Mossburn built The Cask Collaboration Series around a single question: what happens when two entirely different spirits traditions borrow each other's casks?

Expert's Description

Mossburn 12 Year Old Foursquare Rum Finish is a Speyside Blended Malt Scotch Whisky finished in casks from the Foursquare distillery in Barbados, bottled at cask strength 57.7%.

The whisky began life as a classic Speyside blended malt, matured for 12 years in ex-bourbon casks, before being moved into American oak casks that had previously held matured Foursquare rum – barrels hand-selected directly at the distillery in St. Philip.

Tasting Notes

Nose

The nose offers dark cane sugar, molasses and banana.

Palate

On the palate there is ripe banana and tropical sweetness, while caramelised sugar adds a final twist.

Finish

The finish is warm and sweet.

Specifications

Distillery: Mossburn
Region/Country: Speyside, Scotland
Type: Speyside Blended Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 12 years
ABV: 57.7 %
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Ex-Bourbon & American Oak, finished in Foursquare rum casks
Edition: The Cask Collaboration Series
EAN no.: 5060033847619

Flavour Profile

Tropical · Sweet · Spicy · Full-bodied

Did You Know?

Foursquare Distillery in Barbados, known as one of the world's most respected rum producers, itself supplied the casks in which this Speyside whisky received its final maturation.

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One day there was no Thornæs 1st Release. Then there was. That is how it feels with the first bottles from a new distillery – and Thornæs Distillery in North Zealand's 1st Release is exactly that: the beginning.

Expert description

Thornæs 1st Release is an organic Danish Single Malt Whisky bottled at 50.9% from Thornæs Distillery in North Zealand. It is the distillery's very first official whisky release – the historic bottle that marks the moment a distillery goes from being new to having a history. Thornæs is an organic distillery in North Zealand working with local ingredients and small batch production. The 1st Release came in 50 cl at 50.9% – a clean, naturally bottled expression from the first casks. As a 1st Release, the bottle is now historic for everyone following Danish whisky.

Tasting notes

Nose

Fresh and organic with the clear North Zealand distillate at the centre. Lightly fruity with the imprint of organic grain and early maturation.

Palate

50.9% gives body and weight. The early maturation is noticeable, but the distillate quality is clear – clean, fruity and with potential for what comes after in the distillery's future releases.

Finish

Fresh and relatively short – a young distillery's signature rather than long maturation.

Specifications

Name: Thornæs 1st Release
Distillery: Thornæs Distillery
Region/Country: North Zealand, Denmark
Type: Organic Danish Single Malt Whisky
ABV: 50.9%
Size: 50 CL

Flavour profile

Fresh · Organic · Grainy · Historic

Investment potential

High. A 1st Release from a distillery is by definition a rare historic bottle – there is no second first release. Thornæs 1st Release is the bottle that marks the start of an organic Danish distillery, and it is no longer in production.

Did you know?

First releases from new distilleries tend to rise in collector value over time – not necessarily because the whisky is the best bottle the distillery will ever make, but because they represent a unique historic moment. Thornæs 1st Release is the very concrete proof that one day, organic whisky started being distilled in North Zealand.

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Some whiskies only get better with time. This one has waited twenty-six years in a single sherry cask, making it one of the oldest Arran bottlings ever sent to Denmark.

A sherry hogshead, tucked away in the Arran warehouses since the mid-nineties, now drawn straight from the wood.

Expert Description

Arran 1996/2023 Single Cask Denmark 26 Year Old is a Single Islands Malt Scotch Whisky matured in a sherry hogshead and bottled at 53.3%.

Distilled in August 1996, when the Lochranza distillery was only a year old, the whisky spent a full 26 years in the same sherry cask before being bottled in July 2023, non-chill filtered and with natural colour. Only 258 bottles exist from this cask, and the entire batch is reserved for Denmark – a rare chance to taste what a quarter century on sherry oak does to Arran's bright, fruity house style.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Dark, mature sherry with stewed fruit, walnut and a hint of leather that speaks of the years spent in wood.

Palate

Rich and deep with raisin, date and dark caramel, held together by a lightly bitter, oak-driven structure.

Finish

Long and dry, with spiced oak and a final trace of espresso.

Specifications

Name: Arran 1996/2023 Single Cask Denmark 26 Year Old
Distillery: Arran
Region/Country: Isle of Arran, Scotland
Type: Single Islands Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 26 years
ABV: 53.3%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Sherry hogshead
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Distilled: 26.08.1996
Bottled: 12.07.2023
Number of bottles: 258
Edition: Single Cask – Exclusively Bottled for Denmark
EAN no.: 5060044487835
Serving suggestion: In a Glencairn glass at room temperature, no ice

Flavour Profile

Sherry-matured · Spiced · Oak-driven · Mature

Investment Potential

Medium – very old Arran single casks grow scarcer every year, and a 26-year-old from the distillery's early days draws real collector interest.

Did You Know?

When this whisky went into cask in 1996, the Arran distillery had only been distilling for a single year – making this one of the earliest vintage expressions from Lochranza now reaching the market.

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Some whiskies are made to be analysed. This one is made to be shared. The name says it plainly: Storyman, the bottle that sits in the middle of the table while somebody finishes telling it.

The Expert's Description

Annandale Storyman 2nd Edition is a Blended Scotch Whisky bottled at 46% by Annandale Distillery. It was created by the distillery and personally selected by the actor and storyteller James Cosmo, and the second edition carries on from the first.

A blend mixes malt whisky with grain whisky, and the result is usually softer and more approachable than a single malt. At 46% and without chill filtration, however, this sits higher than most standard blends, which are typically bottled at 40%. That gives more body and a clearer texture without giving up the approachability.

