Cardhu is known as the gentle one. Then came 2021, when Diageo gave the distillery fourteen years, wine casks and 55.5% — and suddenly the gentle one was not gentle at all.

Expert description

Cardhu 14 years Special Release 2021 is a Single Malt Scotch Whisky finished in wine casks and bottled at 55.5%.

The bottle is called The Scarlet Blossoms of Black Rock and belongs to Diageo's annual Special Releases series, where eight distilleries each year show a side of themselves you do not otherwise see. For Cardhu that meant a finish in wine casks, laying dark fruit and a dry, almost tannic edge over the usual house honey. The series is released once and never repeated.

Tasting notes

Nose

Red berries and plum first, then honey and baked apple underneath. The wine cask brings a dry, almost dusty spice, and the strength reads as warmth rather than sharpness.

Palate

Powerful and juicy. Cherry, dark chocolate and orange peel, with Cardhu's honeyed sweetness beneath it all. The oak tightens things up in the middle and gives a dry grip the 12 year old simply does not have.

Finish

Long and dry, with red berries, cocoa nibs and a spiced warmth that stays put.

Specifications

Name: Cardhu 14 years Special Release 2021 Single Malt Scotch Whisky 55,5%
Distillery: Cardhu
Region/Country: Speyside Scotland
Type: Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 14 years
ABV: 55.5%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Finished in wine casks
Edition: Special Release 2021 The Scarlet Blossoms of Black Rock
EAN no.: 5000267186696

Flavour profile

Fruity · Spiced · Honeyed · Red Berry · Cask Strength

Investment potential

Medium. Special Releases appear in a single run per year and are never made again. Older editions of the series have risen noticeably as they left the shelves.

Did you know?

The Special Releases series began in 2001 as a way of getting rare casks out of Diageo's warehouses. Several of the distilleries featured over the years no longer exist, which is exactly why the series has become one of the most closely watched annual events in Scotch whisky.

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There is no age on the label, and that is deliberate. Gold Reserve is about what toasted wood does to Cardhu's honey, not about how many winters have passed.

Expert description

Cardhu Gold Reserve Cask Selection is a Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in toasted oak casks and bottled at 40%.

The casks were chosen for their toast rather than their age. Toasted oak draws out caramel and baked fruit, and that is exactly what lifts Cardhu's pale, honeyed core into something deeper. The result is a malt with more dark chocolate and ripe orchard fruit than the 12 year old, but with the same soft mouthfeel. Without an age statement the distillery is free to pick casks by flavour rather than by calendar.

Tasting notes

Nose

Baked apple and honey first, then caramel and a warm, toasted note from the wood. A light floral sweetness sits behind.

Palate

Soft and round. Caramel, ripe pear, honey and a touch of dark chocolate. The toast brings a dry warmth towards the end that keeps the sweetness from turning dull.

Finish

Short to medium, soft and lightly spiced, with cocoa and malt at the close.

Specifications

Name: Cardhu Gold Reserve Cask Selection Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 40%
Distillery: Cardhu
Region/Country: Speyside Scotland
Type: Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
ABV: 40 %
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Toasted oak casks
Edition: Gold Reserve Cask Selection
EAN no.: 5000267125497

Flavour profile

Soft · Caramel · Fruity · Honeyed · Unpeated

Did you know?

Toasting and charring are not the same thing. A toasted cask is heated slowly so the sugars in the wood caramelise, while a charred cask gets a blackened layer inside. Cardhu uses toasting to pull out sweetness rather than smoke.

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Named after a blind harpist from the 17th century, one of Ireland's most beloved musicians.

Expert description

Carolans Irish Cream Liqueur is the house's classic cream liqueur with a hint of honey, bottled at 17%. Carolans Irish Cream was developed in 1978 and first sold in 1979. The liqueur is named after the blind 17th-century harpist Turlough O'Carolan, one of Ireland's most celebrated folk musicians, and combines the flavour of soft Irish whiskey with cream and a hint of honey. It is today produced by First Ireland Spirits in Abbeyleix, Co. Laois, and the brand is owned by Heaven Hill of Bardstown, Kentucky.

Tasting notes

Nose

The nose is creamy with cream, honey and a hint of whiskey.

Palate

The palate offers cream, honey and a soft sweetness.

Finish

The finish is medium-length, creamy and lightly honeyed.

Specifications

Name: Carolans Irish Cream likør
Region/Country: Abbeyleix, Laois, Ireland
Type: Cream Liqueur
ABV: 17%
Size: 70 CL

Flavour profile

Creamy · Honeyed · Soft · Sweet

Carolans' honeyed signature style gets company from salted caramel.

Expert description

Carolans Salted Caramel Irish Cream Liqueur combines the house's honey-driven cream liqueur with salted caramel flavour, bottled at 17%. Carolans Irish Cream was developed in 1978 and first sold in 1979. The liqueur is named after the blind 17th-century harpist Turlough O'Carolan, one of Ireland's most celebrated folk musicians, and combines the flavour of soft Irish whiskey with cream and a hint of honey. It is today produced by First Ireland Spirits in Abbeyleix, Co. Laois, and the brand is owned by Heaven Hill of Bardstown, Kentucky.

Tasting notes

Nose

The nose is sweet with caramel, cream and a hint of salt.

Palate

The palate offers salted caramel, honey and a creamy sweetness.

Finish

The finish is medium-length, creamy and lightly salty.

Specifications

Name: Carolans Salted Caramel Irish Cream likør
Region/Country: Abbeyleix, Laois, Ireland
Type: Cream Liqueur
ABV: 17%
Size: 70 CL

Flavour profile

Sweet · Creamy · Caramel · Salty

From Virginia's first legal distillery since Prohibition comes a rye that honours the state's whiskey roots.

