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

Expert's description

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

Tasting notes

Nose

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

Taste

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

Finish

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

Specifications

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

Flavour profile

Peated · Fruity · Honey · Maritime · Balanced

Did you know?

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

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Macallan sits half-buried in a hillside above the River Spey, its turf roof rolling like the Easter Elchies countryside around it. For two centuries the people inside have agreed on one thing: the sherry cask calls the shots. With 110 Proof, they have finally turned the volume up.

Expert description

Macallan 12 Year Sherry Oak 110 Proof is a Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured for 12 years in sherry seasoned oak casks from Jerez and bottled at 55%.

Picture the classic Sherry Oak 12 Year with most of the water left out. The standard bottling is brought down to 40%, while this one stops at 55%. The name comes from the American proof system, where the number is simply double the alcohol percentage. Less water means more of what the casks put in: a denser, almost oily texture and a sherry character that coats the whole mouth.

The casks are predominantly European oak, with a small share of American oak. They are seasoned with sherry in Jerez de la Frontera, shipped to Scotland and filled with new make spirit from Macallan's famously small copper stills. European oak brings more tannin and darker fruit than American oak, and you can taste it here: dates, cherries and cocoa rather than vanilla and honey. All of the colour comes from the wood, with no caramel added.

110 Proof first appeared in 2025, when the only way to buy it in Europe was through the British chain The Whisky Shop or directly from Macallan. In autumn 2026 it reached more markets, and it now sits in the Sherry Oak Collection alongside the 18, 25 and 30 year old.

Tasting notes

Nose

Sticky dates and cherry compote lead the way. Cinnamon and crushed cacao nibs follow, with dried orange slices adding a tart edge to all that sweetness.

Palate

Full and warming. Rich oak and sultanas, then stem ginger, star anise and mandarin. Further in, espresso beans dipped in dark chocolate.

Finish

Long, with dark treacle toffee and mocha, and a sweet cinnamon that refuses to leave.

Specifications

Name: Macallan 12 Year Sherry Oak 110 Proof
Distillery: Macallan
Region/Country: Speyside, Scotland
Type: Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 12 years
ABV: 55%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Sherry seasoned oak casks from Jerez, predominantly European oak with some American oak
Natural colour: Yes
Distillation method: Double distilled
Edition: Sherry Oak Collection
EAN no.: 5010314314934

Flavour profile

Sherry matured · Fruity · Spicy · Powerful · Chocolatey

Did you know?

110 Proof is an American measurement. Under the old British system, where spirit was supposedly tested by checking whether gunpowder soaked in it would still ignite, 100 proof equalled roughly 57.1%. In British terms, this whisky would only be about 96 proof.

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Most whiskies are shaped by the cask. This one was shaped by the soil. A windswept field on Orkney, a farm in Wiltshire where the sowing follows the moon, and organic fields on the Scottish mainland. Three barleys, fifteen years, one first fill bourbon barrel at a time.

Expert description

Bruichladdich Greener Still 15 year is an unpeated Islay Single Malt Whisky, matured for its entire life in 1st fill bourbon casks and bottled at 51.6%.

It's part of Bruichladdich's 25th Anniversary Limited Release and the third anniversary bottling of 2026, following Old Skool and Yellow Submarine III. It was launched in August 2026. It's also the fourth chapter of the Still series, which the distillery hadn't touched in almost 20 years. Back then, Blacker Still, Redder Still and Golder Still were all about the casks. This time the barley takes the lead.

The recipe is 45% biodynamic barley, 30% organic barley and 25% Bere. The biodynamic share comes from Yatesbury House Farm in Wiltshire, a carbon-positive farm. In 2021 Bruichladdich used that barley to make the world's first biodynamic Scotch Whisky, and it's one of the few exceptions to the distillery's Scottish-barley-only rule. The organic barley is grown on the Scottish mainland without artificial fertilisers or sprays, something Bruichladdich has done since 2003. The last quarter is Bere, an ancient barley variety the distillery has worked with since 2005. This Bere was grown on Orkney together with the University of the Highlands and Islands.

Everything was distilled, matured and bottled on Islay, and Islay spring water was used to bring the whisky down to bottling strength. The 1st fill bourbon casks bring vanilla and a soft sweetness without taking over, so the barley stays in front: florals, ripe fruit and a rich, malty body. Master Blender Adam Hannett puts it simply: each of the three parcels brings something different, whether that's texture, spice or fruit.

The bottle is opaque green, and it doesn't come in a tin. That's a deliberate choice to cut down on packaging.

Tasting notes

Nose

Lavender and honeysuckle up front, followed by pear, baked apple with cinnamon and a hint of lightly toasted oak. Leave it in the glass for a while and you'll get apricot and a touch of dry grass.

Palate

Soft, almost creamy. Ripe pear, malt and honey with a sharp flash of citrus. Caramel with a hint of chocolate in the middle, then a pinch of pepper that reminds you it's 51.6%.

Finish

Velvety and fairly long. Vanilla, dry oak spice and a fresh, salty coastal note at the very end.

Specifications

Name: Bruichladdich Greener Still 15 year
Distillery: Bruichladdich
Region/Country: Islay, Scotland
Type: Islay Single Malt Whisky
Age: 15 years
ABV: 51.6%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: 1st fill bourbon casks
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Distillation method: Double distilled
Edition: 25th Anniversary Limited Release, fourth release in the Still series

Flavour profile

Floral · Fruity · Honeyed · Vanilla · Unpeated

Investment potential

Medium. It's a limited 15 year old anniversary release that brings back a series collectors already know, and it sold out on the distillery's own web shop shortly after launch. The number of bottles hasn't been published, so it's hard to say how scarce it will become.

Did you know?

In 2020 Bruichladdich became the first Scotch Whisky distillery to be certified as a B Corp. It's an independent standard that measures how a company treats its staff, its community and the environment. In a way, Greener Still is that certificate in a bottle.

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When you're accused of hiding weapons of mass destruction, you can either issue a denial or bottle a whisky. Bruichladdich bottled a whisky. A few years later a stray yellow submarine turned up off the coast of Islay, and it got a whisky too. Two decades on, the sub has surfaced once more.

Expert description

Bruichladdich Yellow Submarine III Reclassified 14 year is an unpeated Islay Single Malt Whisky matured in 1st fill bourbon barrels and 1st and 2nd fill French red wine casks from Bordeaux, bottled at 54.2%.

It's the second limited release marking 25 years since Bruichladdich was brought back to life in 2001, and the third chapter of the Whisky of Mass Distinction series that started in 2005 and returned in 2018. The backstory is hard to beat. In the early 2000s, US military intelligence had the distillery flagged as a possible weapons site. Bruichladdich played along, and when a Ministry of Defence submarine went astray and was found off the island in 2005, the name of the next bottling wrote itself.

The maturation profile is inspired by the recipe behind the very first Yellow Submarine. 75% of the whisky spent its time in 1st fill bourbon barrels, 25% in red wine casks. Back in 2005 those were Spanish Rioja. This time they're 1st and 2nd fill Bordeaux casks. The spirit is made from 100% Scottish Appaloosa barley, grown on the mainland and malted without peat. Bourbon brings honey, vanilla and a soft creamy base, while the Bordeaux casks add ripe fruit, toasted nuts and warm spice. Non-chill filtered, no added colour, reduced with Islay spring water. Master Blender Adam Hannett calls it one of those whiskies that makes you smile as soon as you nose it.

Yellow Submarine III was released on 1 June 2026 in limited quantities.

Tasting notes

Nose

Honey-sweet oats and buttery shortbread up front. Hazelnut and praline follow, with nutmeg and a gentle nip of ginger underneath.

Palate

Smooth and full despite the strength. Fresh orange zest and honeysuckle open, then crisp apple and pear. It rounds out into crème brûlée, finished with a pinch of sea salt.

Finish

Long and lingering. Honeyed sweetness, warming spice and toasted hazelnut that stay with you.

Specifications

Name: Bruichladdich Yellow Submarine III Reclassified 14 year
Distillery: Bruichladdich
Region/Country: Islay, Scotland
Type: Islay Single Malt Whisky
Age: 14 years
ABV: 54.2%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: 75% 1st fill bourbon barrels and 25% 1st and 2nd fill Bordeaux red wine casks
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Distillation method: Double distilled
Edition: Whisky of Mass Distinction part III, 25th anniversary
EAN no.: 5055807422185

Flavour profile

Unpeated · Fruity · Nutty · Honeyed · Spicy

Investment potential

Medium. A limited anniversary release in a series collectors already follow, and it sold out quickly at several major retailers.

Did you know?

The real submarine was collected by the Ministry of Defence, but an exact replica still stands in the distillery grounds on Islay today.

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On the western shore of Islay, facing the grey water of Loch Indaal, stands a distillery that once fell silent. In 2001 the stills were fired up again. Twenty-five years on, Bruichladdich looks back with a bottle that could have come straight off a 1980s shelf. The whisky inside is anything but old-fashioned.

