Old Malt Cask Whisky

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  Caol Ila 2010/2023 Old Malt Cask 13 years old Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 50%

  Item no.: 059763-615-677

  Caol Ila's peat smoke and the dried-fruit sweetness of a sherry butt pull in different directions – but they find each other. Hunter Laing selected this Oloroso sherry butt for the Old Malt Cask series, and after 13 years the result shows exactly what a well-matched cask marriage can produce.

  Expert's description

  Caol Ila 2010/2023 Old Malt Cask 13 Years is an Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in a single Oloroso sherry butt, bottled at 50% without chill filtration and with natural colour.

  Hunter Laing & Co. is one of Scotland's most respected independent whisky families, with roots in Glasgow since 1949. Old Malt Cask is the company's classic series – single casks, natural colour, always at 50%. This cask yielded 769 bottles, distilled in August 2010 and bottled in October 2023.

  Caol Ila on an Oloroso sherry butt is not the obvious choice – the distillery uses primarily bourbon casks for its official range. The sherry cask adds a layer of dried fruit and chocolate that softens the smoke and brings winey depth.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Sherry-dried fruit – raisins and plums – meets Caol Ila's typical salty smoke. A hint of dark chocolate in the background.

  Palate

  Soft and full. Smoke is present but tamed by the sherry cask. Dried figs, cloves and salted-caramel sweetness make it complex without heaviness.

  Finish

  Moderately long. Smoke fades gently with dried fruit and a light touch of bitter dark chocolate at the end.

  Specifications

  Name: Caol Ila 2010/2023 Old Malt Cask 13 Years
  Distillery: Caol Ila Distillery
  Bottler: Hunter Laing & Co.
  Region/Country: Islay, Scotland
  Type: Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 13 years
  ABV: 50%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Single cask – Oloroso sherry butt
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distilled: August 2010
  Bottled: October 2023
  Number of bottles: 769
  Series: Old Malt Cask
  EAN no.: 5060354285510

  Flavour profile

  Peated · Sherry-matured · Fruity · Creamy · Spiced

  Did you know?

  Hunter Laing & Co. is one of the few independent bottling families in Scotland remaining under the same family ownership since its founding. The company also operates Ardnahoe Distillery – Islay's newest distillery, opened in 2019.

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  • 1pcs.
    187,50EUR
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  Craigellachie 2007/2022 The Old Malt Cask 15 years old Speyside Single Malt Whisky 70 cl 50%

  Item no.: 505955-9963

  Fifty percent, every time. Old Malt Cask has bottled at the same strength for decades, which makes distilleries easy to compare — and here it is Craigellachie in the firing line.

  Expert description

  Craigellachie 2007/2022 The Old Malt Cask 15 years is a Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in a sherry butt and bottled at 50%.

  The cask was filled in 2007 and emptied in 2022 by Hunter Laing & Co for the Old Malt Cask range, where every release goes into bottle at exactly 50%. Hunter Laing is the third generation of a Glasgow family that has traded whisky since the middle of the twentieth century. A sherry butt over fifteen years lays dried fruit and dark sweetness over Craigellachie's meaty, mineral core — two opposing forces that suit each other.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Raisin, fig and orange peel first, then walnut, dark chocolate and a dry mineral note from the distillery.

  Palate

  Full and dry at the same time. Dried fruit, malt and cocoa meet the sulphurous flint edge, with spice and an oily texture carrying it all.

  Finish

  Long and dry, with nuts, dried fruit and a persistent spiced warmth.

  Specifications

  Name: Craigellachie 2007/2022 The Old Malt Cask 15 years Speyside Single Malt Whisky 70 cl 50%
  Distillery: Craigellachie
  Bottler: Hunter Laing
  Region/Country: Speyside Scotland
  Type: Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 15 years
  ABV: 50 %
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Sherry butt
  Distilled: 2007
  Bottled: 2022
  Edition: The Old Malt Cask

  Flavour profile

  Sherried · Dried Fruit · Mineral · Spiced · Nutty

  Investment potential

  Medium. A single cask from a sherry butt with fifteen years in wood. Old Malt Cask releases of that age disappear quickly, and sherried Craigellachie is not common.

  Did you know?

  Old Malt Cask bottles consistently at 50% — not at cask strength and not at 46%. The idea is that a fixed strength lets you compare distilleries directly, without the alcohol level clouding the picture.

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  • 1pcs.
    134,00EUR
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  Glen Garioch 2008/2022 Old Malt Cask 13 years old Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky 50%

  Item no.: 22227865438-879212

  Old Malt Cask is the range where Hunter Laing always lands on 50%. Not because the number is magic, but because it leaves the cask room to speak without the strength taking over. Here it is a refill hogshead filled in October 2008.

  The expert's description

  Glen Garioch 2008/2022 Old Malt Cask 13 Year Old is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in a refill hogshead and bottled at 50%.

  The cask was filled in October 2008 and emptied in February 2022 after 13 years. A refill hogshead gives less wood than a 1st fill cask, and that is exactly why the dry, cereal-driven core of the Glen Garioch spirit stands out so clearly here. The bottling produced 352 bottles, non-chill filtered and with no added colour.

  Hunter Laing runs Old Malt Cask as the workhorse of its ranges. The company was carved out of Douglas Laing in 2013 when the brothers split the portfolio, and Stewart Laing took Old Malt Cask across to the new firm. Since then they have built Ardnahoe distillery on Islay.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Dry apple fritters, malt and a hint of heather honey. Over the fruit sits a dusty, almost papery note you often meet in Glen Garioch from used casks.

  Palate

  Cereal and firm. Green apples, pear and pale caramel, with a peppery edge from the 50%. Not sweet, more taut and malt-driven.