Expert description

Catoctin Creek Single Barrel Roundstone Virginia Rye Whisky is an American rye whisky, bottled at 40%. Catoctin Creek was founded in 2009 by Scott and Becky Harris and was the first legal distillery since Prohibition in Purcellville, Loudoun County, Virginia. Roundstone Rye, the distillery's flagship, is made from 100% rye, grown locally, milled, fermented and distilled on site in copper pot stills. Virginia is often considered the birthplace of American whiskey, as rye whiskey was distilled here as far back as Jamestown in 1607, long before bourbon became Kentucky's signature spirit.

Tasting notes

Nose

The nose offers rye bread, pepper and a hint of citrus.

Palate

The palate is spicy with rye grain, honey and light spice.

Finish

The finish is medium to long, dry and spicy.

Specifications

Name: Catoctin Creek Single Barrel 80 proof Roundstone Virginia Rye Whisky
Distillery: Catoctin Creek
Region/Country: Purcellville, Virginia, USA
Type: Rye Whisky
ABV: 40%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Single Barrel

Flavour profile

Spicy · Rye-forward · Dry · Peppery

Did you know?

Virginia is considered by many to be the true birthplace of American whiskey — rye whiskey was distilled here as early as 1607 at Jamestown, nearly 200 years before Kentucky bourbon truly took off.

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Iowa's first legal distillery since Prohibition, run by a ninth-generation farmer.

Expert description

Cedar Ridge Single Malt Whiskey Handcrafted Small Batch USA is the distillery's handmade single malt, bottled at 40%. Cedar Ridge Distillery was founded in 2005 by Jeff and Laurie Quint and was the first licensed distillery in Iowa since Prohibition. Jeff Quint is a ninth-generation farmer and fermenter whose family roots trace back to German immigrants who arrived in the US in 1881, and the family's own farm-grown grain forms the basis of the whiskey.

Tasting notes

Nose

The nose is soft with honey, malt and a hint of fruit.

Palate

The palate offers caramel, malt and light sweetness.

Finish

The finish is medium-length, soft and round.

Specifications

Name: Cedar Ridge Single Malt Whiskey Handcrafted Small Batch USA
Distillery: Cedar Ridge
Region/Country: Swisher, Iowa, USA
Type: Single Malt Whiskey
ABV: 40%
Size: 70 CL

Flavour profile

Soft · Malty · Sweet · Round

Did you know?

Cedar Ridge was the first licensed distillery to open in Iowa since Prohibition and released its first whiskey batch in 2010; the distillery has since become nationally recognised for its craft production.

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Stone monuments still rise from the Irish landscape, silent witnesses to warriors who once roamed and ruled this land. Celtic Warrior is a tribute to them, a blend drawn from the west of Ireland, where the past and the cask meet in the glass.

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Celtic Warrior is a Blended Irish Whiskey matured in ex-Bourbon casks, bottled at 40%.

The whiskey comes from Ahascragh Distillers, the family business behind brands such as Clan Colla and Uais. The distillery is run by husband and wife Gareth and Michelle McAllister, who built Ireland's first zero energy emissions distillery into a restored 19th-century mill in Ahascragh, west of Ballinasloe in County Galway. The whiskey is a blend of several Irish whiskeys, assembled from separate batches and hand-selected casks. The Bourbon cask draws out vanilla, fudge and soft oak tones, keeping the profile approachable rather than heavy.

The name reaches back to the Celtic warriors who once ruled Ireland, a theme Ahascragh also explores across its other releases, where Irish history and clan stories recur on the labels.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Sweet and creamy from the first sniff, with notes of butterscotch, fudge and soft vanilla.

Palate

Sweetness and spice share the lead, while vanilla spreads generously across the palate.

Finish

Sweet and lingering, rounded off by toasted oak tones and another dash of vanilla.

Specifications

Name: Celtic Warrior Blended Irish Whiskey
Distillery: Ahascragh Distillers
Region/Country: County Galway, Ireland
Type: Blended Irish Whiskey
ABV: 40%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Ex-Bourbon casks
Serving suggestion: Best neat, with a single ice cube or a few drops of water to open up the sweetness
EAN no.: 5391539220515

Flavour Profile

Soft · Creamy · Sweet · Vanilla-forward · Lightly spiced

Did You Know?

Ahascragh is built into an old 19th-century corn mill and runs entirely without fossil fuels, powered by wind, solar and high-temperature heat pumps, making it Ireland's first zero energy emissions distillery.
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"Antipodes" means the exact opposite point on the globe - a name that underscores just how far this whisky's cask has travelled before ending up in the bottle.

Expert Description

Chichibu 2013 Collection Antipodes Cask No 9664 is a Single Malt Japanese Whisky, bottled at 61%.

The whisky was distilled in 2013 at Chichibu Distillery, founded by Ichiro Akuto in 2008, and comes from a single cask numbered 9664. The Antipodes name refers to the cask's journey and the extreme climate differences the whisky has experienced during maturation, giving it an unusually powerful character.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Intense tropical fruit, spice and a hint of oak.

Palate

Very powerful with pepper, caramel and dark berries.

Finish

Very long and warm with lingering spice.

Specifications

Name: Chichibu 2013 Collection Antipodes Cask No 9664
Distillery: Chichibu
Region/Country: Saitama, Japan
Type: Single Malt Japanese Whisky
Cask number: 9664
ABV: 61%
Size: 70 CL
EAN no.: 4580617290347

Flavour Profile

Very powerful · Spicy · Tropical · Intense

Investment Potential

Investment perspective

As a single cask bottling from Chichibu Distillery with a very limited bottle release, this Antipodes bottle ranks among the most exclusive and sought-after on the international collector market.

Did You Know?

Chichibu often names its single casks after geographical or astronomical concepts, giving each bottling a unique story beyond the liquid itself.

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Adelphi is known for finding and bottling single casks from around the world, and this 2013 Chichibu is one of the rarest finds in their Japanese portfolio.

Expert Description

Chichibu 2013/2023 Adelphi Selection 7 Year is a Single Malt Japanese Whisky, bottled at 57.8%.

