Peaty Whisky

Peaty Whiskey

On this page you will find our large selection of peaty whiskey. Peaty whiskeys are part of the many scotch whiskeys and come with their very own unique flavor and provide a fantastic new addition to your whiskey collection.

Peaty whiskey originates on the Scottish island of Islay. For generations, Islay has dried the barley used in whiskey over a peat bonfire, giving peaty whiskey its unique flavor.

You're never doubt if you're drinking a peaty whiskey from Islay, precisely because of the more powerful taste that's expressed due to the manufacturing process.

With us, you will find in this category a wide variety of world-famous peaty whiskey served in bars around the globe, including the amazing Laphroaig, the powerful Bowmore Tempest and many more. Whatever whiskey you prefer, we are positive that we can find a bottle and brand that fits your palate!

Edradour Ballechin # 2 Madeira Cask Single Highland Malt 46%

Item no.: 22227865459-12

The second release in Ballechin's Madeira Cask number series once again brings sun-warmed cask sweetness together with the distillery's signature peat.
The expert's description
Edradour Ballechin # 2 Madeira Cask is a Single Highland Malt Whisky matured in a Madeira cask and bottled at 46%.
This release is number two in Ballechin's ongoing series of Madeira cask maturations and continues the line from earlier releases in the style. The Madeira cask's warm, lightly oxidised sweetness sits over Ballechin's earthy peat smoke and creates an approachable, yet still characterful whisky at a moderate strength of 46%.
Tasting notes
Nose
Dried apricot and caramel, with a lightly earthy smoke and a hint of honey.
Palate
Sweet and rounded with raisin and toasted nuts, before a gentle, warm smoke emerges.
Finish
Medium length with lingering smoke and a dry, lightly sweet finish.
Specifications
Name: Edradour Ballechin # 2 Madeira Cask Single Highland Malt 46%
Distillery: Edradour Ballechin
Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
ABV: 46 %
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Madeira cask
Distillation method: Double distilled
Edition: # 2
Flavour profile
Peated · Fruity · Smooth
Did you know?
Ballechin numbers several of its recurring releases (# 1, # 2 and so on) rather than using vintage designations — a practice that makes it easy for collectors to follow the series over time.
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160,75EUR
Edradour Ballechin 13 year old SFTC 2004/2018 Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 53,3%

Item no.: 059755-7756

In a green Perthshire valley, Edradour's tiny copper stills have been distilling whisky since 1825. But there's another, smokier side to this quiet farm distillery. Ballechin takes its name from a neighbouring distillery that closed nearly a century ago, and the name now lives on in these heavily peated bottlings.
The expert's description
Edradour Ballechin 13 years old SFTC 2004/2018 is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in a port cask and bottled at 53.3%.
The whisky belongs to the Straight From The Cask series, where every bottling comes from a single cask with no filtration and no added colour. This particular release was distilled in April 2004 and matured for 13 years in cask no. 199, a port cask that has given the whisky a deep reddish-brown hue and a wine-like sweetness that meets Ballechin's signature peat smoke head-on. The series has long been discontinued, and only 396 bottles were drawn from this one cask.
Tasting notes
Nose
Red berries and dark chocolate arrive first, quickly followed by pecans and damp oak. The port cask lends a sweet, almost wine-like depth that melts into a heavy, earthy peat smoke.
Palate
Strawberries and dark brown sugar sit in layers over the peat, which is present without ever taking over. Spiced oak, caramel and a touch of dried herbs round things off.
Finish
Long and lingering, with flamed orange peel, dark smoke and black pepper, closing on warm spice and a sweetness that takes its time to fade.
Specifications
Name: Edradour Ballechin 13 years old SFTC 2004/2018 Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 53.3%
Distillery: Edradour Ballechin
Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 13 years
ABV: 53,3 %
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Port cask (cask no. 199)
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Distillation method: Double distilled
Distilled: 15/04/2004
Bottled: 15/01/2018
Number of bottles: Only 396 bottles
Edition: SFTC
EAN no.: 5021944093960
Flavour profile
Peated · Sherry-matured · Fruity · Spicy
Investment potential
This release is assessed to have high investment potential, largely due to the discontinued SFTC series, only 396 bottles and a single cask bottled at cask strength. This is a general assessment based on available information about rarity and demand, not a guarantee of future value growth.
Did you know?
The Ballechin name comes from a small distillery near Edradour that closed in the 1920s — today it lives on as the name for Edradour's peated bottlings.
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187,50EUR
Edradour Ballechin 15 years old SBCS 2022 1st Release Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 58.9%

Item no.: 059763-615-1129

SBCS is Ballechin's take on small, hand-picked batches — every batch with its own personality, but always with the same insistent peat underneath.
The expert's description
Edradour Ballechin 15 years old SBCS 2022 1st Release is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in bourbon and sherry casks and bottled at 58.9%.
SBCS stands for Small Batch Cask Strength, and this 1st Release is the first bottling in the peated arm of the series. The whisky matured for 15 years, split between 1st fill bourbon barrels and 2nd fill Oloroso sherry butts, which gives it both vanilla sweetness and a darker, dried-fruit character. 3,520 bottles were released to the global market.
Tasting notes
Nose
Smoked caramel and ripe plums, with a hint of the sherry's nutty depth and a touch of fresh tar.
Palate
Full-bodied and powerful at cask strength, with peat smoke woven together with raisin, dark brown sugar and a slightly bitter cocoa note.
Finish
Long and spicy with lingering smoke, dried figs and a dry, faintly gripping finish.
Specifications
Name: Edradour Ballechin 15 years old SBCS 2022 1st Release Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 58.9%
Distillery: Edradour Ballechin
Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 15 years
ABV: 58,9 %
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: 1st fill bourbon barrels and 2nd fill Oloroso Sherry butts
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Distillation method: Double distilled
Bottled: 2022
Number of bottles: Only 3,520 bottles
Edition: SBCS 1st Release
EAN no.: 5021944116713
Flavour profile
Peated · Sherry-matured · Spicy
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The Ballechin series is always bottled without chill filtration and with no added colour — the philosophy being that the whisky should show itself without any cosmetic intervention.
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160,75EUR
Edradour Ballechin 15 years old SBCS 2nd Release Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 58.9%

