Virgin Oak was Deanston's first attempt at doing something unexpected with the house honey. This bottle predates the redesign — same idea, older packaging.

Expert description

Deanston Virgin Oak Old Version is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in traditional oak casks with a final maturation in new American oak casks and bottled at 46.3% without chill filtration and without added colouring.

The release comes from an earlier version of Virgin Oak, which Deanston later gave a new design. The idea is unchanged: fresh, untreated casks lift the pale, fruity and naturally honeyed house style with spice and vanilla sweetness. Deanston has distilled in a converted cotton mill by the River Teith since 1966 and uses no peat at all.

Tasting notes

Nose

Clean, fresh and inviting. Citrus, malt, vanilla and lightly spiced oak, with touches of honey, fresh apples and a mild nutty note.

Palate

Soft but lively. Vanilla, caramel, citrus and pale fruit, where the virgin oak casks contribute warm spice, a hint of pepper and a creamy sweetness.

Finish

Medium and lightly spiced, with vanilla, oak and a soft honey note.

Specifications

Name: Deanston Virgin Oak old version Single Highland Malt Whisky 46,3%
Distillery: Deanston
Region/Country: Highlands Scotland
Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
ABV: 46.3%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Oak casks with a new American oak finish
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Edition: Virgin Oak Old Version

Flavour profile

Vanilla · Citrus · Spiced · Honeyed · Creamy

Investment potential

Medium. A discontinued bottle design from a range still in production. Older versions of a running series become interesting precisely because they can be dated by appearance.

Did you know?

Deanston sends surplus electricity from its own hydroelectric plant out to the grid. The distillery uses nowhere near everything the River Teith can deliver, and the money from the sold power goes back into production.

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Most distilleries use casks somebody else used first. Virgin Oak does the opposite at the end — fresh casks that have never held anything but air.

Expert description

Deanston Virgin Oak is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in traditional oak casks with a final maturation in new American oak casks and bottled at 46.3% without chill filtration and without added colouring.

The whisky builds on Deanston's pale, fruity and naturally honeyed house style and then takes a lift of spice and vanilla sweetness from the untreated wood. Deanston has distilled since 1966 in a converted cotton mill by the River Teith, which also drives the distillery's hydroelectric plant. The house uses no peat at all, so all the warmth in the whisky comes from the casks.

Tasting notes

Nose

Clean, fresh and inviting. Citrus, malt, vanilla and lightly spiced oak, with touches of honey, fresh apples and a mild nutty note.

Palate

Soft but lively. Vanilla, caramel, citrus and pale fruit. The virgin oak casks contribute warm spice, a hint of pepper and a creamy sweetness that balances the fresh house style.

Finish

Medium and lightly spiced, with vanilla, oak and a soft honey note.

Specifications

Name: Deanston Virgin Oak Single Highland Malt Whisky 46,3%
Distillery: Deanston
Region/Country: Highlands Scotland
Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
ABV: 46.3%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Oak casks with a new American oak finish
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Edition: Virgin Oak
EAN no.: 5029704217458

Flavour profile

Vanilla · Citrus · Spiced · Honeyed · Creamy

Did you know?

Bourbon must by American law mature in new, charred oak casks. Scotch has no equivalent rule, which makes new wood an exception rather than the norm — Virgin Oak therefore borrows an American idea and puts it on a Scottish malt.

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The Cromdale hills rise behind Balmenach like an old spine of heather and granite. Whisky has been made here since 1824, and the distillery has never been in any hurry to shout about it. Deerstalker takes casks from this quiet place and lets them speak at their own pace.

The expert description

Deerstalker 12 Years Old is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky from Balmenach, matured in oak casks and bottled at 43% without chill filtration.

Balmenach sits beside the village of Cromdale, right on the line where the Highlands slip into Speyside. James MacGregor founded the distillery in 1824, and it is owned today by Inver House. Almost all of the spirit disappears into blends, which is why so few bottles carry the Balmenach name on the front.

The Deerstalker range comes from Aberko in Glasgow, a house that has held on to one principle throughout: the whisky is bottled without chill filtration. It is a small decision with a large consequence, because the oils that would otherwise be filtered out stay in the bottle and give the whisky a fuller texture.

Tasting notes

Nose

Fresh and gently tart. Green apple and peach arrive first, then a dusting of vanilla underneath and a dry, almost powdery grain note reminiscent of the air inside an old warehouse.

Palate

It opens tight and sour, then unfolds into pale fruit, pear and lemon peel, while a soft sweetness of vanilla and demerara sugar settles beneath.

Finish

Fuller and longer than 43% would suggest. Spice, toasted bread and a final dry note of oak.

Specifications

Name: Deerstalker 12 Years Old
Distillery: Balmenach
Bottler: Deerstalker
Region/Country: Highland Scotland
Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 12 years
ABV: 43%
Size: 70 CL
Non-chill filtered: Yes
EAN no.: 5030748100347

Flavour profile

Fresh · Fruity · Soft · Lightly spiced · Malty

Did you know?

Balmenach belongs to the small handful of Scottish distilleries still condensing their spirit in worm tubs, long coiled pipes submerged in cold water outside the stillhouse. The method is slow and takes up space, but it produces a heavier, meatier spirit than any modern condenser can deliver.

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The island of Als does not have many distilleries. In fact, there is only one — Destilleriet Als. And this is their first bottle. FIRST RELEASE at 58% is a debut expression in the most literal sense: the first whisky to leave the distillery on Als.

Expert description

Destilleriet Als FIRST RELEASE is a Danish Single Malt Whisky at 58%, bottled at 50 cl as the first expression from Destilleriet Als. The distillery is located on the island of Als in southern Jutland and produces Single Malt Whisky from Danish barley. A first release from a new micro-distillery is always an event — it marks the beginning of a production and gives whisky enthusiasts the opportunity to follow the distillery's development from its very first casks.

Tasting notes

Nose

Fresh and direct with young malt and oak. Sweetness from the casks and a light spirity undertone that opens with water.

Palate

Powerful at 58%. Sweet malt and oak with light spice. A young character that bodes well for future expressions from the distillery.

Finish

Warm and lingering. Oak and sweet malt hold on.