The whisky was distilled at Chichibu Distillery in 2013 and independently bottled by the Scottish company Adelphi Selection after 7 years of maturation. Adelphi is an independent bottler founded in 1993, known for selecting high-complexity single casks without colouring or chill-filtration.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Fresh oak, honey and a tangy citrus note.

Palate

Intense with spice, caramel and ripe pears.

Finish

Long and warm with lingering oak.

Specifications

Name: Chichibu 2013/2023 Adelphi Selection
Distillery: Chichibu
Bottler: Adelphi Selection
Region/Country: Saitama, Japan
Type: Single Malt Japanese Whisky
Age: 7 years
ABV: 57.8%
Size: 70 CL

Flavour Profile

Intense · Spicy · Full-bodied · Warm

Investment Potential

Investment perspective

Independently bottled single casks from Chichibu are among the most sought-after in collector circles, and with a limited number of bottles per cask, prices often rise significantly once a batch sells out.

Did You Know?

Adelphi Selection is named after the founding family's Scottish estate and has bottled single casks from distilleries worldwide since 1993 without adding colouring.

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Chichibu often releases bottles tailored to specific cities and markets, and Paris Edition is one of the most sought-after among collectors in Europe.

Expert Description

Chichibu Paris Edition 2020 is a Single Malt Japanese Whisky, bottled at 52.8%.

The whisky is part of a series of city-specific releases from Chichibu Distillery, founded by Ichiro Akuto in 2008. Paris Edition was created for the French market and is characterised by its high strength and limited availability, making it one of the most sought-after bottles from the distillery.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Ripe apples, honey and a hint of toasted oak.

Palate

Intense with spice, caramel and dried fruit.

Finish

Long and warm with lingering sweetness.

Specifications

Name: Chichibu Paris Edition 2020
Distillery: Chichibu
Region/Country: Saitama, Japan
Type: Single Malt Japanese Whisky
ABV: 52.8%
Size: 70 CL
EAN no.: 4580617290101

Flavour Profile

Intense · Spicy · Sweet · Warm

Investment Potential

Investment perspective

City-specific Chichibu releases like Paris Edition are among the most collected bottles from the distillery, and secondary market prices often significantly exceed the original release price.

Did You Know?

Chichibu's city releases are often sold only in the city they are named after, making them some of the hardest bottles to find outside that particular market.

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A year after the first Paris Edition, Chichibu returned with another bottle tailored to the French market, this time with even higher strength.

Expert Description

Chichibu Paris Edition 2021 is a Single Malt Japanese Whisky, bottled at 53.5%.

Like its 2020 predecessor, this release is part of Chichibu Distillery's series of city-specific bottles, created by Ichiro Akuto for the French market. Each vintage has its own cask composition, making the two Paris releases different in character despite sharing the same name.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Toasted oak, honey and a light tangy fruitiness.

Palate

Intense with spice, caramel and dark berries.

Finish

Long and warm with lingering oak.

Specifications

Name: Chichibu Paris Edition 2021
Distillery: Chichibu
Region/Country: Saitama, Japan
Type: Single Malt Japanese Whisky
ABV: 53.5%
Size: 70 CL
EAN no.: 4580617290156

Flavour Profile

Intense · Spicy · Fruity · Warm

Investment Potential

Investment perspective

City-specific Chichibu releases sell out quickly, and with only one batch per vintage, secondary market prices often rise considerably shortly after launch.

Did You Know?

Chichibu releases only one city-specific bottle per market per year, meaning there are never two identical Paris releases from the distillery.

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Ten years after Chichibu Distillery opened its doors, Ichiro Akuto marked the anniversary with a peated expression, revealing a different side of the small, hands-on distillery.

Expert Description

Chichibu The Peated 10th Anniversary 2018 is a Single Malt Japanese Whisky, bottled at 55.5%.

Chichibu Distillery was founded by Ichiro Akuto in 2008 in Saitama prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, as one of Japan's smallest and most hands-on distilleries. This 10th Anniversary release is peated, a rare style for Chichibu, marking an anniversary year with limited availability.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Peated smoke, citrus and a light honey sweetness.

Palate

Intense with smoke, pepper and ripe apples.

Finish

Long, peaty and spicy.

Specifications

Name: Chichibu The Peated 10th Anniversary 2018
Distillery: Chichibu
Region/Country: Saitama, Japan
Type: Single Malt Japanese Whisky
ABV: 55.5%
Size: 70 CL
EAN no.: 3700597306918

Flavour Profile

Intense · Smoky · Spicy · Citrus

Investment Potential

Investment perspective

Bottles from Ichiro Akuto's Chichibu Distillery are among the most sought-after in the Japanese whisky market, and limited anniversary releases like this one typically rise quickly in value after release.

Did You Know?

Chichibu Distillery's casks are so sought-after that the distillery itself releases only a fraction of its production each year - the rest remains in storage for future releases.

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A bourbon smuggled in cans during Prohibition, revived 168 years after its birth in Kentucky.

Expert description

Chicken Cock The Famous Old Brand 90 Proof is an American Bourbon Whiskey, bottled at 45%. Chicken Cock was founded in 1856 by James A. Miller in Paris, Kentucky, and was one of America's oldest bourbon brands until it closed after Prohibition. During Prohibition, the whiskey became a fixture in speakeasies, including the famous Cotton Club in Harlem, where it was often smuggled in tin cans to avoid detection — earning it the nickname 'The Famous Old Brand'. The label lay dormant until spirits entrepreneur Matti Anttila revived it in 2011 using original bottles and promotional materials. Since 2018, the whiskey has been produced at Bardstown Bourbon Company through a collaborative distillation program.

Tasting notes

Nose

The nose offers caramel, vanilla and a hint of toasted nuts.

Palate

The palate is round with brown sugar, spice and oak.

Finish

The finish is medium to long, warm and spicy.