Item no.: 222278655554-66398

The second release in the SBCS series continues the story from the 1st Release, but with a character all its own — a touch more subdued.
The expert's description
Edradour Ballechin 15 years old SBCS 2nd Release is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in used bourbon and sherry casks and bottled at 58.9%.
As the second release in the Small Batch Cask Strength series, this 15-year-old Ballechin continues the line from the 1st Release, but matured in used 1st fill bourbon barrels and 2nd fill Oloroso sherry butts, which gives a slightly more subdued cask influence than an exclusively 1st fill maturation. 3,461 bottles were released to the global market.
Tasting notes
Nose
Smoked caramel and ripe plums, with a lighter sherry note than in the 1st Release and a touch of fresh tar.
Palate
Full-bodied and powerful with peat smoke woven together with raisin, dark brown sugar and a slightly bitter cocoa note.
Finish
Long and spicy with lingering smoke, dried figs and a dry, faintly gripping finish.
Specifications
Name: Edradour Ballechin 15 years old SBCS 2nd Release Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 58.9%
Distillery: Edradour Ballechin
Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 15 years
ABV: 58,9 %
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: used 1st fill bourbon barrels and 2nd fill Oloroso Sherry butts
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Distillation method: Double distilled
Number of bottles: Only 3,461 bottles
Edition: SBCS 2nd Release
Flavour profile
Peated · Sherry-matured · Spicy
Did you know?
The numbering in the SBCS series — 1st Release, 2nd Release and so on — doesn't necessarily indicate a chronological rise in quality, but rather different batches, each with their own unique cask composition.
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160,75EUR
Edradour Ballechin 18 year old 2006/2024 Batch 002 Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 57,8%

Item no.: 059766-781

Bourbon meets sherry in this 18-year-old Ballechin, where two cask worlds have been blended to give the peat more layers to play in.
The expert's description
Edradour Ballechin 18 years old 2006/2024 is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in a blend of bourbon and sherry casks and bottled at 57.8%.
The whisky was distilled in 2006 and matured for 18 years across a combination of bourbon and sherry casks before being bottled in September 2024. The blended cask maturation gives the whisky both the bourbon cask's vanilla sweetness and the sherry's darker, nuttier depth, which together embrace Ballechin's signature peat smoke.
Tasting notes
Nose
Vanilla and toasted almonds meet an earthy smoke, with a hint of raisin and old leather in the background.
Palate
Full-bodied and complex with caramelised sugar, dark chocolate and a lingering, warm smoke that ties the two cask types together.
Finish
Long and spicy with dried fruit, ash and a fine bitterness that lingers.
Specifications
Name: Edradour Ballechin 18 years old 2006/2024 Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 57.8%
Distillery: Edradour Ballechin
Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 18 years
ABV: 57,8 %
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: a blend of bourbon and sherry casks
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Distillation method: Double distilled
Distilled: 2006
Bottled: September 2024
EAN no.: 5021944127108
Flavour profile
Peated · Sherry-matured · Spicy
Investment potential
This release is assessed to have medium investment potential, largely due to 18 years of maturation of Ballechin's peated style on a combination of bourbon and sherry casks. This is a general assessment based on available information about rarity and demand, not a guarantee of future value growth.
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Edradour uses traditional Douglas fir fermentation vessels rather than the more common stainless steel — a choice that gives a slower, more complex fermentation.
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254,50EUR
Edradour Ballechin 20 Year Old 2004/2024 1st Fill Port Pipe Matured Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 54.7%

Item no.: 059766-782

A single port cask, twenty years of patience and a number that anyone who's tasted it never quite forgets. Cask #347 has become something special.
The expert's description
Edradour Ballechin 20 years old 2004/2024 1st Fill Port Pipe Matured is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured exclusively in a 1st fill port cask and bottled at 54.7%.
The whisky was distilled on 25 July 2004 and matured for a full 20 years in a single cask, cask #347, a 1st fill Old Port Pipe, before being bottled on the exact same date in 2024. The port cask has given the whisky a deep, ruby-red colour and a rich, fruity sweetness that meets Ballechin's powerful peat smoke in a full, complex balance. Only 691 bottles were drawn.
Tasting notes
Nose
Dark berries and caramelised sugar meet heather honey and a hint of leather, with earthy smoke deep underneath.
Palate
Luxurious and silky with sweetness from the port cask, layers of peat smoke, caramelised nuts and a fine spiciness of cinnamon.
Finish
Long, warm and lingering with dried fruit, sweet oak, ash and a hint of dark chocolate.
Specifications
Name: Edradour Ballechin 20 years old 2004/2024 1st Fill Port Pipe Matured Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 54.7%
Distillery: Edradour Ballechin
Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 20 years
ABV: 54,7 %
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: 1st fill port pipe (cask no. 347)
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Distillation method: Double distilled
Distilled: 25/07/2004
Bottled: 25/07/2024
Number of bottles: Only 691 bottles
EAN no.: 5021944126736
Flavour profile
Peated · Sherry-matured · Creamy · Spicy
Investment potential
This release is assessed to have high investment potential, largely due to 20 years of maturation on a single rare 1st fill port cask and only 691 bottles. This is a general assessment based on available information about rarity and demand, not a guarantee of future value growth.
Did you know?
Port pipes are long, slender casks originally designed for transporting port from the Douro Valley — their shape gives the whisky more wood contact than a standard cask of the same volume.
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308,25EUR
Edradour Ballechin 20 year old 2004/2024 Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 52,8%