Specifications

Name: Destilleriet Als FIRST RELEASE
Distillery: Destilleriet Als
Region/Country: Denmark, Als
Type: Danish Single Malt Whisky
ABV: 58%
Size: 50 CL
Cask type: Bourbon
Number of bottles: 380

Flavour profile

First Release · Cask Strength · Young Malt · Oak · Sweetness

Investment potential

Medium. First release expressions from new micro-distilleries are historically of interest to collectors and whisky enthusiasts who wish to follow a distillery's journey from the start. Destilleriet Als is one of Denmark's newest distilleries, and this first bottle marks the beginning of their single cask portfolio.

Did you know?

Als is Denmark's third largest island with a rich agricultural and industrial history. That the island now also has its own whisky distillery is another example of the growing Danish interest in locally produced malt spirits.

A mermaid swims across the label. That is no accident. The bottle was drawn for Denmark, and The Highlander Inn in Craigellachie let Hans Christian Andersen have the final word on how a Danish exclusive should look.

The expert description

Deveronside 2007/2023 Maggies Collection 16 Years Old is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky from MacDuff, matured in a hogshead and bottled at 49.8%.

MacDuff stands near Banff on the north coast, where the river Deveron meets the Moray Firth. The distillery started in 1962, and the name Deveronside appears whenever independent bottlers release MacDuff casks under something other than the distillery name. This cask, number 800219, was filled in 2007 and bottled in 2023 after sixteen years in a single hogshead. It gave 224 bottles.

Maggies Collection is The Highlander Inn’s own series, named after Maggie Riegler, a local artist from Craigellachie. She drew the labels for the inn’s bottlings until 2012 and died in 2018, but her hand still marks the range. This release is bottled without chill filtration and without added colour.

Tasting notes

Nose

Dried apricot and orange marmalade, honey on warm bread, and behind it a faint waxy note like old furniture polish.

Palate

Powerful without being harsh. Malt and pale caramel first, then baked apple, cinnamon and a nutty middle drawn out of the active hogshead.

Finish

Long and dry with pepper, orange peel and a last touch of salted caramel.

Specifications

Name: Deveronside 2007/2023 Maggies Collection 16 Years Old
Distillery: MacDuff
Bottler: The Highlander Inn
Region/Country: Highland Scotland
Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 16 years
ABV: 49.8%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Hogshead
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Distilled: 2007
Bottled: 2023
Number of bottles: 224
Edition: Maggies Collection

Flavour profile

Fruity · Malty · Spiced · Waxy · Single Cask

Investment potential

Medium. One cask, 224 bottles and a release made solely for the Danish market is a combination that has historically made bottles hard to find again. The series also carries a settled collector following around The Highlander Inn.

Did you know?

The Highlander Inn is a pub with rooms in the middle of Craigellachie, and more than five hundred different whiskies stand behind the bar. It has been run by Tatsuya Minagawa from Japan since 2011. A Scottish village inn with a Japanese landlord is not the obvious arrangement, but it works.

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A souvenir decanter from the 1986 World Cup is the kind of bottle that ties whisky interest and football history together in one piece of glass.

About the product

The Dimple 12 Year Old Souvenir Decanter was released to mark the FIFA World Cup in Mexico 1986 and holds Dimple's classic Blended Scotch Whisky at 40%. The distinctive triangular Dimple bottle makes it instantly recognisable as part of the brand's long history of special and souvenir editions.

Today it's mainly of interest as a collector's item for whisky and football fans alike — check condition and fill level before assuming it's ready to drink.

Some whiskies you can simply go out and buy. Others required you to be standing in a particular room on a particular evening. Douglas Laing turned 70 in 2018, and for the celebration a single sherry butt was emptied. Seventy bottles. Every one of them signed by hand.

The Expert's Description

Douglas Laing 70th Anniversary 20 Years Old is a Single Speyside Malt Scotch Whisky matured in a single Sherry Butt and bottled at 52%. It was created for the importers and staff who attended the company’s 70th anniversary celebration, never reached a retail shelf, and that alone explains a great deal about how few exist.

The Speyside distillery behind the whisky is undisclosed. That is standard practice when Douglas Laing bottles single casks sourced from distilleries that will not lend their name, and it is why the label reads Single Speyside Malt rather than a distillery name. The style, however, is unmistakable. Twenty years in Spanish sherry oak has pushed dark fruit and depth into the spirit without flattening Speyside's brighter malt sweetness. The cask yielded 70 bottles, hand filled and numbered, each label carrying the signatures of both Fred and Cara Laing.

Douglas Laing has been bottling whisky since 1948 and the firm remains in the family's hands. The 70th Anniversary was their own birthday present to themselves, and one of the rarest pieces of whisky history the family has ever released.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Dark ripe fruit leads: prunes, figs and long-steeped raisins. Behind that sit honey, orange peel and a dry nuttiness from the sherry oak. Give the glass fifteen minutes and vanilla arrives, along with a whisper of old leather.

Palate

Full and close to oily. Caramel and baked apple meet cinnamon and a touch of clove, with oak tannin keeping the sweetness on a short leash. The 52% reads as warmth rather than heat. A few drops of water do not break it apart, they round it out.

Finish

Long and dry. Dark chocolate, pipe tobacco and a nutty bitterness that hangs around well after the last sip. Right at the end the honey comes back.

Specifications

Name: Douglas Laing 70th Anniversary 20 Years Old Single Speyside Malt Scotch Whisky 52%
Bottler: Douglas Laing
Region/Country: Speyside, Scotland
Type: Single Speyside Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 20 years
ABV: 52%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Sherry Butt
Bottled: 2018
Number of bottles: 70
Edition: 70th Anniversary

Flavour Profile

Sherry Matured · Fruity · Spiced · Nutty · Full Bodied · Oaky

Investment Potential

High. One cask, 70 bottles, never released for general sale and signed by the family behind the firm. That combination makes the bottle genuinely hard to track down, and it has climbed considerably in value since 2018.

Did You Know?

Douglas Laing was founded in 1948 by Fred Douglas Laing. That year Scotch was still rationed after the war, and most of the whisky bottled in Scotland was shipped abroad to earn foreign currency for the British Treasury. The firm was born into a market where whisky was treated almost as a trading commodity, on a par with coal.