Expert's description

Bruichladdich Old Skool 10 year is an Islay Single Malt Whisky matured in 1st fill bourbon casks and 1st fill Sauternes casks and bottled at 50%.

It is the first of three limited releases marking 25 years since the distillery was brought back to life. The label borrows its look from Bruichladdich's own bottlings of the 1980s, a deliberate glance over the shoulder. Every grain of barley was grown on Islay by 14 local farmers, all within roughly nine miles of the distillery. For Bruichladdich that is the point: barley has a sense of place, and you should be able to taste it.

There is no peat here. The spirit is double distilled and spent ten years mostly in 1st fill American oak bourbon casks, which bring vanilla, coconut and soft caramel. A smaller parcel went into 1st fill Sauternes casks, and that is where the floral sweetness and ripe apricot come from. The casks were married, then reduced with Islay spring water to 50%, with no chill filtration and no added colour.

The bottle itself contains around 60% recycled glass. Bruichladdich has not published a bottle count, but this is a limited release, and several UK retailers sold out within weeks of the March 2026 launch.

Tasting notes

Nose

Ripe apricot and nectarine lead, followed by red plum and vanilla custard. Underneath sits a gentle, salty sea breeze, a quiet reminder of where it was made.

Palate

Rounded and slightly oily. Stone fruit and citrus zest, barley sugar and stewed pear. The oak adds creamy coconut and caramelised vanilla, while clove, ginger and toasted almond give it warmth and a bit of grip.

Finish

Apricot jam and toasted coconut linger, with barley sugar and dry toasted oak fading out last.

Specifications

Name: Bruichladdich Old Skool 10 year
Distillery: Bruichladdich
Region/Country: Islay, Scotland
Type: Islay Single Malt Whisky
Age: 10 years
ABV: 50%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: 1st fill bourbon casks and 1st fill Sauternes casks
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Distillation method: Double distilled
Edition: 25th Anniversary Limited Release
EAN no.: 5055807422161

Flavour profile

Fruity · Sweet · Unpeated · Bourbon cask · Maritime · Lightly spiced

Did you know?

The label on Old Skool carries a map of Islay printed with the names of the farmers who grew the barley for this very whisky. 14 of the distillery's 19 farming partners on the island made the cut.

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Twenty-four days to Christmas, and there's still snow on the peaks out west, while in the rickhouses around Bardstown and Lawrenceburg the oak has been doing its quiet work all year. Twenty-four doors, twenty-four stories – from bourbon houses with roots back to nineteenth-century Kentucky to rye whiskeys with a bit more bite and pepper. This calendar is a journey through the American whiskey landscape, one dram at a time, all through December.

Expert's Description

Bourbon & Rye Whiskey Advent Calendar filled with 24 x 2cl is a bourbon and rye whiskey advent calendar with 24 different American whiskeys from the Danish spirits house Mac Y, in miniature bottles at 2cl each and bottled at an average of 51.38%.

Behind the doors sits a wide cross-section of the American whiskey landscape. Blanton's Original and Blanton's Gold Edition come from the Buffalo Trace distillery in Kentucky – a house Mac Y has imported from since 2004. David Nicholson 1843 and David Nicholson Reserve trace back to a recipe said to have been created in the back room of a St. Louis grocery store in 1843. Ezra Brooks appears in no fewer than five expressions, including a port-cask-finished 99 Bourbon Port Finish and an Old 7 Year Straight Rye that Mac Y has had bottled as their own Signature edition. Minor Case contributes a sherry-cask-finished rye, and Penelope – founded in 2018 by Mike Paladini and Danny Polise and named after Paladini's daughter – appears in four expressions, all four bottled as exclusive Julekalender 2026 editions found nowhere else. Rebel brings both classic Kentucky style and wine-cask finishes in cabernet sauvignon and sherry oloroso, while the Rossville family spans a bottled-in-bond Straight Rye at six years and 100 proof up to a 7-year Union expression that tops the whole calendar at 117 proof. Yellowstone, a name dating back to 1872 and produced today at Limestone Branch Distillery in Lebanon, Kentucky – founded by brothers Paul and Steve Beam, descendants of the old Dant whiskey family – rounds things off with a rum-cask-finished expression at 100 proof, a Select and a Single Malt. Ezra Brooks, Rebel, David Nicholson, Yellowstone, Rossville and, since 2023, Penelope too all sit under the same roof, MGP/Luxco, so without it ever appearing on a label, a large part of the calendar's 24 doors are related to each other.

Mac Y itself started as a hobby in 1995/96 in Frederiks near Viborg, when brothers Søren and Jens Nørgaard, together with Kjeld Bitch, founded the company. Their first warehouse was an approved, tax-monitored space fitted out in an old bathroom, and the first two pallets of Deerstalker blended whisky were driven out to local retailers by hand on a startup budget of 30,000 kroner. Today the warehouse covers 3,000 square metres, and Mac Y is also behind the Danish Rum & Whisky Festival, held every November.

Tasting Notes

Nose

The calendar's 24 bottles make very different first impressions. Some open soft, with caramel, vanilla and ripe grain, while others – especially the Rossville family's rye expressions and Ezra Brooks' Straight Rye – send up a dry, peppery spice, and the higher the proof, the more oak comes through in the nose. The wine-cask finishes from Rebel and Ezra Brooks add a layer of dark fruit and gentle sweetness on top.

Palate

On the palate the spread continues: soft, wheat-forward expressions like Penelope Wheated and David Nicholson 1843 sit in contrast to the more powerful bottles, where Rossville Union 7YO at 117 proof and Penelope Barrel Strength bring more oak spice, tobacco and dark caramel.

Finish

Short and light on the milder bourbons, longer and more peppery on the rye expressions from Rossville and Ezra Brooks – and on the wine-cask finishes, a last hint of red wine or sherry often lingers.

Specifications

Name: Bourbon & Rye Whiskey Advent Calendar filled with 24 x 2cl
Bottler: Mac Y
Region/Country: USA
Type: Bourbon & Rye Whiskey Advent Calendar
ABV: 51.38%
Size: 48 CL (24 x 2cl)

Flavour Profile

Versatile · American · Spiced · Sweet · Oak-driven

Did You Know?

The name Mac Y came about when the founders were sitting out on the Jutland heath playing with words from a well-known song – they combined a Scottish-sounding syllable with the letter Y, and that's how one of Denmark's major whisky and rum houses got its name.

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Twenty-four doors, twenty-four worlds. Behind one waits peat and sea spray from Islay, behind the next, apples from the Loire Valley, and behind a third, warm Goan air over Indian pot stills. The Mac Y Whisky Advent Calendar is a journey through whisky's landscapes, one dram at a time, all December long.

Expert's Description

Mac Y Whisky Advent Calendar 2026 is a tasting calendar with 24 different whiskies from Scotland, Ireland, England, France and India, bottled in 2 cl miniatures at an average strength of 46.9%.

The concept is a virtual advent calendar: behind each of the 24 doors sits a bottle, and a QR code on the bottom of the box opens a new door in Mac Y's online calendar every day in December, revealing the story behind that day's whisky. The line-up spans the breadth of Scotch whisky – from Islay-adjacent names like Caol Ila and Ledaig, through Speyside-leaning Speybridge, to Highland stalwarts such as Deanston and Tomatin – and sets them against newer voices in the whisky world: The Irishman from Ireland, Cotswolds from England, Armorik from Brittany and Paul John from Goa, India.

Several bottles were made specifically for the occasion. Beathan 2013 comes from a first-fill sherry butt as a private cask, while Caol Ila 2013-23 is drawn from a virgin oak cask selected exclusively for this calendar. Add two expressions each from Lindores Abbey and Bunnahabhain, a Torabhaig duo and Tomatin's experimental Cù Bòcan, and the calendar becomes as much an exercise in comparing styles as a countdown to Christmas.

Behind the calendar is Mac Y, a Danish spirits house based in Karup, Central Jutland, which has imported and distributed specialty spirits to Danish retailers, bars and restaurants since 1996 – and which imports several of the names in the calendar itself, including Bunnahabhain, Deanston, Tomatin and Torabhaig.

Tasting Notes

Nose

There's no single aroma to expect here – that's the point. Some bottles bring smoke and sea salt from the Islay side, others honey and ripe apple from sherry- and port-influenced casks, and a few – Paul John in particular – sit somewhere between tropical fruit and spiced warmth.

Palate

In the glass, the calendar ranges from soft and light through heavily peated to the dense, wine-cask-driven expressions from Armorik and Cotswolds, where red wine and whisky meet in the same mouthful.

Finish

Short and fresh on the younger, unpeated entries, longer and more wood-driven where the sherry and port casks have had their say – none of the 24 days tastes quite like the one before it.

