The second bottle in the Rosebank Roses series is Innocence, an intensely aromatic and utterly enchanting single malt with notes of honeysuckle, sweet cream, pear and rose petals. Bottled from a small number of casks, some of the last from this closed distillery, this is a beautiful dram and an essential part of any Rosebank collection.
The Rosebank Roses series has been created by Elixir Distillers, which previously operated under the name Speciality Drinks Ltd.
The name Spios, which is Scots Gaelic for 'spice', beautifully evokes this whisky's origins: it has been matured solely in casks that previously held American rye whiskey, a spirit known for its distinctive, spicy characteristics. Spios has a herbal nose and a rich, spicy palate, followed by a long, sweet finish.
Glenmorangie Spios is the ninth limited edition bottling in the distillery's Private Edition series, and the first single malt to have ever been entirely matured in American rye whiskey casks.
The oldest and rarest single malt ever released by Loch Lomond Distillery. Bottled from a single cask, which was filled the year after Loch Lomond fired up its unique straight-neck pot stills for the first time, this edition of just 60 decanters represents a remarkable piece of whisky history.
The fruity, sweet and spicy single malt is housed in a hand-blown crystal decanter, which sits within The Tempest Chest: a stunning, solid oak display case that has been hand-crafted to resemble Loch Lomond's water at twilight. Also included in the chest is a solid brass miniature of whisky, lined in glass, which echoes the shape of those unique stills.
Connemara's Distillers Edition is a superb example of lightly peated Irish whiskey. A superb alternative to an Islay malt with an earthier style of peating.
A single barrel bourbon from Wathen's, produced in Kentucky. The whiskey makers, the Wathen-Medleys, have a bit of history with the current distillers being the 8th generation of the family to be in the business.
A small batch bourbon made in Kentucky by the Willett Distilling Company, aka Kentucky Bourbon Distillers, aged for about 12 years and bottled at the magical 107proof.
Inspired by the historic blending notes of Sir Alexander Walker, this is a 21-year-old blend from Johnnie Walker. Believed to contain whiskies from the now closed distillery of Brora, this is warm and spicy.
A deluxe blend launched in the UK to compete with the likes of Johnnie Walker Blue Label. This has proven extremely popular, and received 95 points from Jim Murray in the Whisky Bible. Picked up the top prize in its category at the World Whisky Awards 2010.
Quite simply, a magnificent whisky. At the International Spirits Challenge, Ballantine's 30yrs won a Gold Medal, an ISC Trophy (the second in four years) and was named as Category Champion for Blended Scotch Whisky. A masterpiece of blending.
Welcome to the first new Jack Daniel's whiskey since before Prohibition. Tennessee Straight Rye is made from 70% rye, 18% corn and 12% malted barley, and is put through the same charcoal filtration process as Jack Daniel's bourbons. The result is a mellow and sweet whiskey that's enlivened with distinctive rye spice.
A rounded, fruity and creamy Tamnavulin 25 Year Old, with notes of apples, sultanas, oatcake, caramel and coffee. The finish is juicy and focuses on the caramel, fruity and chocolate. Only 124 bottles of this delicious single-cask dram, bottled by Elixir Distillers, are available.
A complex and delicious Glenrothes 26 Year old, bottled by Elixir Distillers for their Single Malts of Scotland range. Aromas of barley sugar, candied lemon and earthy hay are followed by sweet, fruity and spicy flavours, then a long and ever-evolving finish.
A delightfully sherried Glen Keith, bottled from a single butt by Elixir Distillers for their acclaimed Single Malts of Scotland range. Aromas of baked apples, honeycomb and spice are followed by flavours of sherry-cask fruit, anise and raisin jam.
"Produced in an old featherbone factory from organic rye, this whiskey has a savoury note alongside green banana, sweet liquorice and powdered ginger on the palate" – Dawn Davies MW
Created by Tim Smith, star of the Discovery Channel's Moonshiners, this is a bold, hot and smooth mix of Climax Moonshine and cinnamon. Smith, a volunteer fire chief in Climax, Virginia, created this edition as a tribute to all firefighters.
70cl / 60.4% | English Single Malt Whisky | Distillery Bottling
The first-ever public release of 10-year-old English whisky, which was distilled in 2007 and filled into just 210 bottles in October 2017. Each bottle is numbered and, alongside its certificate, is presented in a handsome piano-finished box. This single malt has spent its decade in a first-fill oloroso sherry cask, and offers rich notes of dark fruits, allspice, liquorice and cinnamon.
A single-cask 14-year-old single malt from Edradour. Sherry-aging has given this dram notes of honey, cloves, raisins, toffee and dark fruit. A long, warming sherry finish.
Distilled well before the distillery was closed for more than 20 years (1986 - 2008), this is a rich and fruity single malt that provides a delicious piece of Glenglassaugh history. These bottles, part of batch three in the distillery's Rare Cask series, have been filled from a single Pedro Ximénez puncheon that was discovered in Glenglassaugh's coastal warehouses by its new owners.