Annandale sits at Annan in Dumfriesshire in the far south of Scotland and has been running again since 2014 after nearly a century of silence. Alongside the two single malt ranges, Man O’ Sword and Man O’ Words, the distillery also stands behind Storyman.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Malt and honey first, with baked apple and a touch of vanilla behind. There is a light cereal sweetness running through it, the signature of the blend, and a clean straightforward aroma with no sharp edges.

Palate

Soft and round. Caramel, malt and bright fruit open, then a mild spiced warmth and a light nutty note. The 46% gives more body and length than you would expect from a blend, so there is something to hold on to.

Finish

Medium length. Malt, honey and a dry cereal note that lets go cleanly without bitterness.

Specifications

Name: Annandale Storyman 2nd Edition Blended Scotch Whisky 46%
Bottler: Annandale
Region/Country: Scotland
Type: Blended Scotch Whisky
ABV: 46%
Size: 70 CL
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Edition: 2nd Edition
EAN no.: 5060427430526

Flavour Profile

Malty · Soft · Honeyed · Fruity · Spiced · Light

Did You Know?

James Cosmo is a Scottish actor with decades of film and television work behind him, and he is as well known as a storyteller as he is as an actor. Putting his name to a blend rather than a single malt makes sense: a blend is the bottle that has to sit out on the table while the story gets told.

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A small whitewashed warehouse on the Islay shore, salt in the air, and a batch that exists only until the next one takes its place.

Expert Review

Ardbeg 19 Year Old Traigh Bhan Batch 5 is an Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in American oak and Oloroso sherry casks and bottled at 46.2%.

Traigh Bhan means white beach, named after the small bay just below the distillery. The series is released in a new batch every year, and each one is its own irreplaceable blend that disappears from the shelf once the next arrives. Batch 5 brings together casks that give the whisky a depth not always found in Ardbeg's more widely available releases, without losing the distillery's trademark backbone of peat and smoke.

The whisky is non-chill filtered, so everything the casks gave it along the way is still in the glass.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Green peppers and a hint of smoked mango open things up, quickly followed by guava and a sweet whiff of maple syrup over crisp bacon.

Palate

Peat arrives first, warm and earthy, before the sherry casks unfold with dark fruit and a lightly salted caramel.

Finish

Long and smoky, with a finish of toasted nuts and a last trace of sea salt.

Specifications

Name: Ardbeg 19 Year Old Traigh Bhan Batch 5
Distillery: Ardbeg
Region/Country: Islay, Scotland
Type: Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 19 years
ABV: 46.2%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: American oak and Oloroso sherry casks
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Edition: Batch 5
EAN no.: 5010494980943

Flavour Profile

Smoky · Sherry-matured · Fruity · Salty

Did You Know?

Traigh Bhan takes its name from a small white beach right below the distillery, a name mostly known only to the locals.

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The name Onikishi means "demon knight" - a name that matches the striking samurai figure on the label, drawing on Japanese anime culture.

Expert Description

Onikishi Blended Japanese Whisky is bottled at 43%.

The whisky combines the words "oni" (demon) and "kishi" (knight) and is created by Milestone Beverages and Global Drinks Limited. It is distilled in Taka-cho in Hyogo prefecture and is designed as a tribute to Japan's rich anime culture, clearly reflected in the label's fearsome samurai figure.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Toasted oak, floral honey and a hint of dried citrus.

Palate

Oaken vanilla with caramel, nutty syrup and a hint of smoky wood.

Finish

Tangy citrus with charred oak and woody vanilla.

Specifications

Name: Onikishi Blended Japanese Whisky
Region/Country: Hyogo, Japan
Type: Blended Japanese Whisky
ABV: 43%
Size: 70 CL
EAN no.: 0603922407362

Flavour Profile

Round · Spicy · Smoky · Tangy

Did You Know?

The name Onikishi, "Demon Knight," is directly inspired by Japanese anime culture, and the samurai figure on the label is designed to match that same visual style.

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"The Perfect Circle" is the most accessible expression of Maen Distillery's philosophy of the cycle between grain, water and time.

Expert Description

Maen The Perfect Circle is a Blended Japanese Whisky, bottled at 43%.

Maen Distillery is one of Japan's newer distilleries, focused on sustainability and close collaboration with local farmers on grain and water. The Perfect Circle is the distillery's most accessible blend, designed as an easy entry point into the house style before moving on to the older The True Circle editions.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Apple, honey and a light, floral aroma.

Palate

Soft and round with vanilla and a hint of citrus.

Finish

Short and clean.

Specifications

Name: Maen The Perfect Circle
Distillery: Maen
Region/Country: Japan
Type: Blended Japanese Whisky
ABV: 43%
Size: 70 CL
EAN no.: 9509646522699

Flavour Profile

Soft · Round · Floral · Clean

Did You Know?

Maen Distillery works closely with local farmers to grow grain for whisky production, a circular mindset reflected in the names of several of the distillery's releases.

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No age statement, no apologies. This expression of Meet The Beast is turned up to natural cask strength, where the bourbon casks have supplied all the sweetness the beastie needs.

Expert's description

Timorous Beastie Meet The Beast Douglas Laing Highland Blended Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 54,3% is a Highland Blended Malt Scotch Whisky matured in exclusively bourbon casks and bottled at 54,3%.

The name Meet The Beast is Douglas Laing's way of signalling that this expression is more uncompromising than the classic Timorous Beastie in the regular range.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Sweet vanilla and toasted oak at natural cask strength.

Palate

Intense and spiced with a solid malt foundation.

Finish

Long, warm and lightly peppery.

Specifications

Name: Timorous Beastie Meet The Beast Douglas Laing Highland Blended Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 54,3%
Bottler: Douglas Laing
Region/Country: Highland
Type: Highland Blended Malt Scotch Whisky
ABV: 54,3%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: exclusively bourbon casks
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Edition: Limited Edition – Meet The Beast
EAN no.: 5014218827972

Flavour Profile

Round · Spiced · Rich

Did you know?

