Bold is named for how it tastes, a peated miniature that is not afraid to fill the glass.

Expert's description

Paul John Miniature Bold Peated Indian Single Malt Whisky is an Indian Single Malt Whisky matured in american oak casks and bottled at 46%.

Even in 5 cl format, it keeps the same powerful style that makes Bold one of Paul John's most distinctive releases.

Tasting Notes

Nose

The nose is smoky with a hint of spice.

Palate

The palate is full-bodied with peat and a light sweetness.

Finish

The finish is long and smoky.

Specifications

Distillery: Paul John
Region/Country: Goa, India
Type: Indian Single Malt Whisky
ABV: 46 %
Size: 5 CL
Cask Type: American oak casks
Edition: Miniature Bold
EAN No.: 890401481559

Flavour Profile

Peated · Spicy · Intense

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Bold was developed as Paul John's answer for the enthusiast who wants more smoke than Edited, without going all the way to cask strength.

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In a 5 cl format, you get the full honeyed character of Paul John Brilliance without opening a full bottle.

Expert's description

Paul John Miniature Brilliance Indian Single Malt Whisky is an Indian Single Malt Whisky matured in american oak casks and bottled at 46%.

The compact bottle is made for tasting your way in or giving as a small, personal gift.

Tasting Notes

Nose

The nose is sweet and spiced with a hint of honey.

Palate

The palate is soft with honeyed sweetness and spice.

Finish

The finish is smooth and relaxed.

Specifications

Distillery: Paul John
Region/Country: Goa, India
Type: Indian Single Malt Whisky
ABV: 46 %
Size: 5 CL
Cask Type: American oak casks
Edition: Miniature Brilliance
EAN No.: 8904014801511

Flavour Profile

Spicy · Round · Creamy

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Miniature bottles like this are an obvious way to taste several Paul John expressions before investing in a full bottle.

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This year's Christmas malt from Paul John also comes in pocket format, a 5cl edition of the limited Christmas Edition 2025.

Expert's description

Paul John Miniature Christmas Edition 2025 Indian Single Malt Whisky is an Indian Single Malt Whisky from a limited edition release, bottled at 48%.

The miniature offers the same warm, spiced and fruity Christmas character as the full-size bottle, just in a handy 5cl format perfect as a festive taster or small gift.

Tasting Notes

Nose

The nose is warm and spiced with a hint of dried fruit.

Palate

The palate is fruity and festive with spice and a soft sweetness.

Finish

The finish is warm and rounded.

Specifications

Distillery: Paul John
Region/Country: Goa, India
Type: Indian Single Malt Whisky
ABV: 48 %
Size: 5 CL
Cask Type: Selected casks
Edition: Christmas Edition 2025, Limited Edition

Flavour Profile

Spicy · Fruity · Round · Festive

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Christmas Edition 2025 is a limited vintage release, meaning the miniature edition too exists only in a limited number.

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Cask strength in pocket format, this miniature delivers the same unfiltered intensity as its big sibling Classic Select Cask.

Expert's description

Paul John Miniature Classic Selected Cask Indian Single Malt Whisky is an Indian Single Malt Whisky matured in bourbon casks and bottled at 55.2%.

Despite the small size, it is bottled at full cask strength without dilution.

Tasting Notes

Nose

The nose is soft with bourbon and honeyed tones.

Palate

The palate gives an intense sweetness with liquorice and oak.

Finish

The finish is elegant with demerara tones.

Specifications

Distillery: Paul John
Region/Country: Goa, India
Type: Indian Single Malt Whisky
ABV: 55,2 %
Size: 5 CL
Cask Type: Bourbon casks
Edition: Miniature Classic Selected Cask
EAN No.: 890401481573

Flavour Profile

Cask strength · Sweet · Round

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This miniature is bottled at the same high cask strength as the full-size bottle, unusual for a 5 cl format.

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Edited in 5 cl is the easy way into Paul John's smoky side, without committing to a full bottle.

Expert's description

Paul John Miniature Edited Indian Single Malt Whisky is an Indian Single Malt Whisky matured in american oak casks and bottled at 46%.

The small bottle shows the same balance between sweetness and light smoke that defines the full-size edition.

Tasting Notes

Nose

The nose is sweet with a hint of smoke and espresso.

Palate

The palate offers peat, mint and mocha.

Finish

The finish has mint chocolate and gentle peat.

Specifications

Distillery: Paul John
Region/Country: Goa, India
Type: Indian Single Malt Whisky
ABV: 46 %
Size: 5 CL
Cask Type: American oak casks
Edition: Miniature Edited
EAN No.: 8904014801535

Flavour Profile

Lightly peated · Spicy · Round

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The name Edited refers to Paul John fine-tuning the classic Brilliance recipe with a touch of peat.

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Two sherry styles, one box, this gift set places Paul John's sweet Oloroso and PX side by side so the recipient can compare for themselves.

Expert's description

Paul John Miniature Gift Set Indian Single Malt Whisky is a set of two miniature bottles of Indian Single Malt Whisky, matured in Oloroso and PX sherry casks respectively, bottled at 48%.

