Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky

A 1994 vintage Clynelish from Gordon & Macphail, bottled as part of their Connoisseurs Choice collection. Expect a classic Clynelish, with some lemon complimenting the normal fruitiness.

A 1998 vintage whisky from Old Pulteney, bottled un-chillfiltered by Gordon & Macphail at cask strength. It's a vatting of two first fill bourbon barrels, distilled on 26th August and bottled on 13th September 2012.

The 1996 vintage entry for Oban in Diageo's Distillers Edition range, finished in Montilla fortified wine casks for more depth and a kick of spice.

A cask strength Glen Garioch from the 1994 vintage, bottled from American oak barrels. This small batch release is said to combine a hint of smoke with classic Highland floral aromas.

A rather impressive looking bottling for Inchmurrin's 18 year old whisky, released in 2013 as part of a revamping of their range. It's Loch Lomond's lightly peated spirit, one of the many styles that the versatile distillery is capable of producing.

A 1995 vintage whisky from Macduff, distilled on March 3rd, matured in a hogshead for 16 years and bottled on January 9th 2012 by Signatory for their Cask Strength Collection.

Another of Edradour's outstanding Natural Cask Strength single cask bottlings. This is from the 1998 vintage and, judging by the colour and the relatively large number of bottles, it's a pretty safe guess that this was from a sherry butt. These releases are extremely popular - don't hang around if you fancy one.

A 16 year old Clynelish from Douglas Laing's Old Malt Cask range. Distilled in June 1995 and bottled from a single refill hogshead in March 2012.

An exuberantly spicy malt, with plenty of sherry influence, Glen Ord is a fine example of the Highland style and very good value for money. This bottling is now discontinued, to be replaced by Singleton of Glen Ord, so grab one while you can.

A bottle of Dalmore's rich and elegant Gran Reserva, the replacement for the Cigar Malt in their range - a dram with heather, chocolate and a thick body to match up with strongly flavoured foods, and dare I say it, maybe a cigar. To go along with the whisky we're also throwing in a chunky, heavy bottomed glass to enjoy it from.

A decantered release of single cask whisky from Edradour, which from the colour and outturn we assume was from a sherry cask. It was distilled 22nd June 1999 and bottled on February 4th 2013.

A distillery-bottled Balblair from the 1991 vintage. Long known to blenders as a category 'A' malt, Balblair is a terrific malt whisky worthy of the renewed attention its recent makeover and thrilling vintage releases have bestowed.

A lightly peated Inchmurrin, distilled at the Loch Lomond distillery on May 24th 1993, matured in a pair of hogsheads and then bottled on July 9th 2012 for Signatory.

A hogshead of 1995 Macduff, bottled at full strength at the end of 2012 by Signatory for their Cask Strength Collection. You don't see a lot of these about, as most of Macduff's spirit goes into owner Dewar's William Lawson blend.

The fifth release of Edradour's heavily-peated spirit, Ballechin, is comprised of malt that has been fully matured in casks previously containing sweet Marsala wine. This should be a taste sensation.

The 6th release of Ballechin, the heavily peated spirit that the folks at Edradour sometimes make. This one eschews the more fancy finishes of the rest of the range and was matured in a bourbon cask, for a straight down the line example of their peated malt.

Ballechin is the name given to the heavily peated whisky produced at Edradour Distillery. The barrels used for maturation vary with each release. The seventh release has been fully matured in First Fill Bordeaux hogsheads.

A 1995 vintage Fettercain bottled from a pair of bourbon barrels in July 2011 by Signatory as part of their Cask Strength Collection.

A 1995 Clynelish bottled as part of the "Cask Strength Collection" by Signatory. After being matured in a sherry butt and aged for 16 years, this single cask whisky was bottled in January 2012.