Specifications

Name: Chicken Cock The Famous Old Brand 90 Proof American Bourbon Whiskey
Bottler: Chicken Cock
Region/Country: Kentucky, USA
Type: Bourbon Whiskey
ABV: 45%
Size: 70 CL

Flavour profile

Caramel · Spicy · Warm · Nutty

Did you know?

During Prohibition, Chicken Cock was often smuggled in tin cans rather than bottles to avoid detection during raids — hence the nickname 'The Famous Old Brand', which still graces the label today.

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Chivas Brothers began as a grocer's shop in Aberdeen selling coffee, spices and a little whisky on the side. This bottle comes from the days when the house still put the word finest on the label and meant it literally.

Please note: The bottle carries a white Danish excise band.

Expert description

Chivas Brothers Oldest and Finest is a Blended Scotch Whisky bottled at 43% in a 75 cl bottle.

The label calls it a blend of the house's oldest and finest Scotch whiskies, and the white Danish excise band places the bottle in a period when spirits were still banded on import into Denmark. Both the 75 cl format and the 43% strength have long since left the shelves. Chivas Brothers was founded in Aberdeen in 1801 and supplied whisky to the British royal household long before Chivas Regal became a name in its own right.

Tasting notes

Nose

Round and mature. Dried fruit, honey and pale caramel, with a dusty, old-fashioned note that only comes from time in glass.

Palate

Soft and oily. Raisin, orange marmalade and malt, with a layer of vanilla and a light nutty dryness beneath. The extra strength carries the flavour further than most modern blends.

Finish

Medium and dry, with malt, spice and a faint wisp of smoke right at the end.

Specifications

Name: Chivas Brothers Oldest and Finest Blended Scotch Whisky 43%
Distillery: Chivas Brothers
Region/Country: Scotland
Type: Blended Scotch Whisky
ABV: 43 %
Size: 75 CL
Edition: Oldest and Finest
EAN no.: 5000299274002

Flavour profile

Soft · Dried Fruit · Malty · Honeyed · Lightly Spiced

Investment potential

High. The release is discontinued, the 75 cl format is out of production, and bottles with an old Danish excise band are sought after precisely because they can be dated.

Did you know?

Chivas Brothers started life as a colonial grocer. James and John Chivas sold everything from French delicacies to exotic spices, and blending whisky began as a sideline because customers asked for something softer than the fierce single malts of the day.

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A hundred distilleries in one bottle. Not as an arithmetic exercise, but as an attempt to draw a map of the whole of Scotland — Islay, Speyside, Highlands and Lowlands in the same glass.

Expert description

Chivas Century Of Malts is a Blended Malt Scotch Whisky built from 100 Scottish single malts and bottled at 43% in a 75 cl bottle.

The idea behind it was simple and rather bold: gather so many different malt whiskies that no single distillery signature could dominate. The whole was meant to give a picture of Scottish malt whisky as such. The bottle contains no grain whisky, which sets it apart from the house's ordinary blends. The release has long been discontinued, and both the 75 cl format and the 43% belong to an earlier era.

Tasting notes

Nose

Broad and layered. Heather, honey and dried fruit first, then malted cereal, a touch of sea salt and a distant peat smoke in the background.

Palate

Soft, but never flat. Malt, honey, apple and orange peel, with spice and a lightly smoked edge appearing towards the middle. No single note takes over, which is precisely the point.

Finish

Medium and dry, with malt, nuts and a last trace of smoke.

Specifications

Name: Chivas Century Of Malts One Hundred Single Malt Scotch Whisky 43%
Distillery: Chivas Brothers
Region/Country: Scotland
Type: Blended Malt Scotch Whisky
ABV: 43 %
Size: 75 CL
Edition: The Century Of Malts
EAN no.: 5000299203101

Flavour profile

Malty · Honeyed · Fruity · Lightly Smoked · Complex

Investment potential

High. A discontinued release in a format no longer produced, and a concept nobody has repeated since. Collector interest has grown as the bottles have left the market.

Did you know?

Scotland had roughly a hundred working malt distilleries when this bottle was put together. Several have since closed and a few have been demolished, so the bottle is now also a snapshot of an industry that no longer looks like that.

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Clan Colla once moved through the west of Ireland, and the name lives on at Ahascragh Distillery in Galway, where Gareth and Michelle McAllister use it to tie their blends to the land's history. This particular release draws its character from the vineyards of Bordeaux rather than the Caribbean.

Expert Review

Clan Colla 9 Year Old Bordeaux Cask Finish is a Blended Irish Whiskey from Ahascragh Distillery, matured in ex-Bourbon casks and finished in Bordeaux wine casks, bottled at 46%.

The whiskey belongs to the Family Bond Series, where Ahascragh pairs malt and grain whiskey from ex-Bourbon casks with a finishing period in red Bordeaux wine casks. The combination gives a more refined, wine-driven profile than its younger sibling in the series, where spiced oak meets fruity sweetness from the wine cask.

The whiskey is bottled non-chill filtered and with natural colour, preserving the full mouthfeel and character drawn from both cask types.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Sweet toffee and brown sugar open things up, with a subtle hint of red fruit lingering behind.

Palate

Peppery warmth gives way to a creamy, wine-driven fruitiness, pulling the flavour clearly away from a classic Bourbon-led profile.

Finish

Distinct oak character with a gentle vanilla sweetness that lingers.

Specifications

Name: Clan Colla 9 Year Old Bordeaux Cask Finish
Distillery: Ahascragh Distillery
Region/Country: County Galway, Ireland
Type: Blended Irish Whiskey
Age: 9 years
ABV: 46%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Bourbon casks & Bordeaux wine casks
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Edition: Family Bond Series

Flavour Profile

Wine finish · Spiced · Wine-driven · Fruity · Full-bodied

Did You Know?

Ahascragh Distillery sits in a 200-year-old corn mill that the McAllister family restored from the ground up, and the name Clan Colla comes from a historic Irish clan said to have ruled large parts of western Ireland during medieval times.
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Three cask types at once is rare for an Irish blend, but Clan Colla Family Bond 11 Year Old dares to try. The result is a whiskey with more layers than most of its peers.