The set includes 1 x 5 cl Paul John Oloroso Single Malt Whisky and 1 x 5 cl Paul John PX Single Malt Whisky, giving one gift box both the dry, nutty and the sweet, dessert-like side of Paul John's sherry-matured whiskies.

Tasting Notes

Nose

The nose ranges from nutty Oloroso to sweet, raisin- and chocolate-tinged PX.

Palate

The palate offers both spiced oak and a deep sherry sweetness, depending on which bottle you choose.

Finish

The finish is sherry-driven in both expressions, but with its own character in each.

Specifications

Distillery: Paul John
Region/Country: Goa, India
Type: Indian Single Malt Whisky
ABV: 48 %
Size: 2x5 CL
Cask Type: Oloroso and PX sherry casks
Edition: Gift set, 2x5 cl

Flavour Profile

Sherry-matured · Sweet · Nutty · Fruity

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The gift set lets you taste the difference between Oloroso and PX sherry casks side by side, something that would normally require two full bottles.

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Three expressions, one box, this gift set is the fastest way to understand the range within Paul John's core lineup.

Expert's description

Paul John Miniature Gift Set Indian Single Malt Whisky 3x5cl is a set of three miniature bottles of Indian Single Malt Whisky matured in American oak casks and bottled at 46%.

The set includes 1 x 5cl Brilliance Single Malt Whisky, 1 x 5cl Edited Single Malt Whisky and 1 x 5cl Bold Single Malt Whisky, giving one box the unpeated, the lightly peated and the more powerful peated style from Paul John.

Tasting Notes

Nose

The nose ranges from honeyed Brilliance to smoky Edited and Bold.

Palate

The palate varies from soft sweetness to clear peat, depending on which bottle you choose.

Finish

The finish shows three different endings, from smooth sweetness to lingering smoke.

Specifications

Distillery: Paul John
Region/Country: Goa, India
Type: Indian Single Malt Whisky
ABV: 46 %
Size: 3x5 CL
Cask Type: American oak casks
Edition: Gift set, 3x5 cl

Flavour Profile

Spicy · Lightly peated · Round · Fruity

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The gift set is composed so you can taste your way through the full range from unpeated to peated Paul John without opening three full bottles.

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Nirvana in 5 cl is the gentlest way into the Paul John universe, perfect for those who have not yet found their preferred style.

Expert's description

Paul John Miniature Nirvana Indian Single Malt Whisky is an Indian Single Malt Whisky matured in american oak casks and bottled at 40%.

The lower 40% alcohol strength makes this miniature extra easy to enjoy as a first taste.

Tasting Notes

Nose

The nose is gentle with vanilla.

Palate

The palate is soft and round with honey.

Finish

The finish is short and mild.

Specifications

Distillery: Paul John
Region/Country: Goa, India
Type: Indian Single Malt Whisky
ABV: 40 %
Size: 5 CL
Cask Type: American oak casks
Edition: Miniature Nirvana

Flavour Profile

Soft · Round · Light

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Nirvana is the only whisky in Paul John's range bottled at the lower strength of 40%.

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Oloroso in 5 cl is the dry, nutty counterpart to the PX miniature, same sherry cellar, different style.

Expert's description

Paul John Miniature Oloroso Indian Single Malt Whisky is an Indian Single Malt Whisky matured in oloroso sherry casks and bottled at 48%.

The Oloroso casks give a more spiced, nutty character than the sweet PX edition.

Tasting Notes

Nose

The nose is nutty with dried fruit.

Palate

The palate gives dark chocolate and spiced oak.

Finish

The finish has cinnamon and nutmeg.

Specifications

Distillery: Paul John
Region/Country: Goa, India
Type: Indian Single Malt Whisky
ABV: 48 %
Size: 5 CL
Cask Type: Oloroso sherry casks
Edition: Miniature Oloroso
EAN No.: 8904014803386

Flavour Profile

Sherry-matured · Nutty · Spicy

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Oloroso is traditionally the driest sherry style, giving this miniature a different character than the sweet PX edition.

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The peated cask-strength edition in 5 cl is for those who want to taste Paul John's most powerful side without committing to 70 cl.

Expert's description

Paul John Miniature Peated Selected Cask Indian Single Malt Whisky is an Indian Single Malt Whisky matured in bourbon casks and bottled at 55.5%.

The smoke is clear and accompanied by an intense sweetness from the high alcohol strength.

Tasting Notes

Nose

The nose is smoky with a hint of sweetness.

Palate

The palate is powerful with peat and spice.

Finish

The finish is long and persistently peaty.

Specifications

Distillery: Paul John
Region/Country: Goa, India
Type: Indian Single Malt Whisky
ABV: 55,5 %
Size: 5 CL
Cask Type: Bourbon casks
Edition: Miniature Peated Selected Cask
EAN No.: 8904014801597

Flavour Profile

Peated · Cask strength · Intense

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Peated Selected Cask is one of the most powerful expressions in Paul John's range, even in miniature format.

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PX in 5 cl gathers the sweet, sherry-matured side of Paul John into one small glass.

Expert's description

Paul John Miniature PX Indian Single Malt Whisky is an Indian Single Malt Whisky matured in pedro Ximenez sherry casks and bottled at 48%.