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Six small bottles, six Scottish regions. This is about as close to a tour of Scotland as you can get without leaving the kitchen table, and Douglas Laing has packed it into a box worth leaving out on display.

The expert description

Douglas Laing Remarkable Regional Malts is a set of six Blended Malt Scotch Whisky in 5 cl bottles, bottled between 46% and 46.8%.

The range is Douglas Laing’s attempt to translate the geography of Scottish whisky into six bottles. Each release draws malt from a single area, so the difference between a Lowland and an Islay becomes something you taste your way towards rather than read about. All six are bottled at a minimum of 46% and without chill filtration.

The set holds The Epicurean from the Lowlands at 46.2%, Timorous Beastie from the Highlands at 46.8%, Scallywag from Speyside at 46%, The Gauldrons from Campbeltown at 46.2%, Rock Island from the Islands at 46.8% and Big Peat from Islay at 46%.

Tasting notes

Nose

The range is the entire point. From the bright citrus and cut grass of The Epicurean, through the sherry sweetness of Scallywag, to the tar, smoked ham and sea salt of Big Peat.

Palate

Timorous Beastie gives honey and heather, The Gauldrons salted caramel and apple, Rock Island a soft smoke with seaweed underneath. Tasted side by side, regional character stops being an abstraction.

Finish

Short and clean at the pale end, long and sooty at the smoky one. Order matters here. Begin with Big Peat and the rest of the evening tastes of peat.

Specifications

Name: Remarkable Regional Malts
Bottler: Douglas Laing
Region/Country: Scotland
Type: Blended Malt Scotch Whisky
ABV: 46-46.8%
Size: 6 x 5 CL
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Edition: Remarkable Regional Malts
EAN no.: 5014218817362

Flavour profile

Smoky · Sherry matured · Fruity · Fresh · Maritime · Soft

Did you know?

Douglas Laing was founded in 1948 and has never owned a distillery in the conventional sense. The firm bought casks from others and grew large by choosing well. Big Peat, named after a fictional Islay fisherman, is now in such demand that the Christmas edition sells out in hours.

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A recipe said to have travelled with a prince in flight, an inn on Skye and a Gaelic phrase about a dram that satisfies. Drambuie has had almost three hundred years to embroider its own story, and it has used them well.

The expert description

Drambuie is a Scotch Whisky Liqueur built on malt whisky from the Isle of Skye, sweetened with heather honey and seasoned with herbs and spices, bottled at 40%.

The story starts in July 1746. Prince Charles Edward Stuart was in flight after the defeat at Culloden, and on his way to the Isle of Skye he was helped by John MacKinnon of Clan MacKinnon. In return, the prince is said to have handed MacKinnon the recipe for his personal liqueur. By 1873 it could be had at The Broadford Hotel on Skye, where guests called it an dram buidheach, the dram that satisfies. The Ross family registered the name as a trademark twenty years later, and The Drambuie Liqueur Company was founded in 1914.

In 1916 Drambuie became the first liqueur admitted to the House of Lords, and it reached Buckingham Palace the following year. Prohibition in the United States and the Second World War came close to killing the brand off, but it survived. Drambuie is owned today by William Grant & Sons.

Tasting notes

Nose

Orange peel and honey first, then aniseed, saffron and a dry herbal edge that keeps the sweetness in check.

Palate

Oily and full. Honey, toffee and citrus settle first, then the malt whisky pushes through with spice and a clean acidity that lifts the whole thing.

Finish

Warm and long with nutmeg, clove and a final bitter orange note.

Specifications

Name: Drambuie
Producer: Drambuie
Region/Country: Scotland
Type: Scotch Whisky Liqueur
ABV: 40%
Size: 70 CL
EAN no.: 5010391100703
Serving suggestion: Neat over ice or in a Rusty Nail with Blended Scotch Whisky

Flavour profile

Sweet · Spiced · Honeyed · Citrus · Herbal

Did you know?

The name Rusty Nail only appeared in the 1960s at a club in New York, but the drink had been around for decades under other names, among them BIF, D and S and Little Club No. 1. It was only once bartenders settled on a single name that it truly caught on.

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One single barrel, undiluted strength — Driftless Glen's rawest, most direct expression.

Expert description

Driftless Glen Single Barrel Cask Strength Straight Bourbon Whiskey comes from a single, hand-selected barrel and is bottled without vatting or dilution, at cask strength 58 %. Driftless Glen Distillery was founded in 2012 in Baraboo, Wisconsin, by Brian and Reneé Bemis, who scoured the country for a place with the right grain and water for bourbon and rye — and found it in the Driftless Area, a part of Wisconsin the glaciers of the last ice age bypassed. The distillery is housed in a restored 1800s building on the Baraboo River, near Circus World, and produces its whiskey grain-to-glass from local grain and water.

Tasting notes

Nose

The nose is intense with rye, caramel and spiced oak.

Palate

The palate is powerful and concentrated with rye, sweetness and pronounced oak spice.

Finish

The finish is long, warm and spicy.

Specifications

Name: Driftless Glen Single Barrel Cask Strength Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Distillery: Driftless Glen Distillery
Region/Country: Baraboo, Wisconsin, USA
Type: Straight Bourbon Whiskey
ABV: 58 %
Size: 70 CL
Cask Strength

Flavour profile

Powerful · Spiced · Concentrated · Oak

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One single barrel, undiluted strength — Driftless Glen's rawest, most direct expression.

Expert description

Driftless Glen Single Barrel Cask Strength Straight Bourbon Whiskey comes from a single, hand-selected barrel and is bottled without vatting or dilution, at cask strength 60,5 %. Driftless Glen Distillery was founded in 2012 in Baraboo, Wisconsin, by Brian and Reneé Bemis, who scoured the country for a place with the right grain and water for bourbon and rye — and found it in the Driftless Area, a part of Wisconsin the glaciers of the last ice age bypassed. The distillery is housed in a restored 1800s building on the Baraboo River, near Circus World, and produces its whiskey grain-to-glass from local grain and water.

Tasting notes

Nose

The nose is intense with rye, caramel and spiced oak.

