1986 Vintage Whisky

A very pale single cask bottling of heavily-peated Benriach from 1986.

A 1986 vintage whisky from Glen Garioch, revitalised in the 2000s and now getting the recognition that it deserves. This was aged for 25 years in a refill hogshead before bottling in late 2011 by Douglas Laing for their Old Malt Cask range - kudos to them for unearthing this little gem, as independent Glen Gariochs are rarer than hen's teeth.

A March 2012 bottling of 1986 vintage Dalmore from the folks at Mackillop's, aged for 25 years.

A 1986 vintage whisky bottled by Douglas Laing for their Old Malt Cask range. Distilled in June at Inchgower, matured in a refill hogshead for 21 years and bottled in December 2007.

A 1986 vintage whisky from Glen Spey, not often seen as a single malt, even from independents. This one was matured for 25 years before being bottled in 2012.

A 26 year old whisky from Cragganmore, quite an old dram for this distillery. This was distilled in 1986, matured in a hogshead and bottled in 2012 by Adelphi at cask strength.

A 1986 vintage whisky from the revitalised Glen Garioch. Bottled at full proof of 54.6% after 25 years of maturation in North American Oak for a powerful and spicy flavour.

One of a series of bottlings of old Glenglassaughs dedicated to former distillery managers. This is a 1986 refill butt bottled in 2010 to honour Dod Cameron, who was at the helm from 1974-1986.

Another 'secret' release from a distillery on Skye, ho-hum, who on earth could that be?! Glorious colour from 21 years in first fill sherry butts - if you want one of these you'll need to be quick as it's unlikely to be hanging around.

A 1986 vintage single malt whisky from Knockando, bottled in celebration of the distillery's centenary in 1998.

A gorgeous colour on this 1986 single cask Glengoyne, bottled from a single sherry butt. Sherried Glengoyne can be particularly sublime, so hopes are high for this.

A litre bottle of the first Talisker in Diageo's Distillers Editions range. Distilled in 1986 and finished in Amoroso Sherry casks.

This 1986 vintage Bruichladdich was specially selected by Country Life & Jim McEwan in 2001. This whisky has been matured in an Oloroso Sherry cask for 15 years and bottled at 46%. Only 800 bottles of this special whisky were released.

The Glenfarclas Family Casks series is a new range of vintage casks from one of Speyside's best distilleries. All but three of the range (1952, 1979 & 1984) are from first fill or refill sherry casks.

A 1986 vintage Glenfarclas, matured until 2012 in a refill sherry hogshead and then bottled at cask strength as part of the 9th release in the Family Casks range.

A rare bottling of single cask whisky from closed distillery Hanyu by independent drinks company Part des Anges. Distilled in 1986 and matured for 22 years, coming out a few years after the distillery was dismantled.