Item no.: 059755-7757

Some whiskies need decades to truly find themselves. This 20-year-old Ballechin is one of the clearest examples of what patience and good oak can do for a peated whisky.
The expert's description
Edradour Ballechin 20 years old 2004/2024 Bourbon Barrels is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in 1st fill bourbon casks and bottled at 52.8%.
The whisky was distilled in the spring of 2004 and spent a full 20 years in bourbon casks before being bottled in March 2024. Those long years on wood have given it an unusual depth, where Ballechin's forceful peat has gradually been softened by the vanilla and sweetness of American oak. With 2,016 bottles, this is one of the larger releases in the series, but still a rare chance to taste what two decades of maturation do to a peated Highland whisky.
Tasting notes
Nose
Smoked vanilla meets grilled pineapple and heather honey, with hints of leather and dried coconut. Malt and oak sit as a deeper undercurrent.
Palate
Silky in texture, where the bourbon cask's sweetness weaves together with layers of peat smoke, caramelised nuts, citrus oil and cinnamon.
Finish
Long, warm and lingering, with dried fruit, sweet oak, ash and a hint of dark chocolate.
Specifications
Name: Edradour Ballechin 20 years old 2004/2024 Bourbon Barrels Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 52.8%
Distillery: Edradour Ballechin
Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 20 years
ABV: 52,8 %
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: 1st fill bourbonfade
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Distillation method: Double distilled
Distilled: spring 2004
Bottled: 04/03/2024
Number of bottles: Only 2,016 bottles
EAN no.: 5021944125494
Flavour profile
Peated · Creamy · Spicy · Smooth
Did you know?
Edradour is still so small that the distillery's entire annual output matches what many larger Highland distilleries produce in under a week.
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308,25EUR
Edradour Ballechin 2004/2023 Madeira Cask 19 years old Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 53.5%

Item no.: 059763-615-162

Two Madeira casks, 19 years of patience and Ballechin's insistent peat — the result is a whisky that feels both sun-warmed and smoky at once.
The expert's description
Edradour Ballechin 2004/2023 Madeira Cask 19 years old is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in Madeira puncheons and bottled at 53.5%.
The whisky was distilled in April 2004 and matured for 19 years across two Madeira puncheons, cask no. 184 and 189, before being bottled in July 2023. The Madeira's characteristic, lightly oxidised sweetness has melted into Ballechin's peat smoke, creating a whisky with both sun-ripened fruit character and earthy smoke. Only 1,323 bottles were drawn.
Tasting notes
Nose
Dried apricot and caramelised sugar meet an earthy, faintly medicinal smoke, with a hint of toasted nuts underneath.
Palate
Sweet and full-bodied with raisin, burnt sugar and walnut, before a warm, lingering peat smoke takes over.
Finish
Long, with notes of dried fig, soot and a fine, bitter cocoa tone.
Specifications
Name: Edradour Ballechin 2004/2023 Madeira Cask 19 years old Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 53.5%
Distillery: Edradour Ballechin
Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 19 years
ABV: 53,5 %
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Madeira puncheons (cask no. 184 and 189)
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Distillation method: Double distilled
Distilled: April 2004
Bottled: 05/07/2023
Number of bottles: Only 1,323 bottles
EAN no.: 5021944123599
Flavour profile
Peated · Sherry-matured · Fruity
Investment potential
This release is assessed to have medium investment potential, largely due to 19 years of maturation on just two Madeira casks and a limited bottle count. This is a general assessment based on available information about rarity and demand, not a guarantee of future value growth.
Did you know?
Madeira casks were historically popular for whisky maturation because the fortified wine from Madeira held up well during long sea voyages — a tradition that today lives on as a sought-after but rare cask type.
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294,75EUR
Edradour Ballechin 2005/2023 Burgundy Cask 17 years old Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 53.5%