Palate

The palate is powerful and concentrated with rye, sweetness and pronounced oak spice.

Finish

The finish is long, warm and spicy.

Specifications

Name: Driftless Glen Single Barrel Cask Strength Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Distillery: Driftless Glen Distillery
Region/Country: Baraboo, Wisconsin, USA
Type: Straight Bourbon Whiskey
ABV: 60,5 %
Size: 70 CL
Cask Strength

Flavour profile

Powerful · Spiced · Concentrated · Oak

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One single barrel, undiluted strength — Driftless Glen's rawest, most direct expression.

Expert description

Driftless Glen Single Barrel Cask Strength Straight Bourbon Whiskey comes from a single, hand-selected barrel and is bottled without vatting or dilution, at cask strength 61,5 %. Driftless Glen Distillery was founded in 2012 in Baraboo, Wisconsin, by Brian and Reneé Bemis, who scoured the country for a place with the right grain and water for bourbon and rye — and found it in the Driftless Area, a part of Wisconsin the glaciers of the last ice age bypassed. The distillery is housed in a restored 1800s building on the Baraboo River, near Circus World, and produces its whiskey grain-to-glass from local grain and water.

Tasting notes

Nose

The nose is intense with rye, caramel and spiced oak.

Palate

The palate is powerful and concentrated with rye, sweetness and pronounced oak spice.

Finish

The finish is long, warm and spicy.

Specifications

Name: Driftless Glen Single Barrel Cask Strength Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Distillery: Driftless Glen Distillery
Region/Country: Baraboo, Wisconsin, USA
Type: Straight Bourbon Whiskey
ABV: 61,5 %
Size: 70 CL
Cask Strength

Flavour profile

Powerful · Spiced · Concentrated · Oak

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One single barrel, undiluted strength — Driftless Glen's rawest, most direct expression.

Expert description

Driftless Glen Single Barrel Cask Strength Straight Rye Whiskey comes from a single, hand-selected barrel and is bottled without vatting or dilution, at cask strength 60 %. Driftless Glen Distillery was founded in 2012 in Baraboo, Wisconsin, by Brian and Reneé Bemis, who scoured the country for a place with the right grain and water for bourbon and rye — and found it in the Driftless Area, a part of Wisconsin the glaciers of the last ice age bypassed. The distillery is housed in a restored 1800s building on the Baraboo River, near Circus World, and produces its whiskey grain-to-glass from local grain and water.

Tasting notes

Nose

The nose is intense with pepper, caramel and spiced oak.

Palate

The palate is powerful and concentrated with pepper, sweetness and pronounced oak spice.

Finish

The finish is long, warm and spicy.

Specifications

Name: Driftless Glen Single Barrel Cask Strength Straight Rye Whiskey
Distillery: Driftless Glen Distillery
Region/Country: Baraboo, Wisconsin, USA
Type: Straight Rye Whiskey
ABV: 60 %
Size: 70 CL
Cask Strength

Flavour profile

Powerful · Spiced · Concentrated · Oak

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Grain-to-glass bourbon from a Wisconsin area the ice age bypassed.

Expert description

Driftless Glen Small Batch Straight Bourbon Whiskey is the distillery's core expression, mashed, distilled and bottled on site from local grain, bottled at 48%. Driftless Glen Distillery was founded in 2012 in Baraboo, Wisconsin, by Brian and Reneé Bemis, who scoured the country for a place with the right grain and water for bourbon and rye — and found it in the Driftless Area, a part of Wisconsin the glaciers of the last ice age bypassed. The distillery is housed in a restored 1800s building on the Baraboo River, near Circus World, and produces its whiskey grain-to-glass from local grain and water.

Tasting notes

Nose

The nose offers caramel, vanilla and lightly toasted grain.

Palate

The palate is full and sweet with caramel, honey and a hint of spiced oak.

Finish

The finish is medium-length, warm and lightly spiced.

Specifications

Name: Driftless Glen Small Batch Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Distillery: Driftless Glen Distillery
Region/Country: Baraboo, Wisconsin, USA
Type: Straight Bourbon Whiskey
ABV: 48%
Size: 70 CL

Flavour profile

Caramel · Vanilla · Full-bodied · Spiced

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Rye's spicy edge, grown and distilled in the same Wisconsin valley.

Expert description

Driftless Glen Small Batch Straight Rye Whiskey is made from a rye-dominant mash bill, mashed, distilled and bottled at the distillery, bottled at 48%. Driftless Glen Distillery was founded in 2012 in Baraboo, Wisconsin, by Brian and Reneé Bemis, who scoured the country for a place with the right grain and water for bourbon and rye — and found it in the Driftless Area, a part of Wisconsin the glaciers of the last ice age bypassed. The distillery is housed in a restored 1800s building on the Baraboo River, near Circus World, and produces its whiskey grain-to-glass from local grain and water.

Tasting notes

Nose

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

Palate

The palate is spicy and dry with rye, pepper and caramel.

Finish

The finish is medium-length, spiced and lightly peppery.

Specifications

Name: Driftless Glen Small Batch Straight Rye Whiskey
Distillery: Driftless Glen Distillery
Region/Country: Baraboo, Wisconsin, USA
Type: Straight Rye Whiskey
ABV: 48%
Size: 70 CL

Flavour profile

Spicy · Rye · Pepper · Dry

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Drookit is Scots for soaked through, the kind of wet you get when the rain arrives sideways. Little Brown Dog has handed the name to a whisky bottled at cask strength that still lands softly.

The expert description

Drookit Dug 2011 is a Blended Scotch Whisky matured in refill sherry butts and bottled at cask strength 43.6%.

The point of this bottle is a small technical detail with a large consequence. After twelve years the two casks had lost so much strength that they arrived at 43.6% entirely on their own. Rather than dilute a stronger whisky down to that level, Little Brown Dog bottled the casks exactly as they stood. The result carries the texture and concentration you would normally associate with far higher strengths, in a form you can drink a full glass of.

The whisky was distilled in 2011 and bottled in 2023 from two refill sherry butts with a high malt content. It yielded 509 bottles, neither chill filtered nor coloured.

Tasting notes

Nose

Thick cut marmalade, bay leaf and a puff of pink candy floss. The sherry is present without filling the whole room.