Meet The Beast is matured exclusively in bourbon casks and bottled without adjusting the strength – a natural cask strength of 54.3% that shows the Highland malt in full force.

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The Research Series is Stauning's laboratory – limited batches, experiments, no promises of repetition. Dirty Bastard lives up to its name.

Expert description

Stauning Dirty Bastard Research Series is a Danish Single Rye Whisky bottled at cask strength 53.4% without chill filtration. The Research Series is Stauning's platform for experimenting with new techniques and cask types in small, one-off batches. Dirty Bastard is rye whisky at its most uncompromising – intense, spiced and straight from the cask.

Tasting notes

Nose

Dry rye bread and fresh grain with black spices up front. Vanilla and light caramel from the oak come through beneath.

Palate

Oily and powerful. Pepper, cinnamon and fresh herbs with a layer of warm oak and a hint of dark fruit. The 53.4% provides structure without burning.

Finish

Long and warm. Rye bread and black pepper return with a pleasant lingering intensity.

Specifications

Name: Stauning Dirty Bastard Research Series
Distillery: Stauning
Region/Country: West Jutland, Denmark
Type: Danish Single Rye Whisky
ABV: 53.4%
Size: 70 CL
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
EAN no.: 5744002860181

Flavour profile

Spiced · Rye · Powerful · Cask strength · Dry

Did you know?

Research Series releases from Stauning are sold in limited batches and rarely repeated in identical form – once they're gone, they're gone.

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Forest berries and sweet spices open the door, then cocoa powder and gingerbread take over. This is GlenAllachie at full strength — Batch 11 poured straight from the cask, no water added.

Expert's description

GlenAllachie 10 Year Old Cask Strength Batch 11 is a Single Speyside Malt Scotch Whisky, matured in Pedro Ximénez and Oloroso sherry casks, red wine barriques and virgin oak casks, bottled at cask strength of 59.4%.

The Cask Strength series has become something of a signature since Billy Walker took over the distillery in 2017. Where the core range tells the story at a gentler strength, here you get the whisky exactly as it left the cask — no water added to tame the intensity.

Batch 11 builds on the sherry and virgin oak combination that has become GlenAllachie's trademark: Pedro Ximénez and Oloroso sherry casks bring depth and sweetness, while red wine barriques and virgin oak casks add spice and structure. The result is a 10 year old malt that tastes well beyond its years.

Tasting notes

Nose

Forest berries and sweet spices greet you first, quickly followed by cocoa powder and a hint of gingerbread. Orange peel adds a fresh edge, while heather honey ties it all together with floral sweetness.

Palate

The sherry unfolds on the palate with the same forest-berry sweetness from the nose, this time closer to dark chocolate. Spices take over midway, and heather honey returns alongside a touch of orange peel.

Finish

Long and spiced, with cocoa powder and a lingering sweetness from the gingerbread that stays with you well after the last sip.

Specifications

Name: GlenAllachie 10 Year Old Cask Strength Batch 11 Single Speyside Malt Scotch Whisky
Distillery: GlenAllachie
Region/Country: Speyside, Scotland
Type: Single Speyside Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 10 years
ABV: 59.4%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Sherry, virgin oak & red wine casks
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Edition: Batch 11
EAN no.: 5060568326788

Flavour profile

Sherry-sweet · Spiced · Forest berries · Cocoa · Gingerbread · Cask strength

Did you know?

Cask strength means the whisky is bottled straight from the cask without any water added to adjust the strength — 59.4% is exactly what it measured on leaving the warehouse.

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Two whisky cultures, one glass. The Glover by Adelphi tells the story of Scotland and Japan through malt, fire and time, named after a Scotsman who helped open Japan to the world more than 150 years ago.

Expert description

The Glover by Adelphi 6 Years is a Fusion of Japanese and Scotch Malt Whisky, bottled at full cask strength of 57.6% ABV by independent whisky merchant Adelphi in collaboration with Fusion Whisky.

The series is named after Thomas Blake Glover, a Scottish businessman who played a central role in Japan's industrial opening to the West in the 19th century and is still celebrated in the country today. The Glover range bridges the two whisky cultures by uniting Scotch malt whisky with rare Japanese malt whiskies in a single bottle.

This 6-year-old expression combines malt whisky from Scottish distilleries with sought-after Japanese spirit, creating a whisky that spans two traditions without sacrificing the character of either.

The release is limited to 460 bottles, making it a rare opportunity to taste this crossover between two whisky worlds.

Tasting notes

Nose

Ripe pears and a light smoky umami meet honey and a delicate floral sweetness.

Palate

Rich and spiced with cinnamon, dried fruit and a delicate sweetness hinting at Japanese mizunara oak.

Finish

Long and warm, with lingering spice and a dry, lightly smoky close.

Specifications

Name: The Glover by Adelphi
Bottler: Adelphi Selection
Type: Fusion of Japanese and Scotch Malt Whisky
Age: 6 Years
ABV: 57.6%
Size: 70 CL
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Number of bottles: 460
EAN: 5060383653212

Flavour profile

Spiced · Fruity · Fusion

Investment potential

With only 460 bottles released and rising global interest in Japanese whisky, whose secondary market values have generally trended upward in recent years, The Glover by Adelphi holds appeal for collectors looking beyond the usual Scotch and Japanese categories.

Did you know?

Thomas Blake Glover, the man behind the series' name, arrived in Japan in 1859 and helped found what later became Mitsubishi, while introducing Scottish know-how into the country's early industrialisation.

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Not every great dram carries a famous name on the label — Dailuaine is proof that quiet distilleries can still produce remarkable whisky. This particular release from Speyside shows a side of the distillery worth slowing down for.

Expert's description

Laudale 12 Year Dailuaine Adelphi Batch 6 Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky 46% is a Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky and bottled at 46%.

