Fine Spirits

70cl / 55.5%

A very special release of 25-year-old Ardbeg, bottled by Elixir Distillers as part of the Single Malts of Scotland Director's Special range in honour of the Whisky Show: Old & Rare's third outing. It's a classic Ardbeg of the era, with a mix of smoke, brine, fruit and tar that immediately conjures visions of the seashore by the distillery

Tasting Notes

NOSE A waft of pipe tobacco. As the smoke clears, an orchard comes into view with apricots and pears. Tarred rope and dusty wicker chairs surround a beach bon‑re. With water, lemon cake is served with a cup of sweet lapsang souchong tea.

PALATE

Burning oakwood chips. Grilled vegetables – capsicum and courgette – are sprinkled with sea salt and cracked black pepper. After a while,the spicy vegetal notes develop into liquorice and rich tannins.

FINISH

Once the ames on the grill have settled down, just the ashes remain. Sweetness returns with soft fruits and hazelnut.
Bottle Size: 70cl 
*Only Available for in store purchase or UK Delivery

The 2019 release of Havana Club Tributo has rich, balanced aromas of raisins, dried fruit and subtle oak spice on the nose. The palate offers notes of sweet coconut, rich coffee, oak spice and sweet dried apricots.

70cl / 40%
No. Bottles Made: 2500

70cl / 41.4%

A single-cask release of Bunnahabhain from the Single Malts of Scotland, bottled as part of the Director's Special range. This was distilled back in 1975 and aged for 43 years in a single refill-bourbon hogshead. Over the years, its strength has naturally dropped, concentrating its flavour. The result is a soft and fruity whisky that shows the delicacy of Bunnahabhain's normally boisterous spirit.

70cl / 46%

• Campbeltown Single Malt Scotch Whisky
• Distillery Bottling

This Campbeltown single malt is an annual release from the Kintyre peninsula's oldest operational distillery. Aged for 21 years in a combination of 45% Port barrels and 55% rum casks, only 3,600 bottles have been released worldwide.

70cl / 46%

A rare and sadly discontinued vintage release from Balblair.

A 1991 vintage single malt from Balblair, replacing their 1990 Second Release. The 1991 Third Release was drawn from a combination of bourbon casks and sherry butts, resulting in a balanced flavour profile of caramel, cherry, almond and buttery pastry.

Tasting notes from the producer

AROMA

The nose is expansive and complex with rich citrus fruits and vanilla notes, toffee and chocolate. The American oak ex-bourbon barrels and Spanish oak butts used in the maturation impart notes of honey, winter spices and apricot with just a hint of liquorice in the background

PALATE

On the palate Balblair's signature style of citrus orchard is followed with rich creamy chocolate and layers of stewed apples and pears, Christmas pudding and hot vanilla sauce.

FINISH

The finish descends slowly into brighter tonality, sparkling orange and toasted coconut overtones, accentuating full-bodied sweetness of vanilla and caramel. A rich and celebratory dram.

*Only Available for in store purchase or UK Delivery

70cl / 48.5%

Premiered at Whisky Show 2019, Chichibu London Edition 2019 is the second in this popular series. This Japanese single malt, which again commemorates London's capital, bears a label by Whisky Exchange Creative Director Raj Chavda that is a companion piece to last year's. 1405 bottles were released.

70cl / 46.8%

A very limited run of gorgeous, long-aged Irish whiskey, bottled exclusively for us by The Whisky Agency. The late 80s and early 90s were a sweet spot for whiskey from this anonymous Irish distillery, with a huge amount of fruity flavour in every bottling. This one zeroes in on mangoes, and is one of the juiciest drams we've ever tried. A must-taste for fans of the style.

70cl / 53.8%

Part of an exclusive series from The Single Malts of Scotland range, this delicious Laphroaig 20 Year Old has been bottled from a single sherry cask. Notes of red fruit, iodine and seaweed accompany finely structured smoke.

 

70cl / 60.9%

• Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
• Distillery Bottling

The eighth release of Diageo's Port Ellens is the fourth from 1978 and arrives in slightly tweaked packaging with a new box design, although the label remains largely the same.

70cl / 43%

• Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
• Distillery Bottling

The 2020 edition of Macallan 25 Year Old Sherry Oak has been matured exclusively in hand-picked oloroso sherry casks from Jerez for a quarter of a century before bottling. This creates aromas of orange, cinnamon, sherry and wood smoke on the nose, complemented by notes of dried fruit and crystalised ginger throughout the palate.

