Signatory CS Orkney (HP) 20 Year 55.2%
$319.99
Signatory's Orkney (HP) line of "mystery" Highland Parks has been fantastic. This latest bottle is the first one we have seen at 20 years of age. It was distilled on May 7th, 2005 and matured in a1st Fill Oloroso Sherry Butt (Cask DRU17 A63 #2). Bottled on October 2nd, 2025 at 55.2%.
Scarabus 10 Year Islay Single Malt
$89.99
Like its no-age stated younger sibling, the Scarabus 10-year-old is an undisclosed Islay Single Malt Scotch bottled at 46%. It is matured for at least a decade before bottling in a combination of ex-Bourbon, virgin oak and refill casks.
Jura 21 Year The Tide
$319.99
From the Jura website: "Matured in American white oak ex bourbon barrels and finished in hand-selected virgin American white oak casks."
Words alone can't express how happy we are that this whisky hasn't been shuffled through half a dozen or so cask types before bottling, as is usually the way with Jura (and a few other brands under the family's umbrella). Ex-Bourbon maturation and more than two decades of slumber tell us that this saline little malt from the Isle of Jura's only distillery should be a real cracker. We also appreciate the 46.7% bottling strength.
Lismore 18 Year
$134.99
An 18 year old "mystery Speyside" single malt from The Lismore. This is not a distillery, but a company bottling single malt from an undisclosed distillery. The company itself just happens to be owned by that family that also owns Glenfarclas Distillery... Bottled at 43% after 18 years.
Fettercairn 12 Year Old
$95.99
We're creeping up on the bicentenary of the Fettercairn distillery. 2024 will mark the 200 year anniversary of Alexander Ramsay founding this Eastern Highland distillery that objectively offers up one of the most interesting and unique flavour profiles in Scotch Whisky. In fact, Angus McRaild (on behalf of Whiskyfun) a couple years back wrote "...cries out ‘Fettercairn’ with these notes of mud, cheese rind, steel wool, mechanical oils, farmyard and root vegetables. It doesn’t sound pleasant I know, but there’s plenty of charm to admire here." Don't even pretend you're not intrigued. Ex-Bourbon. 40%
Shelter Point Ripple Rock Single Malt
$57.99
Bottled at 46% from a blend of whiskies matured in ex-Bourbon and alligator char American oak casks.
Producer Description
"Campbell River’s 1958 Ripple Rock explosion is the inspiration behind this expression of Shelter Point single malt whisky, aged in alligator charred virgin American oak casks and bourbon barrels. Distilled from 100% Malted BC Barley and glacier fed aquifer water in traditional pot stills the whisky is bottled without colouring or chill filtration."
Glen Grant 15 Year
$96.99
Well, this is a clever addition to the range, isn't it? Fifteen years old and 50%. Wow. Colour us happy. If the team at Glen Grant realizes that higher abv in whisky like this has an appeal (mostly for textural reasons), why keep the rest of the range at 43%? Apparently, there are people out there that prefer their whisky at lower strengths. We've never met one, but I guess they're out there. Does that count as cryptozoology?
Anyway, let's celebrate the good! Great distillery, good expression, nice age statement, and a robust strength that suits the profile. Well done.
50% abv
Dumangin Whisky Cooley 2009
$134.99
Double distilled Single Grain Irish Whiskey from Cooley. Just to be clear, before we even address the cask finishing, grain whiskey (or whisky) is generally column-distilled and Irish Whisky is often triple distilled. Already we're in strange waters. Now factor in the fact that we have a grain whisky matured for 10 years in refill Bourbon and STR casks before being re-racked into Ratafia? Guaranteed you've not seen a whiskey quite like this.
258 bottles. Natural colour and non-chill filtered.
47.1%
Shelter Point Cask Strength 58.7%
$72.99
Produced from 100% malted BC Barley, this is a cask strength version of their Classic Single Malt, bottled at 58.7%.
Producer Description
"Shelter Point Single Malt Whisky is a classic expression made in small batches using traditional methods, pot distillation and water from our aquifer. Sitting on the coast of Vancouver Island the spirit benefits from the unique influence of our geography, ocean and terroir as it ages in different select casks. This cask strength expression of our Classic Single Malt Whisky allows you to experience our award-winning whisky as it comes from the barrel."