Item no.: 059763-615-164

Burgundy casks are known for their finesse in the wine world, and that same finesse shows up in this 17-year-old Ballechin, where the smoke gets company from something more delicate.
The expert's description
Edradour Ballechin 2005/2023 Burgundy Cask 17 years old is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in 1st fill Burgundy hogsheads and bottled at 53.5%.
The whisky was distilled in November 2005 and matured for 17 years across two 1st fill Burgundy casks, numbers 327 and 334, before being bottled in July 2023. The Burgundy cask's delicate red fruit character meets Ballechin's peat smoke and gives the whisky a surprisingly elegant, almost delicate profile for a peated whisky. 2,103 bottles were released.
Tasting notes
Nose
Raspberry and blackcurrant sit finely over an earthy smoke, with a hint of violet and fresh forest floor.
Palate
Delicate and fruity with red berries and a touch of pepper, before a soft, warm smoke emerges underneath.
Finish
Medium length with dry fruit acidity, light smoke and a fine, spiced finish.
Specifications
Name: Edradour Ballechin 2005/2023 Burgundy Cask 17 years old Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 53.5%
Distillery: Edradour Ballechin
Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 17 years
ABV: 53,5 %
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: 1st fill Burgundy hogsheads (cask no. 327 and 334)
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Distillation method: Double distilled
Distilled: November 2005
Bottled: 05/07/2023
Number of bottles: Only 2,103 bottles
EAN no.: 5021944123605
Flavour profile
Peated · Fruity · Fresh
Did you know?
The Ballechin name is used only for Edradour's peated bottlings — the unpeated core range is simply called Edradour, even though both whiskies come from the same stills.
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241,25EUR
Elements of Islay Bourbon Cask Blended Islay Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 54,5%

Item no.: 22227865480-67093-0031

The label looks like something lifted from an old pharmacy, and that is deliberate. Elixir Distillers built the whole range around the idea of Islay as an element you could extract and bottle in its pure form.
The expert description
Elements of Islay Bourbon Cask is a Blended Islay Malt Scotch Whisky matured in 1st fill and refill bourbon barrels and bottled at 54.5%.
The range began in 2008 with small apothecary bottles and a code in place of a distillery name. Bourbon Cask is one of the core releases and brings together malt from several Islay distilleries, where the heavy barbecue smoke of the south coast meets the lighter, zestier style of the north. Elixir Distillers does not disclose which distilleries are involved.
The bourbon wood was chosen because it lets the smoke stand clearly in front. Where a sherry cask would lay dark fruit over the top, American oak contributes vanilla and coconut that push the peat forward instead of covering it. The whisky is neither chill filtered nor coloured, and the 54.5% was chosen to give it full weight.
Tasting notes
Nose
Sugar and vanilla pod first, then tropical fruit, mango and pineapple, and behind it a thin ribbon of chimney smoke drifting in and out.
Palate
Cappuccino dusted with cocoa, warm vanilla brioche and fruit poached in maple syrup, while a peat fire builds underneath it all.
Finish
Long and sooty with salt, lemon peel and a dry ash note that stays well after the sweetness has gone.
Specifications
Name: Elements of Islay Bourbon Cask
Distillery: Elixir Distillers
Region/Country: Islay Scotland
Type: Blended Islay Malt Scotch Whisky
ABV: 54.5%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: 1st fill and refill bourbon barrels
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Edition: Elements of Islay
EAN no.: 5060880920435
Flavour profile
Smoky · Maritime · Fruity · Vanilla · Cask Strength
Did you know?
Elixir Distillers was founded by brothers Sukhinder and Rajbir Singh, the pair behind The Whisky Exchange. They are now building on Islay themselves with the Portintruan distillery, so a range that started by bottling other people’s whisky will end up with its own.
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100,50EUR
Elements of Islay Cask Edit Giftbox Islay Blended Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 46%

Item no.: 0597555663-441

Islay smoke wrapped up in something you can hand over. The same whisky as the standard Cask Edit, but delivered in a box with a metal hip flask, which makes it a gift with something to drink and something to keep.
The expert description
Elements of Islay Cask Edit is an Islay Blended Malt Scotch Whisky matured in bourbon and sherry casks and bottled at 46%.
This version is sold in a gift box together with a metal hip flask. The whisky in the bottle is identical to the standard release, so you get no more and no less in the glass, but the packaging is what makes the difference when the bottle is being given away.
Cask Edit is the most approachable bottling in the range. Elixir Distillers has assembled it from smoky Islay malts matured in both bourbon and sherry casks, and the result is a clean, salted coastal smoke rounded off by sweetness, vanilla and fruit from the wood. It is bottled without chill filtration and without added colour.
Tasting notes
Nose
Soft peat smoke and sea spray, a light mineral edge, and vanilla, citrus and pale fruit behind it.
Palate
Well balanced. Smoke and ash meet caramel, candied fruit and malt, with a discreet sherry sweetness as counterweight.
Finish
Medium length with smoke, oak and a mild spiced warmth.
Specifications
Name: Elements of Islay Cask Edit
Distillery: Elixir Distillers
Region/Country: Islay Scotland
Type: Islay Blended Malt Scotch Whisky
ABV: 46%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Bourbon and sherry casks
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Edition: Gift box with metal hip flask
EAN no.: 5060880924945
Flavour profile
Smoky · Maritime · Fruity · Sherry matured · Soft
Did you know?
A hip flask should be rinsed with warm water and dried completely before it is put away. Leave whisky sitting in it for weeks and the metal picks up flavour, so the next time you fill it the contents taste of the previous trip.
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67,00EUR
Elements of Islay Cask Edit Islay Blended Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 46%