The Pedro Ximenez casks give a pronounced sweetness that makes this miniature an obvious dessert whisky.

Tasting Notes

Nose

The nose is sweet with raisin and dark chocolate.

Palate

The palate gives sherry sweetness with dried fruit.

Finish

The finish is long and full of sweetness.

Specifications

Distillery: Paul John
Region/Country: Goa, India
Type: Indian Single Malt Whisky
ABV: 48 %
Size: 5 CL
Cask Type: Pedro Ximenez sherry casks
Edition: Miniature PX
EAN No.: 8904014803478

Flavour Profile

Sherry-matured · Sweet · Fruity

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Pedro Ximenez is one of the sweetest sherry styles, and the casks give the whisky a dark, almost syrupy sweetness.

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Nirvana is the most approachable entry point into the Paul John universe, a gentle, unpeated malt bottled at a classic 40%.

Expert's description

Paul John Nirvana Non Peated Indian Single Malt Whisky is an Indian Single Malt Whisky matured in American oak casks and bottled at 40%.

Nirvana is designed as an easy introduction to Paul John and Indian single malt in general, with a gentle, round character that will not scare off the inexperienced whisky taster.

Tasting Notes

Nose

The nose is gentle with vanilla and a hint of tropical fruit.

Palate

The palate is soft and round with honey and light spice.

Finish

The finish is short to medium with a closing sweetness.

Specifications

Distillery: Paul John
Region/Country: Goa, India
Type: Indian Single Malt Whisky
ABV: 40 %
Size: 70 CL
Cask Type: American oak casks
Edition: Nirvana Non Peated
EAN No.: 8904014802730

Flavour Profile

Soft · Round · Fruity · Light

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Nirvana is bottled at the lower strength of 40%, making it one of the most easy-drinking whiskies in Paul John's range.

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Oloroso Select Cask is Paul John's tribute to the dry, nutty sherry style, a whisky where Goa's heat meets the casks of Jerez.

Expert's description

Paul John Oloroso Select Cask Indian Single Malt Whisky is an Indian Single Malt Whisky matured in oloroso sherry casks and bottled at 48%.

The oloroso casks add a dry, nutty depth that sets it apart from the sweeter PX casks, and the result is a whisky with a distinct Spanish touch layered over the Indian base character.

Tasting Notes

Nose

The nose offers sherry fruit, dried fruit peel, dates, walnuts and malt.

Palate

The palate gives blackberry, honey cake, dark chocolate, spiced oak and orange.

Finish

The finish carries notes of cinnamon, nutmeg and redcurrant jelly.

Specifications

Distillery: Paul John
Region/Country: Goa, India
Type: Indian Single Malt Whisky
ABV: 48 %
Size: 70 CL
Cask Type: Oloroso sherry casks
Edition: Oloroso Select Cask
EAN No.: 8904014803294

Flavour Profile

Sherry-matured · Nutty · Spicy · Rich

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Oloroso sherry is traditionally the driest of the sherry styles, giving Select Cask a different, nuttier character than most PX-matured whiskies.

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Peated Select Cask is where Paul John's smoky style meets cask strength, a whisky that is not afraid to show its teeth.

Expert's description

Paul John Peated Select Cask 2020 Indian Single Malt Whisky is a Peated Indian Single Malt Whisky matured in bourbon casks and bottled at cask strength, 55.5%.

The high alcohol strength gives the whisky a fantastic fullness, where the sweetness of demerara sugar settles first before the peated malt kicks in and creates a perfect balance.

Tasting Notes

Nose

The nose is smoky with a hint of demerara sugar.

Palate

The palate offers peated malt in balance with sweetness from the demerara sugar.

Finish

The finish carries a hint of spice from tobacco and cocoa.

Specifications

Distillery: Paul John
Region/Country: Goa, India
Type: Peated Indian Single Malt Whisky
ABV: 55,5 %
Size: 70 CL
Cask Type: Bourbon casks
Non-Chill Filtered: Yes
Natural Colour: Yes
Edition: Peated Select Cask 2020
EAN No.: 8904014800811

Flavour Profile

Peated · Cask strength · Spicy · Intense

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Paul John's Select Cask series is bottled without chill filtration and without added colour, so every bottle shows the whisky's natural expression straight from the cask.

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From a single cask in Goa's warm warehouses comes Single Cask 692, a peated cask-strength whisky that shares its character with no other cask.

Expert's description

Paul John Peated Single Cask 692 Indian Single Malt Whisky is a Peated Indian Single Malt Whisky from a single American ex-bourbon cask, single cask #692, bottled at cask strength, 58.5%.

The whisky is part of Paul John's exclusive Select Cask series and was distilled in 2015. The intense, powerful character is amplified by the cask strength, while the American oak adds vanilla, caramel and spice.

Tasting Notes

Nose

The nose is full-bodied with peat smoke, muscovado and demerara sugar plus spiced cocoa.

Palate

The palate is well-balanced with dark chocolate, spice and an earthy tone.

Finish

The finish is long and silky with exotic fruit and warm spices.

