A mid-90s entry into the Rare Malts range with a 20 year old bottling from Caol Ila. Its bottled at a big (and pedantically accurate) cask strength of 61.12% and promises some smoky magic.
An old Connoisseur's Choice bottling of Ardbeg 1975, distilled in the middle of the distillery's golden era, shortly before the removal of the floor maltings.
A special bottling of Glenfarclas Single Malt Whisky. This bottle was produced to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Forties Oil Field start up in September 1975. This whisky has been matured for 20 years and was released in 1995 to coincide with the anniversary.
A rare and interesting bottling from Gordon & Macphail's Rare Old range - a 1975 Glencraig. This isn't a distillery name, instead being what the Gleburgie distillery called the Lomond still made whisky that it produced between 1958 and 1981.
An epic Ardbeg, this is one of Douglas Laing's earlier Platinum series releases from 2004. Some old Ardbegs are sweet and fruity, but here the emphasis is very much on the smoke with the fruit and sweetness in the background. A belter.
A 75cl version of Macallan's Anniversary Malt (as the 25yo sherry cask version used to be known) bottled in 2000, this edition was distilled in 1975 and was, as far as we know, the last time that Macallan's 25yo had a stated vintage.
Samaroli is an Italian independent bottler, famed for the exceptional quality of their releases and for their arty, innovative labels and packaging. This is a rare bottling of cask strength Ardbeg 1975 from the late 1980s and should be outstanding.
A 1975 vintage whisky from Ardbeg. This has been aged for 24 years and bottled just after the millennium. Bottled at Douglas Laing's preffered strength of 50%.
A single cask whisky from Ardbeg Distillery. This whisky was distilled in 1975 and aged for 24 years. Bottled at Douglas Laing's preferred strength of 50% and as part of their Old Malt Cask range.