Specifications

Name: Mac Y Whisky Advent Calendar 2026
Bottler: Mac Y
Region/Country: Scotland, Ireland, England, France and India
Type: Whisky Advent Calendar
ABV: 46.9% (average)
Size: 48 CL (24 x 2 CL)
EAN No.: 5714772002531

Flavour Profile

Versatile · Peated · Sherry-matured · Fruity · Spiced

Did You Know?

Mac Y is also behind Cú Dhub – the world's only black Scotch whisky, created in Scotland in 1996 and since exported to whisky lovers around the globe.

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Campbeltown was once the whisky capital of the world, with more than thirty distilleries crammed along the coast of the Kintyre peninsula. Only two remain today, and Springbank is the one that never let go of the old ways. Same site, same family, generation after generation of the Mitchells. Hazelburn is the quiet one of the house's three styles, pale, fruity and free of smoke.

Expert's Description

Hazelburn 10 Year Campbeltown Single Malt Scotch Whisky is a Campbeltown Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in Ex-Bourbon Casks and bottled at 46%. It is made at Springbank Distillery in Campbeltown, where the Mitchell family has run production since 1828 and now stands at the fifth generation. The Hazelburn name is borrowed from one of Campbeltown's lost distilleries, which closed its doors over a hundred years ago, and the style is the palest and most fruit-driven of Springbank's three malts.

What sets Hazelburn apart from its two siblings is the triple distillation of unpeated malt, while Springbank itself is distilled two and a half times and lightly peated, and Longrow is double distilled and heavily peated. Hazelburn 10 Year is non-chill filtered and carries no added colouring, matured entirely in Ex-Bourbon Casks, which gives the whisky its pale gold hue and soft, fruity character.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Sweet and tropical from the first pour, baked pineapple, lemon sorbet and honeycomb, followed by dried orange peel and a touch of vanilla.

Palate

Sweetness meets a light vegetal note on the palate, green apples alongside a creamy body that recalls custard and shortbread.

Finish

The finish turns earthy and lingers, with salted caramel, fresh ginger, toasted coconut and a faint mineral edge.

Specifications

Name: Hazelburn 10 Year Campbeltown Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Distillery: Springbank
Region/Country: Campbeltown, Scotland
Type: Campbeltown Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 10 years
ABV: 46%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Ex-Bourbon Casks
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Distillation method: Triple distilled
EAN no.: 0610854000837

Flavour Profile

Fruity · Creamy · Honeyed · Lightly Spiced

Did You Know?

Springbank is the only distillery in Scotland that still carries out the entire process on one site, from floor malting its own barley to the finished bottle leaving the building.

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Out past the tiny railway halt of Fogwatt in Speyside sits a distillery whose name rarely makes it onto a label, though its spirit has quietly shaped White Horse blends for a century. Little Brown Dog pulled this particular cask out of the shadows and gave it a wood that smells more of French vineyards than Scottish peat bogs.

Expert's description

Little Brown Dog Glen Elgin 2013 is a Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in a refill Pineau des Charentes cask and bottled at cask strength 56.2%.

Glen Elgin is one of those distilleries that rarely trades under its own name. Most of what it produces disappears into the White Horse blend, and official single malt releases are few and far between. That makes independent bottlings the easiest route into the spirit, and Little Brown Dog keeps coming back to Glen Elgin in particular. The distillery still runs old-fashioned worm tub condensers, coiling the vapour through copper pipes submerged in cold water rather than modern shell-and-tube coolers. It's a heavier, meatier spirit as a result, one the LBD team say rewards a gentle hand with wood. Here they chose a single refill cask that had previously held Pineau des Charentes, the sweet French aperitif from the Charente region. Distilled in 2013, the whisky spent its entire maturation in that one cask, with no added colour and no chill filtration, so everything the wood gave it is still there in the glass.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Blackcurrant boiled sweets and apricot jam lead the way, with a trace of white tea and something faintly bakery-fresh underneath.

Palate

Rich Madeira cake unfolds on the tongue, joined by a splash of grenadine and a dry, cognac-like warmth that ties the fruit to the cask's sweetness.

Finish

Candied ginger and a light tamarind bitterness carry into the finish, closing on something green and freshly picked, almost like crushed rocket leaves.

Specifications

Name: Little Brown Dog Glen Elgin 2013
Distillery: Glen Elgin
Bottler: Little Brown Dog
Region/Country: Speyside, Scotland
Type: Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 13 years
ABV: 56.2%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Refill Pineau des Charentes cask
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Distillation method: Double distilled
Distilled: 2013
Number of bottles: 265

Flavour Profile

Fruity · Sherry-like sweetness · Spiced · Full-bodied · Rare cask type

Investment Potential

Medium. A single refill cask yielding just 265 bottles, combined with an unusual French cask type and Little Brown Dog's growing reputation among collectors, makes this an appealing bottle for enthusiasts chasing something rare.

Did You Know?

As teenagers, Little Brown Dog's founders were sent to stay with family for a summer in the Charente region of France. There they developed a taste for the local aperitif, Pineau, while spending long afternoons chasing grasshoppers through the vineyard meadows. That childhood memory is why this particular cask ended up in their collection years later.

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Smoke from the Lowlands is a rarity. For decades the region stood for the light and floral while peat was left to the islands. Glasgow Distillery decided to do it anyway, and laid the smoke down in Pedro Ximénez casks where it found sweetness to lean against.

The Expert's Description

1770 Glasgow Peated is a Lowland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in Virgin Oak and PX Sherry casks and bottled at 46%. The distillery calls it Rich & Smoky, and it is their peated core expression, made from peated malt during part of the production year.

The cask choice is what makes it. Virgin Oak gives spice, cinnamon and a drier wood edge, while the PX Sherry casks lay in a thick, almost syrupy sweetness: raisins, dates and dark sugar. The smoke sits between the two and comes out rounder for the company than it would have on neutral wood.

The whisky is neither chill filtered nor coloured, and bottling at 46% was chosen to keep the body intact. The water comes from Loch Katrine and fermentation runs beyond 72 hours.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Sweet smoke first, closer to singed raisins than a bonfire. Behind it come dates, dark sugar and a note of burnt orange. There is a layer of cinnamon and dried ginger from the new oak as well.

Palate

Full and sweet. Raisins and molasses open, then the smoke steps in as a dry earthy floor. The spices arrive last: cinnamon, clove, a touch of chilli. The texture is thick and slightly clinging, which is the PX cask signature.

Finish

Long. Smoke and dark sweetness go hand in hand, and a drier, almost coffee-like bitterness lingers at the end.

Specifications

Name: 1770 Glasgow Peated Rich & Smoky Single Malt Scotch Whisky 46%
Distillery: Glasgow Distillery
Region/Country: Lowland, Scotland
Type: Lowland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
ABV: 46%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Virgin Oak and PX Sherry casks
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
EAN no.: 5060411501218

Flavour Profile

Smoky · Sherry Matured · Sweet · Spiced · Full Bodied · Dried Fruit

Did You Know?

Glasgow Distillery launched Makar Gin long before the first whisky was ready. It is a common strategy at new distilleries: the gin can be sold immediately and pays the bills while the whisky sits maturing for years. Without the gin, 1770 would probably have had a harder time reaching 2018.

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The name refers to the Spanish bodega where the sherry casks live before they travel to Arran and are filled with new whisky.

Seven years in a 250-litre sherry hogshead gives this release a surprising depth for its age.

Expert Description

Arran The Bodega Sherry Cask is a Single Islands Malt Whisky matured in a 250-litre sherry hogshead for a minimum of 7 years, bottled at 55.8%.

The cask size gives more contact between whisky and wood than a standard cask, speeding up maturation and explaining why a relatively young whisky like this one still achieves a clear sherry character. The whisky is bottled non-chill filtered and with natural colour.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Clear sherry character with dried fruit and a light nutty tone.

Palate

Rich and spiced, carried by the sherry cask's power.

Finish

Medium length and warming.

Specifications

Name: Arran The Bodega Sherry Cask
Distillery: Arran
Region/Country: Isle of Arran, Scotland
Type: Single Islands Malt Whisky
Age: 7 years
ABV: 55.8%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: 250-litre sherry hogshead
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
EAN no.: 5060044483776
Serving suggestion: With a few drops of spring water

Flavour Profile

Sherry-matured · Spiced · Nutty · Full-bodied

Did You Know?

A 250-litre hogshead is smaller than a standard butt but larger than a Quarter Cask — that medium size is part of why this 7-year-old reaches a depth normally associated with older whisky.

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Norsemen once sailed along Arran's shore and called the island their own, long before the Scots took it back under a treaty in 1266. That same ground now sits beneath Lochranza Distillery, where spring water from Loch na Davie becomes whisky with the same stubborn character as the men who once settled here.

Expert Description

HSG-Whisky Lochranza 8 Year is a Single Malt Scotch Whisky from Isle of Arran, matured its entire life in one first fill sherry cask and bottled at cask strength 60.7%.

The bottle belongs to the HSG-Whisky series, a private single cask release from HSG Whisky ApS, whose label is built around Norse mythology, complete with runes, ravens and an Odin-like figure flanked by warriors. The whisky comes from Lochranza Distillery, which traded under the name Arran Distillery until 2019, when its sister distillery Lagg opened on the southern tip of the island and made the name split necessary.