Specifications

Distillery: Paul John
Region/Country: Goa, India
Type: Peated Indian Single Malt Whisky
ABV: 58,5 %
Size: 70 CL
Cask Type: American ex-bourbon cask, single cask #692
Non-Chill Filtered: Yes
Natural Colour: Yes
Edition: Select Cask, single cask #692, distilled 2015
EAN No.: 8904014800897

Flavour Profile

Peated · Cask strength · Spicy · Intense

Investment Potential

Medium – A single cask bottling from 2015 in the exclusive Select Cask series. Paul John single cask releases typically go out of the range and become harder to find over time.

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Single Cask 692 is bottled from a single cask with no blending from any other cask, meaning no other whisky in the world tastes quite like this one.

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Cask #1846 was allowed to sit longer than most, and the result is a powerful, uncut whisky from Paul John's award-winning distillery in Goa.

Expert's description

Paul John Single Cask 1846 Indian Single Malt Whisky is an Indian Single Malt Whisky from a single American ex-bourbon cask, single cask #1846, bottled at cask strength, 60.8%.

The whisky is made from Indian six-row barley and was distilled in 2015. The high strength amplifies every nuance of the cask's influence, giving a complex, full-bodied flavour profile tailored to enthusiasts and collectors.

Tasting Notes

Nose

The nose offers toasted oak, creamy vanilla and ripe tropical fruit.

Palate

The palate is rich and oily with warm spices and a hint of earth.

Finish

The finish is long and evocative with an exotic sweetness.

Specifications

Distillery: Paul John
Region/Country: Goa, India
Type: Indian Single Malt Whisky
ABV: 60,8 %
Size: 70 CL
Cask Type: American ex-bourbon cask, single cask #1846
Non-Chill Filtered: Yes
Natural Colour: Yes
Edition: Select Cask, single cask #1846, distilled 2015
EAN No.: 8904014800873

Flavour Profile

Cask strength · Fruity · Spicy · Intense

Investment Potential

Medium – A single cask, cask-strength bottling from the award-winning Paul John distillery. Single cask releases of this type are typically sought after more as they go out of production.

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Every bottle from cask #1846 is uniquely characterised, capturing the essence of Goa's tropical climate as well as this particular cask's individual mark.

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The name says it all – Peat Chimney is Wemyss Malts' tribute to the smoke rising from peat-fired malting kilns across the country.

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Peat Chimney Small Batch Wemyss Malts Blended Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 46% is a Blended Malt Scotch Whisky bottled at 46% ABV.

Peat Chimney is a small batch blended malt from the independent whisky house Wemyss Malts, composed of peated malt whiskies from several Scottish distilleries. The name refers directly to the characteristic peat smoke at the core of this blend.

Tasting Notes

Nose

The nose is smoky with peat, caramel and a light maritime tone.

Palate

The palate is full with peat, toffee and a mild spiciness.

Finish

The finish is medium-long with lingering smoke.

Specifications

Name: Peat Chimney Small Batch Wemyss Malts Blended Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 46%
Distillery: Wemyss Malts
Region: Scotland
Type: Blended Malt Scotch Whisky
ABV: 46%
Size: 70 CL
Non-chill Filtered: Yes
Edition: Small Batch
EAN No.: 040232144943

Flavour Profile

Peated · Toffee · Maritime

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Wemyss Malts names many of its whiskies after descriptive, imaginative flavour images – Peat Chimney is among the most literal in the range.

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The name doesn't oversell it – Peats Beast Batch Strength is a raw, uncompromising peat bomb from Islay, no frills.

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Peats Beast Batch Strength Version Single Islay Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 52,1% is a Single Islay Malt Scotch Whisky bottled at 52.1% ABV.

Peats Beast Batch Strength Version has a golden colour with a powerfully peated, raw and salty character. The whisky is neither chill-filtered nor otherwise refined, preserving the full intensity of Islay's peated malt and maritime location.

Tasting Notes

Nose

The nose is powerful peat smoke with salt, tar and a hint of medicinal sharpness.

Palate

The palate is raw and salty, with peat, tar and an intense smoky character.

Finish

The finish is long and smoky, with lingering salt.

Specifications

Name: Peats Beast Batch Strength Version Single Islay Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 52,1%
Distillery: Peats Beast
Region: Islay, Scotland
Type: Single Islay Malt Scotch Whisky
ABV: 52.1%
Size: 70 CL
Non-chill Filtered: Yes
Natural Colour: Yes
Edition: Batch Strength

Flavour Profile

Peated · Maritime · Powerful

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Peats Beast is not tied to a single named distillery, but is composed of peated Islay malt selected specifically for its intensity, giving one of the most heavily smoked expressions on the market.

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Sweetness and smoke properly collide when Peats Beast's raw Islay character is finished in sweet Pedro Ximénez sherry casks.

Expert Review

Peats Beast PX Batch Strength Single Islay Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 54,1% is a Single Islay Malt Scotch Whisky matured in Pedro Ximénez sherry casks and bottled at 54.1% ABV.

Peats Beast PX Batch Strength is finished in Pedro Ximénez sherry casks, layering a soothing note of fruit sweetness and dark syrup over the spirit's raw, peated Islay character. The contrast between sweetness and smoke is clear from the very first sniff.

Tasting Notes

Nose

The nose is a contrast of peat smoke and dark sherry sweetness, with raisin and syrup.

