Speyside-based Glenfarclas Distillery has released their most elderly whisky to date – a 70-year-old single malt. Glenfarclas 70 Years Old was matured in a single first-fill sherry cask, bottled at 42.9% alcohol by volume [85.8 proof] and is aid to offer notes of coffee, dark chocolate and peat smoke. Only a mere 262 bottles of […]
Lowland-based Bladnoch – Scotland’s southernmost whisky distillery – is making waves again with the release of The Wave II, the second single malt in their Wave Master Distiller’s Collection. Bladnoch Wave II spent time in Amontillado sherry casks, was bottled at 57% alcohol by volume [114 proof] and is said to offer notes of ginger, […]
Islay-based Laphroaig Distillery has released a 38-year-old single malt as the second whisky in their Archive Collection, which celebrates Laphroaig’s history. Laphroaig 38 Years Old was initially matured in American oak ex-bourbon casks followed by a period of time in a second-fill Oloroso sherry hogshead before being finished in an Oloroso sherry-seasoned European oak butt, […]
Lochlea Distillery has released their third cask strength edition – and the first time Lochlea has combined Oloroso sherry casks with Islay peat – as part of Batch Three of Lochlea’s annual Cask Strength series. Lochlea Cask Strength Batch Three was matured in Oloroso sherry butts and ex-Islay peated casks, bottled at 59.8% alcohol by […]
Speyside-based Tamdhu Distillery has released a 21-year-old single malt to their permanent collection. Tamdhu 21-year-old single malt has been matured in predominantly European oak ex-Oloroso sherry casks from Jerez, Spain, bottled at 47.5% alcohol by volume [95 proof] and is said to contain notes of chocolate, orange, toffee and marzipan. Only 12,000 bottles of Tamdhu […]
Islay-based Smokehead has released a 15-year-old single malt whisky – making it Smokehead’s oldest single malt available [after their Extra Black 18-year-old was previously discontinued]. Smokehead 15-year-old single malt whisky was bottled at 43% alcohol by volume [86 proof] and is said to contain notes of citrus, vanilla and, of course, peat smoke. Smokehead 15-year-old […]
Scotland-based independent bottler Duncan Taylor has released a 42-year-old Bowmore as part of their Rarest Reserve collection, a collection which showcases Duncan Taylor’s casks. Duncan Taylor’s 42-year-old single malt whisky was originally created at Bowmore Distillery on Islay, matured in a single Pedro Ximénez (PX) sherry cask, bottled at 50.8% alcohol by volume [101.6 proof] […]
Mac-Talla has released a limited edition single malt matured in Amarone casks to celebrate the Islay-based Fèis Ìle 2025 Festival which runs through May 31, 2025. Mac-Talla 2025 Amarone Cask Festival Edition single malt was matured in first-fill Amarone della Valpolicella wine casks from northern Italy, bottled at 53.8% alcohol by volume [107.6 proof] and […]
Islay-based Bruichladdich Distillery has released a pair of limited edition whiskies – Octomore Polyphonic and Port Charlotte Single Cask Rock’ndaal – for the upcoming Fèis Ìle Festival (May 23-31, 2025), including its oldest Octomore to date. Octomore Polyphonic is a heavily peated whisky matured in first-fill ex-bourbon barrels, bottled at 54.9% alcohol by volume [109.8 […]
Islay-based distillery Kilchoman Distillery has released a quartet of small batch single malt whiskies to celebrate their 20th anniversary, calling them the 20th Anniversary Cask Series, consisting of four small batch bottlings, with five casks of each. Only 1,120 bottles of the first of the quartet, a 14-year-old matured in an ex-bourbon cask aged single […]
