23 Year Old Whisky

An independent bottling of 1984 vintage Bowmore by the folks at Montgomeries at 23 years old.

A rare and fairly old whisky from Highland Park, bought from a private investor and bottled by Adelphi in 2013. This is from a refill hogshead filled in 1989 and then matured for 23 years.

A 1988 vintage Highland Park, bottled in March 2012 after 23 years of maturation by Mackillop's Choice.

A 23 year old whisky from New Zealand, bottled from a single cask in late 2012. This was distilled at the long closed Willowbank distillery on the South Island back in 1988.

The first distillery bottling of Benrinnes in aeons, this is a heavily-sherried number, very old-school with dark fruit, crème brulée, a hint of beef gravy and a touch of gun-metal. Released in 2009 as part of Diageo's Special Releases, this is far and away the best official bottling from this distillery.

A gorgeous colour on this 1986 single cask Glengoyne, bottled from a single sherry butt. Sherried Glengoyne can be particularly sublime, so hopes are high for this.

A 'Vintage' rye from Kentucky Bourbon distillers, home of Old Bardstown bourbon and the Small Batch collection (Noah's Mill, Rowan's Creek etc).

The Rare Malts are a now-discontinued series of cask-strength releases designed by Diageo to showcase some of the hidden treasures in their portfolio. This is a masculine, robust malt.

A Bladnoch released as part of the now-discontinued Rare Malts range from Diageo, distilled in 1977 and bottled at the turn of the millenium.

A very rare bottling of Caol Ila 1974, bottled in the late 1990s by a now-defunct London retailer under the First Cask imprint.

An independent bottling of Bladnoch made from a vatting of 3 casks of 1966 Bladnoch after maturing for 23 years.

A big cask strength Caol Ila released as part of Diageo's Rare Malts series. Distilled in 1978 and released at the turn of the millenium at a eye-watering 61.7% ABV.

The Rare Malts are a now-discontinued series of cask-strength releases designed by Diageo to showcase some of the hidden treasures in their portfolio. This is a classic Clynelish originally released in 1997, so stocks are now understandably very low.

A 1979 vintage whisky from Dallas Dhu. This has been aged for 23 years and bottled by Murray McDavid for their mission series.

Bottled for John Milroy

A 1979 vintage single cask whisky from the Highlands, bottled by the Scotch Malt Whisky Society.

A 1982 vintage Port Ellen, selected by industry legend John Milroy and bottled at 23 years old by McGibbon's for their Provenance range.

Released in the mid-1990s by owners Diageo as part of the Rare Malts series, this is a rare 1972 Teaninich bottled at a startling 64.95%.