This bottling comes from Adelphi, released as part of the Laudale Batch 6 range.

Only 2,100 bottles were produced from this cask, making it a limited release for collectors.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Fresh malt, orchard fruit and a light floral note.

Palate

Honey, pear and a mellow barley character.

Finish

Crisp and drying with a gentle spice.

Specifications

Name: Laudale 12 Year Dailuaine Adelphi Batch 6 Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky 46%
Distillery: Dailuaine
Bottler: Adelphi
Region/Country: Speyside
Type: Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 12 years
ABV: 46%
Size: 70 CL
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Number of bottles: 2,100
Edition: Laudale Batch 6
EAN no.: 5060383653229

Flavour Profile

Fresh · Spiced

Did you know?

Dailuaine means 'the green valley' in Gaelic and was the first Scottish distillery to have its own internal railway installed for transporting casks and grain.

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Same herd, but this one stood closer to the fire. Kyloe Peated Finish takes the malt-led blend and rests it in casks that once held peated whisky — the result smells of outdoors.

Expert description

Black Bull Kyloe Peated Finish is a Blended Scotch Whisky bottled at 50% without chill filtration.

The release builds on the same malt-dominated base blend as standard Kyloe, then adds a finishing period in casks that carry peat smoke. It is not a blend of peated spirit from the ground up, but a blend where smoke is applied at the end. The method gives a drier, ashier smoke than the oily peat associated with the southern Islay malts.

Duncan Taylor has kept the 50% and the decision to skip chill filtration, and it shows in the texture. The smoke has body to rest on rather than standing alone.

Tasting notes

Nose

Pale gold with a dry, smoked aroma. Dark malt, green apples and brown sugar sit beneath the smoke.

Palate

Heavily smoked, yet creamy and layered. Salted nuts, citrus and a balanced sweetness that keeps the peat in check.

Finish

Long and warm, both salty and sweet, with apple, cinnamon and clove and a clear smoky trace at the end.

Specifications

Name: Black Bull Kyloe Peated Finish Blended Scotch Whisky 50%
Distillery: Black Bull
Bottler: Duncan Taylor
Region/Country: Scotland
Type: Blended Scotch Whisky
ABV: 50%
Size: 70 CL
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Edition: Kyloe Peated Finish
EAN no.: 5056510006587

Flavour profile

Smoky · Salty · Creamy · Spiced · Fruity

Did you know?

A peated finish means the whisky has rested in casks that previously held peated whisky. The cask gives back its remaining peat character, which is why the smoke here reads drier than in whisky distilled from peated malt.

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A bar, a band and a casino — Brave New Spirits builds a speakeasy story around McKintyre's The Game, three 10-year-old releases each in its own cask.

Expert's Description

McKintyre's The Game 10 Year Old is a Single Malt Scotch Whisky from Brave New Spirits, matured in a bourbon cask and bottled at 46%.

The range consists of three editions, each matured in unique oak casks, all 10 years old and bottled at the same strength, connected by a theme drawn from a fictional Prohibition-era speakeasy.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Malt and light sweetness meet a hint of vanilla from the bourbon cask.

Palate

Round and approachable with caramel, apple and a hint of spice.

Finish

Medium length with lingering malt and a lightly sweet close.

Specifications

Name: McKintyre's The Game
Bottler: Brave New Spirits
Type: Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 10 years
ABV: 46%
Size: 70 CL
Cask Type: Bourbon Cask
Non-chill Filtered: Yes
EAN No.: 5060909040069

Flavour Profile

Approachable · Round · Caramel · Themed

Did You Know?

The 'The Game' series is one of three parallel McKintyre's releases from Brave New Spirits, each built around a speakeasy narrative and matured in its own unique oak cask.

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Torabhaig bid farewell to the Allt Gleann chapter at full cask strength – one last, powerful full stop before the series moved on.

Expert's description

Torabhaig Allt Gleann The Legacy Series Batch Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 61,1% is a Isle of Skye Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in 1st fill bourbon and refill whisky casks and bottled at 61,1%.

The Batch Strength release marks the closing bottling of the Allt Gleann chapter and is matured in a combination of first-fill bourbon and refill whisky casks at 61.1%.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Intense peat smoke and spiced oak.

Palate

Powerful at full cask strength with smoke and sweetness.

Finish

Very long and smoky.

Specifications

Name: Torabhaig Allt Gleann The Legacy Series Batch Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 61,1%
Distillery: Torabhaig
Region/Country: Isle of Skye
Type: Isle of Skye Single Malt Scotch Whisky
ABV: 61,1%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: 1st fill bourbon and refill whisky casks
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Edition: Legacy Series Chapter 2 – Allt Gleann Batch Strength
EAN no.: 5060033848111

Flavour Profile

Smoky · Maritime · Spiced · Rich

Did you know?

Torabhaig is part of Mossburn Distillers, an independent bottler with roots dating back to 1992, which also stands behind several other Scotch whisky projects.

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Signatory Vintage's Small Batch series combines several casks to achieve a more rounded character than a single cask bottling – this 12 year old Glenrothes is a fine example of what that approach can give.

Expert's Description

Glenrothes 2011/2023 Small Batch Edition #2 was distilled in 2011 and bottled in 2023 by independent bottler Signatory Vintage, after 12 years of maturation in a combination of Oloroso sherry and bourbon casks.

The whisky is bottled at 48.2%, non-chill-filtered and with natural colour, giving a full-bodied balance between the sherry's sweetness and the bourbon cask's lighter, vanilla-driven tones.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Soft fruit sweetness, vanilla and a touch of sherry spice.

Palate

Round and balanced, with apple, caramel and a light nutty tone from the sherry casks.

Finish

Medium length, warm and lightly sweet.

