Mint, clove, cinnamon, licorice root, pine nuts, and dark chocolate, with a surprising dose of gin botanicals throughout Taste: Rye spices up front, then menthol, mint, eucalyptus, herbal tea with wildflower honey and all spice Finish: Cinnamon and mint, gradually sweetening through the finish, with a hint of anise
Nose Fragrant and tropical fruits with floral notes, vanilla and mango.
Palate There's mango throughout, spicy barley, gentle oak and creamy richness.
Finish A touch of allspice, vanilla and fragrant pear skin.
Hand crafted by The Sixteen Men of Tain. Who aren't all 'men', and don't get conned into late night party games with them. You won't win. Peaches and pears, malty, a touch of milk chocolate, nutty and citrussy.
A complex aroma of vanilla, mint and molasses. Pleasantly sweet to the taste, with notes of brown sugar and spice that give way to oak, toffee, dark fruit and anise. The finish is long and smooth.
Nose: All butter shortbread, tropical fruit, macadamia nuts
Palate: Sweet toffee, toasted barley
Finish: Long and silky, moreish fruit and cereal notes
A heavily-peated Islay single malt whisky of the highest quality, Smokehead hits you like a cannonball and takes you on an explosive rollercoaster of peat, smoke and spice with a little delicate sweetness thrown in.
A nose of vanilla and cinnamon spice moving on to a much more vibrant palate that shows chocolate, ginger and caramelised demerara. Leaves lingering overtones of orange fondant creams. Delightful.
Nose – Rich oak with a gentle nutmeg note. Sweeter aromas of baked ripe figs, sultanas and black cherries.
Palate – Fruit cake with toasted almonds and cinnamon. The juicy zestiness of oranges and mandarins mellows perfectly with manuka honey, muscovado sugar, baked apricots and an interesting white pepper note that provides even more complexity.
Finish – Creamy and spicy with dark chocolate, walnuts and dark fruits compote.
There are so many complex layers of flavour, and it will be different for everyone. But, our blender Shona Macleod gets a gentle peat smoke on the first sip which reminds her of island home fires burning when she was growing up. It comes along with a toasted maltiness. She can also taste homemade apple sauce and smell machair flowers, particularly white clover which springs up on our west coast every summer. Mixed spices appear, and an old-fashioned sweetness from things like candied ginger, vanilla, and honeycomb. Finally, there’s a long, clotted-cream note, mixed with a lasting sense of new leather.
It will be a lightly peated dram, at around 12-15ppm
In the early 1970s, Benriach broke convention in Speyside by returning to distilling batches of whisky in the old, 19th century style, using malted barley smoked with Highland peat. This wood rich Highland peat imparts distinctly sweet and smoky notes into Benriach peated whiskies. Benriach The Smoky Ten has been crafted from a combination of unpeated and peated spirit and three cask matured for at least ten years in a combination of bourbon barrels, Jamaican rum casks and toasted virgin oak. The whisky is then expertly married together to create sublimely smooth layers of sunripe fruit, aromatic smoke and toasted oak spice, lingering into the perfectly balanced sweet and smoky finish.
Nose Maple syrup on blueberry pancakes, dark chocolate, quince and orange.
Palate Honeyed cereals, cooked apple, chocolate peanuts and soft, almost jammy sultanas.
Finish Mocha, honey, dried fruit and mixed peels.
For this release we’ve used a luxurious combination of the finest PEDRO XIMÉNEZ + JAMAICAN RUM CASKS for maturing this expression, which combined with our subtly smoky spirit, has resulted in a whisky rich with the flavours of Toasted Jamaica ginger cake, Bonfire Toffee, spiced plum jam, Amaretto cherries and Daim bar.
A viscous mouthfeel bursts forth to introduce a sparkling array of salty, sweet, and savoury flavours. Peat smoke, eucalyptus oil, minty chocolate and toffee mingle with smoked pecans, creosote, and tar. Subtle sweet pear crumble and fudge lurk in the background.
Colour – Pale straw.
Taste – The texture and mouthfeel for a young whisky is a testament to the slow careful distillation and the quality of the Islay-grown barley. Refined and complex on the palate, the sleekness carries the fruit, cereal, and oak notes in succession as the flavours develop and deepen on the palate. The distillery character – the fruit and floral style are immediate and distinctive. The creaminess and the notes of porridge and rice pudding are malty and rich with brown sugar and dry straw. The fruit notes of pear, melon, and orange wrap around toffee and fudge sweetness, combining beautifully.
