enthusiast, a model that lets individuals own and follow their own Bruichladdich cask through the years.
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201,00EUR
Bunnahabhain 2001/2025 Symingtons Choice 23 year old Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 59,5%

Item no.: 222233-8853

Andrew Symington has tasted his way through thousands of casks over the years, and when he puts his own name on a series, it's worth paying attention.
Expert's Description
Bunnahabhain 2001/2025 Symington's Choice 23 Years Old is an Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in an oloroso sherry butt and bottled at cask strength, 59.5%.
Symington's Choice is Signatory Vintage's newer series, named in honour of the founder himself, gathering some of the most richly matured casks from the house's vast stock. This Bunnahabhain was distilled in October 2001 and rested for 23 years on cask #1438, before being bottled straight from the wood in April 2025.
The long maturation on oloroso sherry has given the whisky a deep, almost mahogany hue, and at 59.5% cask strength, every drop of water you add opens fresh layers in the glass.
Tasting Notes
Nose
Dark chocolate, dried plums and a warm spiciness of nutmeg and cinnamon.
Palate
Intense and full with sherry sweetness, walnuts and a wave of warmth that speaks to the cask strength.
Finish
Very long, dry and spicy with a final hint of espresso.
Specifications
Distillery: Bunnahabhain
Bottler: Signatory Vintage
Region/Country: Scotland (Islay)
Type: Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 23 Years
ABV: 59.5%
Size: 70 CL
Cask Type: Oloroso Sherry Butt / Cask No. #1438
Non-Chill Filtered: Yes
Natural Colour: Yes
Distillation Method: Double Distilled
Distilled: 08/10/2001
Bottled: 10/04/2025
Number of Bottles: 540
Edition: Symington's Choice
Flavour Profile
Sherry-Matured · Cask Strength · Spicy · Mature
Investment Potential
Medium – 23 years on a single oloroso cask and a series named after Signatory's own founder make this an interesting bottle for collectors following the house's older releases.
Did You Know?
Signatory Vintage was founded in 1988 by Andrew Symington and his brother, and since 2002 the house has also owned Edradour distillery, where all of its bottling now takes place.
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294,75EUR
Bårelegs Battle Axe Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky 55,7%

Item no.: 22227865479-1106-197278347

A Norwegian king in a kilt is not the first thing you associate with Islay. But Magnus Barelegs fought alongside the Celts in the late 1000s, and he has lent his name to a whisky just as unafraid of standing out.
Expert description
Bårelegs Battle Axe is an Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky bottled at 55.7% without chill filtration, released as a small batch.
Behind the brand stand the Islay Boys, Donald MacKenzie from Port Charlotte and Mackay Smith from Portnahaven. Both are from the island and started blending and bottling whisky themselves with the aim of making something that tasted of Islay without costing a fortune in marketing.
Battle Axe is the most powerful of the expressions in the range and is bottled at high strength without filtration. The peat is present but held back in favour of fruit from the cask, which makes the profile different from the classic smoke monsters of the island's south coast.
Tasting notes
Nose
Pear and peach with nutty notes from old oak and a fine layer of peat smoke underneath.
Palate
Round and full with date, walnut and citrus blossom. The smoke arrives late and never takes over.
Finish
Medium and warm with nuts, citrus and a last trace of peat.
Specifications
Name: Bårelegs Battle Axe Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 55.7%
Bottler: Bårelegs
Bottler: Islay Boys
Region/Country: Islay, Scotland
Type: Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
ABV: 55,7%
Size: 70 CL
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Edition: Battle Axe Small Batch
EAN no.: 5060406110234
Flavour profile
Fruity · Nutty · Lightly smoked · Maritime · Powerful
Did you know?
Magnus Barelegs earned his nickname because he returned from Scotland wearing a kilt instead of trousers. The saga records that his men went about with bare legs, and the name stuck for the rest of his life.
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67,00EUR
Finlaggan Cask Strength Single Islay Malt Whisky 58%