Expert Review

Clan Colla Family Bond 11 Year Old is a Blended Irish Whiskey matured in Bourbon, Oloroso Sherry and peated casks, bottled at 46%.

The whiskey is a smooth yet complex blend of double distilled malt whiskey combined with grain whiskey. The triple cask maturation across ex-Bourbon casks, Oloroso Sherry casks and peated casks brings together sweetness, depth and a hint of smoke in one glass. The expression has previously won gold at the Irish Whiskey Masters and the Tokyo Whisky and Spirits Competition.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Dark fruit and sherry sweetness, with a subtle hint of smoke in the background.

Palate

Caramel and dried fruit meet a light, smoky spice character from the peated casks.

Finish

Long, with cocoa, oak and a lingering smoky note.

Specifications

Name: Clan Colla Family Bond 11 Year Old
Distillery: Ahascragh Distillery
Region/Country: County Galway, Ireland
Type: Blended Irish Whiskey
Age: 11 years
ABV: 46%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Bourbon casks, Oloroso Sherry casks & Peated casks
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Edition: Family Bond Series
EAN no.: 5391539220010

Flavour Profile

Sherry-matured · Lightly smoky · Deep · Spiced · Complex

Did You Know?

This edition of Clan Colla is the only one in the Family Bond Series to combine three different cask types, including peated casks, in a single whiskey.
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Thirteen years is a long time for an Irish blend to sit and wait, but Ahascragh Distillery has the patience for it. This edition of Clan Colla is the oldest in the Family Bond Series and shows it clearly in the glass.

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Clan Colla Family Bond 13 Year Old Oloroso Cask Finish is a Blended Irish Whiskey matured in Bourbon casks and finished in Oloroso Sherry casks, bottled at 46%.

The whiskey is assembled from double distilled malt and grain whiskey from Ahascragh Distillery. After a long primary maturation in Bourbon casks, it gets a finishing period in Oloroso Sherry casks, adding depth, sweetness and spice beyond what is typically found in the younger expressions of the series.

The whiskey is bottled non-chill filtered and with natural colour.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Dark fruit, raisins, vanilla and a touch of spice.

Palate

Caramel, nuts and dried fruit, with a clear thread of sherry running through.

Finish

Long and warming, with cocoa and spiced oak.

Specifications

Name: Clan Colla Family Bond 13 Year Old Oloroso Cask Finish
Distillery: Ahascragh Distillery
Region/Country: County Galway, Ireland
Type: Blended Irish Whiskey
Age: 13 years
ABV: 46%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Bourbon casks & Oloroso Sherry casks
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Edition: Family Bond Series

Flavour Profile

Sherry-matured · Spiced · Deep · Full-bodied · Rounded

Did You Know?

The Clan Colla series takes its name from a historic Irish clan, and the Family Bond releases are Ahascragh's way of experimenting with cask maturation while the distillery's own new-make spirit matures in the background.
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Inside a 19th-century corn mill at Ahascragh in east Galway, Gareth and Michelle McAllister blend malt and grain into whiskeys that carry their clan's name forward. Clan Colla is the historic lineage the family traces its roots to, and every bottle adds another chapter to that story.

Expert Review

Clan Colla 7 Year Old Rum Cask Finish is a Blended Irish Whiskey from Ahascragh Distillery, matured in ex-Bourbon casks and finished in Rum casks from Panama, bottled at 46%.

The whiskey is part of the Family Bond Series, where Ahascragh puts carefully chosen cask finishes to work while the distillery's own new-make spirit matures. Malt and grain whiskey rest first in ex-Bourbon casks, picking up classic sweetness and soft vanilla character, before the Panamanian rum finish adds tropical sweetness and a touch of spice that lifts the profile into more exotic territory.

The whiskey is bottled non-chill filtered and with natural colour, so the character drawn from the casks comes through in full.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Vanilla, ripe banana and a touch of warm spice settle softly over the glass.

Palate

Creamy and round, with dried fruit, honey, coconut and a hint of baking spice that ties the rum cask together with the classic Bourbon backbone.

Finish

Warm and gentle, with grain notes and a rum-driven sweetness that lingers.

Specifications

Name: Clan Colla 7 Year Old Rum Cask Finish
Distillery: Ahascragh Distillery
Region/Country: County Galway, Ireland
Type: Blended Irish Whiskey
Age: 7 years
ABV: 46%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Bourbon casks & Panamanian Rum casks
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Edition: Family Bond Series

Flavour Profile

Rum finish · Sweet · Creamy · Tropical · Soft

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Ahascragh Distillery is built into a 19th-century corn mill and runs entirely without fossil fuels, powered by wind, solar and high-temperature heat pumps, making it Ireland's first zero energy emissions distillery.
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No distillery is named on the label, and that is not an oversight. Douglas Laing has gathered the Highlands into one bottle and let the region speak instead of the name.

Expert description

Clan Denny Highland Edition Small Batch Release is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky bottled at 40%.

Clan Denny is Douglas Laing's range of regional small batch releases, where a handful of casks from the same region are married into a single expression. The distillery is not disclosed, and that is the whole idea — you are buying a regional character rather than a name. Douglas Laing has worked as an independent bottling house in Glasgow since 1948, and the family still picks the casks themselves in the sample room.

Tasting notes

Nose

Honey and ripe fruit first. Apple, pear and a touch of peach, over a warm cereal base and pale vanilla from the wood.

Palate

Round and malty. Dried fruit, caramelised oak and a layer of spice with cinnamon and nutmeg under the sweetness. The texture is soft and lightly oily.

Finish

Long and fruity, with cereal, toasted nuts and dark honey fading into a lightly dry close.

Specifications

Name: Clan Denny Highland Edition Small Batch Release Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 40%
Bottler: Douglas Laing
Region/Country: Highlands Scotland
Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
ABV: 40 %
Size: 70 CL
Edition: Small Batch Release Highland Edition
EAN no.: 5014218831177

Flavour profile

Soft · Honeyed · Fruity · Malty · Lightly Spiced

Did you know?