Palate

Soft and full of pastry. Bread and butter pudding, rose water Turkish delight and a note of fresh strawberry behind it.

Finish

Toasted marshmallows on hot chocolate. Sweet, round and longer than the strength would lead you to expect.

Specifications

Name: Drookit Dug 2011
Bottler: Little Brown Dog
Region/Country: Scotland
Type: Blended Scotch Whisky
Age: 12 years
ABV: 43.6%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Refill Sherry Butt
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Distilled: 2011
Bottled: 2023
Number of bottles: 509

Flavour profile

Sherry matured · Fruity · Soft · Sweet · Creamy

Did you know?

Little Brown Dog began as a crowdfunding project in Aberdeenshire, where buyers could club together to finance a whole cask. The dog on the label is not a logo bought from an agency but the firm’s own, and every release carries it.

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Second round for the little brown dog. Same idea, a cask strength that lands low all by itself, but nine years on a different combination of wood, and the result has a firmer edge than its predecessor.

The expert description

Drookit Dug 9 Years Old is a Blended Scotch Whisky matured in a combination of bourbon and sherry casks and bottled at cask strength 45.2%.

Little Brown Dog has assembled it from malt and grain whisky, with a smaller share of older grain pulling the balance in a softer direction. The wood covers both 1st fill and refill bourbon and sherry casks, and nine years have given the whisky more depth than the original Drookit Dug without shifting its underlying character.

Like the rest of the range it is bottled at cask strength with no dilution, no chill filtration and no added colour. The 45.2% is simply where the casks themselves ended up.

Tasting notes

Nose

Vanilla and pale caramel from the bourbon wood, with dried apricot and a thread of cinnamon coming off the sherry side.

Palate

Rounder and more settled than its predecessor. Honey and coconut first, then raisin and dark chocolate, with a grain sweetness holding it together.

Finish

Medium length and dry with oak, black pepper and a last nutty note.

Specifications

Name: Drookit Dug 9 Years Old
Bottler: Little Brown Dog
Region/Country: Scotland
Type: Blended Scotch Whisky
Age: 9 years
ABV: 45.2%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Bourbon and sherry casks
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes

Flavour profile

Fruity · Soft · Creamy · Spiced · Malty

Did you know?

Grain whisky has long carried a reputation as the anonymous filler in a blend, yet it is precisely older grain that gives bottles like this their creamy texture. Little Brown Dog uses it deliberately as an ingredient rather than as padding, and says so on the label.

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Drumshanbo Single Pot Still uses a unique Irish touch with oats in the mash bill, giving the whiskey an extra creamy, delicious mouthfeel.

Expert Review

Drumshanbo Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey is a Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey, bottled at 43%.

The whiskey is distilled three times and subsequently matured in Oloroso sherry casks and Kentucky bourbon casks. It is made from a blend of Irish malted barley, Barra oats and unmalted barley, a unique Irish touch that gives the whiskey a creamy, delicious mouthfeel. Drumshanbo comes from The Shed Distillery, known for experimenting with unconventional ingredients in their whiskeys.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Malt and light sweetness.

Palate

Creamy with notes from sherry and bourbon.

Finish

Soft and delicious.

Specifications

Name: Drumshanbo
Distillery: The Shed Distillery
Region/Country: Ireland
Type: Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey
Cask: Kentucky Bourbon & Oloroso Sherry Casks
ABV: 43%
Size: 70 CL
Other: Triple Distilled
EAN no.: 5391530350273

Flavour Profile

Creamy · Malty · Sherried · Soft · Unique

Did You Know?

Drumshanbo uses Barra oats in its mash bill, an unusual choice among Irish whiskeys that contributes to the creamy mouthfeel.
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Dumbarton 1987/2003 Cadenhead's Authentic Collection 15 Years Single Lowland Malt Scotch Whisky

A red‑brick giant at the meeting of the Leven and Clyde, once home to whisky on a scale few distilleries could match — and guarded by a flock of Chinese geese. That’s the origin of this dram: a rarity from a place that no longer exists.

This is a bottle for the collector who chases the lost. Dumbarton was primarily a massive grain distillery, built in 1938 by Hiram Walker to supply the Ballantine’s blend. But inside the same complex stood a small malt distillery called Inverleven, and it is that malt spirit you find in this bottle. Cadenhead’s — Scotland’s oldest independent bottler, founded in 1842 — chose to label it “Dumbarton” rather than Inverleven, something worth knowing if you search for it in databases or at auction.

It was distilled in 1987 and bottled in March 2003 after 15 years in a single bourbon hogshead. Only 294 bottles came from the cask. The whisky is part of Cadenhead’s Authentic Collection — their series of single‑cask releases, un‑chillfiltered, natural colour, and bottled at full cask strength. This is whisky in its most unfiltered form, and at 58.1% it makes itself known. The Inverleven stills fell silent forever in 1991, and the Dumbarton complex closed in 2002 before being demolished. The stills were moved to Islay, where they now serve Bruichladdich and The Botanist gin. There will be no more whisky like this.

A classic Lowlander in character — light, fresh and grassy rather than heavy or smoky.

Nose: Grassy and fresh, like sitting by a roadside ditch on a summer day. Plenty of citrus and bright fruit.
Palate: Dry and spicy with the warmth of full cask strength. A sweet core beneath the sharpness, with grain and pale fruit.
Finish: Medium length, clean and citrus‑driven. The warmth fades slowly.

Smoky: no · Fruity · Citrus · Grassy · Spicy · Cask Strength

Name: Dumbarton 1987/2003 Cadenhead's Authentic Collection 15 Years
Distillery: Dumbarton (Inverleven stills)
Bottler: Cadenhead’s
Region/Country: Lowland, Scotland
Type: Single Malt Scotch Whisky
ABV: 58.1%
Size: 700 ml
Cask type: Bourbon hogshead
Distilled: 1987
Bottled: March 2003
Bottles: 294
Edition: Authentic Collection
Other: Un‑chillfiltered, natural colour

Investment potential: Medium. A closed and demolished distillery, single cask, only 294 bottles, and a respected bottler — all factors that push value upward. But Inverleven/Dumbarton does not have the same cult following as the big names, so price growth is driven more by rarity than hype. A bottle that typically trades above its original retail price, but without dramatic spikes.