Item no.: 22227865426-600

Finlaggan is the name of the island in the loch from which the Lords of the Isles once ruled the Hebrides. The whisky carries the name but not the distillery, because who made it is something you do not get told.
The expert description
Finlaggan Cask Strength is an Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky bottled at cask strength 58%.
Behind the bottle stands The Vintage Malt Whisky Company, a family firm from Glasgow founded in 1992. They buy casks from an undisclosed Islay distillery and bottle them under the Finlaggan name, which is an entirely ordinary arrangement when a distillery sells casks on without wanting its name on the label.
Cask Strength is the heaviest in the range and is bottled without dilution, without chill filtration and without colouring. The 58% makes a difference you notice immediately: the smoke sits denser and oilier than the same whisky would at 46%.
Tasting notes
Nose
Deep peat smoke and burnt wood, enriched by subtle hints of iodine and seaweed of the kind Islay is known for.
Palate
Vigorous and full bodied with an intense wave of smoke and malt, and a slight underlying sweetness that balances the robust peat character.
Finish
Long and persistent with an enveloping warmth that gradually releases nuances of dark chocolate and spices.
Specifications
Name: Finlaggan Cask Strength
Bottler: The Vintage Malt Whisky Company
Region/Country: Islay Scotland
Type: Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
ABV: 58%
Size: 70 CL
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Edition: Cask Strength
Flavour profile
Smoky · Peaty · Maritime · Spiced · Cask Strength
Did you know?
Finlaggan is a small island in Loch Finlaggan on Islay, and from here the Lords of the Isles governed much of the Scottish islands and the western seaboard in the Middle Ages. The ruins are still there, a couple of kilometres from the distillery nobody will put a name to.
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67,00EUR
Finlaggan Eilean Mor Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 46%

Item no.: 22227865426-610

Eilean Mòr means the big island in Gaelic, and it is precisely that islet in Loch Finlaggan where the Lords of the Isles had their seat. The whisky is the more considered of the Finlaggan bottles, still peated but with the reins on.
The expert description
Finlaggan Eilean Mor is an Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky bottled at 46% in small batch.
The Vintage Malt Whisky Company of Glasgow stands behind the whole Finlaggan range, and the malt comes from an Islay distillery that is not named. Eilean Mor sits a level above the basic releases: the strength is raised to 46% and bottling happens in smaller runs rather than continuously.
Those extra points do more than the number suggests. The smoke gains carrying power, the texture turns fuller, and the light oiliness that marks Islay malt comes through more clearly than in the standard releases at 40%. The whisky is bottled without chill filtration and without colouring.
Tasting notes
Nose
Sweet peat smoke with medicinal notes and a touch of sea salt.
Palate
Full bodied with spicy peat smoke, tar and iodine, a light oiliness and a sweet malt sitting underneath it all.
Finish
The smoke falls back to embers. Long and slightly drying.
Specifications
Name: Finlaggan Eilean Mor
Bottler: The Vintage Malt Whisky Company
Region/Country: Islay Scotland
Type: Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
ABV: 46%
Size: 70 CL
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Edition: Eilean Mor Small Batch
EAN no.: 5024720311005
Flavour profile
Smoky · Peaty · Maritime · Sweet · Medicinal
Did you know?
The Vintage Malt Whisky Company owns several brands that all stand for unnamed distilleries, Finlaggan from Islay among them and Tantallan from the Highlands alongside it. The model gives them access to casks they could never otherwise buy, in exchange for keeping quiet about where they came from.
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60,25EUR
Finlaggan Old Reserve Single Islay Malt Whisky 40%

Item no.: 22227865426-613

Old Reserve is the Finlaggan you reach for without making an occasion of it. Peated enough to be Islay, mild enough to drink on an ordinary Wednesday.
The expert description
Finlaggan Old Reserve is an Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in bourbon casks and bottled at 40%.
The Vintage Malt Whisky Company buys the casks from an Islay distillery that does not want its name on the label and bottles them under the Finlaggan name. Old Reserve is the slightly more mature of the two entry releases, and the bourbon wood is chosen because it lays vanilla and pale sweetness beneath the smoke rather than fighting it.
At 40% this is the softest end of the range. That makes it a sensible way to meet Islay for the first time, and a bottle you can keep on the shelf without having to be in the mood for it.
Tasting notes
Nose
Soft peat smoke and vanilla, with a lightly salted edge and a note of dried citrus peel behind.
Palate
Round and malty with the smoke as a frame. Caramel and pale fruit in the middle, and a light ashy dryness that keeps the sweetness in check.
Finish
Medium and clean with smoke, malt and a final touch of pepper.
Specifications
Name: Finlaggan Old Reserve
Bottler: The Vintage Malt Whisky Company
Region/Country: Islay Scotland
Type: Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
ABV: 40%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Bourbon cask
Edition: Old Reserve
EAN no.: 5024720900001
Flavour profile
Smoky · Malty · Soft · Vanilla · Maritime
Did you know?
On the smallest of the islands in Loch Finlaggan, Eilean na Comhairle, stood the Council Isle. The fourteen councillors who governed the Lordship of the Isles met here, and decisions taken on that small islet applied from the Hebrides to Ulster.
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53,50EUR
Finlaggan Original Single Islay Malt Whisky 40%

