1984 Vintage Whisky

A 1984 vintage Benrinnes bottled in 2011 by veteran independent Berry Brothers after about 27 years of maturation.

A 1984 vintage Caol Ila, selected by industry legend John Milroy for his Frisky Whisky collection. At 25 years old and full of peat and lemony spice, this cask strength Caol Ila is a steal.

A 25 year old single cask Bowmore, distilled in 1984 and bottled in July 2009 by indie bottler Montgomerie's.

An independent bottling of 1984 vintage Bowmore by the folks at Montgomeries at 23 years old.

A whisky distilled at Linkwood in 1984, shortly before the old still house stopped regular production. This was bottled in 2011 by Liquid Sun after 27 years of maturaion in bourbon cask.

A richly coloured 1984 vintage Dufftown, matured in a sherry cask for 27 years before being bottled by Signatory as part of their Cask Strength Collection in the summer of 2011.

A single cask 1984 vintage whisky from Glenlossie. Aged for 25 years and matured in a Sherry Butt. Bottled by Signatory for their Cask Strength Collection.

A recent bottling from the defunct Convalmore by Connoisseurs Choice. This is from refill sherry hogsheads.

Single cask whisky distilled in 1984 at Benriach distillery. This peated whisky has been finished in a Pedro Ximenez Sherry Barrel, leading to a character which the Benriach describe as "Huge peat and smoke presence followed by an avalanche of honey and mocha".

A litre bottle of Cragganmore's 1984 vintage Distillers Edition, finished in port pipes for an extra kick of sweet dried fruit, and most probably originally available in travel retail.

A sumptuous sherry cask from Glenglassaugh, distilled in 1984 and bottled by Douglas Laing for the Old Malt Cask series. Classic chocolate and golden syrup sherry style.

A very fancy packaging job for this limited expression of 24yo single malt from the Fettercairn distillery. Owners Whyte & Mackay clearly have confidence in the brand to be spending this sort of marketing money on a distillery many malt fans had given up on - we wish Fettercairn well with this latest rebirth.

A rare bottling of Glenesk from Gordon & Macphail as part of their Connoisseurs Choice range. This was distilled in 1984, the year before the distillery closed down.

A single cask bottling of 1981 distilled spirit from Caol Ila. Aged for 18 years and bottled in the late 1990s for Direct Wines as part of their First Cask series.

A classic mid-80s Bowmore, bottled at 16 years old. DIstilled in 1984 and released at a rather pokey 58.8%.

A 1984 Caol Ila bottled for Direct Wines as part of the "First Cask" range. This single cask whisky has been aged for 18 years.

A 1984 vintage bottling of Caol Ila from the folks at Douglas Laing, released as part of their premium Old & Rare Platinum Selection range. Distilled in March 1984, matured in a sherry hogshead and bottled in January 2012 at 27 years old.

A 27 year old whisky from Orkney's Highland Park distillery, bottled by the folks at Douglas Laing for their Old & Rare Platinum Selection. It was distilled in December 1984, matured in a refill hogshead and bottled just shy of its 28th birthday, in September 2012.

A 1984 vintage Glenfarclass bottled as part of the 7th release of Family Casks in 2011.