Did you know? Dumbarton had its own security force: around 100 Chinese geese, introduced in 1959 to guard the warehouses. They became so famous they appeared in Ballantine’s adverts. When the distillery closed, the last seven geese were retired and sent to Glasgow Green.

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Dumbarton no longer exists. The great red brick complex on the river Clyde was pulled down, and all that remains are the casks that made it out in time. This is one of them.

The expert description

Dumbarton 2000/2021 Coopers Choice 20 Years Old is a Lowland Single Grain Scotch Whisky matured in a bourbon cask and bottled at cask strength 56.5%.

Hiram Walker built Dumbarton in 1938 as one of the largest grain distilleries in Scotland, and for decades it supplied the backbone of the Ballantine’s blends. Production stopped in 2002, the buildings came down, and the site has since become housing. That turns any bottling carrying the Dumbarton name into a time capsule, because no more is coming.

This cask, number 211097, was filled in November 2000 and bottled in 2021 after twenty years. The Coopers Choice is The Vintage Malt Whisky Company’s range of single cask bottlings, and as usual they have neither chill filtered nor coloured it. The cask gave 234 bottles.

Tasting notes

Nose

Coconut and vanilla pod settle first, then buttery pastry, ripe banana and a faint note of sawdust off the active bourbon wood.

Palate

Sweet and oily in spite of the high strength. Caramel, corn sweetness and creme brulee, with a growing spice of nutmeg and white pepper.

Finish

Long and warm. Toffee, toasted oak and a dry, almost powdery close that is typical of well-aged grain whisky.

Specifications

Name: Dumbarton 2000/2021 Coopers Choice 20 Years Old
Distillery: Dumbarton
Bottler: The Coopers Choice
Region/Country: Lowland Scotland
Type: Lowland Single Grain Scotch Whisky
Age: 20 years
ABV: 56.5%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Bourbon cask
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Distilled: November 2000
Bottled: 2021
Number of bottles: 234
EAN no.: 5024720861357

Flavour profile

Sweet · Creamy · Vanilla · Spiced · Single Cask

Investment potential

Medium. Dumbarton closed in 2002 and the remaining stock only ever shrinks. A silent distillery, twenty years in wood and just 234 bottles from a single cask is the kind of release that tends to disappear from shelves and prove difficult to find again.

Did you know?

Dumbarton housed its own malt whisky production inside the complex under the name Inverleven, and for decades a giant Ballantine’s sign stood on the roof, visible from the motorway. The sign came down with everything else.

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Twenty-three years is a long time for a grain whisky. Long enough that the cereal stops tasting of cereal and starts tasting of a bakery, and just short enough that the cask has not taken over.

The expert description

Dumbarton 23 Years Old Dram Mor is a Lowland Single Grain Scotch Whisky matured in a refill bourbon barrel and bottled at cask strength 57.1%.

Dumbarton on the river Clyde closed in 2002 and was later demolished. The distillery supplied grain whisky to some of the largest blends in Scotland, and only rarely did any of it appear in its own right. With every year that passes, the remaining casks grow fewer.

Dram Mor selected cask number 211885, a refill bourbon barrel that still stood at 57.1% after twenty-three years. The whisky is bottled without chill filtration and without added colour, and the cask gave 182 bottles. The name Dram Mor means big dram in Gaelic.

Tasting notes

Nose

Creamy vanilla with a hint of cherry tart and sweet, buttery shortcrust pastry.

Palate

Sweet and buttery with a surprisingly three-dimensional depth for a single grain. Delicate spices tie it together and keep the sweetness in place.

Finish

Warming and more robust than you might expect, in the best possible way, closing with oak and dried fruit.

Specifications

Name: Dumbarton 23 Years Old
Distillery: Dumbarton
Bottler: Dram Mor
Region/Country: Lowland Scotland
Type: Lowland Single Grain Scotch Whisky
Age: 23 years
ABV: 57.1%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Refill Bourbon Barrel
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Number of bottles: 182

Flavour profile

Sweet · Creamy · Vanilla · Pastry · Single Cask

Investment potential

Medium. Dumbarton is closed and demolished, the bottling comes from one cask, and only 182 bottles exist. Old grain whisky from silent Lowland distilleries has drawn considerably more collector attention in recent years than it did a decade ago.

Did you know?

Grain whisky matures more slowly than malt because the spirit is cleaner and carries fewer heavy compounds for the wood to work on. That is why an age statement like twenty-three years is unremarkable here, while the same years on a malt would often leave the cask in charge.

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A 10-year-old bourbon named after America's national bird.

Expert description

Eagle Rare 10 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey is Buffalo Trace Distillery's age-stated core expression, matured for at least 10 years, bottled at 45%. Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort, Kentucky, is the oldest continuously operating distillery in the United States. The site was first built as a commercial distillery in 1858 and later taken over by Colonel Edmund Haynes Taylor Jr., often called 'the father of the modern bourbon industry'. The distillery continued production through Prohibition under a medicinal licence and has been owned by the family-run Sazerac Company since 1992.

Tasting notes

Nose

The nose is full with caramel, honey and a hint of dried fruit.

Palate

The palate offers brown sugar, toasted wood and spice.

Finish

The finish is long, warm and round.

Specifications

Name: Eagle Rare 10 år Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Distillery: Buffalo Trace Distillery
Region/Country: Frankfort, Kentucky, USA
Type: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Age: 10 years
ABV: 45%
Size: 70 CL

Flavour profile

Full-bodied · Spiced · Warm · Caramel

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Rye and malted barley meet in two separate pot still runs at East London Liquor Company, where East London's first distillery in over 100 years makes its own take on rye whisky.

Expert Description

East London Rye 2022 is an English Rye Whisky made from 55% malted rye and 45% malted barley, bottled at 47%.

The whisky is double pot distilled and is a vatting of 15-16 casks matured in a combination of regenerated oak, Hungarian oak, American oak and even old London brandy casks. This is the 2022 release of East London Liquor Company's Rye series, with the distillery – founded in 2014 at Bow Wharf – continuing its experimental approach to English whisky production.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Roasted nuts, dried fruit and toasty spices with a hint of red chilli.

