American Whiskey

Originally produced for the Duty-Free market, this is a very rare higher-strength Blanton's that was produced in tiny quantities. Smooth & delicious.

A limited edition 'Get out and vote!' bottling from the folks at Maker's Mark, triple dipped in red, white and blue wax.

The classic Maker's Mark topped with a double dipping of red and white wax. One of their many special edition 'waxings' we think this one is in hnour of the Alabama State Prde 2009 National Championship...

Another of Maker's Mark's limited edition bottlings, topped with blue over yellow wax. We think this might be in honour of the UCLA's sports teams...

A special litre bottle of Maker's Mark with a message of "Get out and vote!" produced for the US elections. It's been dipped 3 times, rather the usual one, using patriotic red, white and blue wax.

A special bottling of Maker's Mark, dipped three times in red, white and blue wax, produced around the time of the US elections with a 'Get out and vote!' message.

A special edition of Maker's Mark encouraging the people of the USA to vote. The bottle has a different label to usual and is triple dipped in red, white and blue wax.

A litre bottle of Bourbon De Luxe Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey that we think was released sometime in the 1970s. This bourbon has been aged for 4 years.

A big still shaped decanter of Kentucky Bourbon Distiller's excellent Willett Pot Still reserve. A small batch bourbon named for the founders of the distillery.

The fourth in Woodford Reserve's Masters Collection, Seasoned Oak Finish has been finished in barrels that have been seasoned (ie left outside) for three to five years (rather than the usual three to five months). This process of seasoning changes the wood by reducing tannins and ultimately creates a new range of flavour compounds, and the resulting whisky is proclaimed by Woodford to be their 'most robust whiskey yet'.

The Buffalo Trace Single Oak Project is one of the most ambitious releases of whiskey that we've ever seen. 192 different whiskies each made by varying 7 of the elements of the recipe to give a range that shows the effect of each factor: Where in the tree the barrel wood comes from; thickness of wood grain; stave seasoning time; level of char; mash bill; barrel filling proof; and position in the warehouse.
This is limited to two bottles per customer

Named after Elijah Craig, the 18th-century renegade reverend & whiskey distiller credited with inventing the charring technique for whisky barrels. Brilliant sipping whiskey.
Whisky Bible Awards 2012: Best Single Barrel Bourbon of the Year, 18 years and over
This is restricted to 1 bottle per customer

A special bottling of Woodford Reserve, produced for the Kentucky Derby in 2001.

A fantastic whisky in great packaging. Named for Colonel E H Taylor, an early owner of the Buffalo Trace distillery who helped shape the bourbon production process, it uses an adaptation of his old recipe and methods to give an old fashioned, great tasting bourbon.

A slightly different addition to the Woodford Reserve Masters Collection - a pair of rye whiskies, one aged in a new American cask (like almost all other American whiskies) and the other in a refill cask that once held bourbon. The former shows off the casks flavours and the latter those of the spirit - an interesting examination of maturation process.

Another incredible release from Parker Beam, the 6th in the Parker's Heritage range. This time it's a blend of 11 year old whiskies with two different bourbon mashbills: one high in rye, one high in wheat.

The 2012 edition of the wheated entry in Buffalo Trace's incredible yearly Antique Collection, turning up the regular WL Weller to 11 with this intensely flavoured cask strength whiskey. 2011's release was named as Second Finest Whiskey in the World in Jim Murray's 2013 Whisky Bible and this is more of the same. Fabulous stuff.

A double magnum of the world's No.1 American whiskey.

Another experiment in the Woodford Reserve Masters Collection, this 1838 Sweet Mash expression is made with entirely fresh ingredients - eschewing the addition of 'Sour' mash from the previous fermentation (as is standard practice across the industry).

An old bottle of Four Roses Kentucky Straight Bourbon. This whiskey has been aged for a full 6 years and was bottled some time in the 1970s.