Glenlivet 12 Year
$54.99
Located within the most famous mountain glen distilling region in Scotland, only one distillery is permitted to call itself The Glenlivet. The first to be legalized after a period of illicit distillation, it now has an international reputation as a whisky of structure and complexity. The mountain setting provides cool weather distillers love, resulting in a clean, light, flowery, elegant malt.
Cragganmore 12 Year
$101.99
The Cragganmore Distillery, founded 1869-70, is located on a picturesque hollow high above the River Spey. Its water, from nearby springs, is relatively hard which may contribute to its unique and complex flavor. Typically finished in sherry casks, this version is slightly creamy and smoky with hints of spice and a fine balance between sweetness and peatiness.
Glenfiddich 12 Year
$71.99
The 12 Year Old is Glenfiddich's flagship bottle.
Tullibardine 20 Year
$232.99
The 20 year has been matured exclusively in First fill Ex-Bourbon barrels. Tullibardine is produced with unpeated single malt and is a very gentle Highland malt. Bottled at 43%.
Distiller's Tasting Note: "This is a wonderful, charming, single malt that delivers vanilla, cocoa, honey, and oatmeal in equal measure, while finishing smooth and dry on the palate. There is a complexity from its age, but there is still that hint of subtle sweetness that Tullibardine has in its malts."
Lagavulin 16 Year
$164.99
Lagavulin might well be the most iconic of Islay malts. And the distillery, which celebrated its bicentennial in 2016, is unquestionably one of the most beloved of all Scotch malt producers. Up until the launch of the much-lauded 8 year old in 2016, the 16 year old was the distillery’s entry level expression. In spite of the new arrival, however, the 16 remains the flagship expression in the range, and for good reason. A cornerstone in any whisky collection. 90pts Serge @WhiskyFun
Tullibardine Sovereign
$66.99
The Tullibardine Sovereign is bottled at 43% from 1st Fill Bourbon casks. Tullibardine Distillery was the first new distillery to open after WWII. Located in the town of Blackford, famous for its pure clean water. In 1488, King James IV, then 14, visited the town to purchase some of the best beer in Scotland for his coronation.
Distiller's Tasting Note: "It exhibits barley, pear drops and creamy chocolate notes, which develop on the palate with a lingering finish."
Paul John - Brilliance
$69.99
The Paul John line of single malt whisky hails from John Distillery in Goa, India which was established in 1992.
Paul John - Brilliance is the unpeated single malt in the lineup.
46% ABV
Oban 14 Year
$152.99
Oban 14 is a touchstone malt. One that sits on most backbars across the country. It's rather singular profile makes it a restaurant favorite, in fact, and it's silky, salty and slightly peaty profile make it a complimentary malt to most food styles. Ask most any whisky fan what their gateway dram was and you're almost certain to hear this one crop up in the first few whiskies mentioned. There's good reason for that. Oban's malty, cereal-driven, and faintly peaty profile has just enough fruity sweetness underlying (and even a wee creamy top note!) that it is able to seduce ridiculously broad audiences through its sheer approachability. More defining than any of the afore-mentioned characteristics, though, is the coastal influence that permeates every bottle of Oban. That slightly saline character puts this in a special category that only a handful of Scotland's malts fit into.
Oban 14 is a part of Diageo's Classic Malts series for good reason. You may find it safe, but there's no way you won't find it utterly satisfying. 43% abv
Aultmore 12 Year
$62.99
Aultmore 12 year old is part of the Last Great Malts of Scotland line, which is made up of Single Malt Scotch from John Dewar's and Son's five distilleries. The other distilleries are Craigellachie, Macduff (bottled as The Deveron), Aberfeldy, and Royal Brackla. Aultmore Distillery resides in Speyside and has been around since 1896. The Aultmore 12 is bottled at 46% ABV.