Nose – Delicate, light, floral notes and a creamy vanilla with rich, floral honey rise from the glass. Kiwi, melon, coconut, and ripe pear freshness combine beautifully into a fruity citrus style to provide that zesty, sweet signature of the Islay grain and the slow trickle distillation. Breathe a little deeper and the hint of spice from the combination of French and American oak gives a little highlight to the fruit. Be lead into the wonderful depth and sweetness, by the toffee and chocolate notes from the oak. With time more dimensions of this whisky are revealed, a dry grass and crushed cereal note. Then that distinctive fresh sea salt tang.
Finish – The finish is a salty sea breeze with lingering hints of the charred oak, sweet salty caramel, and brown sugar. The melon and creamy texture settle on the palate and take you to another place.
Character – The components at work in this dram come together to tell the story of where this whisky is from. It speaks of its place in the world with honesty and openness – Islay Barley, Islay distillation, and Islay maturation. Honesty and pride are at the heart of this dram.
This Small Batch release was distilled in 2010 and aged in ex-Port Pipes casks, is a remarkable expression from the Lochranza Distillery. Bottled at a robust 53.2% ABV, this exceptional Scotch was handpicked by Distillery Manager Stewart Bowman from the most outstanding casks nestled within the warehouses. With only 1,286 bottles produced, this limited edition is an exclusive offering available solely in the UK and is presented all natural colour with no chill-filtration showcasing the distillery's commitment to unique and high-quality Scotch whisky.
A stunning dark and fully sherry-matured Speyside whisky, bottled by Signatory Vintage. This 17-year-old was drawn from a single sherry butt and bottled at 59.1% ABV, so whether you like your drams punchy or with a dose of water, there's a lot of flexibility here. The distillery remains a secret, but it's a MAgnificent dram, so CALL up your favourite glass ANd pour yourself a healthy measure... (subtle enough?). Distilled in July 2005 and bottled in March 2023, with an outturn of 620 individually numbered bottles.
The fourth and final in an annual series of limited seasonal bottlings, Lochlea 'Ploughing Edition' represents the season of Winter on the farm, when we start to plough the fields in preparation for sowing the barley seed in Spring.
Production Director John Campbell has chosen a combination of ex-Islay barrels and peated quarter casks for this release, to create a warming, smoky version of our signature Lochlea whisky.
Our tasting notes include boiled sweets, cooked apple and brazil nuts all intertwined with a comforting haze of lingering peat.
A 2010 Tomatin single malt from independent bottler Gordon & MacPhail that was bottled in 2022 as part of its Discovery series. Aromas of lemon zest, tropical fruit and honeydew melon fill the nose, complemented by notes of dried pineapple, green apple, brown sugar, charred oak and malted biscuits throughout the palate
Grown, brewed and distilled by us. This release explores the possibilities of our unique position as farmers, brewers and distillers. Alongside Wold Top Brewery, our sister company, we’ve finished our light and fruity single malt in ex-IPA casks, creating something completely unusual, distinctive and absolutely delicious.
Tasting notes: Light, fruity and biscuity with notes of green apple, pear drops, lemon cake and hops.
Chichibu proudly presents the 4th Edition of its celebrated On The Way expression.
The new Chichibu On The Way Floor Malted 2024 Edition features a delightful fruitiness with hints of glossy plums and peaches. The floor malting process imparts rustic barley flavours, evoking a sense of nostalgia and leading to a gentle, long finish
Nose – Peach, pear and tangerine. A rich fruit cocktail.
Palate – Rich, round and plummy. Lovely juicy blackurrant notes. Lime and chocolate. A little meaty and a touch of oak char. Overall: A cracking whisky. The Malaga wine cask adds some excellent dark fruit character, but the slightly meaty, charred whisky notes make for a balanced dram. One of the favourites at a recent staff tasting.
Nose
Sweet ripe peaches, toffee and raisins
Palate
Soft welcoming mouth feel with an explosion of rich
tropical fruits and creamy butter notes
Finish
Long enduring finish of caramelised crème brulee
Nose: Vibrant, fresh cut grass softened by creamy vanilla and orchard fruits. Fresh flowers and a promise of sweetness.
Palate: Creamy malt and sweet, dried fruit. A touch of oak alongside subtle toasted baking spices.
Finish: Sustained, mellow warmth, ripe fruits and honey with a hint of smoke. Baked apricots and butterscotch.
