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  Benriach Smokestack Lightning 2009/2023 Uncharted Whisky Co. 13 years old Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 53.4%

  Item no.: 22227865480-67093-0389

  Smokestack Lightning is a Howlin Wolf song from 1956 about a train passing in the night. Uncharted borrowed the name for a cask of peated BenRiach, and it is hard to think of a better image for whisky that rushes past and leaves a smell in the air.

  The expert's description

  BenRiach Smokestack Lightning 2009/2023 Uncharted Whisky Co. 13 years is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in an ex-bourbon hogshead and bottled at 53.4 % without chill filtration and without added colour.

  The whisky was distilled in 2009 and drawn in 2023 after thirteen years. The label calls it Highland, which is correct in the formal sense, since Speyside falls administratively within the Highland region. BenRiach sits at Elgin in the middle of Speyside.

  Uncharted Whisky Co. is a younger Scottish bottling house that names its releases after music rather than after cask numbers. An ex-bourbon hogshead gives bright sweetness and lets the peated malt stand out clearly, which is a more direct approach than wrapping the smoke in sherry.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Dry smoke, lemon peel and vanilla. Behind it sit pale cereal and a suggestion of ash.

  Palate

  Powerful and dry with smoke, honey and spiced oak. The bourbon cask gives sweetness, but the smoke is allowed to lead.

  Finish

  Long and dry with ash, pepper and a last note of honey.

  Specifications

  Name: BenRiach Smokestack Lightning 2009/2023 Uncharted Whisky Co. 13 år
  Distillery: BenRiach
  Bottler: Uncharted Whisky Co.
  Region/Country: Speyside, Scotland
  Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 13 years
  ABV: 53,4 %
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Ex-bourbon hogshead
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distilled: 2009
  Bottled: 2023
  Edition: Smokestack Lightning

  Flavour profile

  Smoky · Dry · Cask strength · Honeyed · Spiced

  Investment potential

  High. Peated BenRiach from 2009 is rare in independent bottlings, and Uncharted works purely with single casks in small runs. Spirit from before the 2016 change of ownership also grows gradually harder to find.

  Did you know?

  Speyside is formally a sub-region of the Highlands, so a Speyside distillery may call itself either on the label. Independent bottlers sometimes pick Highland to sidestep the expectations the word Speyside creates in the buyer.

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  • 1pcs.
    134,00EUR
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  Dalrymple Come As You Are 2012/2023 Uncharted Whisky Co. 11 years old Lowlands Blended Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 55%

  Item no.: 22227865480-67093-03896666666

  A bottle named after a Nirvana song and a distillery that may not be named. Uncharted Whisky Co. makes a virtue of not taking itself too seriously.

  Expert description

  Dalrymple Come As You Are 2012/2023 Uncharted Whisky Co. 11 years is a Lowlands Blended Malt Scotch Whisky matured in an ex-oloroso sherry butt and bottled at cask strength of 55% without chill filtration and without added colouring.

  The cask carries the number UC026, was filled in July 2012 and emptied in October 2023 with an outturn of 687 bottles. Dalrymple is the name the bottler uses for malt whisky from the Lowlands where the source may not be disclosed. The Lowlands is Scotland's gentlest region, and eleven years in an active sherry cask gives that light style a depth it otherwise rarely reaches.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Dark fruit and cereal. Raisin, orange peel and a light herbal note, with cocoa and spice underneath.

  Palate

  Full for a Lowland malt. Dried fruit, malt and dark chocolate, with a dry sherry edge and a peppery warmth from the cask strength. The region's lightness is still there under the sweetness.

  Finish

  Long and dry, with nuts, dark fruit and a warm spiced close.

  Specifications

  Name: Dalrymple Come As You Are 2012/2023 Uncharted Whisky Co. 11 years Lowlands Blended Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 55%
  Distillery: Lowlands Distilleries
  Bottler: Uncharted Whisky Co.
  Region/Country: Lowlands Scotland
  Type: Lowlands Blended Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 11 years
  ABV: 55 %
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Ex-oloroso sherry butt no. UC026
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distilled: 07/2012
  Bottled: 10/2023
  Number of bottles: 687
  Edition: Come As You Are

  Flavour profile

  Sherried · Dried Fruit · Malty · Spiced · Cask Strength

  Investment potential

  Medium. A single cask at cask strength in 687 bottles from a small-scale bottler. Lowland malt in active sherry wood is an unusual combination.

  Did you know?

  Uncharted Whisky Co. names its releases after songs. Come As You Are is Nirvana from 1991 — the same decade the whisky in the bottle was heading towards, if you count a few years from the record to the cask.

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  • 1pcs.
    113,75EUR
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  Heart of Gold 2013/2024 Uncharted Whisky Co. 10 years old Highland Blended Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 50%

  Item no.: 059763-615-1080

  Somewhere in a Scottish warehouse sat a cask nobody could quite place anymore. Pure Highland malt whisky, matured for years on bourbon oak, without a name and without a story, until two curious bottlers from Fintry found it and gave it a new finish and a new chapter.

  The expert's description

  Heart of Gold 2013/2024 is a Highland Blended Malt Scotch Whisky, composed of malt whisky finished in a fresh Sauternes cask and bottled at 50%.