*Only available for UK Delivery or Instore Purchase

70cl / 43%
Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky Gordon & MacPhail.

This very rare single malt that has been aged in oak for so long. It is a piece of history. Macallan single malt whisky is highly regarded, and late 40's/early 50's  particularly so.

70cl / 43.7%

The Macallan Masters of Photography: Magnum Edition marks the seventh limited edition release in The Macallan Masters of Photography series. This awe-inspiring collection of images, taken by six world renowned Magnum photographers, capture different aspects of the iconic distillery.

Macallan Masters of Photography is an elegant Speyside single malt, made using whisky aged in eight different types of cask including first-fill American oak, an ex-European wine cask and a refill Speyside whisky cask from Macallan itself. This combination creates an incredibly complex single malt with notes of candied fruits, honey, butterscotch, red berries and spicy ginger.

Created to celebrate both photography and whisky-making at Macallan, Masters of Photography features exclusive collaborations with six of the world’s best-known photographers, to capture each stage of the process – and the new Macallan distillery – in a different light.

• Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
• Distillery Bottling

70cl / 51.4%

Bottled to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Caroni distillery, La Maison du Whisky and Velier have teamed up for this limited-edition rum.

Matured in Trinidad for 18 years, this is a fruity run with aromas of ripe banana, dried apricots and cloves.

The palate offers notes of camphor, linden, pineapple, passion fruit, gooseberry and gentle bonfire smoke.

This rum is presented in a traditional Caroni bottle, complete with a replica of the historic original label of 1940s Caroni rum.

A stunningly presented bottle of Suntory Yamazaki aged 25 years in sherry wood. The incredibly dark colour would suggest that this is from an outstanding oloroso cask.

Celebrate Oxford Circus station with this limited-edition single malt from West London distillery Bimber, made in collaboration with TFL and matured in a single ex-bourbon barrel. Aromas of sticky pineapple chunks, toffee apples, shortbread biscuits and creamy coffee fill the nose, complemented by notes of dried mango, lemon, ginger, toffee and nutmeg throughout the palate.

NOSE: Expressive charred pineapple chunks and crunchy toffee-covered apples sit with shortbread, rolled pastry, condensed milk and wonderfully creamy caffé latte.

PALATE: Full bodied and with immediate impactful flavour. Dried mango slices, lemon and ginger jelly and toffee-filed bon bons are livened by piquant wood spices.

FINISH: Sustained sweet and sour tropical fruitiness alongside dusty nutmeg.

 

This single cask release drawn from an AMERICAN OAK

EX-BOURBON CASK celebrates Waterloo station.

Waterloo Station was opened on 11th March 1848 and today is the UK’s busiest railway station. The main entrance ‘Victory Arch’ is a Grade II listed building constructed as a memorial to the 585 workers of the London & South Western Railway who lost their lives in the Great War. The station’s iconic four-sided clock face has long been used in film and fiction as a romantic spot for couples to rendezvous.

NOSE: Bright, succulent pineapple juice supported by nougat, bourbon biscuits delectable toffee. Gentle char sits alongside split vanilla pods and lithe minerality.

PALATE: A syrupy body packed full of tropical fruitiness, citrus sugar and freshly squeeze orange juice. Chocolate covered biscuits and burnt toffee provide a succulent core.

FINISH: Earthy nutmeg and powdered ginger with fading fruitiness.

Hibiki is the flagship blend from Suntory, one of Japan's biggest drinks companies. Introduced in the 1970s following the construction of the company's second distillery, Hakushu, (the first being the famous Yamazaki), it has gone on to win a worldwide following and critical acclaim, culminating in the awarding of an International Spirits Competition Trophy four times in five years between 2004-2008.

Name	Hibiki 30
Producer	Suntory
Brand	Hibiki 30
Age	30 year
Size	70cl
Alc Vol	43%
Region	Japan
Country	Japan
Bottling	offical

A bold, fruity 14-year-old rum from Foursquare, Redoutable is a combination of rum aged in ex-bourbon and first-fill ex-Madeira casks, before being bottled in September 2020. Aromas of black tea, cocoa powder, orange peel, dates, vanilla and salted caramel fill the nose, complemented by notes of candied pineapple, cinnamon baked apple, black pepper, mint and dried fruit throughout the palate.