Item no.: 059763-615-530

Some smoky whiskies demand that you take a position immediately. Cask Edit is not one of them. It beds the smoke down in something soft and lets you decide how far into it you want to go.
The expert description
Elements of Islay Cask Edit is an Islay Blended Malt Scotch Whisky matured in bourbon and sherry casks and bottled at 46%.
Where the rest of the range splits by cask type, bourbon on one side and sherry on the other, Cask Edit is where the two meet. Elixir Distillers has built it from smoky malts drawn from several Islay distilleries and let both American oak and sherry wood leave their mark. The bourbon casks give vanilla and body, the sherry casks sweetness and dark fruit, and the smoke runs through all of it without taking charge.
The result is the most approachable release in the range and a sensible place to begin if Islay is still unfamiliar ground. The 46% is chosen so the whisky has enough body to take a drop of water, and it is neither chill filtered nor coloured.
Tasting notes
Nose
Soft peat smoke and sea spray, a light mineral edge, and vanilla, citrus and pale fruit behind it.
Palate
Well balanced. Smoke and ash meet caramel, candied fruit and malt, with a discreet sherry sweetness as counterweight.
Finish
Medium length with smoke, oak and a mild spiced warmth.
Specifications
Name: Elements of Islay Cask Edit
Distillery: Elixir Distillers
Region/Country: Islay Scotland
Type: Islay Blended Malt Scotch Whisky
ABV: 46%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Bourbon and sherry casks
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Edition: Elements of Islay
EAN no.: 5060880920411
Flavour profile
Smoky · Maritime · Fruity · Sherry matured · Soft
Did you know?
Elements of Islay took its name and its design from the periodic table, giving each bottling a letter code instead of a distillery name. The idea was that you should judge the whisky on what was inside rather than on the label, and the code was only just difficult enough that most people could crack it.
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60,25EUR
Equipo Navazos Single Cask La Bota de Malt Whisky Bota 88 Overseas 46%

Item no.: 22227865449-18819

Malt whisky that has travelled overseas and back, bottled with the sherry world's precision.
Expert description
Equipo Navazos Single Cask La Bota de Malt Whisky Bota 88 Overseas is a single-cask malt whisky around 12 years old, with a cask history involving maturation overseas, bottled at 46%. Equipo Navazos started in 2005 as a group of Spanish sherry enthusiasts led by Jesús Barquín and Eduardo Ojeda, who found 65 casks of exceptionally fine, over 20-year-old Amontillado hidden away in a bodega in Sanlúcar. Together with a circle of friends, they bought one cask and released it under the name La Bota de Amontillado — the first in what is now the celebrated, chronologically numbered La Bota series. Since then, Equipo Navazos has expanded its repertoire to include white wine, brandy, rum and whisky, always with the same philosophy: finding and bottling exceptional, often overlooked casks.
Tasting notes
Nose
The nose offers malt, dried fruit and a sherry-driven depth.
Palate
The palate is round and full with malt, caramel and dried fruit.
Finish
The finish is medium to long, soft and sweet.
Specifications
Name: Equipo Navazos Single Cask 12 år La Bota de Malt Whisky Bota 88 Overseas
Bottler: Equipo Navazos
Region/Country: Andalusia, Spain
Type: Malt Whisky
ABV: 46%
Size: 70 CL
Age: approx. 12 years, Edition: Bota 88 Overseas
Flavour profile
Full-bodied · Malt · Sweet · Sherry
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87,00EUR
Famous Grouse Miniature Smoky Black Blended Scotch Whisky 5 cl 40%

Item no.: 059763-615-289

The black label signals what has happened here: somebody has laid peat smoke underneath the soft Grouse profile. The result is not an Islay whisky, but it is not the same bird as before either.
The expert description
Famous Grouse Smoky Black is a Blended Scotch Whisky made with peated malt, bottled at 40% in a 5 cl bottle.
The release was originally called The Black Grouse and was later renamed Smoky Black. The recipe takes the classic blend and raises the proportion of peated malt whisky, so the smoke becomes a load bearing element rather than a seasoning. The underlying honey and fruit are still there, but they now sit behind a sooty foreground.
The miniature is a sensible way to settle whether the style is for you. Smoky blends divide opinion, and 5 cl is enough to answer the question without committing to a full bottle.
Tasting notes
Nose
Dry smoke and bonfire ash first, then honey and dried fruit working their way up through it.
Palate
Soft and sweet at the base with the smoke as a clear frame. Malt, vanilla and a touch of dark chocolate as the peat builds.
Finish
Medium and sooty with a dry, almost peppery close.
Specifications
Name: Famous Grouse Smoky Black
Distillery: The Famous Grouse
Region/Country: Scotland
Type: Blended Scotch Whisky
ABV: 40%
Size: 5 CL
Cask type: Oak casks
Edition: Smoky Black
EAN no.: 5010314302481
Flavour profile
Smoky · Soft · Sweet · Malty · Peaty
Did you know?
The change of name from The Black Grouse to Smoky Black was not incidental. The black grouse is a threatened species in Scotland, and for years the brand supported conservation work with a share of the proceeds, but a name describing the flavour sells better on a shelf than one describing a bird.
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4,00EUR
Famous Grouse Smoky Black Blended Scotch Whisky 70 cl 40%