The spirit was distilled on 13 February 2018 and has rested on that single sherry cask ever since, right up until bottling on 20 July 2026. Eight years on the same wood has given the whisky a dense, spicy character, where the sweetness of the sherry wood pushes deep into the spirit without drowning out the distillate's own fruitiness. Only 316 bottles were filled from this release.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Ripe apple and citrus peel meet caramel and a trace of dried tobacco leaf - a nose that manages to feel both fresh and slightly aged at once.

Palate

Juicy pear and apricot unfold alongside orange peel, soft caramel and a touch of candied ginger that adds a small spicy bite along the way.

Finish

Long and spicy, with tobacco and caramel lingering well after the last sip.

Specifications

Name: HSG-Whisky Lochranza 8 Year
Distillery: Lochranza Distillery
Bottler: HSG Whisky ApS
Region/Country: Isle of Arran, Scotland
Type: Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 8 Years
ABV: 60.7%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: First fill sherry cask
Distilled: 13-02-2018
Bottled: 20-07-2026
Number of bottles: 316
Edition: HSG-Whisky

Flavour Profile

Sherry-matured · Fruity · Spicy · Full-bodied

Did You Know?

Isle of Arran remained under Norse rule right up until 1266, when the Treaty of Perth handed the island and the rest of the Hebrides over to the Scottish crown - a piece of history that adds extra weight to the rune label's Viking imagery.

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High in the Monadhliath Mountains south of Inverness, Tomatin has been quietly maturing spirit in a cool mountain climate since 1897. One single refill hogshead from that stock, filled in 2014, has now been bottled — not by Tomatin itself, but by Woodrow's of Edinburgh, a bottler that treats its own bonded warehouse like a workshop for flavour.

Expert Description

Woodrow's of Edinburgh Tomatin 11 Year Old Warehouse Reserve is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in a Refill Hogshead and bottled at 57.8%.

The whisky belongs to Woodrow's Warehouse Reserve range, reserved for the casks that surprise the bottlers themselves. Woodrow's of Edinburgh often buys whole casks unseen and untasted, trading many of them on to fellow independent bottlers — but when they draw their own sample and it stops them in their tracks, that cask goes into Warehouse Reserve instead. This particular hogshead, cask 300931, was filled in September 2014 and bottled in July 2026. Eleven years of maturation have given the spirit Tomatin's signature soft, fruity Highland character without letting the oak take over. Only 259 bottles came from this single cask, none of them coloured or chill filtered, so nothing the wood gave up along the way has been filtered back out.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Juicy peaches and mango meet a touch of raspberry, with golden syrup and marzipan settling underneath as a sweet, rounded base.

Palate

Silky and mouth-coating, with peach, apricot and dried mango sitting alongside creamy milk chocolate, vanilla syrup and almond butter.

Finish

Medium in length and honeyed, closing out with bergamot, oolong tea and a trace of soft sandalwood that lingers well after the last sip.

Specifications

Name: Woodrow's of Edinburgh Tomatin 11 Year Old Warehouse Reserve
Distillery: Tomatin
Bottler: Woodrow's of Edinburgh
Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 11 Years
ABV: 57.8%
Size: 70 CL
Cask Type: Refill Hogshead
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Distilled: 03.09.2014
Bottled: 20.07.2026
Number of bottles: 259
Edition: Warehouse Reserve
EAN no.: 5060769810833

Flavour Profile

Fruity · Honeyed · Creamy · Spiced · Gentle

Did You Know?

Woodrow's of Edinburgh often buys entire casks without tasting them first, since they also trade casks on to other independent bottlers. Only when they draw a sample for themselves and it genuinely surprises them does the cask make it into their own Warehouse Reserve range. That's exactly how this Tomatin came to be.

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Bunnahabhain has always marched to its own beat on Islay. While the neighbours fill the air with peat smoke, this distillery keeps things unpeated, quietly stubborn about it. Thirteen years in, Woodrow's of Edinburgh has given this particular cask a final chapter in a barrel that had just been vacated by rum from Barbados, sending the spirit somewhere very few Islay whiskies go.

Expert Description

Woodrow's of Edinburgh Warehouse Reserve Bunnahabhain 13 Year Old Islay is an Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky distilled at Bunnahabhain, matured in a Refill Hogshead and finished in a 1st fill Foursquare rum barrel, bottled at 61.3%.

The whisky belongs to Woodrow's of Edinburgh's Warehouse Reserve line, where the small Edinburgh outfit only bottles casks too good to pass on to anyone else. The spirit was distilled in March 2013 and spent its early years quietly resting in a used cask, before being re-racked in summer 2026 into a barrel that had just held rum from the Foursquare distillery in Barbados, one of the most respected rum houses in the world. The rum cask pulls Bunnahabhain's usually restrained, unpeated character somewhere warm and tropical, without losing its Islay roots entirely. Just 188 bottles came from cask number 7465, bottled in July 2026 at cask strength, non-chill filtered and with no added colour.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Sweet pineapple, ripe banana and lemon sherbet, with a touch of varnish and vanilla custard where the rum cask has clearly left its mark.

Palate

Rich and oily on the palate, with juicy pineapple, mango and lychee, seasoned with caramel-like Scottish tablet, banana and a fine hint of sea salt.

Finish

Long and warming, with tropical fruit lingering alongside vanilla, clove and cinnamon spice.

Specifications

Name: Woodrow's of Edinburgh Warehouse Reserve Bunnahabhain 13 Year Old Islay
Distillery: Bunnahabhain
Bottler: Woodrow's of Edinburgh
Region/Country: Islay, Scotland
Type: Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 13 Years
ABV: 61.3%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Refill Hogshead, finished in a 1st fill Foursquare rum barrel
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Distilled: March 2013
Bottled: July 2026
Number of bottles: 188
Edition: Warehouse Reserve
EAN: 5060769810819

Flavour Profile

Tropical · Rum-finished · Sweet · Spiced · Unpeated

Did You Know?

Woodrow's of Edinburgh is named after a real person. Behind the brand are Woody Tan and Megan Brown, based in Leith, Edinburgh, and Woodrow is actually Woody's full first name. The story goes that the idea came to them one evening while doing the dishes.

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There's a quiet stubbornness to Billy Walker's pursuit of the perfect cask. At GlenAllachie in Speyside, wood management has become the beating heart of the distillery's identity, and the Sinteis Series is his most ambitious project yet. Its fourth chapter takes the whisky somewhere none of its predecessors have been – deep into the forests of Mongolia.

Expert's Description

GlenAllachie Sinteis Part 4 2015 Mongolian Virgin Oak is a Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in Pedro Ximénez and Oloroso Sherry casks and finished in Mongolian Virgin Oak, bottled at 58.5%.

Sinteis is Gaelic for synthesis, and the name captures exactly what the series is about: letting two very different types of wood meet inside the same whisky. The first three releases leaned on virgin oak from America, Scotland and France. This time, Billy Walker looked much further east. Distilled in 2015, the whisky spent its early years resting in Pedro Ximénez and Oloroso Sherry casks before being transferred into casks made from Mongolian oak, Quercus mongolica. It's a wood that almost never finds its way into a whisky warehouse, and it brings a character all its own: notes of caramel, honey, floral hints and warm spice layered on top of the Sherry's dark, fruity weight. The result is a whisky where GlenAllachie's familiar sweetness gets a genuinely exotic edge. It's bottled at cask strength, 58.5%, with no added colouring and no chill filtration, so nothing the casks gave it has been filtered away.

Tasting Notes

Nose

The nose opens with freshly baked pastry and butterscotch, where brandy-soaked fruit, cocoa and dark treacle mix with cinnamon and candied ginger.

Palate

On the palate it's rich and full-bodied, with candied hazelnuts, plum syrup and warm baking spices. Baked orange, vanilla, mocha, manuka honey and fig jam take over as it opens.

Finish

The finish is long and warming, with a dry, faintly spiced oak note from the young Mongolian wood that keeps the Sherry's sweetness anchored right to the end.

Specifications

Name: GlenAllachie Sinteis Part 4 2015 Mongolian Virgin Oak
Distillery: GlenAllachie
Region/Country: Speyside, Scotland
Type: Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
ABV: 58.5%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Pedro Ximénez and Oloroso Sherry casks, finished in Mongolian Virgin Oak
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Distilled: 2015
Edition: Sinteis Part 4

Flavour Profile

Sherry-Matured · Fruity · Spiced · Rich · Full-Bodied

Investment Potential

Medium. Mongolian oak is among the rarest cask woods in the whisky world, and the Sinteis Series has already shown it can gather serious attention – Part 2 won a World Whiskies Award – and enthusiasm among collectors.

Did You Know?

Mongolian oak, Quercus mongolica, grows slowly and needs more than 100 years before the wood is mature enough to be cut into staves. That makes casks from this wood extremely rare – and a whisky matured in them something of a rarity in its own right.

