Malt whisky is the ‘original’ whisky of Scotland. Malt whisky is made only from malted barley, in two (occasionally three) copper pot stills, by a batch process. ‘Single’ malt whisky is the product of an individual distillery. Read More »
An old bottling of Laphroaig at a fantastic 30 years old. Bottled by Signatory for the The Whisky House in Belgium. This special bottling of 1966 Laphroaig is limited to just 60 bottles.
A mix of seven hogsheads and one butt (all refill casks), Highland Park 1968 is the second in the distilery's Orcadian Vintage series. The packaging for this series is spectacular, with a heavy oak box featuring Viking design marquetry wood inlays and a handcrafted silver amulet on the front.
The product of truly inspired cask selection and blending, atypically for a Speyside there is little or no sherry influence here, allowing the elegant, floral, slightly smoky distillery character to shine through. A masterpiece.
A very old and rare 1980s bottling of Glenlivet 1959. Not to be confused with the Cellar Collection edition of which this vintage bottling was a forerunner.
A stunning new distillery bottling of Glenfarclas 50yo for The Whisky Exchange. Aged over 50 years in a single refill sherry cask, and bottled at a remarkable 50% abv, just 87 bottles were yielded from the cask. This incredibly rare Glenfarclas has been packaged in a gorgeous crystal decanter.
A famous old expression of The Macallan 30 year old, matured entirely in sherry oak casks. This was the last edition of the sherried 30yo before the introduction of the Fine Oak series, and also the last 30yo before Macallan revamped their bottle shape and packaging, ditching the wooden boxes for 25yo and 30yo.
Another entry in Highland Park's impressive Orcadian Vintages range - a whisky made from a marriage of casks distilled in 1970. This continues the series incredible presentation, with a heavy dark glass bottle and hand detailed wooden box.
The fifth entry in Highland Park's super-premium Orcadian Vintages range, and one of the highlights of The Whisky Show 2011. Vatted from 13 American oak casks, a mix of butts and hoghseads, and presented in a box illustrated to celebrate Orkney's Scandinavian heritage.
A 30 year old Bowmore bottled in 1963, the year that Stanley Morrison bought the company, and released as a celebration of the 30th year of his ownership.
An excellent example of old Glenfiddich, showcasing their spirit's ability to improve in the cask for a long time without going too far. An elegant and impressive whisky.
An early 20th century bottle from the estate of Dr Alexander Mitchell Cowie, son of George Cowie who was the distillery licensee from 1854-1923. The family held a number of casks of Mortlach which were bottled, as this is, by Wm Sheed of Dufftown.
An old single cask Ardbeg 1972 bottled in 2003 for the Italian market in 2003. This was perfectly described as an 'old glory' by Whiskyfun's Serge Valentin, who gave it 95 points.
A 1976 vintage Glenmorangie, distilled on the 21st of January and bottled to commemorate the retirement of Concorde, which flew for the last time on 26 November 2003.