Item no.: 22227865479-1106-19617

Glenturret is the oldest working distillery in Scotland, and it almost never makes peated whisky. Almost. The handful of casks that do get made end up here, and that is the entire reason Smoky Black tastes the way it does.
The expert description
Famous Grouse Smoky Black is a Blended Scotch Whisky made with peated malt, matured in oak casks and bottled at 40%.
The blend launched in 2015 as the successor to The Black Grouse and is built around a rare peated expression of Glenturret. This is not an Islay whisky poured into a blend. It is malt from a Highland distillery that carries its peat smoke from home, and it gives a different kind of smoke: drier, more bonfire-like and less medicinal than the west coast style.
Beneath the smoke sits the classic Grouse profile of honey and fruit, bound together with grain whisky. The master blenders select both malt and grain casks with enough character to carry the smoke rather than vanish behind it. The brand has been owned by William Grant & Sons since July 2025.
Tasting notes
Nose
Bonfire smoke and dry ash come through first, but honey, dried fruit and a note of toasted malt sit behind them.
Palate
Sweetness and smoke in the same mouthful. Vanilla and pale caramel carry it while the peat builds and lays dark chocolate and soot over the top.
Finish
Medium, dry and sooty with a final touch of pepper.
Specifications
Name: Famous Grouse Smoky Black
Distillery: The Famous Grouse
Region/Country: Scotland
Type: Blended Scotch Whisky
ABV: 40%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Oak casks
Edition: Smoky Black
EAN no.: 5010314302504
Flavour profile
Smoky · Sweet · Soft · Malty · Peaty
Did you know?
Glenturret has been distilling since 1763, making it the oldest continuously working distillery in Scotland. For decades it also housed The Famous Grouse Experience, where visitors walked through the story behind the blend, and where many discovered for the first time that there was a distillery behind the bird on the label at all.
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26,75EUR
Fary Lochan Port & Peat Batch 02 Danish Single Malt Whisky 50 cl 54.3%

Item no.: 059555-663

Peat smoke and port wine casks – an unusual pairing that Fary Lochan has made distinctly their own.
Expert description
Fary Lochan Port & Peat Batch 02 is a Danish Single Malt Whisky finished in port wine casks and bottled at cask strength 54.3%, 50 cl. Fary Lochan distillery in Give, Jutland, was founded in 2009 by Jeff Callaway and is Denmark's first single malt distillery. Grain is sourced locally and seasonal distillations are a hallmark of the operation. Batch 02 uses peated malt as its base with a finishing period in port wine casks that adds sweetness and fruit to the smoky character. Bottled non-chill filtered with natural colour.
Tasting notes
Nose
Smoke, dried fruit, port wine, plums and a hint of earthiness.
Palate
Peated malt, blackcurrant, dark chocolate and spiced oak.
Finish
Long and smoky with berries and a touch of pepper.
Specifications
Name: Fary Lochan Port & Peat Batch 02
Distillery: Fary Lochan
Region/Country: Jutland, Denmark
Type: Danish Single Malt Whisky
ABV: 54.3%
Size: 50 CL
Cask type: Port wine casks
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Distillation method: Double distilled
Flavour profile
Peated · Fruity · Spiced · Port wine
Did you know?
Fary Lochan is named after a small lake near the distillery in Give – a nod to the Scottish tradition of naming whiskies after local natural landmarks.
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100,50EUR
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
Game of Thrones x Kyro Whisky of Fire Finnish Malt Rye Whisky 70 cl 46,6%

Item no.: 05669-87412

Fully smoked rye, matured in bourbon and rum casks — Kyrö's tribute to House Targaryen's fiery motto.
Expert description
Game of Thrones x Kyro Whisky of Fire Finnish Malt Rye Whisky is made from 100% smoked malted rye, matured in ex-bourbon casks and finished in rum casks, bottled at 46.6%. Finnish distillery Kyrö partnered with HBO's Game of Thrones universe to create two whiskies inspired by House Targaryen's motto 'fire and blood'. Kyrö is known for using exclusively rye as its grain, an unusual approach in the whisky world.
Tasting notes
Nose
The nose offers light smoke, toasted rye and spiced apple jam.
Palate
The palate is complex with smoke, mineral notes, sweet grains and a hint of blackberry.
Finish
The finish is medium-length with a light menthol close.
Specifications
Name: Game of Thrones x Kyro Whisky of Fire Finsk Malt Rye Whisky
Distillery: Kyrö Distillery
Region/Country: Isokyrö, Finland
Type: Rye Whisky
ABV: 46.6%
Size: 70 CL
Edition: Game of Thrones – Whisky of Fire
Flavour profile
Smoky · Spiced · Complex · Fruity
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80,25EUR
Glen Scotia Campbeltown Festival 2025 Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 54.3%

Item no.: 222556368-77899

Glen Scotia distils peated spirit for only a few weeks a year. The rest of the time the plant runs unpeated, so by the time the festival bottle appears the raw material is already a rarity at the distillery. The 2025 release added five months in Spanish red wine casks on top.
The expert's description
Glen Scotia Campbeltown Festival 2025 is a Campbeltown Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in 1st fill bourbon casks with a finishing period in Ribera del Duero red wine casks, bottled at 54.3%.
The whisky is nine years old and built on the distillery peated spirit. Main maturation took place in 1st fill bourbon casks, and the final five months were spent in casks from Ribera del Duero in northern Spain — a region known for powerful tempranillo wines. The combination of peat smoke and dark wine fruit is unusual, and the bottling is a limited edition, non-chill filtered and with no added colour.
Campbeltown Malts Festival is held every spring, when the three distilleries in town open their doors and each releases a special bottling. It is the one time a year that Campbeltown fills up with whisky people, and the festival bottles are usually gone as fast as they arrive.
Tasting notes
Nose
Creamy vanilla and salty sea air, with peat smoke settling on top. Behind it come dark berries and a vinous, almost preserved note.
Palate
Full and oiled. Smoked malt meets juicy blackberries and ripe red fruit, with a trace of liquorice underneath. The cask strength holds the smoke and the wine fruit in tension against each other.
Finish
Long and soft. Well-integrated smoke, dark fruit and a spiced, almost luxurious close.
Specifications
Name: Glen Scotia Campbeltown Festival 2025 Campbeltown Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 54.3%
Distillery: Glen Scotia
Region/Country: Campbeltown, Scotland
Type: Campbeltown Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 9 years
ABV: 54.3%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: 1st fill bourbon casks with five months in Ribera del Duero red wine casks
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Edition: Campbeltown Malts Festival 2025 - Limited Edition
Flavour profile
Peated · Maritime · Dark fruit · Wine-finished · Spiced
Investment potential
Medium. Festival bottlings are made in one run for one weekend and are not reissued. This one is also built on the distillery peated spirit, which is only produced a few weeks a year, and that combination of peat and Spanish red wine cask has not appeared before in the series.
Did you know?
The distillery was originally called simply Scotia. The Glen came later, and on old bottles and nineteenth-century documents the name still appears without it. It is a detail that can date an old label immediately.
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Glen Scotia Campbeltown Festival 2026 Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 53.9%