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190 years is a long time to keep faith with the same recipe, but that is exactly what the Grant family have done in Ballindalloch since 1836. No outside investors, no strategy reshuffles every decade – just sherry casks, patience and a distillery that still fires its stills with direct flame. For the anniversary, they have brought five decades of that whisky together in one bottle.

The Expert's Description

Glenfarclas 190 is a Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky married from 78 sherry casks and bottled at 51.4%. The bottle is the third and final release in the distillery's Anniversary Trilogy, following Glenfarclas 175 and Glenfarclas 185, and marks 190 years since the distillery was first licensed in 1836.

Behind the selection are Distillery Manager Callum Fraser and Managing Director Douglas Belford, who dug through the warehouses and pulled casks from the 1970s, 80s, 90s and 2000s. The idea was not simply to blend old and new, but to draw something specific from each decade: the fruitier notes from the 70s, the richer sherry character from the 80s and 90s, and the soft caramel from casks laid down in the 2000s. The whisky carries no added colouring and is non-chill filtered, and the strength is no accident either – 51.4% corresponds to 90 British proof, the unit Glenfarclas printed on its labels for the first 154 years of the distillery's history.

Glenfarclas has never strayed far from the sherry cask. Since being licensed in 1836, virtually everything the distillery makes has gone into sherry casks sourced through a long-standing arrangement with a family-run bodega in Jerez, and its direct-fired stills are among the last of their kind in Scotland. The label on the 190 release draws on designs from across the decades, wrapping the bottle in a piece of the distillery's own history rather than hiding it away.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Green apples and sherry sweetness arrive first, quickly followed by spiced Christmas cake and a touch of candied fruit.

Palate

Rich and velvety on the mouth, with toffee, caramel and a solid sherry weight balanced against a light apple tartness.

Finish

Long, with dark chocolate and a dry hint of tobacco leaf that lingers well after the last sip.

Specifications

Name: Glenfarclas 190
Distillery: Glenfarclas
Region/Country: Speyside, Scotland
Type: Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
ABV: 51.4%
Size: 70 CL
Cask Type: Sherry Casks from Jerez, Spain
Non-chill Filtered: Yes
Natural Colour: Yes
Bottled: 2026
Number of Bottles: 15,000
Edition: 190th Anniversary

Flavour Profile

Sherry-matured · Fruity · Caramel-rich · Spiced · Rich

Investment Potential

Medium. The two earlier releases in the Anniversary Trilogy, 175 and 185, have both become sought-after among collectors, and with only 15,000 bottles of the 190 release going around the world, the same is likely here – helped by Glenfarclas' standing as one of Scotland's last truly family-owned distilleries.

Did You Know?

The figure 51.4% is not a random choice. It corresponds to 90 British proof – the strength Glenfarclas printed on its labels for the first 154 years the distillery existed, before the British proof system was phased out.

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At the foot of Ben Rinnes, December settles heavy and dark over Speyside, and it's in that stretch of the year that Glenfarclas fills its last casks of the season. This bottle comes from exactly that kind of batch – set aside for nearly a decade while the Grant family waited for the right moment to send it out as this year's Christmas release, this time made exclusively for the Danish market.

The Expert's Description

Glenfarclas Jule Malt 2026 is a Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky, built from Sherry casks spanning first to fourth fill and bottled at 49.7%.

This is the second release in Glenfarclas' ongoing Jule Malt series, and the whisky inside was distilled in December 2015 – among the last batches the distillery managed to run before Christmas that year. Only 900 bottles have been produced, and the entire batch has gone to the Danish market. Glenfarclas has drawn on casks from four separate generations of Sherry fill for this blend: the first-fill casks bring power and dark fruit, while the older, repeatedly refilled casks let more of the malt's own character come through. The result is a Sherry-matured whisky with more layers than a single cask type usually gives.

Glenfarclas has stayed in the hands of the Grant family since 1865, and the distillery is today one of the last in Scotland still owned and run by the same family across six generations. The whisky is still distilled using direct-fired pot stills, the largest of their kind in Speyside, and the finished whisky is never coloured or chill-filtered.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Raisins and candied orange peel arrive first, followed by dark marzipan, a touch of nutmeg and a hint of polished oak.

Palate

Dates and walnuts meet a warm, spiced sweetness of ginger and cinnamon, while the Sherry holds it all together without turning sticky.

Finish

Long and dry, with a light oak grip and a lingering Sherry sweetness that stays with you well after the last sip.

Specifications

Name: Glenfarclas Jule Malt 2026
Distillery: Glenfarclas
Region/Country: Speyside, Scotland
Type: Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
ABV: 49.7%
Size: 70 CL
Cask Type: Sherry casks, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th fill
Non-chill Filtered: Yes
Natural Colour: Yes
Distilled: December 2015
Bottled: 2026
Number of Bottles: 900
Edition: Jule Malt 2026, bottled exclusively for Denmark
EAN no.: 5018066260233

Flavour Profile

Sherry-matured · Fruity · Spiced · Nutty · Rich

Did You Know?

According to Glenfarclas' own label, this particular batch was among the very last the distillery managed to run before Christmas in 2015 – a full ten years before the bottle finally lands in the glass as part of the 2026 release.

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The Sleat peninsula on Skye has held only one whisky distillery at a time for nearly 200 years – first Talisker, and since 2017, Torabhaig too. Here, where the sea batters the cliffs and peat runs deep in the ground, a whisky is made with roots firmly planted in the island's rough character. This bottle isn't just another vintage: it was made to mark 30 years of Mac Y as one of Denmark's most dedicated spirits importers.

Expert's Description

Torabhaig Signature Reserve Mac Y 30th Anniversary Single Cask is a Skye Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in a first-fill American oak bourbon cask combined with a first-fill European oak hogshead, bottled at 55%. It's one of the very first single cask releases Torabhaig has ever put out, created specifically to mark Mac Y's 30th anniversary in 2026.

At the heart of this bottle sits that European oak hogshead: heavily toasted and hand-built by Spanish master cooper Juan Pino. The cask was seasoned with Oloroso sherry for 24 months before it received Torabhaig's characteristic peated new-make spirit. The whisky was distilled in 2020 and has now, in the anniversary year itself, found its way into the bottle.

The malt behind this whisky is peated to over 100 ppm – an unusually heavy smoke level, even for an island whisky. That intense peat is carefully balanced against the bourbon cask's spiced sweetness and soft vanilla notes, which in turn play off the sherry cask's dried fruit and bright acidity. The result is a whisky with real depth: smoky, yet refined, powerful, yet elegant.

Tasting Notes

Nose

A bold, classic island character greets the nose first: maritime smoke, sea salt and tar sit heavy and unmistakable. The smoke runs deep, yet stays remarkably well balanced from the very first sniff.

Palate

Intense and full-bodied on the tongue. Charred cask and a rich, almost barbecue-like sweetness open things up, spiced by the toasted oak. Right in the middle, a surprising, fresh streak of mint and lime cuts through.

Finish

Long and pleasant. As the heavy smoke slowly lifts, the palate is left with delicate notes of ash and a deep sweetness from dried fruit – a beautifully balanced close.

Specifications

Name: Torabhaig Signature Reserve Mac Y 30th Anniversary Single Cask Single Malt Whisky Skye
Distillery: Torabhaig
Bottler: Mac Y
Region/Country: Skye, Scotland
Type: Skye Single Malt Scotch Whisky
ABV: 55%
Size: 70 CL
Cask Type: First-fill American oak bourbon cask combined with a first-fill European oak hogshead seasoned with Oloroso sherry
Distilled: 2020
Bottled: 2026
Edition: Signature Reserve – Mac Y 30th Anniversary

Flavour Profile

Peated · Maritime · Sherry-matured · Spiced · Powerful

Investment Potential

High. This is one of Torabhaig's very first single cask releases, tied to a uniquely hand-built cask from a renowned Spanish cooper and to Mac Y's landmark anniversary. Torabhaig has established itself in just a few years as one of the most talked-about new island distilleries, and early single cask releases like this one tend to become highly sought-after among collectors.

Did You Know?

Torabhaig is only the second licensed distillery ever built on Skye – the first since Talisker opened its doors in 1830, nearly 190 years earlier.

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There's a quiet confidence about a bonded warehouse in Leith. For centuries, Edinburgh's merchants bought, blended and sold on whisky from across Scotland here, long before single malt meant anything to ordinary drinkers. Woodrow's of Edinburgh found a cask they couldn't bear to pass on. It came from Ardmore – the distillery that spent over a hundred years hiding its peated character inside someone else's blend.

The Expert's Description

Ardmore 11 Year Old Woodrow's of Edinburgh Warehouse Reserve is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in a 1st fill bourbon barrel and bottled at cask strength, 60.2%.