With lashings of dried fruit and dark chocolate flavours, accompanied by hints of walnut loaf and oak, this will delight lovers of long-aged sherried whisky.
The opening entry in the super-premium Mortlach range, combining bourbon- and sherry-matured whisky to create a spicy, rich and flavoursome dram that shows off the distillery's excellent spirit.
Distilled more than two decades before Glenglassaugh was closed, this single malt is part of a series celebrating the distillery's history and the parcel of casks discovered after it was reopened. This Glenglassaugh 50 Year Old is part of Batch 3 of this Rare Cask series, and offers rich, sweet notes of autumn fruits, peach, mellow citrus, fresh barley and floral oak.
A cult bourbon with a very high rye content in the mash, which provides a spicy kick on the palate. A very traditional old-style bourbon, not for the faint-hearted.
The blue edition of one of the jewels in the Chivas crown. Royal Salute is a very special long-aged blend in a classic Wade ceramic decanter. This gift set comes with a 5cl miniature of the green decanter.
Made by seventh-generation distillers Paul and Steve Beam, this is a blend of sweet, spicy and smoky bourbons. Yellowstone was launched in 2015 in homage to the Limestone Branch Distillery founders' great-grandfather, Minor Case Beam, who sold his distillery to Yellowstone over a century before.
A blend of 10-year-old Canadian whiskies made in three barrel types: new oak, ex-bourbon and Canadian rye whisky. Wiser's 10 Year Old Triple Barrel is smooth and full-bodied with notes of rye spice.
The second release in a series that allows Wild Turkey's Master Distiller Eddie Russell to step outside the brand's normal flavour profiles. Decades is a marriage of bourbons aged between 10 and 20 years; an earthy yet sweet whiskey that skilfully balances the depth and oakiness of aged bourbon with the vibrant spice of younger spirits.
Wild Turkey Master's Keep Decades was #3 in Whisky Advocate's top 20 whiskies of 2017, and was awarded 94 points in their review.
Made with clear corn spirit infused with natural cinnamon for 'a friendly wallop of sweet and hot'. Combine with equal parts apple juice for their 'American Pie' cocktail.
Stillhouse have blended their 100% clear corn whiskey with peach tea liqueur for a sweet spirit in which dominant peach notes are grounded by hints of black tea. Mix with lemonade for a refreshing long drink.
70cl / 43.3% | Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
The yearly release of Evan Williams's vintaged single barrel whisky, aged for around nine years. The folks at Evan Williams know how to pick them, and with every vintage gaining a few breathless reviews we expect good things from this one as well.
At 40 years of age, this is Balvenie's oldest regularly released bottling. Each new batch is created as the previous one runs low and is focused around a careful blend of old sherry and bourbon casks.
This superb 1969 Macallan 42 year old was bottled by Duncan Taylor as part of their ‘Rarest’ collection. No expense was spared here, from the cut crystal decanter with silver collar to the oak case made from the very cask in which the whisky had been matured. This is whisky luxury pushed to the limit. It also comes with a pair of tasting glasses and a booklet. This should be rich and oily, with notes of orange, oak and milk chocolate.
The superlative Jameson 18yo has long been considered one of the brightest stars of the range. This blend of two pot-still whiskeys and a single grain is matured in oloroso sherry casks and finished in bourbon wood for six months for a brilliantly complex pot-still character.
A 1959 vintage bottling of Glenlivet released after over 50 years of maturation in 2013 by independent bottler Gordon & Macphail under the historic George & JG Smiths label. This comes at a fraction of the price of official bottlings at this age.
Bottled from sherry butt number 3951 in January 2017, this richly-coloured 1993 Glenfarclas is a great addition to the distillery's Family Casks series.
Part of Duncan Taylor's 'Tantalus' series. This rare bottle of 41-year-old single malt from the closed Caperdonich distillery is presented in a hand-blown glass decanter and comes on a tantalus made from the cask in which this whisky was matured.
A dark amber Glenfarclas released as part of their ongoing Family Casks series. Distilled in 1992, this sherry-aged single malt was bottled in January 2017.
Distilled in the same year that saw the birth of the Rugby World Cup and the milk chocolate hobnob, this is a fantastic sherry-aged whisky that would make a superb present for anyone born in 1987.
One of 74 bottles created from a single refill hogshead that was filled with spirit in 1974, and not cracked open until July 2016. A delicious piece of the distillery's history.
Distilled in 1972 and aged in a single sherry butt until August 2015, this is one of 625 bottles produced from cask number 3548. These bottles were released in the Winter 2015 batch of Family Casks.
Created at much the same time as the fashion for flared trousers, this single malt was distilled in 1971 and not freed from its sherry butt until January 2017.
Distilled in '69 (hopefully in the summer of…), this is part of Glenfarclas' highly-regarded Family Casks series, a range of whiskies that spans many decades of the distillery's history.
Part of the superb Family Casks series from Glenfarclas, this whisky was distilled in 1963 and filled into 228 bottles from a single sherry hogshead in November 2014.