Palate

The palate is sweet and smoky at once, with dark fruit and tar.

Finish

The finish is long, with lingering smoke and a final hint of sherry sweetness.

Specifications

Name: Peats Beast PX Batch Strength Single Islay Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 54,1%
Distillery: Peats Beast
Region: Islay, Scotland
Type: Single Islay Malt Scotch Whisky
ABV: 54.1%
Size: 70 CL
Cask Type: Pedro Ximénez sherry casks
Non-chill Filtered: Yes
Natural Colour: Yes
Edition: PX Batch Strength

Flavour Profile

Peated · Sherry-matured · Sweet

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The combination of peated Islay malt and sweet PX sherry is one of the most contrast-driven styles in modern whisky, and the PX edition of Peats Beast is built specifically to explore that contrast.

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A peated blended malt from one of Scotland's most respected independent bottlers.

Expert description

Peatside 2011 is a Blended Malt Scotch Whisky, distilled in 2011 and bottled after 7 years at 50% under Murray McDavid's The Vatting series. Murray McDavid was founded in 1996 and is today owned by ACEO, having originally been part of the Bruichladdich family. This bottling, part of The Vatting series, combines peated whiskies from several distilleries, including North British, Caol Ila and Peatside, matured in a mix of wine, sherry and bourbon casks to create a complex, smoky profile.

Tasting notes

Nose

The nose offers smoke, peat and a hint of salted caramel.

Palate

The palate is powerful with smoky malt, sherry and spice.

Finish

The finish is long, smoky and spicy.

Specifications

Name: Peatside 2011 Murray McDavid 7 år Blended Malt Scotch Whisky
Bottler: Murray McDavid
Region/Country: Scotland
Type: Blended Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 7 years
ABV: 50%
Distilled: 2011
Cask type: Wine, sherry and bourbon casks

Flavour profile

Smoky · Spicy · Powerful · Sherried

Investment potential

Medium — a complex vatting of peated whiskies from several named distilleries, assembled by a respected independent bottler in a relatively limited run.

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Sometimes the hard part isn't choosing a bottle — it's choosing just one. Penderyn's gift pack sidesteps that problem entirely: three miniatures, three very different sides of the same Welsh distillery.

Expert description

The Penderyn Gift Pack contains three 5cl miniatures, bottled at 46%, offering a quick tour of Penderyn's range: Madeira, Peated and Sherrywood. All three are Single Malt Welsh Whisky from the same distillery in the Brecon Beacons, distilled on the house's signature Faraday still, but each matured in a different type of cask.

The Madeira expression brings creamy toffee, raisins and a finish of tropical fruit. Peated delivers sweet smoke, vanilla and green apple, while Sherrywood leans heavier with dark fruit, toffee, hazelnut and sultana. The pack is built as a tasting journey rather than a single experience — ideal if you want to explore Penderyn before committing to a full bottle of your favourite.

Tasting notes

Nose

The three miniatures span from Madeira's creamy toffee and raisins, through Peated's sweet smoke and green apple, to Sherrywood's deep, dark fruit.

Palate

On the palate the pack shows Penderyn's full range: light, sweet Madeira character, round, smoky complexity in Peated, and full sherry weight in Sherrywood.

Finish

The finish varies bottle to bottle — tropical fruit from Madeira, gentle smoke from Peated, and hazelnut and sultana from Sherrywood.

Specifications

Name: Penderyn Gift Pack Single Malt Welsh Whisky 3x5 CL 46%
Distillery: Penderyn
Region/Country: Brecon Beacons, Wales
Type: Single Malt Welsh Whisky
ABV: 46%
Size: 3x5 CL
Cask type: Madeira, sherry and peated casks (three miniatures)
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Distillation method: Faraday distillation

Flavour profile

Versatile · Tasting set · Cask-driven

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Penderyn distils all of its whisky on exactly the same single still, whichever cask it later matures in — so every difference between the three miniatures in this pack comes entirely from the wood, not the distillation itself.

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A protest song from 1981 became the national football team's anthem, and eventually the name of a whisky. It isn't often a bottle carries this much national pride inside it.

Expert description

Penderyn Icons of Wales No. 10 Yma O Hyd is a Single Malt Welsh Whisky matured in American rye casks and bottled at 43%. The name is taken from Dafydd Iwan's iconic Welsh-language protest song 'Yma O Hyd' from 1981, a tribute to the survival of the Welsh language and culture, since adopted as the anthem of the national football team's supporters, known as 'The Red Wall'.

The bottle launched in 2022 as the official whisky partnership with the Football Association of Wales, tied to Wales's World Cup campaign that year. The rye casks give the whisky a spiced, peppery edge that sets it apart from most of Penderyn's other releases, where bourbon, sherry and port casks tend to dominate.

Tasting notes

Nose

The nose is floral with baking spice, caramel and the scent of baked apple and pear.

Palate

The palate offers sweet caramel and sultana, spiced with cinnamon-apple, pepper and a touch of ginger and clove from the rye casks.

Finish

The finish is caramel-sweet with a herbal, peppery close that lingers.