Item no.: 222556368-77898

Out at the end of the Kintyre peninsula, where the wind tastes of salt and Campbeltown Loch slaps against the quay, Glen Scotia makes whisky the way it always has. Every year when the town festival comes round, the distillery lets a special bottle out into the world.
The expert's description
Glen Scotia Campbeltown Festival 2026 is a Campbeltown Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in 1st fill ex-bourbon casks with a six-month finishing period in 1st fill Ruby Port casks, bottled at cask strength 53.9%.
The whisky is seven years old and built on the distillery medium-peated spirit, which master blender Ashley Smith only distils a few weeks a year. The first seven years were spent in 1st fill ex-bourbon casks, where the coastal style was allowed to unfold, and then came the six months in Ruby Port. That finish is what draws thick, preserved red fruit in and lays it as a sweet contrast over the smoke. The whisky is non-chill filtered and carries natural colour.
Ruby Port is a deliberate counterpoint to tawny. Where tawny is oxidative and nutty, ruby is young, fresh and berry-sweet, and it is exactly that fresh sweetness that can hold its ground against peat smoke. On a seven year old spirit eighteen months of port would have been too much — six months hits the point where the two sides can still be told apart.
Tasting notes
Nose
Sweet peat and sea salt, quickly giving way to ripe red cherry and soft vanilla fudge. A touch of cream and red berries settles on top, like raspberries stirred into cream.
Palate
Juicy mandarin meets thick jam of blackcurrant and red berries. Underneath it all lie layers of smoky embers, earthy and warm, and a light coastal saltiness that keeps the sweetness in check.
Finish
Long and warming with cinnamon and clove, a soft salted note and peat smoke that hangs on well after the last sip.
Specifications
Name: Glen Scotia Campbeltown Festival 2026 Campbeltown Single Malt Scotch Whisky 53.9%
Distillery: Glen Scotia
Region/Country: Campbeltown, Scotland
Type: Campbeltown Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 7 years
ABV: 53.9%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: 1st fill ex-bourbon casks with six months in 1st fill Ruby Port casks
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Bottled: 2026
Edition: Campbeltown Malts Festival 2026 - Limited Edition
EAN no.: 5016840371212
Flavour profile
Peated · Maritime · Fruity · Port-finished · Spiced · Creamy
Investment potential
Medium. Festival bottles are made in one run for one weekend and are never reissued. This one is built on medium-peated spirit that the distillery only makes a few weeks a year, and seven years is young enough that the batch is small. The run of festival editions is also collected as a series by people who follow Campbeltown.
Did you know?
In 1930 one of the distillery former owners, Duncan MacCallum, threw himself into Campbeltown Loch after years of financial trouble. Locals still say his spirit walks the buildings at Glen Scotia.
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93,75EUR
Glendronach ODE to The Embers Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 48,4%

Item no.: 222111-7554

Glendronach and smoke is not an obvious combination. The distillery has built its whole name on sherry, and peated spirit is something it makes rarely. Ode to The Embers is one of the few times the two meet in the same bottle.
The expert's description
Glendronach Ode to The Embers is a peated Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in oloroso and Pedro Ximénez sherry casks, bottled at 48.4%.
Most of the maturation takes place in oloroso casks with a share of Pedro Ximénez, and that is a deliberate build: the oloroso gives the dryness the smoke can play against, while the PX rounds off the sharp edges. The whisky carries no age statement, because the composition was chosen by cask rather than by year.
The bottling is the peated one of the three in The Master’s Anthology, composed by master blender Rachel Barrie and launched in December 2024. The series is intended as three different answers to the same question — what sherry casks can actually be used for.
Tasting notes
Nose
Smoked malt and glowing charcoal, with dark fruit and sherry behind. There is an oily note beneath the smoke that does not resemble Islay.
Palate
Full and smoky. Dried fruit and nuts from the sherry casks meet an earthy, warm smoke, and the PX share lays in a sweetness that holds it all together.
Finish
Long. Smoke and dark fruit giving way slowly to a dry, spiced close with a trace of ash.
Specifications
Name: Glendronach Ode to The Embers Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 48.4%
Distillery: Glendronach
Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
ABV: 48.4%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Oloroso and Pedro Ximénez sherry casks
Edition: The Master’s Anthology - Ode to The Embers
EAN no.: 5060716145490
Flavour profile
Peated · Sherried · Dark fruit · Spiced · Full
Did you know?
Glendronach only distils peated spirit in short spells, and smoky releases from the distillery can be counted on a few hands. That is one of the reasons each one draws a comparatively large amount of attention when it arrives.
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107,00EUR
Glenfiddich 12 years old Caoran Reserve Pure Single Malt Scotch Whisky 100 cl 40%