  Finish

  Medium and dry. Malt, a little baked apple and a peppery warmth that lingers on the palate.

  Specifications

  Name: Glen Garioch 2008/2022 Old Malt Cask 13 Year Old Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 50%
  Distillery: Glen Garioch
  Bottler: Hunter Laing
  Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
  Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 13 years
  ABV: 50%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Refill hogshead
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distilled: October 2008
  Bottled: February 2022
  Number of bottles: 352
  Edition: Old Malt Cask
  EAN no.: 5060354278703

  Flavour profile

  Malty · Fruity · Dry · Spiced

  Did you know?

  When brothers Fred and Stewart Laing divided Douglas Laing between them in 2013, Old Malt Cask followed Stewart into Hunter Laing. The range carried on largely unchanged — the same fixed bottling strength, a new owner's name on the label.

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  • 1pcs.
    87,00EUR
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  Glengoyne 2007/2023 Old Malt Cask 16 years old Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 50%

  Item no.: 059763-615-679

  Fifty-five percent of Glengoyne own range sits in sherry casks. Here Hunter Laing has done the opposite and left one refill butt alone for sixteen years.

  The expert's description

  Glengoyne 2007/2023 Old Malt Cask is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky from a single refill butt, bottled at 50%.

  The whisky was distilled in June 2007 and bottled in October 2023 after sixteen years. The cask gave 677 bottles, which is a lot for a single cask — a butt holds around 500 litres against half that for a hogshead.

  Old Malt Cask is the oldest range from Hunter Laing and is always bottled at 50%. The whisky is non-chill filtered and of natural colour, so the strength is the only thing adjusted.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Malt, apple and light caramel with a dry nutty note. The refill cask has let the spirit stand forward.

  Palate

  Dry and malty with green apples, nuts and a hint of honey. The 50% gives bite, but the whisky is still bright in its expression.

  Finish

  Long and dry with malt, nuts and peppery oak.

  Specifications

  Name: Glengoyne 2007/2023 Old Malt Cask 16 Year Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 50%
  Distillery: Glengoyne
  Bottler: Hunter Laing
  Range: Old Malt Cask
  Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
  Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 16 years
  ABV: 50%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Refill butt
  Distilled: June 2007
  Bottled: October 2023
  Number of bottles: 677
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Colour: Natural
  EAN no.: 5060354285527

  Flavour profile

  Unpeated · Malty · Apple · Nutty · Dry

  Investment potential

  Medium. 677 bottles from one cask, and Glengoyne is rarely met from independent bottlers because the distillery sells few casks on. The range has a steady following that tracks the releases year by year.

  Did you know?

  Hunter Laing built its own distillery on Islay. Ardnahoe opened in 2018 and was the family first plant after generations in which they had only bought and bottled other people casks.

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  • 1pcs.
    147,25EUR
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  Jura 2008/2022 Old Malt Cask 13 years old Single Island Malt Scotch Whisky 50%

  Item no.: 22227865438-879214

  Distillery: Jura
  Bottler: Hunter Laing - Old Malt Cask
  Vintage: Distilled: October 2008 Bottled: February 2022
  Age: 13 years
  Type: Single Island Malt Scotch Whisky
  Cask number/type: Sherry Butt
  Alc. strength: 50%
  Number of bottles: 619
  Un-chillfiltered
  Natural Colour
  70 cl.

  • 1pcs.
    93,75EUR
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  Linkwood 2010/2023 Old Malt Cask 13 years old Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 50%

  Item no.: 059763-615-678

  Linkwood 2010/2023 Old Malt Cask 13 years old Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 50%
  
  Distillery: Linkwood
  Bottler: Hunter Laing
  Series: Old Malt Cask
  Year: Distilled: September 2010 Bottled: October 2023
  Age: 13 years old
  Type: Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  Cask number/type: Canasta Butt
  Alc. strength: 50 %
  Number of bottles: 762 pcs.
  Un-chillfiltered
  Natural Colour
  70 cl.

  • 1pcs.
    120,00EUR
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  Orkney 2006/2021 Old Malt Cask 14 years old Single Island Malt Scotch Whisky 50%

  Item no.: 22227865438-879215

  Distillery: An Orkney Distillery Bottler: Hunter Laing - Old Malt Cask Distilled: May 2006 Bottled: May 2021 Age: 14 years Type: Single Island Malt Scotch Whisky Cask number/type: Refill HogsheadAlc. strength: 50 % Number of bottles: 177 Un-chillfiltered Natural Colour 70 cl.

  • 1pcs.
    107,00EUR
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  Tamnavulin 1991/2019 Old Malt Cask 27 year old Single Speyside Malt Whisky 48,6%

  Item no.: 22244222554-225

  Tamnavulin 1991/2019 Old Malt Cask 27 year Single Speyside Malt Whisky 48.6%Tamnavulin 1991 vintage edition, bottled in 2019 under the The Old Malt Cask series. This 27 year Single Speyside Malt Whisky is bottled at 48.6% and selected by the people behind Hunter Laing & Co. ltd. - with 308 bottles from a Refill hogshead Cask No. HL16113, you can enjoy a delicious dram from . HL16113, you can look forward to a delicious dram from the Tamnavulin distillery. Distillery: Tamnavulin 1991 Bottler: Old Malt Cask - Hunter LaingVintage: Distilled: 1991 Bottled: 2019 Age: 27 years Type: Single Speyside Malt Whisky Cask number/type: Refill hogshead Cask No. 16113 Alc. strength: 48.6% Number of bottles: 308 pcs Un-chillfiltered Natural Colour Other: 70 cl.

  • 1pcs.
    227,75EUR