OMC 25th Annv Ardmore 13 Year
$167.99
I really wanted to dislike this... the price is a touch high, it is from an ex-Wine hogshead, and Ardmore, especially young Ardmore is so hit and miss for me. But it is excellent! 2010 vintage, 13 years old, 50%, and bottled for the 25th Anniversary of the Old Malt Cask range.
Cadenhead Original Glenlossie 12 Year
$169.99
Distilled in 2010 this 12 year old Glenlossie is from Recharred ex-Bourbon casks, bottled at 46%.
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
Bladnoch Vinaya
$75.99
This NAS Bladnoch is bottled at 46.7% after maturing in 1st Fill Bourbon and Sherry casks.
Producer Description
"Matured in a unique combination of 1st fill Bourbon and 1st fill Sherry casks for notes of fresh apple, sweet floral grass and hints of chocolate.
‘Vinaya’, a Sanskrit word meaning respect and gratitude, pays homage to the original founders of the distillery who paved the way, as Bladnoch looks forward to an exciting new era of production and innovation."
Lindores Abbey Casks of Lindores Bourbon
$94.99
Bottled at 49.4% from a parcel of whisky made from Fife Barley and matured exclusively in ex-Bourbon Casks from Old Forester & Woodford Reserve.
Producer Description
"The first “Casks of Lindores” bottling featured exclusively bourbon barrels, one of the three core cask types used at Lindores, and was limited to 11,000 bottles. These bottlings are bottled at the distillery without chill filtration and at an ABV strength of 49.4%. The Lindores spirit goes extremely well with bourbon casks and helps showcase its early maturing characteristic. The very long wash fermentation period in Douglas fir washbacks, coupled with the “Sister Spirit stills distillation” helps create a spirit that matures early but will continue to develop over time."
GrainHenge Meeting Creek IV
$117.99
Moonbroch BenRiach (Peated) 13 Year
$209.99
This Peated Benriach single cask has been selected and bottled by indie bottler Moonbroch. After being finished in a cask that previously held red wine, it has been bottled at 46%.
Loch Lomond Single Grain Unpeated
$49.99
MoM Masterpiece Invergordon 50 Year
$599.99
This Masterpiece bottling from Master of Malt, is a 1974 Invergordon, matured 50 years in a Refill ex-Bourbon Barrel, and bottled at 45.1%.