16 Year Old Whisky

A "double double" with rather more peat-flavoured wallop than most.

Long known as 'the gentle dram' Tomintoul 16yo is soft and nutty, with a pleasant richness. A Gold Medal winner at the International Wine & Spirits Competition (IWSC), this is a cracking dram for the money.
Please note that this is a 35cl bottle!

Benriach is a terrific malt from a distillery that has really shot up after years of Seagram neglect. This delicious easy-drinking 16yo is a complex all-rounder - recommended.

Benriach 16yo is a terrific malt from a distillery that has really shot up after years of Seagram neglect. A delicious, complex all-rounder.

Sweet, full and exceptionally well-rounded. The flavour is initially of toffee, progressing to mint humbugs and barley sugar and followed by a hint of smoke and peat flavours.

A recent release from long-time TWE favourite Aberlour, this 16 year-old has been double-matured in traditional oak and sherry casks. Deep and complex, with lip-smacking spices - not as sherry-sweet as the 18yo.
World Whiskies Awards 2012 - Best Speyside 13 to 20 years
IWSC 2012 - Gold Medal - Whisky - Scotch

A 1st fill sherry butt matured, single cask Glenlivet from Signatory, bottled as part of their Un-Chillfiltered Collection. Distilled on May 13th 1996, matured for 16 years and bottled on January 16th 2013.

A delicious bottling from a rather obscure distillery. Big, rich, sweet and smoky, with a very smooth mouthfeel and plenty of fruits and spices.

With the smoothness of the 10 year-old allied to extra complexity from more ageing, this is a winner. 'A delicious and sophisticated dram with impressive depth and almost perfect weight.' Jim Murray, Whisky Magazine Dec 2000

A cracking malt from a great, but criminally under-exposed distillery, Mortlach has a rich, complex, spicy sherried character and deserves far wider recognition.

A sherry butt-matured Aberlour 1992 bottled by Speciality Drinks for the Single Malts of Scotland range. Smooth and tasty, with a bit more lively spice than the standard bottlings.

The Islay representative in the 'Classic Malts' series is a deep, dry and exceptionally peaty bruiser. Probably the most pungent of all Islay malts, Lagavulin is not for the faint-hearted but inspires fanatical devotion in its many followers.
Malt Maniacs Awards 2010 & 2011: Non-Plus-Ultra Award (Daily Drams)
IWSC 2012 - Gold Outstanding Medal - Whisky - Scotch

The mid-2012 release of The Glenlivet's bold, first fill American oak matured, un-chillfiltered, cask strength Nadurra, aged for 16 years and bottled at 55.5%.

An extremely fancy relaunch of Longmorn to replace the 15 year old in a bid to turn this great distillery into a global super-premium brand.

Another batch of Glenlivet's rightfully successful Nadurra, their cask strength, un-chillfiltered, simply matured 'natural' single malt. A look at the other, more raw side of whisky by one of the biggest producers in the world.

The first ever Bladnoch in our Single Malts of Scotland range is a delicate, medium-bodied dram from the 1992 vintage that needs a few minutes to open up and unfurl its citrussy, grassy flavours.

One of a series of 16yo Bruichladdichs finished in First Growth Bordeaux wine casks. Unfortunately they've managed to spell Pauillac wrongly for this one, which is probably rather embarrassing for former wine merchant Mark Reynier, Bruichladdich's head honcho.

One of a series of 16yo Bruichladdichs finished in First Growth Bordeaux wine casks. This one is rather controversial, given that the wine casks come from Chateau Lafleur, which is not actually a first growth claret.

Matured in three different types of cask, each of which contributes extra nuances to what is destined to become a classic Irish malt. Perfect as an after-dinner dram.

The initially controversial 16yo official expression of Scapa is now winning people round with a jump in quality after a few wobbly years following the rapid transition from the much-loved 12yo via the short-lived 14yo. Orkney's less shouted about (but still lovely in its own way) malt whisky has found its feet.
World Whiskies Awards 2012 - Best Island 13 to 20 years