Specifications

Name: Penderyn Icons of Wales No 10 Yma O Hyd Single Malt Welsh Whisky 70 CL 43%
Distillery: Penderyn
Region/Country: Brecon Beacons, Wales
Type: Single Malt Welsh Whisky
ABV: 43%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: American rye casks
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Distillation method: Faraday distillation
Bottled: 2022
Edition: Icons of Wales No. 10
EAN no.: 5011594001781

Flavour profile

Spiced · Sweet · Rye-matured

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'Yma O Hyd' means 'still here' in Welsh, and the song has served since 1981 as a defiant reminder that the Welsh language is still alive — a line sung today just as loudly on football terraces as at folk concerts.

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For two decades, Cardiff has been the place where time travel and adventure get filmed. Now the city's best-known production company has its own whisky — ten years old, matured in port pipes that have seen a lifetime of history themselves.

Expert description

Penderyn Icons of Wales No. 13 Bad Wolf 10 Years is a Single Malt Welsh Whisky fully matured in tawny port casks and bottled at 46%. The bottle marks the 10th anniversary of Bad Wolf Studios, the Cardiff-based production company behind series such as Doctor Who, Torchwood, Sherlock, Merlin and His Dark Materials, and it was released alongside Penderyn's own 25th anniversary in 2025.

The port pipes the whisky has matured in are around 60 years old and previously held port for decades, giving it a deep, full-bodied character. It's one of the more mature releases in the Icons of Wales series, where both the age and the cask choice set it apart from its younger, fresher siblings in the range.

Tasting notes

Nose

The nose offers orange blossom and rose petal, alongside fruitcake, raisins and fig jam, with a touch of red berries.

Palate

The palate is deep with stewed dark fruit and toffee, marzipan and a bittersweet orange marmalade that builds on the fruitcake character from the nose.

Finish

The finish lands on dried apricot, salted caramel and a warm nutmeg spice that lingers.

Specifications

Name: Penderyn Icons of Wales No 13 Bad Wolf 10 Years Single Malt Welsh Whisky 70 CL 46%
Distillery: Penderyn
Region/Country: Brecon Beacons, Wales
Type: Single Malt Welsh Whisky
Age: 10 years
ABV: 46%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Tawny port casks (port pipes around 60 years old)
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Distillation method: Faraday distillation
Bottled: 2025
Edition: Icons of Wales No. 13

Flavour profile

Port-matured · Full-bodied · Mature

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The name Bad Wolf has followed Doctor Who since 2005, when the phrase turned up hidden throughout an entire season — a deliberate trail laid by the show's writers, which now lends its name to this whisky, ten years after the production company was founded in Cardiff.

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There's a village in Wales that looks like no other village in Wales — built by an eccentric architect as a postcard from Italy, planted right on the Welsh coast. A hundred years after it was born, Penderyn has given it its own bottle.

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Penderyn Icons of Wales No. 14 The Village is a Single Malt Welsh Whisky finished in Amarone casks and bottled at 46%. The bottle honours Portmeirion, the Italian-inspired village on the North Wales coast, designed by architect Sir Clough Williams-Ellis and founded in 1926 — and The Village launched in 2026 to mark the village's 100th anniversary, unveiled at a tasting held in Portmeirion itself.

The Amarone casks, Italian red wine from the Veneto region, are a deliberate nod to Portmeirion's own Italian inspiration. They lend the whisky a sweetly fruity, spiced character that layers over Penderyn's clean, light spirit from the Faraday still.

Portmeirion is perhaps best known as the filming location for the cult British TV series The Prisoner in the 1960s, and its status as one of Wales's most photographed places makes it a natural centrepiece for the Icons of Wales series.

Tasting notes

Nose

The nose offers ripe fruit, spiced oak, vanilla, cocoa and honey in a dense, sweet layer.

Palate

The palate is rich with red berries and ripe plums, spice, honeyed sweetness and a touch of florals.

Finish

The finish is long, with candied fruit, spiced oak and a light tannin from the wine casks.

Specifications

Name: Penderyn Icons of Wales No 14 The Village Single Malt Welsh Whisky 70 CL 46%
Distillery: Penderyn
Region/Country: Brecon Beacons, Wales
Type: Single Malt Welsh Whisky
ABV: 46%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Amarone casks
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Distillation method: Faraday distillation
Bottled: 2026
Edition: Icons of Wales No. 14

Flavour profile

Red wine-finished · Fruity · Spiced

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Portmeirion was built by architect Sir Clough Williams-Ellis over fifty years, from 1925 to 1975, as proof that a beautiful place doesn't have to harm its surroundings to exist — a philosophy that still draws visitors from around the world.

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The only Welshman ever to become British Prime Minister accidentally laid the foundations for modern whisky. That story deserves its own bottle — and now it has one.

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Penderyn Icons of Wales No. 9 The Headliner is a Single Malt Welsh Whisky matured in Jamaican rum casks and ruby port casks, bottled at 46%. The bottle honours David Lloyd George (1863-1945), the only Welshman to serve as British Prime Minister, and the wartime chancellor who introduced the Immature Spirits Act of 1915 — a law requiring at least three years of cask ageing for spirits, which unintentionally laid the groundwork for the entire modern premium whisky industry.