70cl / 65.2%

Part of the third release of the Caroni Employees series, this 2000 rum honours Nita "Nitz" Hogan, who worked at Caroni Distillery for 30 years. Distilled in 2000 and bottled in 2020, this rum is a marriage of six barrels matured for 20 years.

*Box is slightly damaged, see pictures for reference

70cl / 63.5%

Caroni crafted by committee, this 23-year-old was blended by a panel of 23 Caroni experts, and displays flavours from across the spectrum – light, fruity, vegetal notes at the lighter end and the heavy, powerful, oily tropical-fruit character for which the distillery is best known – all working together in harmony.

• Single Traditional Column Rum
• Distillery Bottling

 70cl / 69.5%

Part of the second release in Velier's Caroni Employees series, this 21-year-old rum honors Kevon Moreno, also known as Slippery. Distilled in 1998, this rum has a sweet, fruity character on the nose, with aromas of vanilla, caramel, citrus peel, and exotic fruit, with undertones of petroleum jelly. The palate is rich, offering notes of brown sugar, buttery pastry, speculoos, and root ginger, with hints of wildflowers and oak spice lingering in the finish.

49.5% 70cl

The fifth release in Elixir Distillers' Rosebank Roses series, Fascination is a 21-year-old single malt which, like the others in the collection, has been released to celebrate Valentine’s Day. This single malt is a combination of spirit distilled in both 1990 and 1991, matured in ex-Madeira casks and American oak barrels for 21 years. Citrussy aromas of candied citrus peel and fresh lemon are joined by rye bread, white chocolate, sherbet pips and mint on the nose, complemented by notes of green apple, sugared almonds, custard and vanilla cream throughout the palate.

• NOSE

  Sweet cream, honeysuckle, and spring meadow flowers lead. Apple blossom and creamy vanilla custard follow, with sliced apple and pear, and rich citrus peel notes orange and lemon. Candied flower petals – violet and rose – develop, wafting delicately over a field of buttery malt.

• PALATE

  The sweet cream from the nose returns, with spicy bodyguards: cinnamon and nutmeg to one side, white and black pepper on the other. Stewed apples roll in, with licorice and anise touches. Sweetshop notes hide at the bottom: candy necklaces, apple chews, and creamy milk chocolate. Floral notes develop, with delicate petals and sweet syrup tinged with a hint of leafy mint. Water softens the spice but leaves the intensity of flavour. Buttery notes are amplified, and fruit and cream notes develop strawberry- and orange-creme-filled chocolates.

• FINISH

  A burst of buttermint fades to leave sweet floral touches and gentle green leaf notes. 

A limited-edition single malt from Bimber distillery in West London, made in collaboration with Transport For London and matured in a single American oak ex-bourbon barrel, this whisky celebrates Baker Street station. Aromas of roasted pineapple, caramel, Turkish Delight, cocoa and ginger fill the nose, complemented by notes of banoffee pie, cinnamon, blackberries, dark chocolate and plums throughout the palate.

 58.1% 70c

A limited-edition single malt from West London distillery Bimber, made in collaboration with TFL, this bourbon barrel matured whisky celebrates London's iconic King's Cross station. Aromas of charred peaches, red apples, pineapple, creamy toffee and oaky spice fill the nose, complemented by notes of whipped cream, ripe apricots, chocolate mousse, vanilla and black pepper throughout the palate.

58.1% 70c

70cl / 66.5%

Part of the second release in Velier's Caroni Employees series, this 23-year-old rum honours David Charran, also known as Sarge. Distilled in 1996, this rum has a charming, almost floral character on the nose, with aromas of grapefruit, caramel, cocoa and brewers yeast over a backdrop of summer blossoms. The palate is rich and complex, with jammy fruit, tar, candied lemon and baking spices initially, developing notes of oak, vanilla, wood smoke and fruit compote that linger in the finish.

A handsomely presented decanter-style bottle of Plantation Extra Old rum from Barbados. The rums are initially aged in the Caribbean in ex-bourbon casks then transported to the Charente (home of Plantation's owner, Cognac producer Pierre Ferrand) and undergoing a second maturation in small French oak casks.

TASTING NOTES

Nose : It starts with a pastry profile on raisin, apricot, coconut and caramel and then evolves on rose, orange blossom, nutmeg and ginger. In short, a very fruity and spicy cake.

