Blended from more than 50 single malts (with particular emphasis on Miltonduff and Glenburgie) as well as 4 single grain whiskies. Ballantine's Finest is a smooth, satisfyingly modern blend, now picking up serious momentum in overseas markets under owners Chivas Brothers. Whisky Bible 2011 & 2012: Scotch Blend of the Year (NAS); 96 Points Web-Exclusive Price!
'If there is a silkier delivery on the market today, I have not seen it: this is sublime stuff...one of the world's most masterful whiskies back in all its complex glory' Jim Murray Whisky Bible 2011 & 2012: Best Blend (5-12 Years); 95.5 Points Web-Exclusive Price!
Created to represent whiskey before it was mass produced, Knob Creek embodies the look, feel and taste of pre-prohibition bourbon. This is a long-aged, high-rye bourbon from Jim Beam. Whisky Bible 2011: Bourbon of the Year (9 Years & Under); 94 Points Web-Exclusive Price!
Douglas Laing's Big Peat is a blended Islay malt made up of Ardbeg, Caol Ila, Bowmore and, shockingly, Port Ellen - and with pedigree like that, Big Peat is a nailed-on winner. Picked up the top prize in its category at the World Whisky Awards 2010, and 96 points in Jim Murray's 2011 Whisky Bible, along with the award for Best Vatted Malt.
The very welcome return of Compass Box's 'Spice Tree', originally barred by order of the officious twerps at the Scotch Whisky Association, but now reincarnated after a slight tweak in production technique - and there's nothing those lickspittle SWA jobsworths can do about it. Huzzah! Whisky Bible 2011: Best Scotch New Brand; 95.5 Points Web-Exclusive Price!
Amrut Fusion gets its name from the fact that it uses two barleys: Indian and Scottish - with the latter being peated for good measure. Batch One was a hugely successful award-winner, this is a new batch which we think is just as good or better. MAXIMUM 1 BOTTLE PER CUSTOMER.
Full-bodied, with creamy vanilla notes, this is one of the best blends available anywhere. A testament to the art of the master blender, and fiercely championed by Jim Murray. Web-Exclusive Price! Whisky Bible Awards 2011: World Whisky of the Year; Whisky Bible Awards 2012: Scotch Blend of the Year; 97.5 Points
Highland Park 18yo is one of the all-time greats of the single malt world. Delicious sweet sherry notes alongside the heather-honey distillery character, rounded with a wisp of dry smoke. Whisky Bible 2011: Single Malt Scotch of the Year 16-21 Years; 95.5 Points Web-Exclusive Price!
Ardbeg Corryvreckan has been a huge success since its launch in 2009, winning World's Best Single Malt Whisky at the World Whisky Awards 2010 and 96.5 points from Jim Murray's Whisky Bible 2011. Web-Exclusive Price!
A truly remarkable bourbon, bottled at the old-style traditional 107-proof after an incredible (for a bourbon) 23 years of ageing. Gloriously long, complex palate. Whisky Bible 2011 & 2012: Bourbon of the Year (18 Years & Over, Multiple Barrel); 95.5 Points
This was the first ever official bottling of 25 year-old malt from the much-mourned Brora. Bottled for the 2008 Special Releases from Diageo after a string of 30yos in previous years. Jim Murray's Scotch of the Year in its category two years running.
Whisky Bible 2011: Best Single Malt (22-27 Years); 96 Points
A cask-strength blend of truly amazing age, the elements of The Last Drop were blended in the early 1970s at a minimum of 12 years old, then left to marry for thirty-six years before bottling in 2008. Whisky Bible 2010: Blend of the Year (NAS - Premium); Whisky Bible 2012: Blend of the year (26-50 years old); 96.5 points