Specifications

Name: Glenrothes 2011/2023 Signatory Vintage 12 Year Old Small Batch Edition #2 Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70cl 48.2%
Distillery: Glenrothes
Bottler: Signatory Vintage
Series: Small Batch Edition #2
Region/Country: Speyside, Scotland
Type: Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Vintage: Distilled: 2011, Bottled: 2023
Age: 12 years
Cask type: Oloroso Sherry & Bourbon Casks
ABV: 48.2%
Size: 70 CL
Filtration: Non-chill-filtered
Colour: Natural colour

Flavour Profile

Balanced · Fruity · Softly sherried · Round

Did You Know?

A "small batch" bottling typically combines between 3 and 10 casks, giving a more consistent, rounded character than a single cask bottling, while still offering more complexity than a large standard range.

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Six stills, nine distillations for every two runs of spirit – Mortlach's process is so eccentric that no other distillery has dared copy it.

Expert's Description

Mortlach 2012/2023 Signatory Vintage Small Batch Edition No. 1 is a Single Malt Scotch Whisky combining oloroso sherry and bourbon casks, bottled at 48.2%.

Signatory's Small Batch series combines a small number of casks to deliver a more complex, yet still hand-picked profile than the pure single cask releases. The combination of oloroso sherry and bourbon gives this Mortlach both dark fruit and lighter vanilla tones.

Tasting Notes

Nose

The glass first greets you with raisin, quickly followed by dried fig and a hint of dark chocolate.

Palate

The palate is full-bodied with dried fruit, sherry sweetness and brown sugar.

Finish

The finish is warm with a hint of oak.

Specifications

Distillery: Mortlach
Bottler: Signatory Vintage
Region/Country: Speyside, Scotland
Type: Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 11 years
ABV: 48.2 %
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Oloroso Sherry & Bourbon Casks
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Distilled: 2012
Bottled: 2023
Edition: Small Batch Edition #1
EAN no.: 5021944123957

Flavour Profile

Sherry-matured · Spicy · Full-bodied · Dark fruit

Did You Know?

Mortlach's six stills each have their own nickname, and the three spirit stills are notably smaller than the wash stills, contributing to the distillery's heavy, sulphury character.

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Burgundy casks are known for their finesse in the wine world, and that same finesse shows up in this 17-year-old Ballechin, where the smoke gets company from something more delicate.

The expert's description

Edradour Ballechin 2005/2023 Burgundy Cask 17 years old is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in 1st fill Burgundy hogsheads and bottled at 53.5%.

The whisky was distilled in November 2005 and matured for 17 years across two 1st fill Burgundy casks, numbers 327 and 334, before being bottled in July 2023. The Burgundy cask's delicate red fruit character meets Ballechin's peat smoke and gives the whisky a surprisingly elegant, almost delicate profile for a peated whisky. 2,103 bottles were released.

Tasting notes

Nose

Raspberry and blackcurrant sit finely over an earthy smoke, with a hint of violet and fresh forest floor.

Palate

Delicate and fruity with red berries and a touch of pepper, before a soft, warm smoke emerges underneath.

Finish

Medium length with dry fruit acidity, light smoke and a fine, spiced finish.

Specifications

Name: Edradour Ballechin 2005/2023 Burgundy Cask 17 years old Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 53.5%
Distillery: Edradour Ballechin
Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 17 years
ABV: 53,5 %
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: 1st fill Burgundy hogsheads (cask no. 327 and 334)
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Distillation method: Double distilled
Distilled: November 2005
Bottled: 05/07/2023
Number of bottles: Only 2,103 bottles
EAN no.: 5021944123605

Flavour profile

Peated · Fruity · Fresh

Did you know?

The Ballechin name is used only for Edradour's peated bottlings — the unpeated core range is simply called Edradour, even though both whiskies come from the same stills.

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Two Madeira casks, 19 years of patience and Ballechin's insistent peat — the result is a whisky that feels both sun-warmed and smoky at once.

The expert's description

Edradour Ballechin 2004/2023 Madeira Cask 19 years old is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in Madeira puncheons and bottled at 53.5%.

The whisky was distilled in April 2004 and matured for 19 years across two Madeira puncheons, cask no. 184 and 189, before being bottled in July 2023. The Madeira's characteristic, lightly oxidised sweetness has melted into Ballechin's peat smoke, creating a whisky with both sun-ripened fruit character and earthy smoke. Only 1,323 bottles were drawn.

Tasting notes

Nose

Dried apricot and caramelised sugar meet an earthy, faintly medicinal smoke, with a hint of toasted nuts underneath.

Palate

Sweet and full-bodied with raisin, burnt sugar and walnut, before a warm, lingering peat smoke takes over.

Finish

Long, with notes of dried fig, soot and a fine, bitter cocoa tone.

Specifications

Name: Edradour Ballechin 2004/2023 Madeira Cask 19 years old Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 53.5%
Distillery: Edradour Ballechin
Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 19 years
ABV: 53,5 %
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Madeira puncheons (cask no. 184 and 189)
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Distillation method: Double distilled
Distilled: April 2004
Bottled: 05/07/2023
Number of bottles: Only 1,323 bottles
EAN no.: 5021944123599

Flavour profile

Peated · Sherry-matured · Fruity

Investment potential

This release is assessed to have medium investment potential, largely due to 19 years of maturation on just two Madeira casks and a limited bottle count. This is a general assessment based on available information about rarity and demand, not a guarantee of future value growth.

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Madeira casks were historically popular for whisky maturation because the fortified wine from Madeira held up well during long sea voyages — a tradition that today lives on as a sought-after but rare cask type.

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Barbaresco casks are a rare sight in Scottish warehouses. This 12-year-old is a small experiment where Italian red wine meets Highland malt.

The expert's description

Edradour 2011/2023 Barbaresco Casks 12 years old is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in 1st fill Barbaresco hogsheads and bottled at 48.2%.