The Clan Denny name comes from Douglas Laing's old Denny range, originally reserved for single grain whisky from closed distilleries. Today the name also covers regional malts, but the principle is unchanged: the casks speak, not the label.

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Peat smoke, seaweed and sea air with no distillery name to steer your expectations. Clan Denny Islay Edition lets you meet the island on its own terms.

Expert description

Clan Denny Islay Edition Small Batch Release is an Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky bottled at 40% without chill filtration and without added colouring.

Douglas Laing selected the casks as a portrait of Islay as a whole rather than of one particular house. The island has only a handful of working distilleries, and although the source is not disclosed the style is unmistakable: peat smoke, salt and a medicinal edge no other Scottish region delivers in quite the same way. Bottling without chill filtration and without colouring means both texture and colour are as the cask left them.

Tasting notes

Nose

Peat smoke, sea breeze and a light medicinal note of iodine and seaweed. Under the smoke sit vanilla, honey and a touch of citrus.

Palate

Round and silky with a clear balance between sweetness and smoke. Apple caramel, baked pear and candied orange meet salted liquorice, bonfire smoke and a hint of nuts. The oak provides a lightly spiced frame.

Finish

Long and persistent with peat smoke, warm spice and a slowly fading sweetness that leaves salt sea air and dark chocolate.

Specifications

Name: Clan Denny Islay Edition Small Batch Release Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 40%
Bottler: Douglas Laing
Region/Country: Islay Scotland
Type: Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
ABV: 40 %
Size: 70 CL
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Edition: Small Batch Release Islay Edition
EAN no.: 5014218817904

Flavour profile

Smoky · Maritime · Sweet · Salted · Medicinal

Did you know?

Islay is only about 40 kilometres long but supplies a wildly disproportionate share of the world's peated whisky. The peat there is formed from moss, heather and seaweed, and it is the seaweed that gives the maritime, iodine-like note you do not find in mainland peat.

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Speyside has the most distilleries and the fewest extremes. This bottle does not try to be a particular house — it tries to be the region.

Expert description

Clan Denny Speyside Edition Small Batch Release is a Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky bottled at 40%.

Douglas Laing married a small number of Speyside casks into one expression without disclosing the source. The region around the river Spey holds more than half of Scotland's working malt distilleries, and what they share is a style built on fruit, malt and soft sweetness rather than smoke. Small batch here means each release is limited and may vary slightly from one run to the next.

Tasting notes

Nose

Apple compote, honey and pale malt. Behind them sit vanilla, dried apricot and a light floral note.

Palate

Soft and malt-sweet. Pear, honey and pale caramel, with a touch of cinnamon from the oak. The mouthfeel is light and straightforward, without hard edges.

Finish

Medium, dry and malty, with cereal and a faint nutty warmth at the close.

Specifications

Name: Clan Denny Speyside Edition Small Batch Release Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 40%
Bottler: Douglas Laing
Region/Country: Speyside Scotland
Type: Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
ABV: 40 %
Size: 70 CL
Edition: Small Batch Release Speyside Edition
EAN no.: 5014218817898

Flavour profile

Soft · Fruity · Malty · Honeyed · Unpeated

Did you know?

Speyside was only formally recognised as a whisky region in its own right in 2009. Until then its distilleries were officially counted as Highland, which explains why so many old labels say Highland Malt on whisky that came from the Spey valley.

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There is a texture in Clynelish that nobody quite explains. Candle wax, beeswax, something that coats the tongue and stays there. Whisky people simply call it waxy and leave it at that.

Expert description

Clynelish 14 years is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in oak casks and bottled at 46%.

The distillery sits on the coast in Sutherland, where the original Clynelish was founded in 1819 by the Marquess of Stafford. When a new distillery was built across the road in 1968, the old one was renamed Brora and closed in 1983. Clynelish is today one of the main ingredients in Johnnie Walker, but the 14 year old is where the distillery character stands at its clearest: maritime, waxy and with a freshness you do not find further south.

Tasting notes

Nose

Citrus peel and sea salt first, then wax, vanilla and heather. A cool, mineral note runs underneath it all and points straight at the coast.

Palate

Creamy and lively. Ripe fruit, malt, honey and a suggestion of smoke, carried by that distinctive waxy mouthfeel. The 46% gives bite without tightening things up.

Finish

Long, dry and elegant, with maritime nuances, pepper and a mild spiced warmth fading slowly.

Specifications

Name: Clynelish 14 years Coastal Single Highland Malt Whisky 46%
Distillery: Clynelish
Region/Country: Highlands Scotland
Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 14 years
ABV: 46 %
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Oak casks
EAN no.: 5000281016528

Flavour profile

Waxy · Maritime · Citrus · Honeyed · Lightly Smoked

Did you know?

The waxy character is unintentional. It comes from feed pipes at Clynelish that are not fully cleaned, letting an oily layer build up and mark the spirit. When the system was thoroughly scrubbed in the 1970s the wax vanished, and it took years to coax it back.

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The cask was filled in May 1992 and emptied again in May 2004 — almost to the day twelve years later. Signatory has a fondness for that kind of precision, and it rubs off on the whisky.

Please note: The bottle is supplied without a carton.

Expert description

Clynelish 1992/2004 Signatory Vintage 12 years is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in a hogshead and bottled at 46% without added colouring.

The cask carries the number 6304 and gave 395 bottles. Signatory Vintage was founded in 1988 by Andrew Symington and is among the most prolific independent bottlers in Scotland; the house also owns Edradour today. A twelve year old Clynelish from bourbon wood shows the distillery's waxy core with little cask interference, and releases from the early 1990s are becoming hard to find.

Tasting notes

Nose

Clean and cool. Lemon peel, green apple and wet stone, with wax and a light saline note behind.

Palate

Crisp and malty. Apple, honey, cereal and that oily Clynelish texture, with pepper and a touch of liquorice towards the end.