  Behind the bottle stands The Uncharted Whisky Co., a small independent bottler run by Jack Breslin and Dana de Vos from Fintry, Scotland. The spirit in Heart of Gold is a marriage of malt whiskies from the Highland region, first matured in standard ex-bourbon casks before Uncharted Whisky discovered the parcel and chose to give it a final chapter in a fresh Sauternes wine barrique, cask reference UC030. The whisky was distilled in April 2013 and bottled in March 2024, giving it 10 years of total maturation, with only 363 bottles produced of this release.

  Because the original distilleries behind the blend are not disclosed, Heart of Gold is a whisky that lives on its cask treatment rather than a named distillery, the Sauternes cask leaving a clear, sweet signature over the clean Highland malt character.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Ripe stone fruit and pineapple meet dried apricots and a light lemon-sherbet freshness, with a sweet, wine-like undertone from the Sauternes cask.

  Palate

  Candied pineapple and a full, buttery character that moves into honey and freshly baked brioche.

  Finish

  Long and sweet, with peaches and a creamy, almost custard-like close where the Sauternes wine sweetness lingers longest.

  Specifications

  Name: Heart of Gold 2013/2024
  Bottler: The Uncharted Whisky Co.
  Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
  Type: Highland Blended Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 10 years
  ABV: 50%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Ex-bourbon, finished in a Sauternes cask (Cask no. UC030)
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distilled: April 2013
  Bottled: March 2024
  Number of bottles: 363

  Flavour profile

  Fruity · Sweet · Creamy · Soft

  Did you know?

  The Uncharted Whisky Co. does not run a fixed portfolio of regular releases but instead searches for single casks that have somehow been overlooked or forgotten in Scottish warehouses, hence the name, meaning "uncharted".

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  • 1pcs.
    107,00EUR
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  Linkwood Peaches 2010/2023 Uncharted Whisky Co. 13 years old Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 50%

  Item no.: 22227865480-670

  In Speyside, some distilleries never shout about themselves — they let the whisky speak. Linkwood is one of them.

  Expert's description

  Linkwood Peaches 2010/2023 Uncharted Whisky Co. 13 år Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 50% is a Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky, matured in red wine barrique and bottled at 50%.

  The whisky is distilled at Linkwood and independently selected and bottled by Uncharted Whisky Co. as part of the Peaches series.

  It was distilled Juni 2010 and bottled September 2023, giving it 13 years.

  Only 345 bottles were released from this batch, making it an exclusive release for collectors.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  The nose opens with beeswax, honey and light tannin.

  Palate

  The taste unfolds with ripe pears, light tannin and spice.

  Finish

  The aftertaste is medium in length, with spice and beeswax.

  Specifications

  Name: Linkwood Peaches 2010/2023 Uncharted Whisky Co. 13 år Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 50%
  Distillery: Linkwood
  Bottler: Uncharted Whisky Co.
  Region/Country: Speyside
  Type: Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 13 years
  ABV: 50%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Red Wine Barrique (#UC021)
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distilled: Juni 2010
  Bottled: September 2023
  Number of bottles: 345
  Edition: Peaches

  Flavour profile

  Fruity · Spicy · Rounded

  Did you know?

  When the distillery was rebuilt in 1962, manager Roddie Mackay insisted on copying the old stills down to the last detail, and reportedly refused to have cobwebs removed from the old still house because he believed they were part of the character.

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  • 1pcs.
    127,25EUR
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  Speyside Distillery 2009/2022 Tapestry 13 years old Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 50%

  Item no.: 22227865480-67093-0106

  It is called Tapestry because three cask types are woven together rather than following one another. That is a different idea from the classic finish, where one cask gets the last word.

  The expert description

  Glen Elgin 2009/2022 Tapestry 13 Years Old is a Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in oloroso sherry casks, Pedro Ximenez sherry casks and bourbon casks, bottled at 50%.

  The whisky was distilled in 2009 and bottled in 2022 after thirteen years. Tapestry is a range from the Uncharted Whisky Company, founded by the Scot Jack Breslin and the Dutch-German Dana de Vos, who both worked in the whisky trade for many years before setting up on their own.

  The three cask types each pull in their own direction. The bourbon casks give vanilla and pale fruit, oloroso adds nut and dried fruit, and Pedro Ximenez brings the dark, almost syrupy sweetness. Put together they land on a profile none of them would have given alone. The whisky is bottled at 50% without chill filtration and without colouring.

  Tasting notes

  Nose

  Raisin and dried apricot first, then vanilla and walnut, with a note of dark syrup in the background.

  Palate

  Full and layered. Yellow fruit and honey from the bourbon wood, dates and nut from the sherry, and a dark sweetness tying it together.

  Finish

  Long and warm with dried fruit, a touch of cinnamon and a dry oak close.

  Specifications

  Name: Glen Elgin 2009/2022 Tapestry 13 Years Old
  Distillery: Glen Elgin
  Bottler: Uncharted Whisky Company
  Region/Country: Speyside Scotland
  Type: Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 13 years
  ABV: 50%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Oloroso sherry casks Pedro Ximenez sherry casks and bourbon casks
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distilled: 2009
  Bottled: 2022
  Edition: Tapestry

  Flavour profile

  Fruity · Sherry matured · Sweet · Nutty · Spiced

  Did you know?

  The Glen Elgin fruitiness is no accident. It comes from clear wort, long fermentation and slow distillation, which together clean the sulphur notes out of the spirit, and only afterwards does the whisky get its weight back from the distillery worm tubs.

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  • 1pcs.
    120,00EUR