Distilled on 4 December 2014 and bottled on 15 April 2026, the cask yielded 229 bottles in total. Ardmore was founded in 1898 by Adam Teacher to secure malt for the family's blend, Teacher's Highland Cream, and for decades the distillery stayed almost anonymous outside the trade – a workhorse whisky with someone else's name on the label. It wasn't until around 2007 that Ardmore began marketing itself seriously as a single malt. What sets it apart is the smoke: while most Highland distilleries moved to unpeated malt long ago, Ardmore still insists on locally cut peat from around Kennethmont. The smoke is softer and spicier than Islay's, but it's there, vintage after vintage.

Woodrow's of Edinburgh started out in 2020 as cask traders, run by brothers Mark and Chris Watt. They bought and sold casks on to other bottlers, but naturally tasted along the way – and some casks turned out too good to let go. Those become Warehouse Reserve, always bottled at cask strength, non-chill filtered and with no added colour. This particular 1st fill bourbon barrel has left the Ardmore with a layer of white chocolate, vanilla and light tropical sweetness sitting on top of the earthy smoke from the malt.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Smoky and slightly earthy, with citrus peel, forest floor, cedarwood and a hint of rose petal.

Palate

Creamy in texture with a light tannic grip. Orange zest and dark chocolate sit alongside old leather, a touch of tropical fruit and a lingering, earthy smoke underneath.

Finish

Long and aromatic, with lemon zest, cardamom and cinnamon that stay for a while.

Specifications

Name: Ardmore 11 Year Old Woodrow's of Edinburgh Warehouse Reserve
Distillery: Ardmore
Bottler: Woodrow's of Edinburgh
Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 11 Years
ABV: 60.2%
Size: 70 CL
Cask Type: 1st fill bourbon barrel
Non-chill Filtered: Yes
Natural Colour: Yes
Distilled: 2014
Bottled: 2026
Number of Bottles: 229
Edition: Warehouse Reserve
EAN no.: 5060769810765

Flavour Profile

Peated · Citrus · Spiced · Creamy · Earthy

Did You Know?

Ardmore was one of the last distilleries in Scotland to fire its stills with coal – right up until 2001. When it finally switched to steam, the distillery spent months designing new steam coils with built-in kinks to replicate the hot spots the coal fires had created, so the character of the spirit wouldn't change.

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Where the Clyde bends past old shipyards just outside Glasgow sits one of the Lowlands' last surviving distilleries. Auchentoshan does something almost no other Scottish distillery bothers with: they distill three times instead of two, and locals have long called the result their "breakfast whisky" – that's how light and gentle it is.

The Expert's Description

Auchentoshan 12 Years is a Lowland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in bourbon and sherry casks and bottled at 40%.

The distillery sits at the foot of the Kilpatrick Hills just outside Glasgow and has been making whisky since 1823. What sets Auchentoshan apart is its triple distillation – a method historically found almost nowhere else in Scotland outside the Lowlands, and more commonly associated with Ireland. The spirit runs through three copper stills instead of the usual two, producing a lighter, cleaner distillate that then matures in a combination of bourbon and sherry casks for at least 12 years. The name Auchentoshan comes from the Gaelic Achadh an Oisein, "corner of the field", and the distillery also goes by the nickname Glasgow's Malt Whisky, thanks to its closeness to the city.

The distillery is now owned by Suntory Global Spirits, who took it over in 1994 through Morrison Bowmore Distillers. During the Second World War, one of Auchentoshan's warehouses was hit by a German bomb, and production stood still for several years before resuming in 1948. The soft, lightly sweet character that still defines the whisky today has made it a natural first stop for anyone new to single malt.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Toasted almonds and a lightly caramelised sweetness meet fresh citrus notes and a touch of honey.

Palate

Soft and rounded, with vanilla, mild caramel and a hint of nuttiness balanced by a light citrus tartness.

Finish

Short to medium, warm and gently spiced, with a lingering nutty sweetness and a touch of ginger.

Specifications

Name: Auchentoshan 12 Years
Distillery: Auchentoshan
Region/Country: Lowland, Scotland
Type: Lowland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 12 Years
ABV: 40%
Size: 70 CL
Cask Type: Bourbon and Sherry Casks
Distillation method: Triple Distilled
EAN no.: 5010496001769

Flavour Profile

Soft · Nutty · Lightly Sweet · Creamy · Delicate

Did You Know?

During a German bombing raid in 1941, one of Auchentoshan's warehouses was completely destroyed. The crater left by the bomb was later dug out into a pond that still sits on the distillery grounds today.

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Every summer, Islay fills with smoke, music and whisky people from every corner of the globe – that's Fèis Ìle, the island's own festival for the peat-loving crowd. Big Peat has marked it with a special release every year since 2013, and in 2026 the festival turns 40. Beneath this year's mosaic label sits a peated whisky that's been left to rest a little longer, in Pedro Ximénez Sherry casks.

Expert's Description

Big Peat Fèis Ìle 2026 Pedro Ximénez Sherry Casks is an Islay Blended Malt Scotch Whisky finished in Pedro Ximénez Sherry casks and bottled at cask strength, 52.6%. The bottle's full name is Friends of Fèis Ìle 2026, Douglas Laing's contribution to the island's legendary whisky festival in its anniversary year.

Big Peat isn't tied to a single distillery. Douglas Laing in Glasgow blends single malt whisky from several of Islay's distilleries into one whisky that gathers the island's peated character into a single bottle, without disclosing the exact sources. For this release, the father-daughter team behind the house, Fred and Cara Laing, let the blend rest further in Pedro Ximénez Sherry casks, and every bottle is then signed by hand. The casks lay a layer of figs, dates and roasted coffee over the earthy Islay smoke, while the whisky is neither coloured nor chill-filtered – so whatever the cask gave it stays in the glass.

The label is a small work of art in itself: a mosaic portrait of Big Peat's bearded mascot, built from thousands of faces submitted by fans around the world. It makes the 2026 release as much a tribute to the community around the festival as to the whisky itself.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Earthy Islay peat leads the way, followed by sweet bonfire smoke, sticky figs, dates, dark-roast coffee and a hint of sea air.

Palate

Toasted walnuts and cocoa meet a velvety sweetness from the Pedro Ximénez Sherry, while medicinal peat and charred oak keep things balanced.

Finish

Long and warming, with a dry Sherry richness and a lingering, coastal smokiness that stays in the mouth.

Specifications

Name: Big Peat Fèis Ìle 2026 Pedro Ximénez Sherry Casks
Bottler: Douglas Laing & Co.
Region/Country: Islay, Scotland
Type: Islay Blended Malt Scotch Whisky
ABV: 52.6%
Size: 70 CL
Cask Type: Pedro Ximénez Sherry Casks
Non-chill Filtered: Yes
Natural Colour: Yes
Bottled: 2026
Edition: Friends of Fèis Ìle 2026

Flavour Profile

Peated · Sherry-matured · Fruity · Spiced · Rich

Investment Potential

Medium. Big Peat's annual Fèis Ìle releases tend to become sought-after among collectors, and this one carries extra weight as an anniversary bottling for the festival's 40th year, plus Fred and Cara Laing's hand signature on every bottle.

Did You Know?

This year's label is a mosaic portrait of Big Peat's iconic bearded face, built from thousands of small portraits submitted by whisky fans from all over the world.

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There's something steady and unhurried about the valley outside Dufftown, where the distillery has stood since 1887. William Grant built it with his own hands and named it Glenfiddich – Valley of the Deer in Gaelic. This 12 Year Old is still the distillery's signature malt, the one people keep coming back to.

Expert Description

Glenfiddich 12 Year Old is a Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in American bourbon casks and Spanish sherry casks, bottled at 40%.Yellow danish taxstamp, 1990´ies.

The whisky is made from malted barley, double distilled in traditional copper pot stills, using water drawn from the distillery's own Robbie Dhu spring just outside Dufftown. Fermentation happens in Douglas fir washbacks rather than the more common stainless steel, giving a longer, slower process that pulls extra fruitiness out of the spirit.

After a minimum of 12 years in cask, the bourbon- and sherry-matured whiskies are brought together by Malt Master Brian Kinsman in large oak marrying tuns, where they're left to settle before bottling. Glenfiddich 12 Year Old is part of the distillery's permanent core range, not a limited release – it remains the world's best-selling single malt whisky.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Fresh and fruity, with clear notes of pear and green apple, backed by honey and a touch of malt.

Palate

Soft and gently sweet, with butterscotch, creamy vanilla and a mild spice held together by delicate oak.

Finish

Short to medium, with a hint of citrus and warm spice that slowly gives way to soft wood.

Specifications

Name: Glenfiddich 12 Year Old Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Distillery: Glenfiddich
Region/Country: Speyside, Scotland
Type: Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 12 years
ABV: 40%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Bourbon Casks and Sherry Casks
Non-chill filtered: No
Natural colour: No
Distillation method: Double distilled
EAN: 5010327000176

Flavour Profile

Fruity · Honeyed · Lightly Spiced · Soft Oak

Did You Know?