Item no.: 2222666333-88852

There is Islay whisky you have to work up to. This is not one of them. Original is the way into the range and into the island, peat, salt and malt in the most direct form it can be done.
The expert description
Finlaggan Original is an Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in bourbon casks and bottled at 40%.
The malt comes from an undisclosed Islay distillery and The Vintage Malt Whisky Company of Glasgow handles the bottling. It is a model where the distillery sells casks on without wanting its name on the label, and in return you get an island malt on a far more straightforward shelf than the official releases occupy.
The bourbon wood provides the bright frame and 40% keeps it light. This is not a whisky trying to impress. It is trying to be a good Islay dram, and it succeeds.
Tasting notes
Nose
Peat smoke first, then malt and a pale sweetness, with a seaweed and salt note that recalls a coastline a couple of hundred metres away.
Palate
Direct and malty. The smoke carries while caramel and apple sit beneath, and a lightly peppered edge rises towards the close.
Finish
Short to medium, dry and smoky with a final scatter of salt.
Specifications
Name: Finlaggan Original
Bottler: The Vintage Malt Whisky Company
Region/Country: Islay Scotland
Type: Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
ABV: 40%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Bourbon cask
Edition: Original
EAN no.: 5024720350004
Flavour profile
Smoky · Malty · Maritime · Peaty · Soft
Did you know?
The peat on Islay is not like mainland peat. The island bogs formed close to the sea out of moss, heather and seaweed, and that is why Islay smoke carries the salted, almost iodine-like note a Highland peat never gives.
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53,50EUR
Finlaggan Port Finish Single Islay Malt Whisky 46%

Item no.: 22227865426-611

Port and peat smoke ought not to work together. One is sweet and grapey, the other ashy and salty. The combination has nonetheless become one of the most used in modern Islay whisky, and here is why.
The expert description
Finlaggan Port Finish is an Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky first matured in bourbon casks and then finished in port casks, bottled at 46%.
The malt comes from an undisclosed Islay distillery, and The Vintage Malt Whisky Company has given it a spell in port wood after the main maturation. The port leaves red berries and a grapey sweetness that settle on top of the smoke rather than mixing into it, and that layering is the entire point of a finish.
At 46% the whisky has enough body to carry both, and it is neither chill filtered nor coloured. The reddish tone in the glass comes from the wood alone.
Tasting notes
Nose
Smoky and medicinal peat first, with a clear touch of red berries and grapes behind.
Palate
Plenty of port sweetness with the smoke lying underneath. Raisin, pepper, leather and red berries unfold as it goes.
Finish
Long with grape skin, dry smoke and a warm spiced close.
Specifications
Name: Finlaggan Port Finish
Bottler: The Vintage Malt Whisky Company
Region/Country: Islay Scotland
Type: Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
ABV: 46%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Bourbon cask finished in port casks
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Edition: Port Finish
EAN no.: 5024720313009
Flavour profile
Smoky · Fruity · Sweet · Spiced · Berry
Did you know?
A port cask, a pipe, holds around 550 to 650 litres, making it far larger than the bourbon casks the whisky sat in first. That means a port finish works more slowly than you might think, taking months where a small cask would have done the job in weeks.
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67,00EUR
Finlaggan Red Wine Finish Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 46%