Finish

Medium and dry, with mineral, citrus and a waxy finish that sits around for a long time.

Specifications

Name: Clynelish 1992/2004 Signatory Vintage 12 years Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky 46%
Distillery: Clynelish
Bottler: Signatory Vintage
Region/Country: Highlands Scotland
Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 12 years
ABV: 46 %
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Hogshead no. 6304
Natural colour: Yes
Distilled: 12/05/1992
Bottled: 19/05/2004
Number of bottles: 395
Edition: Single Cask

Flavour profile

Waxy · Citrus · Mineral · Malty · Dry

Investment potential

Medium. The bottling is over twenty years old, the outturn was 395 bottles, and Clynelish from the 1990s is increasingly traded among collectors. Unopened examples are getting scarcer.

Did you know?

Signatory is known for printing both the cask number and the exact distillation and bottling dates on the label. It looks like a technicality, but it makes the bottles traceable, and it is one reason collectors keep a particularly close eye on this house.

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Andrew Symington has spent almost four decades picking casks for other people. Symingtons Choice is the range where he picks for himself — and he started with a sherry butt from 1995.

Expert description

Clynelish 1995/2024 Symingtons Choice 28 years is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in an oloroso sherry butt and bottled at cask strength of 53.5%.

The cask is numbered 11250, was filled on 21 November 1995 and emptied on 29 April 2024. It gave 447 bottles. The Symingtons Choice range is named after Signatory founder Andrew Symington, who entered the Whisky Magazine Hall of Fame in 2021. Leaving Clynelish for 28 years in oloroso is a bold call — the distillery's waxy core can easily be buried in sherry, but here the two hold each other in check.

Tasting notes

Nose

Deep and dark. Raisin, fig and toffee first, then orange peel, walnut and a damp tobacco note from the old wood.

Palate

Full and oily. Dried fruit, dark chocolate, candied ginger and a layer of cocoa. Beneath the sherry, Clynelish still pulls with its waxy texture and a trace of salt.

Finish

Very long and warm, with fig, nuts, dark cocoa and a dry spiced close that keeps going.

Specifications

Name: Clynelish 1995/2024 Symingtons Choice 28 years Signatory Single Highland Malt Whisky 53.5%
Distillery: Clynelish
Bottler: Signatory Vintage
Region/Country: Highlands Scotland
Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 28 years
ABV: 53.5%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Oloroso sherry butt no. 11250
Distilled: 21/11/1995
Bottled: 29/04/2024
Number of bottles: 447
Edition: Symingtons Choice

Flavour profile

Sherried · Dried Fruit · Full-bodied · Spiced · Cask Strength

Investment potential

High. Twenty-eight years in one cask, 447 bottles and a range carrying the founder's own name. Old sherried Clynelish is scarce, and demand for the distillery has climbed steadily since Brora reopened.

Did you know?

Signatory bought Edradour in 2002 — then Scotland's smallest distillery, where three men could run the whole production. Andrew Symington went from bottler to distiller without giving up either role.

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The label says The Waxy Highland Distillery and nothing else. That is the kind of silence that says the most, because only one Highland distillery is ever called waxy.

Expert description

Clynelish 1996/2020 The Waxy 24 years is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in an ex-bourbon hogshead and bottled at 48.5%.

The cask is numbered MZ01-4 and gave 353 bottles after 24 years. The release was Valinch & Mallet's hundredth, and the house marked it by leaving the distillery unnamed under the byword The Waxy — an obvious nod to the texture Clynelish is famous for. A bourbon cask over that many years lets the spirit stand forward without much cask sweetness, which is exactly the point of this kind of bottling.

Tasting notes

Nose

Beeswax and lemon oil first, then ripe pear, honey and a cool mineral note. A distant sea air sits under it all.

Palate

Dense and oily. Citrus, malt, honey and wax, with white pepper and a dry herbal edge. The 24 years have given depth without the wood taking room from the fruit.

Finish

Long and dry, with wax, mineral and a slowly fading spiced warmth.

Specifications

Name: Clynelish 1996/2020 The Waxy 24 years Valinch & Mallet Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 48,5%
Distillery: Clynelish
Bottler: Valinch & Mallet
Region/Country: Highlands Scotland
Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 24 years
ABV: 48.5%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Ex-bourbon hogshead no. MZ01-4
Distilled: 1996
Bottled: 2020
Number of bottles: 353
Edition: The Waxy 100th Whisky

Flavour profile

Waxy · Citrus · Mineral · Honeyed · Dry

Investment potential

High. Twenty-four years in one bourbon cask, 353 bottles and the status of the bottler's hundredth release. Older Clynelish from independent bottlers has become noticeably harder to source in recent years.

Did you know?

Independent bottlers often hide the distillery name when the contract forbids its use. The solution is a byword such as The Waxy, Secret Highland or a nod to the region — and for enthusiasts, guessing the house is half the fun.

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Eleven years is not much for a Clynelish. But if the cask is quiet enough, the wax comes through anyway — and you get the distillery almost in raw form.

Expert description

Clynelish 2014/2026 Càrn Mòr 11 years is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in bourbon wood and bottled at cask strength of 52.4%.

The release belongs to the Càrn Mòr Strictly Limited range from Morrison Scotch Whisky Distillers, run by brothers Brian and Jamie Morrison. The range consists solely of single batch and single cask bottlings, and once a release is gone it never returns. This one gave 264 bottles. The cask was chosen to let the distillery stand forward rather than sit on top of it — a young, energetic Clynelish with no cask make-up.

Tasting notes

Nose

Lemon oil, wax and ripe pears first. Behind them sit a light floral note and a cool mineral edge.

Palate

Creamy and lively. Citrus, honey, malt and wax, with a mild saline note and a touch of tropical fruit. The cask strength brings energy rather than sharpness.

Finish

Medium with dry mineral nuances, sweet malt and a clean, fresh close.