It was actually Glenfiddich that, back in 1963, took the leap and began marketing single malt whisky internationally, at a time when almost all Scotch was sold as blended. Without that move, the "single malt" category as we know it today would look very different.

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High in the Scottish Highlands, where winter cold slows every drop through the stills, Cù Bòcan's spirit is distilled each January.

This time, the lightly peated malt met something Tomatin had never tried before – icy Canadian dessert wine and crisp Spanish white wine, both in the same bottle.

Expert Description

Cù Bòcan Creation #8 is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky, dual-matured in Ice Wine casks and Verdejo casks and bottled at 46%.

The whisky is the eighth release in Cù Bòcan's Creations series, Tomatin's experimental sub-brand that finds a new, unusual cask type for its lightly peated malt every year.

Creation #8 is also the oldest release in the series to date. The spirit matured in Ice Wine casks is 18 years old, while the portion aged in Verdejo casks is 16 years old. The two parts are then married into the finished whisky.

The Ice Wine casks come from Pillitteri, a family-owned Canadian winery known for sweet, concentrated ice wine pressed from grapes frozen solid on the vine.

The Verdejo casks were sourced from Belondrade, a Spanish winery in the Rueda region. The casks were filled with Cù Bòcan spirit just weeks after the wine was emptied, a deliberate choice to capture the wine's character as vividly as possible.

The whisky is non-chill filtered and naturally coloured. Only 3,600 bottles have been produced, presented in a distinctive electric purple and neon green bottle whose twisted shape echoes both smoke and cask staves.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Fresh and fruity with a whisper of smoke. Fruit salad, pear and peach mingle with candied citrus peel, pineapple and lime zest, while green grapes, herbs, soft oak, almond and an earthy peat note sit underneath.

Palate

Lively and sweet-fresh, with tropical fruit, lime, green grapes and citrus marmalade. Honey and soft oak add body, while a gentle smoke trails along in the background.

Finish

Medium in length, fresh and lightly smoky, with citrus zest, green fruit, pineapple and spiced oak fading into a clean, fairly dry close.

Specifications

Name: Cù Bòcan Creation #8 Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Distillery: Tomatin
Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
ABV: 46%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Ice Wine casks and Verdejo casks
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Number of bottles: 3,600
Edition: Creation #8
EAN no.: 5018481102002

Flavour Profile

Smoky · Fruity · Sweet · Citrus-fresh · Spiced

Did You Know?

The name Cù Bòcan means "ghost dog" in Gaelic, referring to a legendary creature said to have once haunted the village of Tomatin.

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Bunnahabhain sits at the edge of nowhere, where Islay turns its back on the mainland and faces the open sea. An Cuan Garbh No.1 carries the name of that crossing – it simply means "the rough sea" – and it drinks that way too: sweetness and salt, weather and calm, sitting side by side.

Expert Description

Bunnahabhain 15 Year Old An Cuan Garbh No.1 is an Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky finished in White Port casks from Portugal's Douro Valley and bottled at 51.6%.

This is the first release in the 2026 chapter of Bunnahabhain's Westering Home Collection, a three-part collector series built around the journey home to Islay. Last year's opening chapter, Turas Math, was about setting sail. An Cuan Garbh is about the crossing itself, the rough and changeable stretch that comes in between. The whisky has spent 15 years resting on oak before being transferred into casks that previously held White Port from the Douro Valley. It's an unusual finishing cask for Scotch whisky, and it shows: Bunnahabhain's salty, nutty backbone picks up a brighter, more fruit-driven edge. The whisky is unpeated, naturally coloured and non-chill filtered, and arrives in a limited release tied to Fèis Ìle 2026.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Bright and floral, honeysuckle and elderflower giving way quickly to ripe stone fruit and candied citrus peel. Underneath sits a warm, honeyed note of ripe malt.

Palate

Peach and apricot lead, backed by candied lemon and honey-roasted almonds. Toasted malt gives it weight, while a light ginger spice keeps things lifted.

Finish

Long and nutty, with a last trace of candied fruit and a touch of coastal salt air.

Specifications

Name: Bunnahabhain 15 Year Old An Cuan Garbh No.1
Distillery: Bunnahabhain
Region/Country: Islay, Scotland
Type: Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 15 Years
ABV: 51.6%
Size: 70 CL
Cask Type: Oak, finished in White Port casks from the Douro Valley
Non-chill Filtered: Yes
Natural Colour: Yes
Distillation Method: Double distilled
Bottled: 2026
Edition: An Cuan Garbh No.1, Westering Home Collection, Fèis Ìle 2026
EAN No.: 5029704221745

Flavour Profile

Fruity · Honeyed · Floral · Coastal · Lightly Spiced

Investment Potential

Medium – An Cuan Garbh No.1 is a limited Fèis Ìle release and the opening bottle in a new trilogy chapter from Bunnahabhain. Earlier chapters in the Westering Home series have drawn growing collector interest, and the limited outturn points toward solid value growth over time.

Did You Know?

Until the 1960s, Bunnahabhain could only be reached by boat, there was simply no road in. That remote setting still runs through the brand's story, which is why the journey home is the thread tying the whole Westering Home Collection together.

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At the foot of Ben Rinnes in Speyside sits a distillery that rarely gets top billing. Benrinnes mostly fills casks bound for blends, not bottles with its own name on the label. So when the spirit does step out on its own, it's worth paying attention.

Expert description

Benrinnes Murray McDavid Craft Cask Batch 3 Madeira Finish is a Speyside Single Malt Whisky finished in Madeira casks and bottled at 44.5%.

The bottle belongs to Murray McDavid's Cask Craft series, where the independent bottler puts the cask itself in the spotlight rather than the age statement. This Benrinnes spirit has been moved into Madeira barriques from Justino's in Madeira, batch #MAD-03, letting the sweet, oxidative wine notes work their way into the whisky. There's no age statement on the label, and the whisky is bottled without chill filtration or added colouring, so what's in the glass is exactly what came out of the cask.

Benrinnes distillery mostly supplies spirit for blends such as Johnnie Walker and J&B, and official single malt releases from the distillery are few and far between. That makes this Madeira finish a rare chance to meet the distillery's character on its own, without sharing the stage with other malts in a blend.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Redcurrants and orange blossom arrive first, followed by honeyed cereal and a touch of stone fruit.

Palate

Creamy caramel with a hint of honey, while sweet spice and ripe orange unfold as it opens up.

Finish

Medium length, with vanilla, floral honey and a last trace of what the Madeira cask has given along the way.

Specifications

Name: Benrinnes Murray McDavid Craft Cask Batch 3 Madeira Finish Single Speyside Malt Whisky 44.5%
Distillery: Benrinnes
Bottler: Murray McDavid
Region/Country: Speyside, Scotland
Type: Speyside Single Malt Whisky
ABV: 44.5%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Madeira barrique from Justino's, Madeira (finish, batch #MAD-03)
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Edition: Cask Craft Batch 3
EAN: 5060353304793

Flavour Profile

Fruity · Floral · Sweet · Spicy

Did you know?

Until 2007, Benrinnes used an unusual distillation method with six stills — two wash stills, two intermediate stills and two spirit stills — cooled by old-fashioned worm tubs rather than modern condensers. The method produced a heavier, more sulphury spirit, but was dropped in favour of conventional double distillation when the distillery was expanded.

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Some whiskies carry their age on the label rather than in the glass. This particular Glenkinchie still wears the label design the distillery retired years ago, from before its 12-year-old successor even existed.

Expert Description

Glenkinchie 10 Year Old Edinburgh Malt Old Version is a Lowland Single Malt Scotch Whisky bottled at 43%. This bottling belongs to the original 10 Year Old expression Diageo launched in 1988 as the Lowland representative in its famous Classic Malts of Scotland range, alongside names like Talisker, Oban and Lagavulin. Production of this 10 year old version continued until 2006, and it was officially discontinued in 2007 when a 12 year old expression took its place, making this a distinctly earlier generation than what sits on shelves today.

Glenkinchie sits in East Lothian, a short drive from Edinburgh, and earned its nickname "The Edinburgh Malt" precisely because of that proximity. The distillery has been running since 1837 and is known for housing some of Scotland's largest stills, which produces a lighter, more floral spirit than what most people associate with Scotch whisky. The barley grown on the surrounding farmland is said to mature quickly into the whisky's character, giving it the fresh, almost green style the Lowland region is known for.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Light and delicate with a clean, fresh aroma. There's a hint of freshly cut grass and a touch of dryness underneath, hinting at the classic Lowland style.

Palate

Soft and rounded with fresh, green notes and a touch of summer fruit. The body stays light, almost delicate, making it easy to enjoy without water.

Finish

Short to medium, with a delicate dryness that rounds off the experience nicely.

Specifications

Name: Glenkinchie 10 Year Old Edinburgh Malt Old Version
Distillery: Glenkinchie
Region/Country: Lowland, Scotland
Type: Lowland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 10 years
ABV: 43%
Size: 100 CL
Edition: Classic Malts Of Scotland
EAN no.: 5000281003610

Flavour Profile

Light · Floral · Fresh · Green · Dry Finish

Did You Know?