Palate : Fat and full, it follows the nose with a tad more oaky and peppery profile at first. Thereafter it evolves on baked pear, honey, Muscat grape, pineapple and cloves.

Finish : Very long and fresh with minty notes, also fruity notes of prune, mango, orange, licorice, vanilla and fresh tobacco.

CHARACTERISTICS

• Alc./Vol. : 46.5%
• Origin : Barbados & Jamaica
• Distillery :

Barbados : West Indies Rum Distillery

Jamaica : Long Pond Distillery & Clarendon Distillery

• Raw material : Molasses
• Fermentation :

Barbados : 3-4 days

Jamaica : 4 to 14 days

• Distillation : Pot Still & Column Still
• Tropical Ageing : several years in Bourbon casks
• Continental Ageing : 1 year in Ferrand casks
• Maturation : 1 year in Côteaux du Layon wine cask
• Volatile Substances : 393 g/hL AA
• Esters : 176 g/hL AA
• Dosage : 10 g/L
• Cane sugar caramel E150a (% vol) : No caramel added

Solely to adjust – if needed – the color between different batches.

Color may initially vary according to the type, the age and the size of the ageing casks

 

49.3% / 70cl

Australia has been producing sugarcane eau-de-vie for nearly 150 years, earning its rightful place on the world rum map. Distilled in pot stills, Plantation Australia 2007’s great aromatic complexity owes its personality to the particular yeasts used during fermentation. The spirit is first fermented for 12 days with Schizosaccharomyces pombe, a very rare yeast in the world of rum, and dunders. It is then followed by a three-day fermentation with Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

Distilled in 2007, Plantation Australia was first aged for 13 years in ex-bourbon barrels in the cellars of Beenleigh Artisan Distillery. The 21 barrels selected by Alexandre Gabriel then made the sea voyage to Javrezac, in the Charente region of France, where the rum was aged for an additional year in Maison Ferrand French oak casks. In the Plantation signature style, this double ageing technique highlights the very expressive and complex appeal of this 14-year-old Australian rum.

Its assertive personality perfectly reflects the richness of the Australian terroir and the savoir-faire of the makers at Beenleigh Artisan Distillery. was then treated to an additional one-year ageing period in Javrezac, in France’s Charente region, in 400-liter French oak barrels from Maison Ferrand.

TASTING NOTES

Nose : Stone fruits such as peach, apricot with hints of fresh vanilla, coconut, raisins and floral notes of iris and lilac.

Palate : Cooked fruits, citrus with hints of smooth cacao.

Finish : Exotic fruits with notes of vanilla and hint of wood.

CHARACTERISTICS

Alc./Vol. : 49,3%

• Origin : Beenleigh Artisan Distillery
• Raw material : Molasses
• Fermentation : 12 days (Schizosaccharomyces pombe & Saccharomyces cerevisiae)
• Distillation : Pot Still
• Year of Distillation : 2007
• Tropical ageing : 13 years in Bourbon casks
• Continental ageing : 1 years in Ferrand casks
• Volatile substances : 517 g/hL AA
• Esters : 166 g/hL AA
• Dosage : 0 g/L
• Cane sugar caramel E150a (% vol) : between 0% and 0.1%

 

70cl / 43%

The Macallan 18 Year Old Sherry Oak is matured exclusively in oloroso sherry seasoned oak casks from Jerez, Spain, in a match made in heaven paired with their rich, fruity and full bodied new-make spirit. Many whiskies will only be finished in sherry casks but in this expression the spirit has remained undisturbed for the full maturation.

The aromas are warm and spicy of dried fruit and ginger with hints of vanilla and cinnamon. The soft and rich palate brings more clove spice with a spritz of orange and toasted oak, leading to more of the same on the finish with a raisin sweetness.

A 1984 vintage Appleton Estate rum, matured for 37 years before being bottled in collaboration with bottler Velier, as part of the Hearts Collection. Aromas of black pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg, lime, marmalade and vanilla fill the nose, complemented by notes of coconut, orange, oak spice and tobacco throughout the palate.

This limited edition design of Hibiki Japanese Harmony offers a unique blend of ten different malt and grain whiskies carefully crafted to create a complex and mellow flavor. Enjoy the smooth and sweet taste of this blend that's been specially designed to embody its signature Suntory Harmony.