The combination of rum and port casks gives the whisky a full, fruity character that builds on Penderyn's clean spirit from the Faraday still. The Headliner is one of the more storytelling-driven bottles in the Icons of Wales series, where the tale of the law — and the man behind it — is as much part of the experience as the flavour itself.

Tasting notes

Nose

The nose offers red berries, strawberries and cream and cranberry, alongside light oak, vanilla and a touch of nutmeg and cinnamon.

Palate

The palate is full of dried fruit and salted caramel, spiced with floral honey, black pepper and a dry, firm tannin from the casks.

Finish

The finish opens sweet and drifts gradually toward a dry, fruity close, with the spice lingering longest.

Specifications

Name: Penderyn Icons of Wales No 9 The Headliner Welsh Whisky 46%
Distillery: Penderyn
Region/Country: Brecon Beacons, Wales
Type: Single Malt Welsh Whisky
ABV: 46%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Jamaican rum casks and ruby port casks
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Distillation method: Faraday distillation
Edition: Icons of Wales No. 9
EAN no.: 5011594001729

Flavour profile

Full-bodied · Spiced · Cask-forward

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The law David Lloyd George introduced in 1915 to curb alcohol consumption during the First World War required at least three years of cask maturation for all spirits — a rule that still governs Scotch and Welsh whisky today, more than a century later.

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Swansea once smelled of copper smoke. For over two hundred years, half the world's copper was smelted right here, and Penderyn has now poured that legacy into a bottle, distilled inside the old copperworks' own powerhouse.

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Penderyn Icons of Wales No. 12 Copperopolis is a Single Malt Welsh Whisky finished in sweet red wine casks and bottled at 46%. The name Copperopolis was Swansea's nickname from around 1720, when the town accounted for roughly half of the world's copper smelting and around 90% of Britain's — and Penderyn's Swansea distillery sits inside the former Copperworks Powerhouse, right in the middle of that history.

The red wine casks add a sweet, fruity layer on top of Penderyn's clean, light spirit from the Faraday still. The result ties Welsh industrial history to modern craft — equal parts tribute to the past and proof that the distillery can still surprise you.

Tasting notes

Nose

The nose offers orange blossom, peach and cherry, backed by vanilla, honey and a touch of dried fruit and spice.

Palate

The palate is rich with caramel and honey, raisins, figs and a peppering of oak spice, driven by the sweetness of the red wine casks.

Finish

The finish dries gradually toward oak, citrus and a light cocoa note that ties the whole sip together.

Specifications

Name: Penderyn Icons of Wales No 12 Copperopolis Sweet Red Wine Finish Single Malt Welsh Whisky 46%
Distillery: Penderyn
Region/Country: Swansea, Wales
Type: Single Malt Welsh Whisky
ABV: 46%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Sweet red wine casks (finish)
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Distillation method: Faraday distillation
Edition: Icons of Wales No. 12
EAN no.: 5011594003440

Flavour profile

Red wine-finished · Fruity · Spiced

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Copperopolis isn't poetic licence but historical fact: at its peak, Swansea produced so much of the world's copper that the town effectively set the global price of the metal — an influence it lost long ago, but which Penderyn now keeps alive in a bottle.

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Some whiskies try hard to impress you. Penderyn Myth doesn't bother — it's sweet, light and a little flirtatious, like a summer afternoon in the Brecon Beacons when the sun still has warmth but the shadows have started to stretch.

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Penderyn Myth is a Single Malt Welsh Whisky matured in ex-bourbon casks and rejuvenated oak casks and bottled at 40%. The name draws on Y Ddraig Goch, the red dragon on the Welsh flag, and the myths that surround it — and the whisky itself is just as fable-like in character: sweet, fruity and surprisingly light on its feet.

It belongs to Penderyn's Dragon range, relaunched in new packaging in 2021, and it's distilled on the same single Faraday still that sets Penderyn apart from most of the world's distilleries — a column still designed by a relative of the physicist Michael Faraday. The result is a spirit of unusual purity that leaves the casks plenty of room to do their work.

Tasting notes

Nose

The nose weaves together citrus fruit and apple, with pear drops and the merest hint of tropical fruit before it fades again.

Palate

The palate opens sweet before a refreshing bitterness takes over, while the mixed fruit carries through the whole sip — more pineapple and ripe apple than sharp citrus.

Finish

The finish is short and light by design: a memory of a lively, easy-drinking whisky you'll want to come back to.

Specifications

Name: Penderyn Myth Fruity & Sweet Single Malt Welsh Whisky 70 CL 40%
Distillery: Penderyn
Region/Country: Brecon Beacons, Wales
Type: Single Malt Welsh Whisky
ABV: 40%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Ex-bourbon casks and rejuvenated oak casks
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Distillation method: Faraday distillation
EAN no.: 5011594002566

Flavour profile

Fruity · Sweet · Light

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Penderyn takes its name from the very mountain that overlooks the distillery in the Brecon Beacons — and although the distillery only opened in 2000, the Welsh insist whisky has been distilled in the region since the 1400s, long before Scotland claimed the word.

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Most people assume a smoky whisky needs peated malt. Penderyn proves otherwise — here, the smoke comes entirely from the casks, in a limited annual release that still tastes more of Wales than of Islay.