The whisky was distilled in March 2011 and matured for 12 years across eight 1st fill Barbaresco casks, numbers 51 to 58, before being bottled in July 2023. The Italian red wine has left a tannic, almost wine-like character in the whisky, which contrasts with Edradour's usually light and floral style. 2,921 bottles were released.

Tasting notes

Nose

Red cherries and dried rose petals, with a faintly tannic undercurrent from the wine cask and a touch of fresh malt.

Palate

Juicy red berries meet a light tannic grip, while the malt keeps a soft, honeyed base beneath the wine's intensity.

Finish

Medium length with dry tannins, a touch of pepper and a finish of dark cherries.

Specifications

Name: Edradour 2011/2023 Barbaresco Casks 12 years old Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 48.2%
Distillery: Edradour
Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 12 years
ABV: 48,2 %
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: 1st fill Barbaresco hogsheads (cask no. 51-58)
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Distillation method: Double distilled
Distilled: March 2011
Bottled: 03/07/2023
Number of bottles: Only 2,921 bottles
EAN no.: 5021944123568

Flavour profile

Fruity · Spicy · Fresh

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Edradour is one of the few Scottish distilleries actively experimenting with Italian wine casks such as Barbaresco — a cask type far more common in cognac and rum than in whisky.

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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.

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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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On the shore of the Sound of Islay, Bunnahabhain lets time do the work, while the tide between Islay and Jura pulls past the end of the single-track road.

Please note: there is rust and scuffing on the tube and on the bottle's label.

Expert's Description

Bunnahabhain 2013/2023 Signatory Vintage 9 Years Old is an Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in a 1st fill Pinot Noir red wine butt and bottled at 46%.

Signatory Vintage has bought casks from distilleries across Scotland since 1988 and bottled them under its own name, without dressing the spirit up as something it isn't. This Bunnahabhain from 2013 was drawn from two casks, #13 and #15, and spent nine years pulling colour and spice from the red wine wood before being bottled in March 2023.

The base spirit is the distillery's rarer peated make, known as Staoisha, which gives the whisky an extra layer of smoke beneath the wine cask's fruity sweetness – a combination you don't see from Islay every day.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Red berries and a tart wine sweetness meet a faint peaty smoke in the background, tied together by a hint of fresh bread.

Palate

Juicy and full with cherry and blackcurrant, sliding into a warm, spiced smoke and a touch of dark chocolate.

Finish

Medium length and slightly dry, with the smoke the last thing to fade.

Specifications

Distillery: Bunnahabhain
Bottler: Signatory Vintage
Region/Country: Scotland (Islay)
Type: Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 9 Years
ABV: 46%
Size: 70 CL
Cask Type: 1st Fill Pinot Noir Red Wine Butt / Cask No. #13 & #15
Non-Chill Filtered: Yes
Natural Colour: Yes
Distillation Method: Double Distilled
Distilled: 09/2013
Bottled: 03/2023
Number of Bottles: 304
Edition: Signatory Vintage
EAN No.: 5021944122493

Flavour Profile

Fruity · Lightly Peated · Wine-Matured · Spicy

Did You Know?

Bunnahabhain's water travels a fair few kilometres from Loch Staoisha, and it's this loch that gives its name to the distillery's peated spirit – the very same spirit behind this bottle's extra smoky edge.

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An Oloroso Sherry Butt is a large cask — 500 litres of dry, nutty oak in no particular hurry. Twelve years in one of those, and the heavy Benrinnes spirit gets exactly the frame it deserves.

The expert's description

Benrinnes 2010/2023 Signatory Vintage 12 years is a Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in a first fill Oloroso Sherry Butt and bottled at 46 %.

The cask was filled in September 2010 and emptied in 2023, yielding 234 bottles. The whisky is neither chill filtered nor coloured, and the 46 % was chosen so the sherry character stands clear without alcohol dominance.

Signatory buy casks from distilleries across Scotland and bottle under their own name. A first fill Oloroso butt is among the most expensive and most sought after casks in the trade, and it is rarely spent on a 12 year old — here it was.

Tasting notes

Nose

Dried figs, walnut and orange peel. There is a dry, almost dusty sherry character typical of Oloroso rather than the sweeter sherry styles.

Palate

Full bodied with raisin, dark rye bread and bitter orange. Nuts step forward in the middle, and a spiced draught of clove runs through it.

Finish

Long and dry with walnut shell, dark chocolate and a pleasant bitterness.

Specifications

Name: Benrinnes 2010/2023 Signatory Vintage 12 years old Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 46%
Distillery: Benrinnes
Bottler: Signatory Vintage
Region/Country: Speyside, Scotland
Type: Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 12 years
ABV: 46 %
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: First fill Oloroso Sherry Butt
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Distilled: 09/2010
Bottled: 2023
Number of bottles: 234
EAN no.: 5021944121670

Flavour profile

Sherry matured · Nutty · Dry · Spicy · Full bodied

Did you know?

A butt holds around 500 litres — twice as much as a hogshead. The larger the cask, the less surface area per litre of whisky, which is why a butt works more slowly and more subtly than small wood.

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Independent bottler Signatory continues to keep Port Dundas' legacy alive, one bottle at a time, with this 14-year-old release.

Expert Review

Port Dundas 2008/2023 Signatory Vintage 14 år Single Grain Scotch Whisky 70 cl 46% is a Single Grain Scotch Whisky matured in a selected cask and bottled at 46% ABV.

Independent bottler Signatory sources casks from distilleries across Scotland and bottles them under its own series. This Port Dundas from 2008 was matured for 14 years and bottled in 2023, from the now-closed grain distillery in Glasgow.

Tasting Notes

Nose

The nose is light with vanilla, grain and a mild sweetness.

Palate

The palate is soft and lightly sweet, with toffee and a lightly spiced finish.

Finish

The finish is short to medium, sweet and soft.

