1999 Vintage Whisky

A batch of two hogsheads of peated Speysider Ardmore, bottled at 46% by Signatory for their Un-Chillfiltered Collection.

A 12 year old whisky from Laphroaig released as part of the Un-Chillfiltered Collection by the folks at Signatory. It was distilled in July 1999 and bottled in January 2011.

A youthful Conniosseurs Choice vintage bottling of the little-seen Balmenach, a blend-fodder Speyside distillery whose owners Inver House have yet to release an official bottling despite buying the distillery in 1997 and bringing it out of mothballs the following year. Hopefully that will be rectified soon.

A 1999 vintage whisky bottled by Gordon & Macphail as part of their Secret Stills collection. All the information they give is that this is the 16th release of whisky from distillery number 4. We can let on that it's from Bowmore...

A batch of two hogsheads of Caol Ila from 1999, bottled by top indie bottlers Signatory at 46% as part of their Un-Chillfiltered Collection.

A 1999 vintage whisky from Caol Ila, bottled by Signatory in late 2011 as part of their Un-Chillfiltered Collection.

A curious Edradour 10yo, bottled by independent bottler Signatory - who own Edradour. We're not sure why they've chosen to bottle this as part of the Un-Chillfiltered collection instead of as an official bottling (answers on a postcard). Nonetheless, it looks interesting - there's no info on the cask type, but at this colour for a 10yo, and with 908 bottles, we're guessing this might be from a sherry butt.

An independent bottling of 11 year old by indy kings Signatory for their Un-Chillfiltered range of only lightly intefered with whisky. Distilled in 1999 and bottled without colouring at 46%.

It says here: 'Benromach Origins [are] crafted to highlight how subtle changes to the art of whisky-making can help shape the character of the final malt'. This first effort is made using Golden Promise barley and matured in sherry casks.

The second batch of Benromach's Origins series has been very lightly peated (4ppm) and matured full term in port pipes, lending a very appealing reddish hue to the whisky.