15 Year Old Whisky

An old bottle of aged Jameson's from the 1970s, this was produced at the old Bow Street distillery before the move to Midleton in 1975.

A beautiful bottle of Springbank's black labelled 15 year old, released back in the 1980s.

Lagavulin is probably Diageo's most highly-rated distillery, with its muscular peaty presence and flashes of honey sending most of the cognoscenti into a swoon. This 15yo from 1993 is probably the most eagerly-awaited of the Managers Choice series, particularly as it's one of only a handful of sherried single cask Lagavulins ever released.

A very rare edition of Johnnie Walker Gold Label, bottled in the 1990s for the Far East at the unusual age of 15 years old.

A 1960s distillery bottling of Glenfiddich's 15 year old whisky. This has a fantastic label, with a great pre-SWA regs description of 'Unblended All-Malt Scotch Whisky'.

An old G&M bottling of Macallan 15 yo from the 1980s.

A very rare official bottling of Rosebank, this high-strength 15yo dates from the 1980s (when the distillery was still open) and has a wonderful old-fashioned steely austerity uncharacteristic for such a relatively easy-going spirit. Water reveals a bitter lemon and other tangy citrus notes. A classic of this 'pure' style.

A single cask 15 year old 1981 Port Ellen in the modestly-titled 'Cask Master' series by the equally-modestly-titled The Whisky Connoisseur independent bottlers. Bottled at its massive full strength of 62.6% in April 1996.

A 1980s release of 15 year old Laphroaig, bottled by the distillery.

The 1984 vintage of Macallan's 15 year old, much sought after by both collectors and drinkers for its rarity and rather excellent flavour.

A 1980s bottling, with presentation tin, of Laphroaig's fantastic 15 year old whisky. This is the edition that was emblazoned with a red 15 behind the main text of the label.

A very special bottling of Hazelwood whisky. This is the first bottling of single malt whisky from Kininvie distillery and was specially selected to celebrate the 105th birthday of Janet Sheed Roberts on August 13th 2006. This whisky has been matured for 15 years and bottled at 105 proof (52.5%).

A very rare 1980s release of 15 year old Aberfeldy, bottled by the distillery.

A very rare bottling of 1974 vintage whisky from North Port distillery. This has been matured for 15 years in sherrywood and bottled exclusively for Italian importer Sestante.

A 15 year old Lagavulin bottled by the distillery in the 1980s and presented in a ceramic jug.

A very old Connoisseurs Choice 1969 Port Ellen bottled in the mid-1980s. This little beauty got a hefty 92 points from Malt Maniac Serge Valentin's Whiskyfun website.

A very old early 1980s Connoisseur's Choice bottling of Glenugie 1966, this was bottled at 15 years old. As Jim Murray once said, "...this distillery never seems to let you down. The rule of thumb is: find a bottle of Glunugie and you'll find liquid gold." (Whisky Bible 2008)