Specifications

Name: Clynelish 2014/2026 Carn Mor 11 years Single Highland Malt Whisky 70 cl 52,4%
Distillery: Clynelish
Bottler: Càrn Mòr
Region/Country: Highlands Scotland
Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 11 years
ABV: 52.4%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Bourbon casks
Distilled: 2014
Bottled: 2026
Number of bottles: 264
Edition: Càrn Mòr Strictly Limited

Flavour profile

Waxy · Citrus · Fresh · Mineral · Cask Strength

Investment potential

Medium. The outturn is 264 bottles from one batch, and Càrn Mòr releases are never repeated. Clynelish is at the same time a distillery attracting growing collector attention.

Did you know?

Càrn Mòr means large cairn in Gaelic. The Morrison family has been in whisky for generations — Stanley P. Morrison was behind Morrison Bowmore, and the sons have since built their own bottling house from the ground up.

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The label is a comic strip. The contents are a twenty-four year old Clynelish. That Boutique-Y Whisky Company built its entire identity on that contrast, and it still holds.

Expert description

Clynelish That Boutique-Y Whisky Company 24 years is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky bottled at 49.7% in a 50 cl bottle.

This is the house's batch 5 from Clynelish and gave 154 bottles. That Boutique-Y Whisky Company was founded in 2012 by Ben Ellefsen and is known for its hand-drawn labels, where every bottle gets its own illustration with a story inside it. Behind the playful packaging sits a quite serious selection of casks — and a twenty-four year old Clynelish is not something you stumble across.

Tasting notes

Nose

Honey cake and red berries first, then wax, orange peel and a warm spiced note from the old wood.

Palate

Full and round. Saffron, sea salt, golden syrup and ripe apples, with mild smoke appearing towards the end. The texture is thick and oily, as the age suggests.

Finish

Long, spiced and rich, with syrup, salt and a dry oak note that lingers.

Specifications

Name: Clynelish That Boutique-Y Whisky Company 24 years Single Highland Malt Whisky 49,7%
Distillery: Clynelish
Bottler: That Boutique-Y Whisky Company
Region/Country: Highlands Scotland
Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 24 years
ABV: 49.7%
Size: 50 CL
Number of bottles: 154
Edition: Batch 5
EAN no.: 5052598158163

Flavour profile

Waxy · Spiced · Syrupy · Maritime · Lightly Smoked

Investment potential

High. 154 bottles from a single batch, 24 years in cask and a distillery whose bottles have become markedly harder to find. The Boutique-y labels also have a collector following of their own.

Did you know?

That Boutique-Y Whisky Company bottles in 50 cl rather than 70 cl, precisely to make rare and old casks available to more people. The idea has since spread to other bottlers, but the house was among the first to make it a standing policy.

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John Glaser came from the wine world before he made whisky. Crimson Casks is probably the clearest evidence — sherry and red wine casks, put together the way a wine blender would have done it.

Expert description

Compass Box Crimson Casks is a Blended Malt Scotch Whisky bottled at 46% without chill filtration and without added colouring.

The bottle arrived in 2024 as part of the house core collection and is built around the influence of sherry and red wine casks. Compass Box was founded in 2000 by the American John Glaser, formerly marketing director at Johnnie Walker, and the house has since made its name by treating blending as a craft on a level with distilling. Bottling without chill filtration and without colouring is standard at Compass Box — they want the cask to speak unedited.

Tasting notes

Nose

Dark berries and raisin first, then orange peel, cinnamon and a warm note of toasted oak. A lightly tart fruit note from the red wine casks sits behind.

Palate

Rich and layered. Cherry, fig, dark chocolate and spice, with a malt sweetness holding it all together. The 46% gives structure without tightening things up.

Finish

Long and warm, with dried fruit, cocoa and a dry, lightly tannic close.

Specifications

Name: Compass Box Crimson Casks Blended Malt Scotch Whisky 46%
Bottler: Compass Box
Region/Country: Scotland
Type: Blended Malt Scotch Whisky
ABV: 46 %
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Sherry casks and red wine casks
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Edition: Crimson Casks
EAN no.: 5060632881731

Flavour profile

Sherried · Dark Berry · Spiced · Full-bodied · Chocolate

Did you know?

Compass Box has clashed with industry rules more than once. When the house published the exact age composition of its blends in 2015, it was technically against EU regulations — and it set off a debate about transparency that is still running in Scotch whisky.

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The name is invented, and it fits rather well. Nectarosity tries to catch the fruit sweetness that appears when pale malt and active American oak are given long enough together.

Expert description

Compass Box Nectarosity is a Blended Malt Scotch Whisky bottled at 46% without chill filtration and without added colouring.

The whisky matured in a combination of first fill bourbon casks, refill sherry puncheons and custom made American oak casks. The three cask types pull in different directions — vanilla and coconut from the bourbon wood, dried fruit from the sherry, and a softer spiced sweetness from the bespoke oak. Compass Box has since 2000 worked on the principle that the recipe should be told openly, and the house publishes the composition of its blends.

Tasting notes

Nose

Peach, apricot and pale honey. Under the fruit sit vanilla, coconut and a light floral note.

Palate

Fruit-sweet and round. Caramel, ripe pear, orange and vanilla, with a malt core keeping the sweetness in check. The 46% gives a decent grip without turning hard.

Finish

Medium and soft, with honey, pale caramel and a dry, spiced close.

Specifications

Name: Compass Box Nectarosity Blended Malt Scotch Whisky 46%
Bottler: Compass Box
Region/Country: Scotland
Type: Blended Malt Scotch Whisky
ABV: 46 %
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: First fill bourbon casks, sherry puncheons and American oak
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Edition: Nectarosity
EAN no.: 5060632881724

Flavour profile

Fruity · Honeyed · Vanilla · Soft · Caramel

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Compass Box does not just blend whisky — it also has casks built to order. By commissioning custom American oak with a specified toast, the house can aim at a flavour direction that does not exist in ordinary refill wood.

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