Specifications

Name: Port Dundas 2008/2023 Signatory Vintage 14 år Single Grain Scotch Whisky 70 cl 46%
Distillery: Port Dundas
Bottler: Signatory Vintage
Region: Lowland, Scotland
Type: Single Grain Scotch Whisky
Age: 14 Years
ABV: 46%
Size: 70 CL
Cask Type: a selected cask
Distilled: 2008
Bottled: 2023
EAN No.: 5021944123070

Flavour Profile

Sweet · Light · Vanilla

Investment Potential

As another bottling from the closed Port Dundas distillery, this 14-year-old release represents a dwindling, non-renewable stock, giving it some appeal for grain whisky collectors.

Did You Know?

Grain whisky like Port Dundas is traditionally used mainly for blends, but independent bottlings like this one offer a rare glimpse of how grain spirit tastes entirely on its own.

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Some whisky is built to carry other names forward. North British is the very definition of that quality, rarely given its own spotlight.

Expert's Description

North British 2009/2023 Signatory Vintage 13 Year Old is a Single Grain Scotch Whisky matured in bourbon casks and bottled at 46%.

Signatory sources casks from distilleries across Scotland and bottles them under its own name. This North British has matured for 13 years in bourbon casks, giving an accessible, soft grain whisky with a distinct vanilla character.

Tasting Notes

Nose

The aroma opens with fresh straw and vanilla fudge, while creamy vanilla lingers in the background.

Palate

The palate delivers honeycomb and delicate oak, with a hint of citrus notes.

Finish

The finish is dry and elegant.

Specifications

Distillery: North British
Bottler: Signatory Vintage
Region/Country: Lowlands, Scotland
Type: Single Grain Scotch Whisky
Age: 13 years
ABV: 46 %
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Bourbon cask, cask #260481-260484
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Distilled: 23/06/2009
Bottled: 02/2023
EAN no.: 5021944121939

Flavour Profile

Soft · Creamy · Light · Elegant

Did You Know?

North British was founded in 1885, partly by blender Andrew Usher, who wanted an independent source of grain whisky outside the DCL monopoly.

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The spirit ran off the stills on 11 September 1996. Three years later Glen Keith closed, and fourteen years passed before production started again. This cask sat quietly through the whole of that period and was only emptied in 2023.

The expert's description

Glen Keith 1996/2023 Signatory Vintage 26 Year Old is a Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky from a 2nd fill oloroso sherry butt, bottled at cask strength 58%.

The cask was filled on 11 September 1996 and emptied on 7 July 2023 — sherry butt number 7, which gave 635 individually numbered bottles, non-chill filtered and with no added colour. The whisky belongs to Symington's Choice, where Andrew Symington selects the casks himself, and a 2nd fill oloroso butt is a deliberate call: there is sherry enough for depth and dried fruit, but not so much that a 26 year old spirit gets run over.

Glen Keith only got its own permanent single malt onto the market in 2017. For the decades before that almost the entire output went into blends, and the only bottles a whisky drinker could realistically find came from independent bottlers. That is precisely why a 26 year old from 1996 is one of the few ways to meet the distillery as it worked before the shutdown.

Tasting notes

Nose

Spicy and indulgent. Raisins, figs and dates first, then honey and a layer of soft vanilla. Leather sits behind it, along with a calm, dark spice note.

Palate

Velvety despite the 58%. Gingerbread and malt loaf, with blackstrap molasses and dried fruit filling the middle. A nutty bitterness arrives at the end and keeps the sweetness in check.

Finish

Very long. Dried fruit and spice drying slowly into walnut shell and a dry sherry note.

Specifications

Name: Glen Keith 1996/2023 Signatory Vintage 26 Year Old Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 58%
Distillery: Glen Keith
Bottler: Signatory Vintage
Region/Country: Speyside, Scotland
Type: Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 26 years
ABV: 58%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: 2nd fill oloroso sherry butt
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Distilled: 11 September 1996
Bottled: 7 July 2023
Number of bottles: 635
Edition: Symington's Choice - Cask No. 7
EAN no.: 5021944123667

Flavour profile

Sherried · Dark fruit · Spiced · Creamy · Cask Strength

Investment potential

High. 635 bottles from one sherry butt, 26 years in wood, cask strength and spirit from the final years before Glen Keith closed. Symington's Choice is also Signatory's most attention-seeking range, and bottlings from it are rarely seen twice.

Did you know?

Glen Keith did not have its own official single malt in the range until 2017. The distillery was built in 1957 and for six decades supplied malt almost entirely to other people's blends, while the independent bottlers kept the name alive for whisky drinkers.

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28 years in a single oloroso cask doesn't just mean age, it means depth. Signatory Vintage has followed this cask from 1995 to 2023, and the result is a Glenrothes with plenty of character to pass on.

Expert's Description

Glenrothes 1995/2023 from the Signatory Vintage series was distilled in May 1995 and bottled in July 2023, after 28 years of maturation in a 1st Fill Oloroso Sherry Butt, Cask No #6176.

Independent bottler Signatory buys casks from distilleries across Scotland and bottles them under their own name, non-chill-filtered and with natural colour. With 453 bottles from this one cask, it's a limited but not extremely rare release.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Deep sherry sweetness, dried fruit and a touch of old oak.

Palate

Full and round, with raisins, caramel and a warm, spiced sweetness that carries the mark of the many years of maturation.

Finish

Long, soft and warm, with a lingering sherry sweetness.

Specifications

Name: Glenrothes 1995/2023 Signatory Vintage 28 Year Old Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70cl 51%
Distillery: Glenrothes
Bottler: Signatory Vintage
Region/Country: Speyside, Scotland
Type: Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Vintage: Distilled: 19/05/1995, Bottled: 07/07/2023
Age: 28 years
Cask number/type: 1st Fill Oloroso Sherry Butt / Cask No #6176
Bottles: 453
ABV: 51%
Size: 70 CL
Filtration: Non-chill-filtered
Colour: Natural colour

Flavour Profile

Deep · Sherried · Full-bodied · Mature

Investment Potential

With 28 years in a single sherry cask and 453 bottles from a respected independent bottler, this whisky belongs to the category of releases that typically rise steadily in value as they sell out and become harder to find.

