Scotch Malt Whisky Society 4.271
$337.99
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This small batch 20 year old from Orkney is single malt from ex-bourbon hogsheads, married in a refill hogshead since 2017, and is 55.1%.
Flavour profile: Lightly peated
Distilled on: 19 September 2000
Outturn: 322 bottles
Scotch Malt Whisky Society 63.73
$159.99
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Bottled for the 2021 Speyside Whisky Festival, this 12 year old came from a 2nd fill ex-Oloroso sherry butt and is 62.3%.
Flavour profile: Deep, rich & dried fruits
Distilled on: 7 October 2008
Outturn: 560 bottles
Scotch Malt Whisky Society 108.28
$143.99
SMOKEY MACSMOKEFACE
This 11 year old Speysider was matured in a 2nd fill ex-bourbon barrel and is 64.4%.
Flavour profile: Peated
Distilled on: 18 September 2009
Outturn: 193 bottles
Bruichladdich Octomore 12.3 Islay Barley
$314.99
The barley for this whisky was grown at Octomore Farm on Islay in 2014. It was peated to 118.1ppm before maturing in two parcels. 75% was matured in First Fill ex-Bourbon and the remainder was matured in First Fill PX Sherry Butts from Fernanco de Castilla. Bottled at 62.1%.
Producer Description
"Octomore 12.3 is single vintage, single field, single malt. Raised in Church Field on Octomore Farm by friend and farmer James Brown, this Islay grown barley has been trickle distilled through our tall narrow necked stills just two miles from where it was grown. This terroir-driven spirit would take two separate journeys before being combined; 75% was filled into ex-American whiskey casks, while the remaining 25% spent five years maturing in genuine Pedro Ximenez Solera casks from Jerez bodega Fernando de Castilla. This Islay barley spirit has breathed slowly and delicately for five aged years, its salty citrus marine note resulting from the locale of where the barley was grown and our warehouses proximity to the sea. The Pedro Ximenez casks contribute sweet dried fruit notes which highlight the rich dry peat smoke of Octomore."
Bruichladdich Octomore 12.1
$274.99
2014 Scottish grow Converto barley was malted to 130.8ppm before being distilled in 2015. Full term matured in a First Fill American Oak casks for 5 years before bottling at 59.9%.
Producer Description
"Nowhere is the dualism of our Octomore super heavily peated series more pertinent than in our .1 edition. Never as expected, delicate but powerful, this is unadulterated heavy smoke balanced with our vivacious and dynamic, fruity and floral distillate. While Octomore in itself does not conform to tradition, our Head Distiller Adam Hannett is inclined to mature Octomore .1 editions solely in ex-American whiskey casks for 5 vibrant years. Octomore 12.1 is the necessary control for the rest of the series, as experiments within an experiment, but our baseline should not be underestimated. Mainland grown Scottish barley is distilled in a patient and considered trickle. The stripped back maturation profile allows a sensory conversation that highlights the cereal-rich, malty notes of this barley-forward single malt. Vanilla, citrus and fudge culminate in an enigmatic challenge to received whisky wisdom."
Bruichladdich Black Art 9.1
$769.99
The 9th edition of Black Art is a 29 year old, distilled in 1992 and matured in a mysterious assortment of casks. 44.1%.
Producer Description
"Inspiration was taken from the groundwork done in creating the first editions of this series, where there was a relentless pursuit of layers of flavour. Here we are, probably another 10 years later, again managing those stocks and recasking and blending more than we’ve done previously,” said Adam Hannett, Head Distiller at Bruichladdich Distillery, and added: “But it’s that time in the casks that we’re working with now, because when the Black Art series started it was around 20 years old, now its almost 30 years old. So the evolution of that whisky by using those same stocks is really different."
Bruichladdich Octomore 12.2
$239.99
Produced from 2014 100% Scottish grown Concerto barley, peated to 129.7ppm, and distilled in 2015. Matured 3 1/2 years in a mix of 50% 1st and 50% 2nd fill American oak casks before finishing in Sauternes casks for 18 months. 57.3%
Producer Description
"Octomore 12.2 follows in the footsteps of previous Sauternes legends. The now infamous Octomore 4.2 (Comus) became one of the most acclaimed and sought- after whiskies in our distillery’s portfolio, confirming that heavy peat smoke combined with sweet dessert wine of Sauternes is an incredible pairing. This Octomore 12.2 would spend three and a half years in ex-American oak casks, building a solid foundation of fruity and floral spirit in our lochside warehouses before being recasked in to impeccable quality Sauternes casks. The pivotal role of the Sauternes casks would add 18 months of supercharged fruit. Melon, white peach, honeysuckle and coconut add a real twist and sweetness to compliment the peat smoke of this heavily phenolic malt."
LMDW Artist 4.5 Royal Brackla 13 Yr
$169.99
Part of the Artist Collective Series 4, this 13 year old Royal Brackla was matured in 2 Refill Sherry Butts filled in 2007 and bottled at 48%.
About the Artist Collective Range
"Since the dawn of time, artist collectives have been a place of exchange, inspiration and creativity. In the same way, each of the single malts found in our Artist Collective range draws the richness of their olfactory and gustatory palettes from the marriage of various casks. Devoted to diversity, every region and every style of Scottish single malt, peated and unpeated, are represented. To illustrate the labels of fourth collection, La Maison du Whisky has called on contemporary art students from very different backgrounds. Each of them brings their own very personal touch that echoes the richness of the single malts selected! The Theme: Trompe-l’oeil is born when the desire to “deceive” outweighs the aesthetic intention and induces the artist to use all possible technical artifices."
About the Artwork ""Au coeur de la création" by Louise Fleury
"Situated at the western border of Speyside, Royal Brackla is one of the oldest distilleries of Scotland. In 1833, it was the first to receive a “Royal Warrant of Appointment” from King William IV. Showing great richness, this whisky relies on malted barley to fully express all the outgoing facets of its character, which gives it a unique charm that is impossible to resist. Louise Fleury, through her work “Au coeur de la création” (At the heart of creation) has therefore chosen to highlight the cereal at the origin of the beauty of this bottling: barley."
Signatory Bunnahabhain Staoisha 2013 46%
$104.99
This peated Bunnahabhain, aka Staoisha, what fillied into a pair of Dechar/Rechar Hogsheads in 2013, and was bottled after 7 years at 46%.