2014 Release
American Bourbon Whiskey
70cl / 57.1%

A stunning 20-year-old bourbon from Michter's selected from a single barrel. These barrels offer enticingly rich flavours of toasted oak, nuts and dark fruits.

• NOSE

  Rich and polished, and surprisingly bright considering its age. Seductive notes of leather and mocha.

• PALATE

  Toffee and classy oak dominate, then solid spiciness comes through. The richness masks the high abv.

• FINISH

  Very long, with complex spice intertwining with the oak and fruit. Sensational.

In the 11th batch of The GlenDronach Granduer series, master blender Rachel Barrie has personally selected well-aged whisky drawn from oloroso casks. At 28 years old, this single malt from the Highland distillery was bottled at 48.9%, with a release of 3,181 bottles, each housed in a wooden presentation box.

Tasting notes:
Appearance: Ruby tinged walnut

Nose: opulent and powerful with a symphony of sherry aromatics interwoven with dark manuka honey, roasted almond and walnut baked plum and ginger captivate the senses, deepening to rustic vintage leather and freshly ground coffee.

Palate: Intense and full-bodied with dark fruit notes on a base of velvet and fine leather. A crescendo of black cherry and espresso adorns each mouthful.

Conclusions: Richly rewarding, with a persistent chocolate, liquorice and walnut finish.

Chichibu Red Wine Cask 2012 Bottled 2020 5743 Cask Only 150 Bottles made

Chichibu Distillery is a very young distillery and a rising star in the Japanese whisky world. The winery was built in 2008. Its founder, Ichiro Akuto, once founded Venture whisky and Ichiro's Malt brand, and successfully packaged and operated the family's inventory of the winery, Hanyu. Old wine, and became popular, and then became famous internationally for its high-quality whiskey produced by its own Chichibu Distillery. For more details about Chichibu.

Chichibu Distillery-Chichibu 2012 Red Wine Cask TWE Exclusive (hereinafter referred to as C2012). This wine was selected by TWE barrels, distilled in 2012, and matured in barrel number. The 5743 Red Wine Cask, bottled in 2020, has an alcohol content of 62.9% ABV, a capacity of 700ml, and the number of bottles is 150 bottles.

Cask Number:

5743

Cask Type:

Kusuda Red Wine

Number of Bottles:

150

ABV:

62.9%

2012

 The 2021 release of Springbank Local Barley 10-Year-Old single malt has been made with locally-grown barley and matured in oloroso sherry casks for a decade, before being bottled in December 2020. Aromas of raisins, prunes, coffee beans, dark chocolate, and walnuts fill the nose, complemented by notes of crème Brulee, orange zest, nutmeg, maraschino cherries, and caramel shortbread throughout the palate.

 

At 25 years old this whisky embodies the richness, depth and sweetness of all Ardbegs. Light gold in colour and powerful in character. A phenomenal, much-sought-after bottling of a really outstanding malt.

 

A famous old expression of The Macallan 30 year old, matured entirely in sherry oak casks. This was the last edition of the sherried 30yo before the introduction of the Fine Oak series, and also the last 30yo before Macallan revamped their bottle shape and packaging, ditching the wooden boxes for 25yo and 30yo.

• Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
• Distillery Bottling

70cl / 43%

The younger half of the Ruby Geishas – the penultimate release in the Karuizawa Geisha series – this 34-year-old release is exclusive to The Whisky Exchange and being sold by ballot. It was matured in a single sherry butt and its time in cask have given it a rich and complex character with layers of sherry-oak and spice.

The Yamazaki Limited Edition 2017 builds upon the reputation established by previous Limited Edition releases. Suntory has been sparse on details regarding the 2017 release. What we do know is that this whisky combines multiple single malt vintages that have been matured in a variety of casks with some of it having been aged for over 20 years. A must-have for every Japanese Whisky enthusiast!

An extremely rare and highly sought-after addition to the Hakushu range, this 25 year-old was rated 93/100 by Jim Murray, who called it "a malt which is impossible not to be blown away by".

• Tasting Notes by Dave Broom for Whisky Advocate

  • As the price may suggest, there ain't a lot of this around, but to see Hakushu at its most robust, try and find a bar with a bottle. Again, the sherry component has been upped, as has the smoked element. There is, however, always that graceful Hakushu purity running through, this time expressed as rhubarb and strawberry. The palate shows great oily depth, hints of walnut, and yes, a sprig of mint tying it to the 10 year old. 90 Points.