Item no.: 2222755554-887412

Red wine casks are rare in Scotch whisky, and there is a reason for that. The tannins can turn a whisky bitter and dry if you are not careful. Here they are used to pull the smoke towards fruit instead.
The expert description
Finlaggan Red Wine Finish is an Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky first matured in bourbon casks and then finished in red wine casks, bottled at 46%.
The malt comes from an undisclosed Islay distillery, and The Vintage Malt Whisky Company moved it into red wine wood at the end. Where a port cask gives sweet, concentrated fruit, the red wine cask gives something drier and more grapey, plum, berry and a light tannin edge that keeps the sweetness in place.
The result is the most fruit-driven of the Finlaggan finishes, but also the one where the smoke is allowed to stay in front. It is bottled at 46% without chill filtration and without added colour.
Tasting notes
Nose
Lovely peat smoke with sweet red berries, dried fruit, oak and vanilla behind it.
Palate
Salted and smoky with notes of sweet fruit, plum jam, red grapes, orange marmalade and berries.
Finish
Sweet malt notes and grape skin, while the bonfire smoke lingers long afterwards.
Specifications
Name: Finlaggan Red Wine Finish
Bottler: The Vintage Malt Whisky Company
Region/Country: Islay Scotland
Type: Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
ABV: 46%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Bourbon cask finished in red wine casks
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Edition: Red Wine Finish
EAN no.: 5024720322001
Flavour profile
Smoky · Fruity · Berry · Sweet · Maritime
Did you know?
Red wine casks are used far less often than sherry and bourbon wood in Scotch whisky. Wine casks are built thinner and have not held strong spirit before, which makes them less predictable, and the tannins can leave the whisky dry and tight if the cask is allowed to work too long.
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60,25EUR
Finlaggan Sherry Finish Single Islay Malt Whisky 70 cl 46%

Item no.: 22227865426-612

Sherry and peat smoke are the oldest pairing in Scotch whisky. The dark fruit settles like a blanket over the ash, and the result has been a favourite since somebody first happened to do it.
The expert description
Finlaggan Sherry Finish is an Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky first matured in bourbon casks and then finished in sherry casks, bottled at 46%.
The base whisky is the same peated Islay malt from an undisclosed distillery that the rest of the range is built on. The Vintage Malt Whisky Company has given it a closing spell in sherry wood, and that pulls it in a darker and fuller direction than either Original or the other finishes.
Sherry casks are the most used partner for smoke for a reason: raisin, fig and dark chocolate carry enough weight to meet the peat without either side disappearing. The whisky is bottled at 46% without chill filtration and without colouring.
Tasting notes
Nose
Peat smoke and dark dried fruit, with raisin, a touch of fig and a light nutty note from the wood.
Palate
Full and sweet with raisin and dark chocolate in front, while the smoke works its way up from below and lays salt and ash beneath the sweetness.
Finish
Long and warm with dried fruit, dry smoke and a final touch of spice.
Specifications
Name: Finlaggan Sherry Finish
Bottler: The Vintage Malt Whisky Company
Region/Country: Islay Scotland
Type: Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
ABV: 46%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Bourbon cask finished in sherry casks
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Edition: Sherry Finish
EAN no.: 5024720315003
Flavour profile
Smoky · Sherry matured · Sweet · Maritime · Spiced
Did you know?
Very few sherry casks in Scotch whisky have ever held sherry meant for drinking. They are sherry seasoned: new oak casks are sent to Spain, filled with sherry for a couple of years purely to give the wood character, and then shipped north. Genuine old bodega casks have become a rarity.
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67,00EUR
Haddock 2007/2020 Wilson & Morgan 13 years old Islay Blended Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 46%

Item no.: 2227865479-1106-197280322-183

Distillery: Haddock
Bottler: Wilson & Morgan
Vintage: Distilled: 2007 Bottled: 2020
Age: 13 years
Type: Islay Blended Malt Scotch Whisky
Cask number/type: Oloroso Sherry
Alc. strength: 46 %
Un-chillfiltered
Natural Colour
70 cl.
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73,50EUR
Laggan Mill 2021 Coopers Choice Cask No. 3353 Secret Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 44.5%

Item no.: 059763-615-1062

Laggan Mill 2021 Coopers Choice Cask No. 3353 Secret Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 44.5%

Laggan Mill Secret Islay whisky is part of the The Coopers Choice range of great products from The Vintage Malt Whisky Co. which was founded in 1992 by Brian Crook, who has more than 20 years of experience in the whisky industry. This edition with only 600 bottles bottled in 2021, after aging in a Port Wood cask.

Distillery: Laggan Mill
Bottler: The Coopers Choice
Year: Bottled: 2021
Age: NA
Type: Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Cask number/type: American Oak & Port Wine Pipe / Cask No. #3353
Alc. strength: 44.5 %
Number of bottles: 600 pcs.
Un-chillfiltered
Natural Colour
70 cl.
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73,50EUR
Laphroaig Our 10 Year Old Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky 40%

Item no.: 505956-105768-172

Laphroaig Our 10 Year Old Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky 40%

Distillery: Laphroaig
Age: 10 years
Type: Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Alc. strength: 40 %
70 cl.
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67,00EUR