19 Year Old Whisky

Gordon & Macphail have taken this a 1993 vintage Ledaig and placed it in barrels which previously held St Joseph Red Wine for a period of 40 months. The mildly peaty Ledaig has taken on some of the lighter fruity characteristics of the St Joseph, making something quite special.

A single hogshead from the popular Speyside distillery Glenrothes. This 1989 vintage release from The Single Malts of Scotland has been bottled at 46%. Clean and fresh, with a hint of spices: much less sherried than most Glenrothes, allowing the distillery character to really shine.

Another interesting single cask bottling from Indie bottlers Berry Bros & Rudd. This time it's an Aberlour, distilled in 1992 and aged for 19 years.

A 19 year old single cask whisky from Bladnoch. Distilled in 1992 and bottled by Berry Brothers & Rudd in 2012 at cask strength.

A lightly peated Inchmurrin, distilled at the Loch Lomond distillery on May 24th 1993, matured in a pair of hogsheads and then bottled on July 9th 2012 for Signatory.

A refill hoggie of Glen Moray, formerly owned by Glenmorangie, of course, and now missing in action after being snapped up by La Martiniquaise, owners of the up-and-coming Label 5 blend.

A 1992 vintage Glen Keith, bottled on the 23rd of May 2012 by Signatory for their Cask Strength Collection. It's a single cask distilled on October 1st and matured in a pair of bourbon barrels.

A fruity Ardmore with their traditional whiff of smoke that was a big hit at the 2011 Whisky Exchange Whisky Show. Bourbon matured and bottled in 2011.

A 19 year old Dalmore distilled in 1990 and released by indie bottler Montgomerie's.

A 19 year old single cask whisky from Benrinnes bottled by Douglas Laing as part of their Old Malt Cask range. This was distilled in 1992, shortly after the distillery released their first official bottling, and bottled in 2011.

A 1992 vintage whisky from veteran indie bottler Berry Brothers and Rudd. Aged for 19 years and bottled at the end of 2012.

A 1991 vintage whiskey from Buffalo Trace bottled as part of their Experimental Collection. A marriage of 8 similar casks left to mature for 19 years and 1 month and bottled at 45% after losing 62% of the casks volume to evaporation.

A wonderfully fresh, minerally Caol Ila bottled by TWE from a single ex-bourbon cask. Lots of sea air, seaweed and seashells make this the olfactory equivalent of a picnic on the beach. A big hit at 2012's TWE Whisky Show.

A 1992 vintage Bowmore bottled at a decent drinking strength of 43% by the folks at Mackillop's Choice after maturing for 19 years.

A very pale single cask bottling of heavily-peated Benriach from 1986.

A 1990 vintage Imperial whisky bottled just shy of 20 years old by independent bottler Mackillop's.

A 1992 vintage whisky from Caol Ila distillery. This has been matured in an Ex-Bourbon barrel for 19 years and bottled for The Whisky Agency.

Bottled at the end of 2012, this is a cask strength edition of the wonderful Port Askaig 19 year old, bursting with fabulously flinty, lemony, seashells-on-the-sea-shore flavours. Although the alcoholic strength has only gone up around 4%, the result is a very noticeable jump in flavour intensity. A truly elemental whisky, perfect for swigging from hipflasks during cold winter walks.

A 1990 vintage Laphroaig bottled at cask strength in 2010 a few months before its 20th birthday by independent bottler Mackillop's.

Originally a travel retail exclusive, Glenfiddich have now released Age of Discovery on the general market. Their first 19 year old whisky, finished in Madeira casks in honour of the Portugese explorers of the 15th century.
IWSC 2012 - Gold Medal - Whisky - Scotch