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Penderyn Peated is a Single Malt Welsh Whisky matured in ex-bourbon casks and finished in ex-peated Scotch whisky casks, bottled at 46%. It's a limited annual release of around 5,000 bottles, part of Penderyn's Gold range, and one of the clearest examples of how a cask alone can lend an unpeated new-make spirit a full smoky character.

Because Penderyn distils on a single Faraday still, the spirit comes off unusually clean and light — which gives the casks, here previously used for peated Scotch, more room to leave their mark than in many other whiskies. The result is a sweet, aromatic smoke layered over a fundamentally fruity, light-bodied spirit.

Tasting notes

Nose

The nose greets you with sweet, aromatic smoke, quickly followed by vanilla, green apple and a hint of citrus.

Palate

The palate is a gentle but persistent interplay of smoke and sweetness, with a range of soft flavours teasing through without ever overpowering each other.

Finish

The finish is medium in length, with smoke and vanilla lingering long after the glass is empty.

Specifications

Name: Penderyn Peated Single Malt Welsh Whisky 46%
Distillery: Penderyn
Region/Country: Brecon Beacons, Wales
Type: Single Malt Welsh Whisky
ABV: 46%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Ex-bourbon casks finished in ex-peated Scotch whisky casks
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Distillation method: Faraday distillation
Number of bottles: Approximately 5,000 per year
EAN no.: 5011594010721

Flavour profile

Smoky · Soft · Aromatic

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Penderyn adds no peated malt whatsoever in producing Peated — all of the smoke character comes from the casks themselves, previously used for peated Scotch whisky, making it one of the more unusual takes on a smoky single malt you'll find.

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Some casks only add colour. Others add character. Penderyn Portwood belongs firmly to the second group — a whisky that has spent its time resting in old port casks until it tastes of something deeper than where it started.

Expert description

Penderyn Portwood is a Single Malt Welsh Whisky matured in port casks and bottled at 46%. It belongs to Penderyn's Gold range, which received a new bottle and label design in 2021, and it's long been a favourite among French drinkers, where the port-cask style sits naturally alongside the country's own wine culture.

The casks give the whisky its weight: dried fruit, dark chocolate and toasted oak on the nose, and a creamy, honeyed palate that builds on Penderyn's clean, light spirit from the single Faraday still. Portwood has picked up gold at the World Whisky Masters on several occasions and gold at the IWSC, which says something about how well the spirit and the wood work together here.

Tasting notes

Nose

The nose offers dried fruit, dark chocolate and cranberry, tied together by a toasted, almost crisp oak note.

Palate

The palate is creamy and round, with honey and spice, and the port casks come through clearly without ever overpowering the spirit.

Finish

The finish lands softly on oak and honey and lingers, warmer than sweet.

Specifications

Name: Penderyn Portwood New Version Single Malt Welsh Whisky 70 CL 46%
Distillery: Penderyn
Region/Country: Brecon Beacons, Wales
Type: Single Malt Welsh Whisky
ABV: 46%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Port casks
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Distillation method: Faraday distillation
EAN no.: 5011594060658

Flavour profile

Full-bodied · Port-matured · Smooth

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Portwood is one of Penderyn's best-selling bottles in France, where the whisky's port character matches the country's own fondness for fortified wine — and it has picked up multiple international gold medals, including at the World Whisky Masters in 2016, 2019, 2021 and 2023.

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The Vikings called it exactly that — a giant serpent lurking off the coast at Llandudno. Now that same coastline has its own distillery, and its first bottle carries the name of the beast sailors once feared.

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Penderyn Serpents Tears First Release is a Single Malt Welsh Whisky made with peated malt and bottled at 46%, distilled at Penderyn's new site in Llandudno, North Wales — the first place in around 125 years where peated whisky has been distilled in Wales. The name comes from the Great Orme, a limestone headland at Llandudno whose name derives from the Old Norse word for 'great serpent,' a nod to the Viking sailors who once feared its steep cliffs.

The first release is limited to around 6,000 bottles, some of which sold directly online at launch in 2025. Where Penderyn's Gold range draws its smoke entirely from the casks, Serpents Tears is different: here the smoke comes from the peated malt itself, making it something new within Penderyn's otherwise light, cask-driven range.

Tasting notes

Nose

The nose offers dried leaves, ripe orchard fruit and a note of smoke, backed by toasted bread.

Palate

The palate combines sweet peat with creamy vanilla and baked apple, spiced with pepper and a touch of clove.

Finish

The finish is warm and softly smoky, with a barley sweetness that lingers.

Specifications

Name: Penderyn Serpents Tears First Release Single Malt Welsh Whisky 46%
Distillery: Penderyn
Region/Country: Llandudno, North Wales
Type: Single Malt Welsh Whisky
ABV: 46%
Size: 70 CL
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Bottled: 2025
Number of bottles: Approximately 6,000
Edition: First Release
EAN no.: 5011594003693

Flavour profile

Peated · Smoky · Spiced

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Serpents Tears is the first whisky distilled from peated malt in Wales in more than 125 years — Penderyn's Gold range, including the Peated bottling, draws its smoke from the casks instead, not from the malt itself.

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