Glendronach Batch 15 1992 Cask 89
$489.99
From GlenDronach's Single Cask Release Batch 15 - this is 1992 cask #89. It is 25 years old and taken from a Sherry Butt. 57% ABV.
Batch 15 of GlenDronach's Single Cask range consists of six whiskies aged 21 to 27 years old.
Glendronach Batch 15 1993 Cask 43
$449.99
From GlenDronach's Single Cask Release Batch 15 - this is 1993 cask #43. It is 24 years old and taken from a Sherry Butt. 59.2% ABV.
Batch 15 of GlenDronach's Single Cask range consists of six whiskies aged 21 to 27 years old.
Glendronach Batch 15 1994 Cask 3379
$414.99
From GlenDronach's Single Cask Release Batch 15 - this is 1994 cask #3379. It is 22 years old and taken from a PX Sherry Puncheon. 51.6% ABV.
Batch 15 of GlenDronach's Single Cask range consists of six whiskies aged 21 to 27 years old.
Glendronach Batch 15 1995 Cask 4418
$384.99
From GlenDronach's Single Cask Release Batch 15 - this is 1995 cask #4418. It is 21 years old and taken from a PX Sherry Puncheon. 52.6% ABV.
Batch 15 of GlenDronach's Single Cask range consists of six whiskies aged 21 to 27 years old.
Scotch Malt Whisky Society 5.53
$173.99
EXOTIC FRUITS AND EASTERN SPICE
This 16 year old Lowlander spent 14 years in ex-bourbon wood before being transferred to a second-fill Sauternes hogshead for the remainder of its maturation and it comes in at 60.1%
Flavour profile: Sweet, fruity & mellow
Outturn: 240 bottles
Panel's tasting note: "The nose had perfumed tropical fruits (peach, raisins, lemon bonbons, pineapple, passion-fruit) and polished wood. The palate combined those fruits (orange, papaya, banana) with toffee donut sweetness and some wood tannins; the finish found curry, wasabi and chili. The reduced nose detected cinnamon buns, Peshwari naan, cigarette packets and a Spanish bodega wine note. In reduction, the palate was now full of pleasant intrigue, any previous tensions were completely reconciled – exotic fruits and Eastern spice, sherbet straws and chocolate raisins – all wonderfully integrated – an eminently enjoyable dram. After fourteen years in ex-bourbon wood, we transferred this to a second-fill Sauternes hogshead."
Drinking tip: "While planning adventures"
Scotch Malt Whisky Society 29.210
$274.99
A CHIMNEY SWEEP'S LUNCH BOX
This 18 year old from Islay was matured in a refill hogshead and comes in at 55.3%
Flavour profile: Peated
Outturn: 204 bottles
Panel's tasting note: "Clouds of dusty burnt ash began to settle on the remains of scorched wood and a pile of black soot with its characteristic tar-laden aroma. Sitting back the chimney sweep placed the lunch box on his blackened old leather apron and opened the lid to reveal smoked salmon on toasted rye bread, oat cakes with cinnamon honey and an olive and feta salad with a herbal dressing and crumbled smoked haddock. Opening his flask he poured a refreshing cup of eucalyptus and menthol tea and enjoyed the seaside view from the window as the tide gently washed against the seaweed-covered rocks."
Drinking tip: "As a welcome reward for knocking out an old fireplace"
Scotch Malt Whisky Society 44.78
$154.99
PEEK-A-BOO
At 57.6%, this 14 year old Speysider spent 14 years in an ex-bourbon hogshead and was then transferred to a virgin oak hogshead for the remainder of its maturation.
Flavour profile: Spicy & dry.
Outturn: 276 bottles.
Panel's tasting note: "The nose suggested light fruit notes of apple, pear and sultana loaf with a nutty flip side of linseed oil and peanuts before arriving in a sweet demonstration of custard powder and icing sugar. However, concealed behind this alluring facade was an explosive palate of fireworks, liquorice, burnt raisins and burnt custard tart. Big, chewy and viscous with coffee cake, maple syrup, parsnips and soot sweetly finishing with old leather and tobacco. After spending 13 years in an ex-bourbon hogshead it was transferred to a virgin oak hogshead for the remainder of its maturation."
Drinking tip: "For those contemplative moods"
Scotch Malt Whisky Society 93.72
$125.99
BBQ OUTSIDE A SWEETIE FACTORY
This 9 year old from Campbeltown comes in at 58.3% after maturing in a 1st fill barrel
Flavour profile: Oily & coastal
Outturn: 222 bottles
Panel's tasting note: "The nose evokes a candy factory, with all the machinery working – outside there is a barbecue with mackerel and chestnuts roasting; runny honey mixed with balsamic and heather burning in the distance. The palate is rather curious – sweet-cured herring and salt and chili prawns, dried seaweed, light nut oil and liquorice. The reduced nose conjures a beach bonfire with hickory smoke and tarry driftwood; peppered salami, treacle scones and burnt jam tarts (blackcurrant). The palate becomes sweeter – sugar-coated fennel seeds and Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory – also an applewood fire cooking lobster and herb sausages – spearmint and ash to finish."
Drinking tip: "Might go well with charcuterie or smoked fish"
Arran Smuggler's Series 3 The Exciseman
$139.49
Limit 1 per customer!
The third and final bottling in the Arran Smuggler's Series, Vol. 3 The Exciseman! Bottled at 56.8% the whiskies in a marriage of malts from Bourbon Quarter Casks and Madeira casks! Limit 2 per customer!
Producer Notes: "In this Smugglers’ Series Vol.3 ‘The Exciseman’ we conclude our popular series which pays tribute to the exuberant character of those striving to outwit the Government’s representatives in the pursuit of the production of the famed Arran Waters. The Madeira casks used in this final volume, are similar to the ones utilised by Arran’s illicit distillers, who often stored and transported locally produced whisky in old Madeira casks brought over from the continent by their smuggling counterparts. The Quarter Casks are a nod to the type of small casks which would have been the easiest to transport.
The resulting liquid is complex, full of character and a wonderful way to end a series which has so perfectly paid tribute to the independent characters of Arran over the centuries."
Producer Tasting Note
Nose: The rich honeyed character is immediate on the nose, luxuriously decadent. The fresh coastal character is also evident. Apples, vanilla and a touch of spice are also subtly present with a hint of toasted oak.
Palate: It coats the tongue and the notes of apple and vanilla are in abundance. No hint of dryness on the palate, it grows in sweet intensity and provides a rounded mouthfeel. The addition of water opens up the complexity beautifully and reveals a lighter sweetness of candied lemon.
Finish: Long, luxurious and yet delightfully fresh. The notes of apple and citrus give a lightness of character whilst the body remains solidly complex and robust. A typical Arran with an added layer of sweetness.