Item no.: 505956-759824-55

Caoran means 'glowing ember' in Gaelic — a name that hints at more fire than you would normally associate with a Glenfiddich.
Expert description
Glenfiddich 12 Years Old Caoran Reserve is a Single Speyside Malt Scotch Whisky matured in american ex-bourbon casks and European sherry casks, with a touch of peated malt and bottled at 40%. Caoran Reserve was created for travel retail markets and combines Glenfiddich's classic ex-bourbon- and sherry-matured whisky with a touch of peated malt. The result is a 12 Years Old edition with a light smoky dimension not found in the distillery's regular core range.
Tasting notes
Nose
Fresh pears and honey, with a delicate hint of smoke in the background.
Palate
Soft and lightly smoky with pear sweetness, malt and a mild spice.
Finish
Short to medium, lightly smoky and refreshing.
Specifications
Name: Glenfiddich 12 Years Old Caoran Reserve Single Speyside Malt Scotch Whisky
Distillery: Glenfiddich
Region/Country: Speyside, Scotland
Type: Single Speyside Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 12 years old
ABV: 40%
Size: 100 CL
Cask type: American ex-bourbon casks and European sherry casks, with a touch of peated malt
Edition: Caoran Reserve - travel retail edition
EAN no.: 5010327323114
Flavour profile
Lightly smoky · Fresh · Pear-sweet · Round
Did you know?
The name Caoran refers to the whisky's light smoky character — a rare crossover between Glenfiddich's classic style and a hint of peated malt.
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187,50EUR
Glenfiddich Fire & Cane Experimental Series #04 Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 43%

Item no.: 22227865429-6000

Fire and cane — two elements rarely mentioned in the same sentence as Glenfiddich. Fire & Cane is the distillery's take on what happens when classic Speyside meets both smoke and rum.
Expert description
Glenfiddich Fire & Cane Experimental Series #04 is a Single Speyside Malt Scotch Whisky matured in peated malt from another of William Grant & Sons' distilleries, ex-bourbon casks and a finish in rum casks and bottled at 43%. The whisky combines a small proportion of peated malt from another William Grant & Sons distillery with Glenfiddich's classic ex-bourbon-matured spirit, which is then finished in casks that previously held rum. The result is the fourth release in the Experimental Series and one of the most unconventional whiskies Glenfiddich has made.
Tasting notes
Nose
Light smoke, burnt sugar and a warm, tropical rum sweetness.
Palate
Sweet and spiced with smoky caramel, tropical fruit and a muted smoky base note.
Finish
Medium, sweet and lightly smoky.
Specifications
Name: Glenfiddich Fire & Cane Experimental Series #04 Single Speyside Malt Scotch Whisky
Distillery: Glenfiddich
Region/Country: Speyside, Scotland
Type: Single Speyside Malt Scotch Whisky
ABV: 43%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Peated malt from another of William Grant & Sons' distilleries, ex-bourbon casks and a finish in rum casks
Edition: Experimental Series #04 - Fire & Cane
EAN no.: 5010327325712
Flavour profile
Smoky · Sweet · Spiced · Complex
Did you know?
The name Fire & Cane refers directly to the two elements that shape the whisky: the fire from the peated malt and the sugar cane behind the rum casks.
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60,25EUR
Glenturret 2010/2020 Coopers Choice 9 years old Cask 186 Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 58%

Item no.: 22227865479-1106-1972519

Another bourbon cask, another heavily peated Glenturret – Coopers Choice keeps finding fine examples of the distillery's rare Ruadh Maor expression.
Expert's Description
Glenturret 2010 Ruadh Maor Heavily Peated is part of the Coopers Choice series from The Vintage Malt Whisky Co., founded in 1992 by Brian Crook, who has more than 20 years of experience in the whisky trade.
This release was distilled in December 2010 and bottled in 2020, after 9 years of maturation in a bourbon cask, Cask No. #186. The whisky is bottled at cask strength, 58%, non-chill-filtered and with natural colour – only 342 bottles.
Tasting Notes
Nose
Powerful smoke and peat, with a sweet vanilla tone in the background.
Palate
Full-bodied and salty, with tar, ash and a hint of citrus.
Finish
Long, dry and smoky.
Specifications
Name: Glenturret 2010/2020 Coopers Choice Ruadh Maor 9 Year Old Cask 186 Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70cl 58%
Distillery: Glenturret
Bottler: The Coopers Choice
Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Vintage: Distilled: December 2010, Bottled: 2020
Age: 9 years
Cask number/type: Bourbon Cask / Cask No. #186
Bottles: 342
ABV: 58%
Size: 70 CL
Filtration: Non-chill-filtered
Colour: Natural colour
Flavour Profile
Smoky · Salty · Powerful · Peated
Investment Potential
With only 342 bottles from a single cask and a rare, heavily peated version of Glenturret, this whisky belongs to the single cask releases that often attract collectors of smoky Highland whisky.
Did You Know?
Glenturret is considered one of Scotland's oldest distilleries, but it's only under the name Ruadh Maor that they occasionally produce a heavily peated style.
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87,00EUR