8 Year Old Whisky

Enormously popular blend that has come on in leaps and bounds over the last ten years. Bell's signature malt is from Blair Athol, with contributions from the likes of Caol Ila, Glenkinchie, Dufftown and Inchgower.

A great blend produced by Glenmorangie - a delicate balance of sweet Speyside, aromatic Highland and peaty Islay malt whiskies blended with only the finest grain whisky.

A very approachable Glenrothes bottled at 8 years old by Gordon & Macphail for their Macphail's Collection. Not the most complex Speyside you'll ever encounter, but it's fantastically easy to drink.

A Gordon & Macphail release of whisky from Wick's Pulteney distillery, aged for 8 years.

The now discontinued 8 year old whisky from one of Scotland's youngest distilleries. They started production in 1990 after over 25 years of building (a lot by hand) and have now been around long enough to have a 12 year old as their standard bottling.

An 8 year Highland Park from Gordon & Macphail's "Macphail's Collection" range. Bumped up to 43% from previous editions this is a great young highlander of a style not often seen any more.

An 8 year old whisky from Glen Garioch, bottled before they revamped their entire line-up in 2009.

A gold medal-winner at the International Wine & Spirits Competition, this unique concoction is a 100% Single Grain Irish whiskey, from the multi-award-winning Cooley distillery in Dundalk.

A distilery bottling of eight year old whisky from Glen Moray, bottled in the 1990s.

A youngish one from Hazelburn, Springbank's triple-distilled, unpeated single malt. A more Lowland-esque dram than its Campbelltown origins might suggest.

A screwcap topped bottle of 8 year old Glen Garioch from before the range's revamping in 2009, complete with stag on the label.

The first batch of 2003 vintage Ruby Port cask matured whisky from Edradour, distilled in November 2003 and bottled 8 and a half years later in July 2012.

A very worthy bottling from Benromach - this is a single sherry cask bottled at 80 proof to represent the longitude of the Whale & Dolphin Conservation Society's project to sagfeguard the humpback whales of Ecuador. £5 from the sale of each bottle of this whisky will go to the project.

A 2002 vintage whisky from Murray McDavid, matured initially in bourbon casks before being switched over to red wine casks from Chateau Latour, one of the top producers of Bordeaux, for a total of 8 years of maturation.

An 8 year old bourbon distilled in Bardstown and named for the year that Kentucky became a state - 1792. Ridgemont Reserve is a bit of a hidden gem, with a very low profile despite a huge 94.5 points in Jim Murray's Whisky Bible 2013.
Whisky Bible Awards 2013: Single Malt of the Year; 94.5 Points

The second edition of Caol Ila's excellent 8yo unpeated single malt, originally bottled in 2007 at a whopping 64.9%. That'll put hairs on your chest.

A bottling of 8yo Millstone, the Dutch single malt whisky from the Zuidam distillery. This is from the 2000 vintage and has had eight years of ageing in French oak casks.

A bottling of Dutch single malt whisky Millstone, made at the Zuidam distillery in Holland. This 8yo is from the 2000 vintage and was matured in American oak.

The traditional Christmas Bell's decanter, this year with company founder Arthur Bell's picture on the side and a short history of the man printed on the box.

A historic moment: TWE's first Finnish whisky! Teerenpeli distillery was founded in 2002 at the brewery of the same name in Lahti, Finland, and the name means 'flirtation' or 'dalliance'. We tried this 8yo at Whisky Live and were knocked out at how balanced and tasty it was - this is a very well-made whisky and is destined to be a huge hit.