35 Year Old Whisky

A 35 year old from silent Imperial, a distillery that has been closed more than it's been open since its 1897 founding. This was distilled back in 1976 and was matured in a refill butt before being bottles in late 2011.

A release of 1975 vintage Glen Grant by Douglas Laing as part of their Old Malt Cask series. Matured for 35 years in a refill hogshead before bottling in November 2010.

A 1976 vintage whisky distilled at Glenburgie - the alternative name was used for spirit distilled with their Lomond stills, removed in 1981 effectively 'closing' Glencraig. This matured for 35 years in a bourbon barrel before bottling in late 2011.

A full-on first-fill sherried Glenallachie bursting with spices and fruitcake but balanced with soft leather, tobacco and mocha notes, meaning it never goes over the top into cloying sweetness. Sherryheads will go weak at the knees for this one, which recently topped the overall list on whisky-distilleries.info's tasting sessions, where it earned a top score of 93 points.

A richly coloured and well aged blended whisky from Chivas Brothers, Linn House is named for the manor house that the company maintains for favoured visitors. A full proof blend sourced from the impressive collection of malt and grains in their warehouses, all aged for a minimum of 35 years.

A 1975 vintage single cask whisky from lost distillery Banff, closed in 1983 and destroyed by fire in 1991. This was bottled by Douglas Laing as part of their Platinum Selection in July 2011 at 42.4% after 35 years in the cask.

This cask was matured full-term in a Sandeman cream sherry butt and remains the finest expression from this distillery we have tried. Hugely impressive stuff, with complex fruitcake, leather and cognac-esque rancio characters, with a delicious sherried sweetness.

A limited edition Bunnahabhain bottled by the distillery. Distilled in 1966 and released at the turn of the millenium after 35 years in wood.

A 1971 vintage Bunnahabhain bottled in 2006 by the distillery as part of the celebrations of the 125th year since their founding. A limited release packaged with a an anniversary glass.