A blended whisky from the king of independent Japanese distillers, Ichiro Akuto, bottled in 2019. The nose is full of citrus and peach aromas, with wafts of vanilla in the background, while the palate offers notes of caramel and toasted oak as well.

This exceptional, rich and elegant Peruvian rum is the result of the collaboration between Alexandre Gabriel, Master Blender at Plantation Rum, and Jorge Luis Rodriguez Parajes, Master Blender at the Cartavio rum distillery.

Plantation Rum Peru 2006 is a blend of rums resulting of three-day fermentations distilled in multi-column and John Dore-type stills. It also owes its personality to a double ageing process, a distinction that is the signature of Plantation Rum and a source of its resounding success.

Distilled in 2006, this rum was first matured for eleven years in 200-liter ex-bourbon casks in the cellars of the Peruvian distillery, where the angels’ share is regulated thanks to technical control of ventilation and humidity. The rum then made a long sea voyage to France, where it was further aged for three years in Javrezac, in the Southwest of France, in 400-liter French oak barrels for that famous Plantation touch.

TASTING NOTES

Nose : Dark chocolate, nuts, vanilla notes with some woody highlights, followed by citrus and tangy notes of passion fruit.

Palate : Smooth, chocolate notes followed by the freshness of exotic fruit.

Finish : Long finish with hints of dried fruit, cinnamon and nuts.

 

 

This single-vintage blended rum is a combination of pot-still and column-still rums aged for 11 years in American-oak bourbon casks. Intense and sweet with notes of dried fruit, chocolate and smoke.

A fruity, funky rum from Foursquare distillery in Barbados, Nobiliary was matured for 14 years in ex-bourbon casks. The result is an intensely fruity character, with aromas of pineapple, stewed apples, fruit cake and vanilla on the nose. The palate offers notes of brown sugar, spiced sponge cake, rich fruit cake, oranges and liquorice.

70cl / 62%

A fruity, funky rum from Foursquare distillery in Barbados, Nobiliary was matured for 14 years in ex-bourbon casks. The result is an intensely fruity character, with aromas of pineapple, stewed apples, fruit cake and vanilla on the nose. The palate offers notes of brown sugar, spiced sponge cake, rich fruit cake, oranges and liquorice.

70cl / 60%

This is the second exclusive bottling for the Whisky Exchange from Barbados' Foursquare distillery. Named Diadem - a type of crown or headband worn by monarchs as a sign of royalty - this rum is definitely a crown jewel. A single traditional blended rum( from pot and column stills), this has been aged for 12 years in ex Bourbon and ex Madeira casks.

NOSE

Crême brûlée and freshly polished leather; lardy cake and fresh paint; sugar-dusted sultanas and polished oak: a careful balance of sweet and savoury. Freshly peel bananas and spiced sponge cake develop along with roasted pineapple and brown sugar.

PALATE

Coffee-covered banana fritters to start, with the toffee notes gradually getting both more singed and fruity: baked apples, overripe pineapples and squishy bananas. Char notes build to balance the sweetness, with an accompaniment of bittersweet dark chocolate.

FINISH

Singed toffee notes fade to reveal more roasted banana and dark chocolate.

A special bottling of the famous 23 year-old Zacapa Centenario to commemorate the 30th Anniversary of its first release.

British Guyana may well be located in South America, but its soul belongs to the Caribbean. The country has been harvesting sugar cane since the 16th century and by the 18th century, no fewer than 384 distilleries could be counted throughout the country. It is one of the largest sugar suppliers to the British throne. The rums are identified by initials still used today: AN Albion or PM for Port Mourant.

In 1971, the distilleries are merged and re-grouped into three entities. Today, only one distillery remains and showcases the various pot stills gathered and named after the old distilleries that once dotted the land. Many are true museum pieces!

Rums of Guyana are heavy and laden with aromatic essence. Distillation often calls for 'retorts', a strange appendage that acts as a still tray. The use of pot stills and these 'retorts' bring robust flavor to the rum from Guyana.
 

Tamdhu's second exclusive Cigar Malt dram has been carefully crafted to perfectly complement the complex aroma and mouthfeel of a handmade cigar.

Created using a small selection of first fill European oak sherry casks with a suitably robust character and bottled un-chillfiltered at 53.8% ABV, this is a dram dedicated to richness and strength.