Palate

Apricot, black pepper, honey and dry oak, while a floral sweetness builds alongside rye bread and salted butter, finished with lingering citrus tones.

Finish

Spicy and dry with lingering citrus and a hint of honey.

Specifications

Name: East London Rye 2022
Distillery: East London Liquor Company
Region/Country: England
Type: Rye Whisky
ABV: 47%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Regenerated oak, Hungarian oak, American oak and brandy casks
Distillation method: Double pot still
Serving suggestion: Enjoy neat or in cocktails

Distillery: East London Liquor Company

Flavour Profile

Spicy · Fruity · Nutty · Dry · Complex

Did You Know?

East London Liquor Company was the first distillery in the East End for over 100 years when it opened in 2014, and their rye whisky even uses old London brandy casks in maturation – a detail that underlines the distillery's local roots.

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Norfolk barley is brewed, distilled and matured all the way through at East London Liquor Company, who insist on controlling the entire process themselves from grain to bottle.

Expert Description

East London Single Malt 2022 is an English Single Malt Whisky made from 100% malted barley from Norfolk, bottled at 47%.

The whisky is brewed, distilled and matured at East London Liquor Company, using 100% malted barley grown in Norfolk. The whisky is double pot distilled and has matured for a minimum of 3 years in a combination of bourbon and rye casks from Sonoma as well as bourbon casks from Kentucky. East London Liquor Company opened in 2014 as the first distillery in the East End for over a century and prides itself on controlling the entire process from grain to bottle.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Stewed apples, chocolate and oatmeal biscuits.

Palate

Ripe pineapple with a touch of Szechuan pepper, giving a light spicy edge to the fruity sweetness.

Finish

Lingering spice with a gentle touch of chocolate and ripe apples.

Specifications

Name: East London Single Malt 2022
Distillery: East London Liquor Company
Region/Country: England
Type: Single Malt Whisky
Age: Minimum 3 Years
ABV: 47%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Bourbon and rye casks from Sonoma and bourbon casks from Kentucky
Distillation method: Double pot still
Serving suggestion: Enjoy neat, on the rocks or in cocktails

Distillery: East London Liquor Company

Flavour Profile

Fruity · Spicy · Gentle · Rounded · Creamy

Did You Know?

East London Liquor Company insists on brewing, distilling and maturing their whisky from scratch using Norfolk barley, unlike many new English distilleries that often buy ready-malted grain or even import whisky for bottling.

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Some whiskies don't need a story about rare casks or exotic finishes — they get by just fine on clean, classic Highland character. This 10-year-old is one of them.

The expert's description

Edradour 10 years old Old Version is a Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky bottled at 43%.

This release represents Edradour's classic, earlier label for the 10-year-old bottling — a simple, honest introduction to the distillery's light, floral and lightly sherried style. Without experimental casks or special finishes, the whisky shows what Edradour is at its core, when it sticks to what the distillery has always done best.

Tasting notes

Nose

Soft malt, honey and a hint of apple, with a lightly nutty undercurrent.

Palate

Round and lightly sherried with caramel, dried fruit and a fine spiciness.

Finish

Short to medium in length with warm malt and a gentle, dry finish.

Specifications

Name: Edradour 10 years old Old Version Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 43%
Distillery: Edradour
Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 10 years
ABV: 43 %
Size: 70 CL
Distillation method: Double distilled
Edition: Old Version
EAN no.: 5010739370102

Flavour profile

Smooth · Fruity

Did you know?

Edradour was known for many years as Scotland's smallest distillery — a status now held by others, but one that still shapes the distillery's handmade image.

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1999 was a year when Edradour distilled whisky that, 21 years later, would meet Italian Barolo wine — the result is a discontinued rarity many collectors seek out.

The expert's description

Edradour 1999 Vintage Barolo Cask Finish 21 years old is a Single Highland Malt Whisky finished in Barolo casks and bottled at 54.8%.

The whisky was distilled on 9 August 1999 and, after a long primary maturation, received a finishing period in casks that previously held Barolo, a powerful Italian red wine from Piedmont made from Nebbiolo grapes. The whisky was bottled on 21 October 2020 after 21 years of total maturation and is today a discontinued vintage release.

Tasting notes

Nose

Dried cherries and rose petals, with a tannic undercurrent of tar and a hint of fresh malt.

Palate

Dark berries and a lightly bitter tannic grip, where the malt keeps a soft, honeyed base beneath the wine's intensity.

Finish

Long with dry tannins, black pepper and a finish of dark cherries and leather.

Specifications

Name: Edradour 1999 Vintage Barolo Cask Finish 21 years old Single Highland Malt Whisky 54.8%
Distillery: Edradour
Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 21 years
ABV: 54,8 %
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Barolo cask finish
Distillation method: Double distilled
Distilled: 09/08/1999
Bottled: 21/10/2020
Edition: Vintage 1999

Flavour profile

Fruity · Spicy

Investment potential

This release is assessed to have high investment potential, largely due to the 1999 vintage, 21 years of maturation and a rare Barolo cask finish from a discontinued bottling. This is a general assessment based on available information about rarity and demand, not a guarantee of future value growth.

Did you know?

Barolo is often called 'the king of wines' in Italy because of its power and ageing potential — qualities that make the cask particularly well suited to finishing older, already complex whiskies like this one.

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Same vintage, same age — but a completely different wine world. Where its sister bottle got Barolo, this 1999 distillate instead met Bordeaux.

The expert's description

Edradour 1999 Vintage Bordeaux Cask Finish 21 years old is a Single Highland Malt Whisky finished in Bordeaux casks and bottled at 55.7%.

The whisky was distilled on 12 October 1999 and, after its primary maturation, received a finishing period in casks that previously held Bordeaux red wine. The whisky was bottled on 21 October 2020 after 21 years of total maturation and, like its Barolo sibling, is a discontinued vintage release.

Tasting notes

Nose

Blackcurrant and cassis, with a lightly cedary undercurrent and a hint of tobacco.

Palate

Dark berries and plum, where the Bordeaux cask's tannins meet Edradour's soft, honeyed malt.

