25 Year Old Whisky

A 1987 vintage single grain whisky from the closed Cambus distillery, bottled by Clan Denny. Aged for 25 years in a refill hogshead this has stayed quite lightly coloured while picking up lots of fruity and spicy flavour.

A splendid bottle of 25yo Linkwood from indie bottling heroes Gordon & Macphail.

A 1986 vintage whisky from Glen Garioch, revitalised in the 2000s and now getting the recognition that it deserves. This was aged for 25 years in a refill hogshead before bottling in late 2011 by Douglas Laing for their Old Malt Cask range - kudos to them for unearthing this little gem, as independent Glen Gariochs are rarer than hen's teeth.

A jazzed-up presentation of the delicious Tomatin 25 year old. This is exclusively from American oak casks.

A March 2012 bottling of 1986 vintage Dalmore from the folks at Mackillop's, aged for 25 years.

A 1984 vintage Caol Ila, selected by industry legend John Milroy for his Frisky Whisky collection. At 25 years old and full of peat and lemony spice, this cask strength Caol Ila is a steal.

A 25 year old single cask Bowmore, distilled in 1984 and bottled in July 2009 by indie bottler Montgomerie's.

An all-time classic, Glenfarclas 25yo is the epitome of long-aged sherried Speyside, gorgeously smooth and silkily-textured, with rich, generous flavours of fruitcake, hazelnuts, dried fruit and a hint of dark chocolate and coffee. A thoroughly delightful dram.

A 1986 vintage whisky from Glen Spey, not often seen as a single malt, even from independents. This one was matured for 25 years before being bottled in 2012.

A long aged Bunnahabhain from Douglas Laing, distilled in November 1987 and matured in a refill hogshead for 25 years before bottling in February 2013 as part of the Old Malt Cask range.

A single cask 1984 vintage whisky from Glenlossie. Aged for 25 years and matured in a Sherry Butt. Bottled by Signatory for their Cask Strength Collection.

Selected from rare casks of the finest mature Speyside malts and married at natural strength, this 25 years old is a whisky of great quality and distinction.

A 25 year old release from Benriach made from a combination of whisky finished in new wood and sherry butts.
IWSC 2012 - Gold Medal - Whisky - Scotch

A 1986 vintage whisky from the revitalised Glen Garioch. Bottled at full proof of 54.6% after 25 years of maturation in North American Oak for a powerful and spicy flavour.

A 25 year old from Speyside's Benriach, made using their peated spirit and sat at the top end of the age range for their peated whisky. This is the follow-up to the much-vaunted Authenticus 21yo and is claimed by the producers to show herb, honey and tropical fruit flavours alongside the smoke.

A superlative bottling of Glen Ord, this 25yo boasts massive fruit with a hint of smoke. Tremendous depth of flavour and balance, prompting Jim Murray to award this 95 points in his Whisky Bible.

Introduced in 2010, after cask strength versions in 2004 and 2005, this is the first officially-bottled Caol Ila 25yo to be bottled at 43%. It's nice to see growing recognition for this excellent distillery, and this is a very welcome addition to the official range, with a rich, gentle mouthfeel and restrained, coal-esque phenols.

A sumptuous sherry cask from Glenglassaugh, distilled in 1984 and bottled by Douglas Laing for the Old Malt Cask series. Classic chocolate and golden syrup sherry style.

A late 2012 release of Highland Park's excellent 25 year old whisky. A mix of ex-sherry and bourbon cask matured whisky to balance honey with rich fruit, as well as a lick of the distilleries trademark Orcadian peatiness.