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1981 Vintage Whisky
70cl / 40%
Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Gordon & Macphail
A 1981 vintage Port Ellen, bottled by Gordon & Macphail for the Connoisseurs Choice range way back in 1999. Quite rare to see a Port Ellen under twenty years old these days.
£299.00 Inc. VAT
(£249.17 Ex. VAT)
70cl / 55.1%
Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Scotch Malt Whisky Society
A 1990s Scotch Malt Whisky Society bottling of whisky from distillery 37.10 - much loved Speysider Cragganmore. This was distilled in November 1981 and bottled 12 years later in January 1994.
£299.00 Inc. VAT
(£249.17 Ex. VAT)
70cl / 56.7%
Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Cadenhead's
A Cadenhead's bottling of Port hogshead matured whisky from Lochside, now closed and demolished. It was bottled in February 2005 at 23 years old at cask strength.
£299.00 Inc. VAT
(£249.17 Ex. VAT)
70cl / 52.5%
Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Ian Macleod
Bottled from a refill sherry cask, this is stellar malt from a distillery closed in 1983. "The rule of thumb is: find a bottle of Glenugie and you'll find liquid gold." Jim Murray's Whisky Bible 2008.
£350.00 Inc. VAT
(£291.67 Ex. VAT)
70cl / 61.4%
Lowland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Distillery Bottling
Not at all what you might expect, this is a powerhouse of a malt. Big, full and extremely spicy, with a massive abv for the age and some delicious polished maltiness. A tour de force.
£350.00 Inc. VAT
(£291.67 Ex. VAT)
70cl / 63.8%
Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Flora & Fauna
A classic 1981 Caol Ila one of a handful of rare cask strength Flora & Faunas released in the mid to late 1990s to great acclaim, and which inexplicably were never repeated.
£350.00 Inc. VAT
(£291.67 Ex. VAT)
70cl / 64.2%
Lowland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Scotch Malt Whisky Society
A punchy yet well aged example of whisky from distillery 25, according to the Scotch Malt Whisky Society's numbering scheme. This was distilled at closed Lowlander Rosebank in April 1981 and was bottled 21 years later in August 2002.
£350.00 Inc. VAT
(£291.67 Ex. VAT)
70cl / 44%
Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Distillery Bottling
A very limited 1981 Dalmore, finished in cask that had previously held the fabulous Matusalem sweet oloroso sherry from Gonzalez Byass. There are just 497 bottles of this, and it should be fabulous.
£425.00 Inc. VAT
(£354.17 Ex. VAT)
70cl / 63.9%
Lowland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Flora & Fauna
The rare 1981 vintage Rosebank Flora & Fauna, bottled in 1997 as one of the select few whiskies in the range to get a cask strength version.
£499.00 Inc. VAT
(£415.83 Ex. VAT)
70cl / 61.1%
Lowland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Distillery Bottling
The Rare Malts are a now-discontinued series of cask-strength releases designed by Diageo to showcase some of the hidden treasures in their portfolio. This Rosebank is even rarer by virtue of being both a Lowland malt and from a distillery that ceased production in 1993.
£499.00 Inc. VAT
(£415.83 Ex. VAT)
70cl / 46%
Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Distillery Bottling
A perfect example of what wood-finishing (so often reviled by some) can achieve, Glenmorangie 1981 spent the last two of its 21 years of maturation in casks formerly containing Chateau d'Yquem. A legendary 'Morangie.
£499.00 Inc. VAT
(£415.83 Ex. VAT)
70cl / 60%
Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Distillery Bottling
A very special edition Royal Lochnagar distilled from the first batch of barley processed at the Roseisle maltings in 1981, and bottled to celebrate their 25th anniversary.
£550.00 Inc. VAT
(£458.33 Ex. VAT)
70cl / 62.6%
Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Whisky Connoisseur
A single cask 15 year old 1981 Port Ellen in the modestly-titled 'Cask Master' series by the equally-modestly-titled The Whisky Connoisseur independent bottlers. Bottled at its massive full strength of 62.6% in April 1996.
£550.00 Inc. VAT
(£458.33 Ex. VAT)
70cl / 54.5%
Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Distillery Bottling
A special bottling of Glenmorangie consisting of whisky hand selected by the distillery manager and bottled in 1998. 1981 has been a much loved vintage of the distillery's staff and this looks to have been one of the first bottlings to start off that affection.
£799.00 Inc. VAT
(£665.83 Ex. VAT)
70cl / 56.6%
Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Distillery Bottling
A second batch of 27 year-old sherried Laphroaig, this time from 1981. Bottled from just five Oloroso sherry butts - the same as 2007's 1980 vintage which won the top prize at the Malt Maniac Awards.
£799.00 Inc. VAT
(£665.83 Ex. VAT)
70cl / 62%
Island Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Distillery Bottling
Widely regarded as one of the finest Taliskers ever released, garnering 95 points from Jim Murray and the comment 'Miss this and your life will be incomplete'. Simply stunning.
£899.00 Inc. VAT
(£749.17 Ex. VAT)
70cl / 64.7%
Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Scotch Malt Whisky Society
A rare Scotch Malt Whisky Society bottling of young whisky from the most cult of closed distilleries - Port Ellen. Distilled in April 1981, shortly before they closed, and bottled in November 1991 at just 10 years old.
£999.00 Inc. VAT
(£832.50 Ex. VAT)
70cl / 40%
Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Distillery Bottling
Another of the hugely popular Macallan Gran Reserva series, released around the turn of the century. These releases were made in small batches from casks that were too good to be vatted into the standard 18yo release and are highly prized by collectors today.
£1,200.00 Inc. VAT
(£1,000.00 Ex. VAT)
70cl / 54.7%
Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Distillery Bottling
A very rare and special bottle of Port Ellen, distilled in 1981, bottled for the 2008 Islay festival and originally only available at the festival. A legendary bottling currently averaging a score of 92/100 from the Malt Maniacs.
£2,999.00 Inc. VAT
(£2,499.17 Ex. VAT)
