29 Year Old Whisky

A 1981 Tomintoul, released after a fairly hefty 29 years of maturation at cask strength by independent bottler Mackillop's as part of their Mackillop's Choice range.

A rare outing for Glenturret as a single malt (most of the production goes into the Famous Grouse blend). This 1979 vintage is from indie bottlers Signatory and has been bottled at cask strength from a single hogshead.

A 1982 vintage Aultmore, bottled from a single cask by independent bottler Adelphi. A 29 year old, bottled at cask strength in 2011.

An Old Malt Cask bottling of 1982 vintage St Magdalene by Douglas Laing. This was distilled shortly before the distillery closed down, one of the victims of the early 80s whisky glut, and matured in a refill butt for 29 years.

A bourbon-matured 1981 Lochside, showing an awesome colour after just under three decades of ageing. Bottled by The Whisky Agency under a rather pretty label festooned with butterflies and creepy-crawlies.

At 29 years old, this is by some distance the oldest official bottling of Cragganmore that has ever come to the market. A long-time favourite here at TWE, this is also the top-ranked Cragganmore on Serge Valentin's Whiskyfun.

Bottled in early 2009 just shy of its 30th birthday, this 1979 Port Ellen has come from cask 7089, described on the label as 'oak'. That's a relief, then.

A rare bourbon cask matured Glenfarclass, released as part of their vintaged Family Casks series. This one was distilled in 1979 and bottled 29 years later, and is a bit different to most older Glenfarclas - more similar to Glenlivet according to Whiskyfun.com's Serge Valentin, who gave it 91 points.

A rare official bottling from Glenturret, a 1977 vintage whisky matured for 29 years and bottled at 55.6%.

A rare old 29yo Dalmore bottled by Whyte & Mackay for their now-defunct Stillman's Dram series.