The Liquid is a homage to New York, where the Ryder Cup is taking place at Bethpage Black from the 26-28th September, fully matured Elijah Craig small batch Bourbon finished in Toasted staves made up of 75% toasted sugar maple and 25% toasted applewood which gives a fantastic Autumnal taste, this also arrives with a beautiful looking commemorative case which would provide an ideal gift.
Continuously pushing the boundaries of whisky innovation, Dr Bill imagined a whisky inspired by exotic spice markets, where colours and flavours take you on a delicious sensory journey. A Tale of Spices is matured in Moroccan red wine, new charred oak, Pedro Ximenez sherry and shaved toasted red wine casks. A limited edition rarely seen in the whisky industry.
Proof: 94 proof - 47% Alc/Vol
Color: Roasted pecans
Nose: Lots of toasted oak with rich caramel
Taste: Big, rich and complex. Delightful spice and pepper
notes fade to milk chocolate with just a hint of smoke
Finish: Complexity continues. Nicely warming, with lingering
chocolate and baking spices
A superb value vintage malt from Highland Park, all the way up in Orkney. Aged in recharred butts, imparting sweet vanilla and toasted oak notes to complement the distillery's signature characteristics of heather honey and delicate peat smoke.
Port Dundas is a ghost distillery - one that has, sadly, now shut its doors. That means there's only so much to go round, and this 29 year old expression, bottled at cask strength, is a fine example. Drawn from a single bourbon hogshead, this displays bright notes of butterscotch and chantilly cream alongside more savoury, nutty aromas.
Hatozaki Triple Cask Reserve is a celebration of innovative Japanese craftsmanship by Master Distiller and Blender, Kimio Yonezawa. This blended whisky is first aged in ex-Bourbon and ex-Sherry casks, before being finished for an additional six months in Akashi-Tai's superior Umeshu Plum Sake Liqueur barrels; a rare and special process in whisky making. It is finished and bottled in Japan and is best served near, on ice, or in a Highball.
Atlantic distillery in Ireland matured this small batch whiskey in bourbon barrels. This expressions shows clean notes of green apples, coconut biscuits, oat cakes and wildflower honey.
Behind the Torabhaig distillery is the Sound of Sleat. A narrow, powerful strip of sea dividing Skye and the mainland. Called Linne Shlèite in Gaelic. And what we’ve called the fourth chapter of the series.
Sound of Sleat is the fourth release in the Torabhaig Legacy Series, documenting the evolution of our signature style of 'Smoke with Taste'. This expression is crafted from a blend of Concerto and Laureate malted barley, peated to 78PPM+, and fermented with 100% Pinnacle MG yeast over a 72-hour period. It is matured exclusively in first-fill American Oak (Quercus Alba) casks and bottled at 46% without chill-filtration or colouring. The result is a deeply expressive single malt, offering delicate notes of orange, apricot, and sweet maritime seaweed on the nose, a rich palate of bonfire smoke, honey, and sea salt, and a lingering, elegant finish that captures the spirit of storms, sunsets, and the wild Sound of Sleat.
This whisky displays vibrant notes of banana, mango and papaya along with biscuity malt character and baking spices. On the palate there is a pronounced richness with notes of chocolate, coffee and cinnamon before finishing with a hint of stone fruit and black pepper.
Presenting….. The Signature Series Edition 2 – Barrel Bonfire
The Signature Series is our four-part limited-edition series. It is a selection of Arran Single Malts which showcases the diversity of our spirit and embodies the values which are important to us. It features four unique bottlings specially chosen by Lochranza Distillery Manager Stewart Bowman and given his seal of approval.
With this bottling, we invite you to learn about the more heavily peated side of Arran matured in a Bourbon Barrel. The peated level of this bottling sits at 42ppm.
The Quarter Casks used in this bottling were sourced from a small distillery in Chicago – Koval - who use these custom built 115 litre casks to mature their Bourbon before they arrive with us in Lochranza.
The whisky in this bottling was originally filled into Bourbon Barrels in 2012. It was matured for nearly 5 and a half years, before being transferred into the Koval Quarter Casks in September 2018, where it spent the remaining 5 and a half years of its maturation time. We filled only a small number of these Quarter Casks and have not filled any more since. As such, they have a very rare place in our inventory.
Over the course of the secondary maturation, the intensity of the heavily peated whisky has taken on an even more complex and full-bodied character. The smaller the size of cask, the greater the surface contact area between the wood and the spirit, effectively creating an environment for ‘express’ maturation. The resulting
whisky has the benefit of more intense flavours which add depth and greater nuance to the final dram. Smokier notes mingle with the well-loved charred citrus and sweet vanilla spices of Arran Single Malt, evoking a bonfire made from barrel staves.
Our Barrel Bonfire is bottled at 50% Vol, as always non-chill filtered and with no added colouring.
2022 Winner of the Best Single Malt Whisky Of The Year!
Aged in bourbon barrels, american and european sherry casks. Candied orange peel. Sweet vanilla. Ginger cake. Hints of cinnamon and barley sugar with a touch of fresh oak.
Try it! It's delicious!!
Sweet nose with notes of dried fruit, nutmeg spice, honey, caramelized walnuts and a gentle touch of oak
Initial spicy notes of cinnamon and clove fade to reveal grape syrup which coats the palate, with raisins, figs,candied cherries and a hint of liquor ice
Limited to 662 bottles
NAS, non-chill filtered and no added colouring.
Matured initially in two ex-bourbon barrels and then finished for approx. 16 months in two Amarone wine barriques.
Bottled at 54.1%
A small batch of four standard barrels from Glencadam Distillery have been used to create this Highland Single Malt, distilled in 2011 and aged for eleven years. With its new make character boasting fragrant floral notes and orchard fruits, Glencadam is a delicously silky and moreish dram, increasingly popular as a distinguished single malt.
This is a 12 year old unpeated expression of Arran Single Malt. It was initially matured for 6 years in first and second fill bourbon barrels and then transferred to first fill Spanish red wine casks and matured in our dunnage warehouse number .
Distilled and matured at Lochranza.
Colour: Rich, ruby amber.
Nose: Bright with caramelised fruit and hazelnuts. Slight note of salted caramel and zesty grapefruit rind.
Palate: Full bodied and plenty of complex mouthfeel. Oak forward with dark red berries and creamy vanilla. A little ginger, sweet spice and aniseed.
Finish: Long, complex and mouthwatering. Vanilla and toasted oak lingers with a real sweet candy side. Delightful!
Palo Cortado is a rare and highly prized style of Sherry from the Jerez region of Spain. This type of Sherry cask is sought after for maturing whisky as it imparts a complex balance of nutty dryness, caramelised sweetness and oxidative depth as well as adding a nuance Sherry influence to the spirit character. We have aged our Lagg Single Malt initially in Bourbon Barrels before transferring it into ex-Palo Cortado Sherry casks for 6 months. We then bottled at 56.2% Vol without chill filtration or added colour.
Colour: Warm gold with amber reflections.
Nose: Peach and white grapes. Hints of vanilla, almonds and a touch of smoke.
Palate: Rich mouth feel, very oily with a lingering orange essential oil. Citrus, with baking spices like ginger and cinnamon.
Finish: Medium length finish. Lots and lots of orange and ginger. Subtle smoke takes over with a dry ashy finish.
The original wheated bourbon whiskey by Buffalo Trace's William Larue Weller range. William Larue Weller Special Reserve Bourbon is a superb Kentucky straight bourbon, with a softer body making it perfect to be sipped or used in cocktails.