Finish

Long with dry tannin, cedar and a finish of dark chocolate.

Specifications

Name: Edradour 1999 Vintage Bordeaux Cask Finish 21 years old Single Highland Malt Whisky 55.7%
Distillery: Edradour
Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 21 years
ABV: 55,7 %
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Bordeaux cask finish
Distillation method: Double distilled
Distilled: 12/10/1999
Bottled: 21/10/2020
Edition: Vintage 1999

Flavour profile

Fruity · Spicy

Investment potential

This release is assessed to have high investment potential, largely due to the 1999 vintage, 21 years of maturation and a rare Bordeaux cask finish from a discontinued bottling. This is a general assessment based on available information about rarity and demand, not a guarantee of future value growth.

Did you know?

Bordeaux casks are used more rarely for whisky finishing than sherry and port, because French wine casks are traditionally sold on for other purposes rather than ending up with Scottish distilleries — making this cask type a genuine rarity in Scotch whisky.

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Symington's Choice is Signatory Vintage's way of celebrating the very best casks — single casks so good they deserve their own name on the label.

The expert's description

Edradour 2000/2024 Symington's Choice 23 years old is a Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky matured in a 1st fill Oloroso sherry butt and bottled at 56.2%.

The whisky was distilled on 17 November 2000 and matured for 23 years in a single 1st fill Oloroso sherry butt, cask #3151, before being bottled by Signatory Vintage on 29 April 2024. Only 656 bottles were drawn, and each bottle is individually numbered as part of the prestigious Symington's Choice series, which gathers some of the finest single casks from Signatory's warehouse.

Tasting notes

Nose

Dark chocolate, dried fig and walnut, with a deep, sherry-dark sweetness and a hint of old oak.

Palate

Full-bodied and complex with raisin, caramelised sugar and a warm spiciness of clove and liquorice.

Finish

Very long with lingering dark fruit, leather and a fine, dry bitterness.

Specifications

Name: Edradour 2000/2024 Symington's Choice 23 years old Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 56.2%
Distillery: Edradour
Bottler: Signatory Vintage
Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 23 years
ABV: 56,2 %
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: 1st fill Oloroso Sherry butt (cask no. 3151)
Distillation method: Double distilled
Distilled: 17/11/2000
Bottled: 29/04/2024
Number of bottles: Only 656 bottles
Edition: Symington's Choice

Flavour profile

Sherry-matured · Spicy · Creamy

Investment potential

This release is assessed to have high investment potential, largely due to single cask status, 23 years of maturation and only 656 bottles in Signatory Vintage's prestigious Symington's Choice series. This is a general assessment based on available information about rarity and demand, not a guarantee of future value growth.

Did you know?

Symington's Choice is named after Andrew Symington, who founded Signatory Vintage in 1988 and bought Edradour Distillery in 2002 — the series brings together the single casks he personally judges to be the most exceptional.

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There's a quiet confidence to a whisky that's been allowed to rest for 21 years in a single sherry cask. No rush, no shortcuts — just time and good wood.

The expert's description

Edradour 2001/2023 Oloroso Sherry Butt 21 years old is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in a refill ex-bourbon hogshead and Oloroso sherry butt and bottled at 52.1%.

The whisky was distilled in 2001 and matured for 21 years, split across cask no. 2413, 2414 and 2504, before being bottled in July 2023. The Oloroso sherry has given the whisky a deep, reddish-brown colour and a rich, nutty sweetness that balances Edradour's light, unpeated character. With 1,919 bottles, this is one of the rarer releases from the distillery's core range.

Tasting notes

Nose

Raisins, walnut and a hint of orange peel sit over a soft malt aroma, with a deep, sherry-dark sweetness underneath.

Palate

Rich and rounded with dried apricot, dark chocolate and a lightly spiced oak. The sherry gives the whisky body without ever drowning out the malt's character.

Finish

Long and warm with lingering notes of dark caramel, walnut shell and a dry, elegant finish.

Specifications

Name: Edradour 2001/2023 Oloroso Sherry Butt 21 years old Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 52.1%
Distillery: Edradour
Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 21 years
ABV: 52,1 %
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Refill ex-bourbon hogshead and Oloroso Sherry butt (cask no. 2413, 2414 and 2504)
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Distillation method: Double distilled
Distilled: 2001
Bottled: 03/07/2023
Number of bottles: Only 1,919 bottles
EAN no.: 5021944123575

Flavour profile

Sherry-matured · Fruity · Spicy · Smooth

Investment potential

This release is assessed to have medium investment potential, largely due to 21 years of maturation, sherry influence and a bottle run under 2,000. This is a general assessment based on available information about rarity and demand, not a guarantee of future value growth.

Did you know?

Edradour sits so close to Signatory Vintage's bottling facilities in Pitlochry that the two companies practically share a home — Signatory has owned the distillery since 2002.

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An 8-year-old whisky sounds young on paper, but when cask strength hits 57.4%, there's nothing thin about the experience.

The expert's description

Edradour 2003/2011 Second Release 8 years old is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in a bourbon cask and bottled at 57.4%.

The whisky was distilled in 2003 and matured for 8 years in a bourbon cask before being bottled in 2011 as the second release in its series. Despite the relatively young age, the high natural cask strength gives the whisky an intense, concentrated character, where the bourbon cask's vanilla and Edradour's light, floral core play off each other clearly. 1,820 bottles were released.

Tasting notes

Nose

Fresh vanilla and green apple, with a hint of honey and a lightly peppery edge.

Palate

Intense and spicy with citrus peel, caramel and a fine warmth from the high strength.

Finish

Medium length with lingering vanilla and a dry, spicy finish.

Specifications

Name: Edradour 2003/2011 Second Release 8 years old Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 57.4%
Distillery: Edradour
Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 8 years
ABV: 57,4 %
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Bourbon cask
Natural colour: Yes
Distillation method: Double distilled
Distilled: 2003
Bottled: 2011
Number of bottles: Only 1,820 bottles
Edition: Second Release

Flavour profile

Spicy · Fresh

Did you know?

Edradour has historically sold a large share of its production to independent bottlers such as Signatory Vintage rather than bottling solely under its own name — a practice that explains the wide range of vintage and series names associated with the distillery.

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