53.8% / 70cl

While all Tamdhu matures exclusively in the finest Oloroso Sherry Casks, Tamdhu Cigar Malt uses a small selection of first fill European oak sherry casks with a character robust enough to support the rich flavour of a top quality cigar, each cask meticulously hand-selected for this purpose.

As with each leaf in a cigar, these rare casks deliver both colour and taste while owing everything to nature and nurture, the final flavour coming exclusively from oak casks and single malt spirit, with nothing else added.

Finally, Cigar Malt is bottled un-chillfiltered and at high strength, allowing a richness of texture and strength of flavour in this whisky to perfectly compliment the complexity of aroma and mouthfeel of a handmade cigar. A magnificent Speyside Single Malt for the Scotch and cigar connoisseur.

Glengoyne 25 Year Old Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Matured exclusively in hand-selected sherry casks for a quarter of a century, this unique malt is an important addition to the Glengoyne collection. This bright amber beauty has red fruits, leather and brown sugar on the nose and soft oak, cinnamon, stewed fruits and a Seville marmalade tang on the palate.The finish is very long with spicy liquorice. The malt is presented in a new heavy bespoke bottle and outer box. The bottle features a fine metal stopper, crafted cartouche and delicately branded neck tag and is attractively displayed in an oak box interior which includes an engraved plinth. The elegant exterior has a refined feather pattern subtly varnished on the pack.

The newest member of the Bunnahabhain core range family, this first batch release of a 30 year whisky is one of our oldest single malts. Matured exclusively in ex-sherry casks in our coastal warehouses at the distillery, non-chill filtered and natural colour, this is a rich and sweet dram.

It takes patience and perseverance to perfect this whisky; three decades of watching and waiting, a unique character shaped by the salt-rich air at Bunnahabhain Bay.

Every dram of their 30 year old is matured in ex-sherry casks under the watchful eye of their Distillery Manager.  Only when it is fully formed is it freed from its coastal cocoon; its once-hidden bounty ready to be revealed and revered.  Expect notes of strawberries and cream, gradually developing into honey nut cereals and an abundance of rich toffee, before finishing with a hint of salted caramel and light spices.  The first batch produced for this new release, this is definitely not one to miss!

Nose

Aromas of  butterscotch, beeswax and sweet sherry

Palate

Strawberries and cream dominate the palate, gradually developing into honey nut cereals and an abundance of rich toffee.

Finish

A gentle aftertaste of stewed berries and ginger, with a prolonged and undulating combination of spiced oak and salted caramel.

 

The cellar master, Alexander Gabriel, has the the great pleasure to open for the very first time his private collection of exceptional cognacs. Premier Cru single cask 100% Grande Champagne, unique in the world! These preciously guarded treasures rest under the vaults of the Chais Paradis, in the underground passages of Mademoiselle's 19th-centuary manor. These forever inimitable vintages, from the oldest to the most recent, are made from Ugni Blanc, Folle Blanche, and Colombard grapes. Although it is impossible to reproduce them, they all have one thing in common: each of them bears witness to the extraordinary character of Grande Champagne and to the savoir-faire of the Cognac region perfected over the centuries. These extraordinary cognacs are not blended and are bottled at their natural alcohol content right out of the barrel, without filtration.

70cl - 56% ABV

A 2010-vintage Venezuelan rum from Plantation that was first matured for eight years in ex-bourbon barrels in Destiloeria Sofa's cellars. The barrels then made the sea voyage to Javrezac, in France's Charente region, where the rum spent a further four years in Ferrand French oak casks. Aromas of nutmeg, honey, vanilla, mandarin, coconut, Brazil nuts, coffee and sweet flowers fill the nose, complemented by notes of spicy oak, peanuts, tobacco, almond, black pepper, creme brulee, pineapple, dried banana and hazelnut throughout the palate and lingering in the finish.

A limited-edition 2013-vintage Barbados rum from Plantation that was initially matured in Barbados for eight years in ex-bourbon casks, before being transported to Europe where it was matured for a further year in ex-Ferrand Cognac casks. Vibrant aromas of coconut, orange blossom, peach, banana, vanilla, roasted almonds, cinnamon and black pepper fill the nose, complemented by notes of honey-drizzled pastries, hazelnut, gingerbread, tobacco, milk chocolate and caraway on the palate. The finish is long and fruity, with lingering hints of lemons, pears, liquorice, toffee and pepper.