When Diageo picked the six whiskies for its Classic Malts range in 1988, Glenkinchie got the nod for the Lowlands over Rosebank, a choice many whisky people at the time considered the more obvious one. Rosebank closed not long after, and today collectors treat that bottle as one of the great lost names, while Glenkinchie remained standing as the public face of the Lowlands.

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On the banks of Loch Lomond, where Scotland's lowlands meet the highlands, sits a distillery that refuses to play by the rules. Here, peated malted barley runs through a column still instead of traditional copper pots — and the result is a whisky that behaves like neither malt nor grain, but insists on its own path.

Expert's description

Loch Lomond Grainstorm Peated is a Highland Single Grain Scotch Whisky matured in bourbon casks and bottled at 46%.

The whisky is made exclusively from heavily peated malted barley, but because it's distilled in Loch Lomond Distillery's continuous column still rather than traditional pot stills, it's classified as single grain rather than single malt — a quirk that makes this bottle something of a genuine anomaly in Scotch production.

It's matured in a combination of first-fill and refill American oak bourbon casks under the eye of Master Blender Michael Henry, delivering a soft, fruity character with creamy vanilla and a whisper of smoke. The whisky sits in the distillery's permanent range and was relaunched under the Grainstorm name in late 2024.

Tasting notes

Nose

Clove and blackcurrant sit alongside citrus peel and a touch of freshly cut grass, with vanilla running underneath as a sweet current throughout.

Palate

Sweet, tangy peat meets green apple and lime citrus on the tongue, with aniseed in the mix. The smoke stays in the background here — more spice than bonfire.

Finish

The finish is crisp and dry, with a distant trace of peat smoke lingering long after the last sip.

Specifications

Name: Loch Lomond Grainstorm Peated
Distillery: Loch Lomond Distillery
Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
Type: Highland Single Grain Scotch Whisky
ABV: 46%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Bourbon casks (first-fill and refill American oak)
Distillation method: Continuous distillation (column still)
Edition: Grainstorm
EAN no.: 5016840260219

Flavour profile

Smoky · Fruity · Spiced · Vanilla-sweet

Did you know?

Loch Lomond is one of only two Scottish distilleries able to produce both single malt and single grain whisky under one roof. Their Coffey-style column still is shared with only one other whisky house in the world — Japan's Nikka.

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There's a bottle on Islay nobody will name a name for. Behind the bronze label with its hidden symbols sits a peated dram, born to mark the opening of Hunter Laing's own distillery, Ardnahoe. Scarabus means "a rocky place" in Old Norse - and that's about as much as the Laing family are willing to give away.

Expert's Description

Scarabus Cigar Malt is a peated Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky, fully matured across Oloroso sherry casks, Pedro Ximénez sherry casks and Ruby Port casks, and bottled at 46%.

Scarabus Cigar Malt is the newest addition to Hunter Laing's Scarabus collection, and it stands apart from the other expressions through its cask composition. Where the original bottling sticks to a more classic maturation, Cigar Malt is matured simultaneously across three cask types - Oloroso, Pedro Ximénez and Ruby Port - each layering something different on top of the signature Islay peat. The source distillery is undisclosed, as is tradition across the whole Scarabus range, though the depth of the smoke and the oily texture hint at one of the island's better-known peated producers.

The name Cigar Malt is no accident. The whisky is built to hold its own against a bold cigar without either one drowning the other out - cocoa, roasted notes and a persistent smokiness give it the weight for it.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Rich and generous with candied orange peel, stewed red berries and almonds, while an earthy peat works through underneath.

Palate

Dry peat smoke layers with dark treacle, dark fruit and a gentle, toasted sweetness from the casks.

Finish

Long and warming, with a rounded sweetness that lingers well after the last sip.

Specifications

Name: Scarabus Cigar Malt
Distillery: Undisclosed
Bottler: Hunter Laing
Region/Country: Scotland, Islay
Type: Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
ABV: 46%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Oloroso sherry casks, Pedro Ximénez sherry casks and Ruby Port casks
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
EAN no.: 5060354289983

Flavour Profile

Peated · Sherry and Port matured · Dark fruit · Spiced

Did You Know?

The symbols on the Scarabus label are deliberately cryptic and draw on islander John Francis Campbell's invention, a sunshine recorder that tracked the hours of daylight on Islay - the same urge to measure the unmeasurable runs through the brand's whole "only those who seek shall find" philosophy.

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When Stewart Laing died in the spring of 2026, he left behind more than a distillery on Islay's north-east coast. He left one last bottle, composed to his own taste, boxed with a personal letter written in his own hand.

Expert Description

Ardnahoe Chairman's Selection is an Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured 6 years in sherry and bourbon casks and bottled at cask strength 60.2%.

This is a tribute release, composed to Stewart Laing's own specifications shortly before his death, and it carries his name as the final whisky he personally signed off on. Ardnahoe drew on older stock for this release and selected the distillery's most heavily peated spirit for the job - making Chairman's Selection the smokiest whisky Ardnahoe has bottled to date. The casks are predominantly first-fill sherry, topped up with bourbon, and the combination gives a depth not found elsewhere in the distillery's range. The whisky is neither chill-filtered nor coloured.

Ardnahoe was Islay's ninth distillery when the first spirit ran from the stills in October 2018 - the culmination of over 50 years in the whisky trade for Stewart Laing. The distillery runs Islay's only worm tub condensers alongside Scotland's longest lyne arms at 7.5 metres, giving the spirit weight and a creamy texture under the smoke from an early age.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Peated smoke arrives first, followed by sea salt air and a dark, rich cocoa note.

Palate

The smoke deepens into an earthy, glowing intensity, joined by citrus from the sherry cask, honeyed malt and stewed plums.

Finish

Long and dry, with ash from burnt-out peat embers, cracked black pepper and a touch of salted caramel.

Specifications

Name: Ardnahoe Chairman's Selection
Distillery: Ardnahoe
Region/Country: Islay, Scotland
Type: Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 6 Years
ABV: 60.2%
Size: 70 CL
Cask Type: Sherry and Bourbon Casks
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Distillation method: Worm tub condensing (Islay's only) with 7.5-metre lyne arms
Edition: Chairman's Selection
EAN No.: 5060354290002

Distillery: Ardnahoe

Flavour Profile

Peated · Smoky · Sherry-matured · Complex · Spiced

Investment Potential

High. This is the final whisky Stewart Laing composed before his death, and only a strictly limited number of bottles have come to Denmark. The story and the personal signature make this a bottle collectors will hold onto - and prices on the international market have already climbed sharply since launch.

Did You Know?

Only 120 bottles of Chairman's Selection have been allocated to the Danish market - a fraction of an already tightly limited release.

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There's something sun-drenched about Islay's cliffs this year. Ardbeg has brought a taste of Sicily home to its rugged, windswept coast, and the result looks like an old Italian film poster painted in smoke, orange peel and sunlight.

Expert's Description

Ardbeg Dolce Islay is an Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in bourbon casks and Marsala Dolce casks and bottled at 47.8%.

This is Ardbeg's official release for Ardbeg Day 2026, the distillery's annual celebration during Fèis Ìle on Islay, built this year around the theme "La Dolce Vita" — a nod to the glamour of 1960s Italian cinema. The whisky brings together malt matured in Marsala Dolce casks, the sweetest style of Sicilian fortified wine, with classic bourbon cask-matured Ardbeg. The Marsala casks add a deep, dry sweetness of dried fruit and a slightly oxidative edge, while the bourbon casks keep the distillery's usual citrus brightness and smoke intact. It's a limited release, only available while stocks last.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Ripe apricot and raisins meet orange marmalade, with a hint of roasted almonds and a distant, smoky peat in the background.

Palate

Dark chocolate and roasted nuts sit on top of Ardbeg's signature smoke, while the Marsala casks add a sweet, almost wine-like depth.

Finish

Long and smoky, with a trailing note of applewood smoke and a last touch of sweet fruit.

Specifications

Name: Ardbeg Dolce Islay
Distillery: Ardbeg
Region/Country: Scotland, Islay
Type: Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
ABV: 47.8%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Bourbon casks and Marsala Dolce casks
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Distillation method: Double distilled
Edition: Ardbeg Day 2026 "Cue The Smoke"
EAN no.: 5010494999860

Flavour Profile

Smoky · Fruity · Sweet · Nutty · Spiced

Investment Potential

Medium-high. Ardbeg Day releases are among the most sought-after in the whisky world, often sold with a strict per-customer limit, and past releases like Smokiverse and the Anthology series have risen markedly in value since going out of stock.

Did You Know?

Ardbeg Day always falls on the last Saturday of Fèis Ìle, Islay's annual whisky and music festival — and in 2026 the whole celebration is built around a film-reel motif on the label, a nod to the 1960s cinema theme.

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