Did You Know?

This release also carries the name "Symington's Choice", referring to the whisky house that originally selected the cask for the Signatory series.

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Sherry casks and grain whisky are not an obvious pairing — sherry can easily flatten the light spirit. Here a used oloroso butt has had thirty-one years to go about it quietly.

Expert description

Cambus 1991/2023 Signatory Vintage 31 Years is a Single Grain Scotch Whisky from Refill Oloroso Butt #104229, bottled at cask strength, 50.5%, without chill filtration and without added colour.

The whisky was distilled on 3 December 1991 and bottled on 16 January 2023 as part of Signatory Vintage's Cask Strength Collection. The cask gave 330 bottles.

Cambus closed in 1993, and spirit from 1991 is among the last it made. A refill oloroso butt releases sherry character slowly, and after three decades the nuts and dried fruit are woven into the sweetness of the grain rather than sitting on top of it.

Tasting notes

Nose

Walnut and raisin with vanilla, orange peel and a stroke of dark honey.

Palate

Full and creamy with fudge, dried fig and roasted nuts. The sherry is integrated, not pasted on.

Finish

Long and warm with nuts, caramel and a dry, lightly spiced close.

Specifications

Name: Cambus 1991/2023 Signatory Vintage 31 Years Single Grain Scotch Whisky 70 cl 50.5%
Distillery: Cambus
Bottler: Signatory Vintage
Region/Country: Lowlands, Scotland
Type: Single Grain Scotch Whisky
Age: 31 years
ABV: 50,5%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Refill Oloroso Butt #104229
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Distilled: 03/12/1991
Bottled: 16/01/2023
Number of bottles: 330
Edition: Cask Strength Collection
EAN no.: 5021944121625

Flavour profile

Creamy · Nutty · Sherried · Sweet · Mature

Investment potential

High. Thirty-one years, 330 bottles and a distillery closed more than three decades ago. Old Cambus casks are a limited and shrinking resource.

Did you know?

Cambus was at the centre of the 1906 What is Whisky case, which established that grain whisky from a column still could legally be called whisky. Without that ruling, blended Scotch would look very different today.

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Same distillation day, same distillery, bottled five weeks later — and an entirely different cask. Two neighbouring casks from 2012, one of which had held sherry before and one of which had not.

Expert description

Craigellachie 2012/2023 Signatory Vintage 10 years is a Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in a first fill oloroso butt and bottled at cask strength of 68.4% without chill filtration and without added colouring.

The cask is numbered 900699, was filled on 4 September 2012 and emptied on 17 February 2023. It gave 529 bottles. First fill means it went straight from sherry to Scotch with nothing in between, which gives a far stronger cask influence than a refill. Signatory buys casks from distilleries across Scotland and bottles them under its own name.

Tasting notes

Nose

Dense and dark. Syrupy raisin, black cherry and orange marmalade, with cinnamon, dark cocoa and a dry nutty note.

Palate

Fiercely concentrated. Fig, date, chocolate and burnt sugar, with a peppery warmth and a dry sherry edge. The distillery's mineral core sits underneath and keeps the sweetness from running away.

Finish

Very long, dry and spiced, with dark fruit, oak and a slowly fading warmth.

Specifications

Name: Craigellachie 2012/2023 Signatory Vintage 10 years Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 68,4%
Distillery: Craigellachie
Bottler: Signatory Vintage
Region/Country: Speyside Scotland
Type: Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 10 years
ABV: 68.4%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: First fill oloroso butt no. 900699
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Distilled: 04/09/2012
Bottled: 17/02/2023
Number of bottles: 529
Edition: Cask Strength Collection
EAN no.: 5021944121878

Flavour profile

Sherried · Dark Fruit · Chocolate · Spiced · Cask Strength

Investment potential

Medium. 529 bottles from a first fill oloroso cask at 68.4%. Active sherry wood on Craigellachie is a rare combination, and the outturn is small.

Did you know?

First fill sherry casks have become scarce. The sherry industry has shrunk, and most casks used in Scotch today are made to order and seasoned with sherry for a few years rather than having carried wine for decades.

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Chapter two in the tribute to the monk who wrote whisky history in 1494.

Expert description

Lindores Friar John Cor Chapter II Lowland Single Malt Scotch Whisky is part of the distillery's series named after the monk behind whisky's earliest written record, bottled at cask strength, 60.9%. Lindores Abbey is regarded as the spiritual birthplace of whisky. Scotland's Exchequer Rolls of 1494 record that the monk Friar John Cor was issued eight bolls of malt by order of the King to make 'aqua vitae' — the earliest known written reference to Scotch whisky distillation, equivalent to around 400 bottles by today's standards. Lindores Abbey monastery was founded in 1191 on the banks of the River Tay, and in 2018 archaeologists found remains of a distillation vessel in the ruins. The modern distillery opened in 2017 right next to the historic abbey ruins.

Tasting notes

Nose

The nose is full with grain, honey and a hint of spiced oak.

Palate

The palate is powerful with caramel, malt and pronounced oak spice.

Finish

The finish is long, warm and spicy.

Specifications

Name: Lindores Friar John Cor Chapter II Lowland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Distillery: Lindores Abbey Distillery
Region/Country: Lowland, Scotland
Type: Lowland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
ABV: 60.9%
Size: 70 CL
Cask Strength, Edition: Chapter II

Flavour profile

Powerful · Spiced · Malt · Oak

Investment potential

The Friar John Cor series is an ongoing, numbered tribute to whisky's historical roots and can hold collector interest among enthusiasts of early Scotch distilling history.

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