Archives Longmorn 2012
$171.99
The indie bottlers keep Longmorn interesting for us. The distillery bottlings are few and far between (and carry slightly chubby price tags), so we scout far and wide for neat indies. This Archives 10-year-old in ex-Bourbon should be a real cracker, and is one we're hoping to open for an upcoming tasting soon. Fingers crossed.
242 bottles from Bourbon Barrel #930
Natural colour, non-chill filtered, and bottled at 57.4%
Whiskybase Ben Nevis 1996
$481.49
Bottled to celebrate Whiskybase's 15th Anniversary, this 26 year old Ben Nevis is from the legendary 1996 vintage, and has been bottled at 51.2%.
GlenAllachie 10 Yr Cask Strength Batch 9
$119.99
The 9th release of GlenAllachie 10 Year Cask Strength is again sherry forward, incorporating malts from PX and Oloros Sherry seasoned casks, as well as toasted virgin American oak and ex-Rioja barriques. 58.1%
Producer Description
“Every batch we create of our 10-year-old Cask Strength represents the direction in which we are taking The GlenAllachie,” Master Distiller, Billy Walker. The ninth iteration of our coveted decade-old batch release is no different, showcasing the richness and complexities of our honeyed spirit after maturation in the finest oak.
Guided by 50 years of experience and fuelled by his passion for wood management, Billy crafted Batch 9 with perfection in mind. A marriage of spirit from Pedro Ximénez and Oloroso Sherry casks, along with Rioja barriques and medium charred/medium toasted American Virgin Oak barrels, this mahogany malt sits proudly alongside its predecessors. Delivering classic Sherried notes of indulgent dark chocolate and dried fruits, coupled with sweet spices and red berries, this prized release is one to be savoured.
Batch 9 is bottled at natural cask strength of 58.1%, without chill-filtration or added colour.
Maltbarn Glenlossie 1992
$419.99
Glenlossie is another one of those distilleries that only ever sees the light of day through independent bottlings. Having said that, we can't recall tasting many 'Lossies at this kind of age! Exciting stuff. We're not-so-secretly hoping the boss elects to open one for a tasting soon. Very small outturn of only 143 bottles after 29 years an ex-Bourbon cask. - 88.72pts Whiskybase
Natural colour, non-chill filtered, and bottled at 49.5% abv.
Maltbarn Port Charlotte 2001
$569.99
20-year-old Port Charlotte in ex-Bourbon. You had me at hello. 89.22pts Whiskybase
Natural colour, non-chill filtered, and bottled at 54.9% abv.
Maltbarn Speyside 1995
$335.99
We've heard possibly Macallan, possibly Glenlivet. Hmm. Curious. Either way, an insane price for either at this age. And if it's neither of those two distilleries... even more fun! 140 bottles, only a handful available at KWM. 88.19pts Whiskybase
Natural colour, non-chill filtered, and bottled at 51.9% abv
Maltbarn Ben Nevis 1996
$749.99
Here's hoping these "living legend" 1996s from Ben Nevis continue coming down the pipelines. The prices keep climbing, but so do the years. We are creeping toward three decades at this point, after all. Matured 26 years in ex-Bourbon. 89.88 pts Whiskybase!
Natural colour, non-chill filtered, and bottled at 48.6% abv.
Maltbarn Glen Garioch 2010
$187.49
A neat one from one of Scotland's oldest distilleries. This Glen Garioch spent 13 years in ex-Sherry before being bottled au natural in 2023. One of only 168 bottles. 86.96pts Whiskybase
Natural colour, non-chill filtered, and bottled at 55.6% abv.
Maltbarn Glen Mosset 2013
$214.99
There is, of course, no Glen Mosset distillery. There is, however, a distillery known as Benromach that zealously protects its name and isn't keen on allowing indie bottlers to declare any purchased casks as such. Coincidentally, the distillery sits just a handful of steps from the Burn of Mosset (a wee river) up in the Speyside region. Just, ummm...sharing some facts.
Anyway...here's a neat little 'Glen Mosset' from Maltbarn, one of the industry's most consistently awesome independents.
Matured in ex-Bourbon, natural colour, non-chill filtered, and bottled at 54.2% abv